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how much does this training cost? ive been so interested in this sport. i dont want to do any crazy stuff like you, but to buzz around, i live in utah, so its like half mountains, half desert. and how much is an entire setup start at? its just a little 50cc engine isnt it? bolted to a giant fan....
@@doink2u69 it should probably cost around 1200 to 1500 for training, I'm trying to go to Blackhawk training bc it's closest to me, but it is really important anyway
I’m an old fart but have always loved flying. I think your videos are very interesting and informative. I live out here in AZ by the Superstition Mountains in Apache Junction. I’m going to try and get into this one day. Thanks for videos Tucker stay safe.
Tucker Gott I just started watching ur videos the other day by chance bc to be honest, I’m terrified of heights and watching u paraglide sends chills up my spine. I literally feel my feet and body get lighter when I’m watching u glide really high. Salute to u for allowing me the experience without actually doing it. I’m sure it’s a beautiful experience but I’m just not cut out for it. Keep up the videos and forever stay safe.
Super valuable video. Im a new PPG pilot (19 flights & about 10 hrs experience). However I am a much more experience sailplane pilot and can truly validate that your message is spot on. Things become totally different once you are solo and 100% reliant on your own decision making and skill set. With no instructor there to tell you what to do or not to do - its all you baby! Flying your body around is incredibly rewarding but the consequences for a bad decision can be physically, financially and emotionally devastating. ALL post instruction students - please take your time; develop your skills gradually, when in doubt stay on the ground and ask an experienced pilot or an instructor. Be safe - live long and prosper in this sport!
Dear Tucker, I dont subscribe to channels very often. Just shy of never. I didnt have the slightest idea of this sport until I came across one of your videos. I've lived sort of a hard life and recently haven't found any motivation to do anything, really. But finding out about paramotoring and the community that supports it has shifted something inside me. I cant wait to get off work and watch more and more videos of this stuff. I dont make very much money but I hope to have enough saved up within 2 years. Maybe one day I'll meet you when I've started my journey paramotoring!
How did it go? Is your statement still true or are you doing power loops now haha. I'm thinking the same thing, I just fly and putz around but I'm sure that'll change once I get the experience
The timing of this video is perfect for me. I just trained with the Martins last month. I’ve been eager to fly since your McDonalds video which was my introduction to paramotors. BTW I showed the McDonalds video to one of my classmates who had somehow never seen it before. I believe Ethan sent you a picture of us watching it via text. Anyway, flying a paramotor in real life is very different from watching it on UA-cam. Paramotoring is safe, but only if you do your preflight checks, only start the motor on your back, don’t fly in bad weather, look before you turn and heed everything else a good instructor will teach you. Just the sensation of flight and watching the sunset from the air will beat anything else you’ll ever do in life. There’s no need to rush in to doing acro.
By far the best UA-cam channel. Nobody else puts in this much effort for footage, editing, and interaction with the viewers. Everything said is like a direct conversation to us and the actual regard for other people’s well being and advancement in the sport is just insane
I have been in the sport for eight years and every time I fly I’m still surprised that piece of cloth gets me off the ground . I have never progressed to the level you guys have but that’s ok. Just to see the world from above is enough for me. Mind I’m in the over 60,s club. Don’t be ashamed if you can’t sat or barrel roll those kids looking up at you in the air still think your as cool as hell. Ha,ha.😉👍🇬🇧
Donner PartySupplies, What are you waiting for? I'm in my mid 50's and learned last year. Best thing I have ever done. I don't know if you have seen it or not, but FlyGuyAlberta has a video called "10 reasons to not buy a paramotor". Everything he says is absolutely on point. I have made great new friends and we all have something in common. It is a bit more unique than just having golf or fishing buddies. By the way, I had no prior flight training.
@@digitalmorgan the tensile load of each string is divided by you and your paramotors weight by the number of strings. they dont need to be thick when its made of good material.
