Archive for year: 2019
July 25/19 – Tandem flight with Tatiana
It was a great one – air was soooo smooth
July 24/19 – Glenn first solo, Gary another flight
What an successful evening. Garry went on a second very long flight. Glenn got his first solo done and Ben has visited for some fun flying. Two people in this course, one person first solo after two days and the second person in three days. That is pretty good – I am very happy about that. The pressure is off.
July 24/19 – Ben chases Gary
Hey Andre
Here’s the video of 10min flying with Garry
-Ben
July 23/19 – Gary first solo on day 2
We did ground handling this morning but the wind was light and variable. It was somewhat productive but not great.
Midday break from 12 noon till 4 PM then more ground handling.
Whind picked up so it was very nice for reverse and both Garry and Glenn progressed a lot. Gary eventually started to work with the motor and practiced power on taxing. He was so good and the conditions were so perfect that I gave him the go ahead to fly and and he did…
It was perfect takeoff excellent Flying and pretty good landing but like most students did end up on his knees.
Congratulations Gary on your first solo flight. Accomplished in just two days of training. You are above average. Glen will follow shortly.
Excellent day
July 23/19 – It has been challenging
It has been very challenging start of this season. I was facing some incredible weather, lots of rain, very high and unpredictable winds and grass that was growing out of control. I was also hindered by an ongoing health issue, my right ankle is starting to give me a hard time – an old injury is coming back to hunt me. There was some other challenges on other levels but it is all behind me now so I am back at full swing. I may not be able to post updates as often as I did before, it just takes too much time and it doesn’t seem to make too much of a difference. Stay tuned for more.
Andre
May 16 and 27/19 – John first solo and 20 more flights
John signed up for training at the end of November. We managed to do ground school all the paperwork and spend one day at the field. John was pretty much ready to fly then but it was way too cold and I was afraid his hands would freeze. We were planned to do more in the winter but it was very cold and we didn’t get a chance. Then it was the wet spring so it took till end of May for us to continue. John quickly brought his skills back to perfection and on Sunday night managed to do first solo and two more flights. Next day in the morning he managed to do 17 more flights. He quickly learned how to takeoff and land without assistance and since his landings were perfect I was able to let him do touching goes. That evening John was going to fly his gear which is more agile and more powerful. Conditions were a bit gusty and the gear was slightly different so John had bit of a trouble to control the aircraft for the first half a minute of his flight. I have determined that it was too gusty to continue so we packed up and will meet again soon. John sits on 21 flights.
May 23/19 – What is with the weather?
This is nuts – rain, wind and then wind and rain. Have not done much> field are wet, grass is tall, cant cut it. Worst start of the season ever.
May 17/19 – Paramotors on sale
Hey guys, I need to move some gear to make room in the shop.
Pilot 120 to 180 lb
Kangook ATOM paramotor from RSULTRA inc – Lite frame, single hoop 132 cm lite cage, ATOM 80 engine with clutch from Vittorazi, manual pull start, wooden propeller 125 cm, low swing arm attachment, RS ULTRA paramotor harness, right hand LTE throttle, 9 l gas tank – $ 4990 Flown by me for 20 min total.
I have two brand new RS ULTRA paramotors with FLY EVO 2 engine from Vittorazi. They are replacing FLY EVO 2 with ATOM 80. Parts for FLY EVO 2 are available and will be for years to come. I am taking $ 2000 off so they can go to new home.
I can supply below paramotorts with new or used paraglider as well.
Pilot 130 to 175 lb
Kangook LTE paramotor from RSULTRA inc – Lite frame, single hoop 132 cm lite cage, Fly EVO 2 engine with clutch from Vittorazi, manual pull start, wooden propeller 125 cm, under arm J bar attachment, RS ULTRA paramotor harness, right hand LTE throttle, 9 l gas tank – $ 7200 CLEARANCE $ 2000 OFF
140 to 170 lb
Kangook VK paramotor from RSULTRA inc – Vikking frame, single hoop 132 cm cage, Fly EVO 2 engine with clutch from Vittorazi, manual pull start, wooden propeller 125 cm, under arm J bar attachment, RS ULTRA paramotor harness, right hand throttle with cruise control, 16.5 l gas tank – $ 7200 CLEARANCE $ 2000 OFF