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Thread: If you can't get a pilot's license, paramotoring is a great substitute

post 1616801131 09-17-2020, 10:56 AM
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If you can't get a pilot's license, paramotoring is a great substitute

Definitely gonna do this within the next couple of years. You can try it out before jumping into it. Training is about $2500, and a paramotor is something like $8500.

No license needed, can fly to a multitude of different areas as long as you got a small amount of open space. Only downside is you can't take sloots with you. Maybe if you got a cart


post 1616802981 09-17-2020, 11:23 AM
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That looks awesome, didn’t even know these things existed
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post 1616803571 09-17-2020, 11:31 AM
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youtube wing collapse

no thx broseph
post 1616803721 09-17-2020, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted By ifisthole⏩
youtube wing collapse

no thx broseph
youtube car accidents.

no thx broseph
post 1616803981 09-17-2020, 11:36 AM
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When I was in college the campus police got one of those. Still don't know wtf they were trying to use it for
And relief washes over me in an awesome wave
post 1616804001 09-17-2020, 11:36 AM
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These things make me laugh so hard, looks fuarking awesome. Dude just walks out of his garage, tightens a few clips, a zooms off into the fukking sky lmao. Brb 9:25 he's above the clouds staring straight down at earth. All for like 1/3 the cost of a decent flats boat.

Cracks me up that these are even legal, brb flying thru his neighbor's yard and looking in. Blows my mind every damn time bros.
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post 1616804291 09-17-2020, 11:39 AM
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I've always wanted to do this but I somehow got stuck in a loop of youtube suggested crash videos a few years ago...

You might walk away from a plane crash but walking away from these crashes, not so much.


I think Im going to steer clear of ultra lights and what not...LULZ
post 1616804361 09-17-2020, 11:39 AM
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Until your weed wacker motor runs out of gas or seizes up in the wrong area. Goodnight sweet price.
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post 1616804491 09-17-2020, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted By Jms89⏩
Until your weed wacker motor runs out of gas or seizes up in the wrong area. Goodnight sweet price.
If your weed wacker motor runs out of gas or seizes up you just glide back to the ground.


https://outdoortroop.com/what-if-a-p...ts-in-the-air/
post 1616804541 09-17-2020, 11:41 AM
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It's an easy way to die.

Way more dangerous than a plane.
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post 1616804581 09-17-2020, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted By MikeLowrrrey⏩
youtube car accidents.

no thx broseph
don't leave my basement crew
post 1616805081 09-17-2020, 11:47 AM
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My uncle was really into this stuff then he crashed and got hurt pretty bad so he switched to planes but he crashed his planes 3 times the last time he was in a coma for a month he still wants to fly and has another plane but his spines all ****ed up now so dont think he gets out much. He used to dump water on forest fires
post 1616805281 09-17-2020, 11:49 AM
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Got lost in the youtube hole one day and ended up on this kid's channel. Get's millions of views just floating around on his paramotor. Seems fun yet terrifying at the same time.

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Originally Posted By leoslayer1⏩
It's an easy way to die.

Way more dangerous than a plane.
If you fly high and slow and watch the weather, I'm sure that cuts the risk down a lot. Most accidents are low flying maneuvers.
post 1616807441 09-17-2020, 12:13 PM
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that guys yard is huge
legal disclaimer: OP sucks cock
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but who was parachute??
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post 1616808331 09-17-2020, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted By MikeLowrrrey⏩
If you fly high and slow and watch the weather, I'm sure that cuts the risk down a lot. Most accidents are low flying maneuvers.
Very few days can you fly as wind will collapse the wing and you die.

Make a mistake setting up the cord lengths and you die.

Exceed angle of attack and you die.
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post 1616809821 09-17-2020, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted By leoslayer1⏩
Very few days can you fly as wind will collapse the wing and you die.

Make a mistake setting up the cord lengths and you die.

Exceed angle of attack and you die.
You fly one before?

I'm still gonna try it since it's the easiest route to the skies. You need a lot of land to takeoff and land for a personal plane and helicopters are expensive
post 1616810221 09-17-2020, 12:45 PM
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These will be legal right up to the very second one of these things down a passenger plane.
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Originally Posted By CockHorse⏩
These will be legal right up to the very second one of these things down a passenger plane.
They've been legal for years, never took down a passenger plane.
That's why there's different air space restrictions and you don't just up fly anywhere you want all willy nilly
post 1616813071 09-17-2020, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted By MikeLowrrrey⏩
They've been legal for years, never took down a passenger plane.
That's why there's different air space restrictions and you don't just up fly anywhere you want all willy nilly
Yea.. I do see where your going with that, But almost all commercial airline accidents come from a professionally licensed pilot(s) acting "Willy Nilly" Example our most recent notable: Pakistan Air Lines..

Now we are supposed to trust some numb nuts with an umbrella and a fan to act accordingly.

When your 727 / A380 is flying inverted, upside down, Missing a wing and on fire I want you to remember "CockHorse"
post 1616813761 09-17-2020, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted By CockHorse⏩
Yea.. I do see where your going with that, But almost all commercial airline accidents come from a professionally licensed pilot(s) acting "Willy Nilly" Example our most recent notable: Pakistan Air Lines..

Now we are supposed to trust some numb nuts with an umbrella and a fan to act accordingly.

When your 727 / A380 is flying inverted, upside down, Missing a wing and on fire I want you to remember "CockHorse"
Paramotoring has been around for around 40 years. Never heard of an incident with a passenger plane. Pretty silly to think about something like that happening, especially since the altitude difference between both is great
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Tempted. Aero 1000.

I'd probably fall off though.
post 1616814821 09-17-2020, 01:39 PM
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Don't think I could do this. Afraid of heights. It's different flying my Corvalis or my company's 747 (fear of heights does not come into play). You'll never get me airborne in one of the "strap the engine to your body" contraptions.
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yeah how about no to setting foot in one of those death traps
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the guy in the video said that you descend slowly when he was talking about clouds being disorienting. makes me think crashes are really rare. the way he scoffed at it he said even if you become disoriented you have a lot of time to react

my guess would be something becomes entangled in that it becomes severely out of control and momentum is hard to kill as you're crashing to the ground..

but if you could easily disconnect from the seat/ motor and ride with another parachute... seems ok?

want to try it for sure
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Looks extremely unsafe. All it takes is a strong gust of wind and you’re fuking dead. Also landing seems easy to completely fuk up and destroy your back crashing attached to a heavy device
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Originally Posted By leoslayer1⏩
Very few days can you fly as wind will collapse the wing and you die.

Make a mistake setting up the cord lengths and you die.

Exceed angle of attack and you die.
...and its not just the noobs making mistakes and killing themselves...A large portion of the youtube videos are labelled things like - "20 year veteran of flying, lawn darts into the side of a sand dune and dies"..
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You have no idea how many dreams I have had in my life just hovering above land like the guy in the OP video is doing. Did not even know this was a thing.

I think I would do if if I could. Obviously I would wear a parachute
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