I am one of the folks that got started because of you. I'm now finished ground school and flight school here in Canada and have been flying on my own having just the best time. There are many of us up here in a similar position, and we all need these regular reminders to manage risk and stay safe. Thanks for reaching out to us. Thanks for sharing this sport with us and changing our view of what's possible.
mbrunnme Ah, I'm from Alberta, looking to get into it. I find a training facility that seems reputable offering paramotor training for $2k, but I havent had any luck finding motors or wings
Will S. I`m surprised the training facility won`t sell them to you. Ask FlyGuy Alberta, he`ll know. EDIT: Watching his latest video, he's clearly a Kangook dealer (Quebecois company). Looks like he flies a Dudek wing, also. ua-cam.com/video/s_A2JYUSZ6o/v-deo.html
Last week I was in Wisconsin, -20 degrees, plowing snow on an open tractor. Now I'm in Fort Walton, Florida at Fly High Paramotors being instructed by Robert. Day 5. of training. I feel that I'm about ready for my first flight. Training is invaluable! So many things I've learned that will avoid problems or damage to equipment and possible injury. Be safe and enjoy flying.
Been wanting to fly for as long as I can remember but never really thought I'd be able to do it. Your videos inspired me to make it happen. My first lessons start 4 days from now! Thank you for your videos!
Hey Tucker. I somehow found your channel by accident and now have been watching your videos. I'm a private pilot but haven't been flying in the past few years due to the cost and complexity of just poking holes in the sky. I love the idea of PPG. It's something I've been thinking about for a while but honestly has only been in the back of my mind. Your vids have jumpstarted my excitement to get back in the air again via this sport. I applaud you for bringing a measure of responsibility to this sport, and an underlying theme in your videos (at least the ones I've watched) is to be a responsible pilot. Not only for your own safety but also to avoid being so regulated that it takes the fun out of flying...as I feel has happened to general aviation. Cheers from North Carolina.
Loved the vid Tucker. I've always loved flying, I'm a 63 yr old disabled Vet, I really want to try the paraflying I've flown ultralights, small single engines, all I want to do is fly and enjoy all the beauty that flying gives you. no acro for me just fly and get some amazing footage to share. an A wing would probably be all I would ever need. enjoy your youth young man and be careful. Happy Flying! #USAFVET
Videos like this are a great example of why we love you Tucker. You’re honestly and sincerity about your love of the sport are unquestionably authentic. As a long time viewer and supporter, I could not be more proud that you are the role model for our sport. -Thank you.
You’ve certainly inspired me to take up paragliding. I’m in the U.K. and have just started with an instructor. I want to thank you for your inspiring videos, I cannot express how it feels to be doing this, the sense of freedom and excitement, yet a certain nervousness when putting all the equipment and doing safety checks is totally beyond anything I can describe, except to say. I’m truly having the best experience of my life. Thank you.
Watching your videos of awhile now. Something I’ve noticed is, despite all the many hours of fantastic adventure flying and acrobatics you done around the country and the world, you really seem to enjoy just the simplest flying around your home in the pastures and crop fields. To your point in this video, that’s what the sport is really all about, the freedom of flying and having fun. Enjoying the simple moments of safe, stress free and uneventful flight. Thanks for your thoughtful tips for beginners.
Your are very wise Tucker and in my opinion a great ambassador for this sport. I learned to fly gliders in 1982 and went on to fly single engines in 1996. I have been interested in para motor flying for a few years now but your inspirational videos and common sense have finally convinced me to begin my baby steps in the sport. Thank you. Safe flying.
As a dad of a 14 year-old with 50 PPG flights under his belt, I appreciate your comments. He had a 10-day class at High5 PPG in WI and has been working on his skills since, nice and easy and taking his time building on what he is learning.
