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Moving soon. Won't be in the area anymore around nov 1st. We can hang oit before then though. Email me @ the address in my profile/info.

Hey there, are you refering the orchard accident?

Thank You for reaching out. I have flown with my paramotor with the hang points far too forward, AWAY from the paramotor and the result was the paramotor trying to force me into "laying on my back" type of position. If you hang test your paramotor from a tree or anywhere where if can be done safely, do you have this result? Or does the paramotor cage hang perpendicular (90 degrees) to the ground? If it does not, and you are forced into more of a laying position, the hang point must be moved backwards, TOWARD the paramotor some, which should lead to a natural standing type position while coming into land. It WILL move the center of gravity FORWARD so it is theoretically in you chest, not behind. This adjustment will make it more difficult to get into the seat of your harness after takeoff, but you should still have a comfortable angle while flying after you do get into your seat. I need to throttle off & slight difficulty getting into my seat, when I have the right hang angle. With that proper angle I had also had trimmed about 1" of my seat board to make takeoff & sitting in my harness seat easier too. I hope you understand what I had tried to describe, if not I can make a video showing whay I am trying to say. If there is no way to adjust it, then the paramotor may be too big for your body size otherwise modification is likely required, but must be done by a professional otherwise you assume all the risk to yourself & others if you fail. You must get this corrected before you fly again. Also, if you need more help, let us know what paramotor you have so maybe I can review it's design & give more specific suggestions. Let us hear your thoughts. This is good info here: ua-cam.com/video/mv--Fy1YYzU/v-deo.html&ab_channel=SeanSymons

@@JustinPPG thanks very much for your info. I have got hanging sim setup. Before your writing I had adjusted hang pionts to furthest back. I noticed that trouble on sim. I have the smallest lightest motor going. I am tiny. Yesterday I compared the frame of Atom 80 it was upright. Mine is on a slight angle it’s very comfortable in flight, but think that it’s the cause for not being able to get CoG on landing. I originally had longer leg straps but couldn’t remain that way because I was below mid balancing point of seat board in flight - on sim hanger worked well, sim is always different to flight. Thanks so much for your info. I think you’re right, it would be best to get a straight frame for my size.

Apologies, what is this?

I know, but that's why I put it up. It'll make you think twice about being unsafe.

A gust from behind collapsed the wing & as I stumbled it reinflated & caused my left arm & shoulder roll backward whilst the paramotor straps were loose enough to allow the paramotor to move forward enough to clip the fingernails. Remember I has a simonini so the settup is different than most common modern paramotors. If my lower lefthand net was there, it might not have happened at all, but even then, the net is a grid patter & has larger 3x3 inch holes, so the possibility is still there. I started replacing the net with chicken wire, lol. Heavier but it works way better. I can take the weight anyways. I'll put up another version with both cameras soon, so it can be better seen what happened.

@@JustinPPG That’s my biggest fear!! Glad you are ok.

Damn mister that's intense.......

Absolultely. Just more recently, I froze up during my landing & awt some dirt at this end of this video. I knew exactly the mistake I was making as it was happening, but I couldn't fight the urge to hold my arm out. It's the same kind of mistake that caused me to lose my fingers.

@@JustinPPG Lose your fingers ?! WTF. Ok I guess I will pay for the training :(

ya, I got it on 360 video. I'll be uploading it one day as a safety video. It was an avoidable mistake but I was supposed to make it.

@@JustinPPG Quick upload that, I want to learn about protecting my 10. I cannot find your pt3 video when you crashed and tore your wing. Is this the reality of paramotoring or is this just a JustinPPG thing? This is like a horror movie about a man who loves something and it slowly takes all his money and then parts of his body.

I flew from the town park.

Good Idea. Maybe I could get him to even make new tracks. I've been generating some decent AI lofi/synth music that I'll be adding to these. I will likely release the 1st one for the may 29th video tonight.

@@JustinPPG nice

What kind of music Justin?

He plays electric guitar by ear/flow. He's actually really good. I have some of his old music which was a composite recording of him on guitar x2, on bass, & then he just filled in the drums with software.

Ya, I got the rare chance to fly in the evening a few days ago & it's like night & day. It was just so nice, smooth & calm.

Thanks

Thanks

It's true, I missed all those warning signs.

It's a 26M.

Glad you enjoyed it! More 360 videos coming soon.

Glad to help out.

Good points overall & I don't disagree with you. But... there always was & always will be someone that does something for the first time, without experience & without advice. The true pioneers of their fields! And if someone is brave enough to be the very first in those circumstances, then anyone else should have the bravery to do the same..... Especially when you already have proven equipment & information right in front of you. Don't let fear ruin your life friends! If you do then you'll never experience all of the greatest joy & excitement that being alive has to offer. I leave it to each living being to lead themselves, otherwise we wouldn't have freedom.

These were all filmed using a pair of older KODAK PIXPRO SP360 4k cameras. They're pretty big & heavy versus modern cameras, the quality isn't perfect & "stiching" the two separate videos together can be tedious & is difficult to really make it seamless as you can see at some points in the video. If I ever start filming flights again, I am going to get the Insta360 ONE X2. It seems like it's very nice for the price.

Thanks. I figured instead of trying to teach the subject directly, I'd teach people how to learn how on their own in a relatively safe manner.

Yes, I will be back. I have been flying some but I need to set aside more to time to start getting videos out again.

Ya, I was a fool not taking the forecast more seriously.

Rotor is the name used for turbulence generally created as the air passes over obstructions on the ground or between air layers going different speeds and directions. While technically not correct, it is used to describe any type of unstable turbulent air in Paramotoring. Where is is mostly used correctly is in mountain flying (like sailplanes or paragliding) where the air climbs a hill or mountain on one side and drops off over the backside, usually causing a cylindrical rotation that can force an aircraft to rotate with it (thus, rotor). In sailplanes, if you are flying perpendicular to the rotor, one wing can be forced up and the other down causing a roll you may not be able to stop. In Paragliding or Paramotoring, it can cause your wing (glider) to collapse and fold under...not a good thing.

It has a box.

I thought the same thing. But I found a longer clip which shows a box with a belt on the left side.

Not sure what you mean. Are you talking about for video editing, 360 video stitching, 360 video metadata injection or something else?

@@JustinPPG - Sorry, a few minutes into the video it looks like you are using an app on your phone to check wind speed. I am familiar with Windy, but it looks like you are using something different.

O right, I'm sorry. It's called "Windy.app: wind & weather live". It's highly customizable, gives you the winds aloft and seems to have the most accurate forecast information for my area. I pay the $40/year for the higher resolution forecast but it's still really handy even if you don't pay for a subscription.