Great video, Tucker! I highly agree that training is essential in being a safe pilot. I just finished my ground school with AviatorPPG and have 5 flights under my belt so far. Such an AMAZING experience! For those of you thinking of getting into this sport, please get the training. There are so many things that need to be learned before heading into the sky...airspace restrictions, how to kite, what wind speeds are safe to fly in, when to do a reverse launch, how to use the equipment properly, etc. Simple trial and error with a 4ft. prop spinning behind you is NOT safe, nor smart. That being said, I hope to see you all in the sky above!
Regarding the question at 8:30; I think an episode about sky writing would be awesome! A bit of advice: You do have a diverse audience and so if you were to slip anything 'adult' in, do it classy and/or subliminally. I would basically think, could I show this to my grandmother? IF yes, go for it! I'm certainly not PC, and would think it's hilarious. I just don't want you to get any backlash from anyone.
Count me as another you've inspired, you were definitely the first I saw of this sport, and I've got an instructor who is still working with me (I live locally), and I took my first flight in early August this year. Thank you, sincerely, for all you've done and made. I know I'm not alone in this, but I wanted to add my voice to the others you've inspired in saying thanks for spreading this sport as far as you have. Also, thanks for the reminder to be humble, I've only got 34 flights, each less than 20 minutes so far, so I definitely need to stay humble, and patient, so thanks for that.
Like the advice components you are incorporating Tucker. The sport is growing and can use experienced voices. Great flying segment as well...good mix. Can’t wait to see the tandem with your mom. You and your dad were awesome.
It's very important that you keep this kind of information and advice coming Tucker. You're an extremely credible representative of this sport, and it will keep a lot of people from getting overly bold as beginners.
I am one of those that have been in awe of your videos and will be taking your advice. After 7 years active duty Army, everything is and was about safety. As a diesel tech, those same value exist, you need to use all safety measures. I want to start flying and will be going to Texas this march to start training. I would rather be taught how to be in control and what to do in certain situations. There hasn't been 1 single thing I have done in my 41 years of life that I thought was awesome and did not like it, so hopefully I will love flying paramotors. Thanks for the videos.
Safety is actually one of the things that immediately stood out in your videos for me. I've seen paramotoring for a long time in my area but didn't know what it was called and figured it was a lot of crazy risk taking. After finding your channel I see it doesn't have to be and I appreciate you dropping in the safety notes in so many videos or simply saying something is too sketchy and not doing it. I've watched quite a few videos from other people and there is a lot of risk taking going on out there. One guy who tried to teach himself on a homemade/pieced together rig made me cringe the whole time. Most of the mistakes I've seen do look like complacency. Still, I'm glad they were willing to post their mistakes. I forget which video, I'm pretty sure it was yours, someone else flying with you, drew a penis and you said something like "oh, that's nice", showed the briefest glimpse and edited the rest out. I wouldn't hold it against you for the clickbait with UA-cam the way they almost requires it now. If you're going to do something childish though might as well take it to the next level and do it over a high school football game or something.
Proud of you Tucker, and that comes from the heart. Lots and lots of people look up too you. Your are a good role model. Thanks for sharing this video.
Ripman, I agree with you, but I don''t think Tucker should get into porn. I am 80, not a child, I wouldn't want a dick floating above my pasture. I would hope he doesn't do it, even without filming, I know I can switch channels, hope it doesn't come to that, peace out.
Hey Tucker, i sent you some coffee from Japan a while back. Ive had my top80 for over a year now thanks to you. I fly super cautious and just enjoy the flying. I think ppg even free flight isnt for everyone. If you lack discipline, self control, humbleness they should be prerequesits to work on before you attempt flying. Ive even caught myself contemplating sketchy launches just to get up. Always remember you can fly another day, great when things go right but in exteme sports when things go wrong they can be bad, even worse if its your own doing.
You are so right on. I have lots of training but not formal. I love the part about just flying around your home field and being amazed. One of my favorite videos. Thanks Tucker.
Thanks so much for making this one Tucker. As a new pilot myself (not finished with training yet) I really appreciate it. There is very little content that I found that really addresses the “I’m trained and now what?” Phase of the paramotor journey.
This was a very good video Tucker. Thank you for the quality content and the honesty you showed. It’s not often you get to many UA-camrs that get real with their fans and concerned with safety. While this may not go viral, it definitely deepened my respect for you and your videos. Keep up the good work man. 👍🏼👍🏼
Most impressed with Tucker's sensible approach to his flying, he's far more mature at 23 than I was at the same age when I got my private pilots licence. 100 flying hours is an interesting number, when I reached it I thought I knew everything then had a bunch of incidents that luckily didn't kill me or anybody else but I was able to learn from. The most important lesson was that you never stop learning. Now, 33 years later, I've taken up paramotoring (can't afford fixed wing any more) and Tucker Gott's winning the 2017 Icarus trophy was the inspiration. Peace out (as Tucker says ;-)
Thx man for this great video. Great pilot....great dude. Keep it up my man. I’m at the “watch a thousand hours of videos before training” stage and the flights you’ve shared, the commentary you’ve provided and the tips/info you’ve also shared makes it hard not to think we’re confident enough to not need formal training. I know you’ll never endorse self taught PPG piloting but you and some of the other guys out there fill us rookies heads with so much great info that it builds confidence (I wouldn’t even say false confidence) in going out and slow starting self taught flight. You da man Tucker Gott!!
I am a C Licensed USPA skydiver and former MFFJM. I have been wanting to get back under a parachute. This is energizing my spirit. I am aggressively looking into this and am seeking as much info to become a beginner. Being an older man I am not looking to push limits other than basic flying. Thank you for the bad ass videos.
Hey Tucker, Great video to get people in the right mindset to enjoy a long career in aviation! After years in aviation flying corporate jets, working at dropzones, flying gliders, and flight instruction. Your videos have inspired me to join a Paramotor group here in Texas. Feels good to start training in something I'm unfamiliar with. Keep up the good work. Thanks, and stay safe!
Very Good Video Man, Loved it!!! When I Got My Private Pilot's License, The FAA Examiner handed it to me, and said: "Here's Your License To Now go out and Learn How To Fly." -Can't Wait to Get Lesson's For This!!!!"
You are very inspiring, and I am currently waiting me course to start. I am a former skydiver, speedlyer, basejumper and motorcycle rider, and I really enjoy your videos. The fact that you are not condescending about beginners or people who are not willing to put too much risk on the sport forces to respect you. On dropzones, on exits, I saw so many people that make fun of beginners, or push others to do some advanced shit, and we both know how taht can end. I also enjoy your honesty about the level of risks YOU are willing to take. I personally can't wait to cruise my aera safely like a dad that I am, and having done enough crazy stuff in my life, I think A wings are going to me for me forever ! Thank for the content mate, blue sky. (sorry for my english, I am from Baguette land...)
I agree with the getting complacent.I am a fixed wing pilot.One of my instructors was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam.He taught me to be proactive and humble about assessing my skill level.And even more humble about how i build on it.Unfortunately i have known a handful of pilots who are no longer with us.They all killed themselves by exceeding the limits of their aircraft or as one CFI did,flew in to trees searching for the runway of an uncontrolled airport in IFR conditions.It appears to me that one had better be very judicious about the weather conditions when flying a flexible wing.I will be questioning my instructor about that when i begin paramotor training in the spring.One comment about that.To self train has everything to do with ego and nothing in common with self preservation.
As a expert hang gliding instructor, we call it intermediate syndrome: you know the basics, and are beyond a beginner, but without the experience of an expert, yet observing experts and saying "how hard can it be", and getting outside your safety zone. We say 'three strikes and you're out' which is based on what you state: Conditions, equipment, and skills; problems with any of these are additive. A humble consideration/evaluation of your equipment condition, your ability, and most importantly conditions are paramount to determine what is acceptable for YOU, not the people around you. And then you have to throw in a factor for the unexpected. I've seen a lot of stuff and done a lot of stuff and I could tell you tales that would curl your... But I am still kickin' :-)
Last week I had my first two flights. It feels amazing to see the view with my own eyes after watching your videos for more than a year. Thank you Tucker for the inspiration!
Awesome message. As a new pilot (10 months flying) I find there is quite a bit of pressure to step it up. I constantly remind myself that I am not in a competition to advance. I want to learn and advance but only while exercising good risk management. Also "just putting around my home field" is still very satisfying and fun. Thanks again.
Hey Tucker!, thanks a lot for being the way you are, so humble, so mature, i'm just getting into this world step by step, you are my biggest inspiration, really thanks!.
You're a good man - putting back into the sport you love. The problem in your sport is that you and your team colleagues make it look so easy - as you have said several times you have been flying for years and gained knowledge and experience. I couldn't do what you do I the "oh my Gods" just climbing the ladder to the roof. Keep up the great flights, videos and stay safe oh and yes get that ring on Jaclyn's finger asap mate she's a keeper :)
Tucker again thanks, u inspired my son and I little over a year or so. My son is flying the Nitro and I have the scout. Thanks again. I like the previous draw a heart and put yours and Jakulin name in it. Hope to fly with u in a fly in. Regards Clifford
10 yr, 170lbs with altitude gear, 500 hr mountain pg pilot living in the flatlands now spending way too much on travel; you have convinced me, the only way out for me is to pivot- with the suggested training of course. Im leanin ( as in coring) towards a kangook lite with an atom 80 and low points to get off the ground and thermal hunting, on occasion an elevator ride straight to base- whaddya think- if you are there? I fly Delta now but aiming at a R3 for Klite.
Great info Tucker! My risk profile(wife and kids) allows me flight through FPV planes and quads. So I get to fly every day:-) Love to watch you following your passion! Happy flying!
That Quote reads true to not just flying but life in general... Every sport has risks and you have to at times be The FASTEST Risk analyst EVER. New to the Channel and Love all the work you do to help keep people safe. I'd LOVE to Fly one day myself.
Hi Tucker. What an awesome video and excellent advise! Your maturity and common sense are way beyond your years. I've said it before and you continue to prove to be one of the best ambassadors for the sport of powered paragliding. I am one prospective pilot that is totally heading your advise. I'm still a little uncertain if I can pull off flying PPG's, but I am seriously investigating training and have such a desire to fly. Keep up the awesome work in producing these vids.
I appreciate you candor. These maxims are applicable in so many situations that can get you hurt or killed quick. As an Army veteran it totally hits home and brings up memories of that were it not by the Grace of God I or one of my buddies would have been maimed or dead. Good show!
Like any sport, if you get involved with the need to be an 'expert' while a beginner, accidents will happen... Most people who like motorbikes, don't buy a litre bike right off... Don't think anyone has jumped off a cliff in a wingsuit without a crap tonne of free fall skydives first... Least if they have they didn't get to tell us how much it hurt! Keep up the great videos Tucker! Avid fan & greetings from the UK
Great vid on self management and progression in extreme sports. Although I am not flying myself but scubadiver since 1984, I have the same experience going through levels of adoption to extreme situations you need to be able to manage and able to recognise them before going in the wrong spiral of events. Thanks for sharing this Tuck!
I really learned a tough lesson last week about progression and training. I took a fall from about 100' because of a stall. Luckily a bush broke my fall, and I walked away with just a few scratches. The most important thing about progression is having an instructor watching or with you. I was doing mild wingovers alone, slowly progressing, when a gust flung me higher than I had planned, and outside my skill set. I took about a 50% asymmetric collapse, couldn't correct straight with weight shift, and was spun towards the collapse, slacking the lines on the flying side. When the lines tensioned, the glider stalled, dropping me out of the sky. 10' to the left and I would have landed on rocks and be dead for sure. Really, you need someone to check in with at every step, its impossible to remember all the things at every stage. Videos like yours make wing overs and the like look easy, but there are a handful of very critical things to do to get there safely, and to handle anything that isn't executed perfectly. Thanks for the thoughts on safety :)
A whole lot of people owe you a big Thanks! Somehow, your videos reached people like me who weren't even looking to get into the sport. And the funny thing is, I knew the sport existed in the deepest, darkest recesses of my memory. Training in September...Keep up the good work.
This should be the first video every beginner watches. We get into this sport for different reasons. When I was a newbie, Team Fly Halo asked me about my flying goals. Two years later I'm still progressing toward those flying goals in this amazing sport.
Tucker, thank you so much for this video and all your videos! What an awesome sport!! You are so correct about being Humble in the beginning. May Our Father watch over you each day and keep you safe.
Loving the channel dude. I just stumbled across your channel by mistake and I have to say your videos are awesome. You've made me want to try parramotoring and I think I'm going to book up and try a tandem flight. Much love from the UK.
I love it!! Do what is safe for you... cut to Gott showing hes a boss over the park. Hahaha you do always push safety before doing something risky biscuits. So don't listen to those guys with less veiws and are old and grouch and have grievances. They are jealous. And make boring videos. Yes. Be safe. Know your limit and fly within it. But always grow in the sport. Can't do anything in life and not risk something in some way, shape, or form.
Very thoughtful. I appreciate the message of the "excerpts" you included along with your words of wisdom. I'm just twenty hours and loving the cruise. I returned from flight last Thurs eve alone and Fist pumped just for the joy of it! My first instructor (ballooning) said "Know your limits and the limits of your craft". Nuf said.
Great video Tucker. I was explaining your site to a friend and said you do dangerous stuff, but you always have a disclaimer about the dangers and why you shouldn't do them. Although I wouldn't consider flying one of these para-motors, I find the videos very entertaining. I will keep my adventures to two wheels and be happy. Keep the videos coming
Another great video I have had my ozone spark 10 days now and all that anxt about getting even the first flight went away when that wing inflated for the first time.....talk about a humbling experience now im gonna gound kite everyday I can and I have a amazing trainer ill be up thier soon enough!
It’s awsome to see that you’re concerned about other people getting into the sport and just being very caring about others safety .... i very much enjoyed the vid btw
Glad you made this vid, been about 3 months since I've watched a PPG vid and I'm feeling inspired again to get into this sport. Just waiting to move to the west coast first in a few months.
Never saw your yellow VW! It’s great and I’m a big fan of all air cooled engines. I’ve had a Bug, a Corsair and a few nice bikes. I retired and still long for the Porsche.
"As a beginner, I think most people should be stoked about going up and buzzing around in calm conditions and taking in the fact that you're flying a piece of nylon and a two-stroke engine on your back" Nailed it, man, I agree 100%. That's a gift they should respect for sure because its not going to respect you back other wise...
Good advice. Every time I watch your video' I'm smiling, I can only imagine how this feels, I love being up there. At this time in my life, it's just not possible to be doing what you guys are, so I'll just continue watching your adventures, and thank you for leaving the links.
As a student for electical engineering I would think, flying around an active radio tower that close is not the healthiest thing to do.(especially as role model) ... Other than that, this is an other awsome video of yours. I am thinking about getting into that sport too, but the laws on flying (even just a paraglider) in germay are far more strict here. I think one day I'll give it a try.
As an electrical tk I agree with u, there are several reasons they put those towers high. I fly para now and keep that in mind when flying. Lot of energy there.🤩
Best Video Yet!!! **-Except-** the Title needs to say just "If You Are a "Pilot", WATCH THIS Video" - This is not just a message to beginners. On the flip side, nice to see some of your higher end freestyle flying make it into a video finally.
I say No to the sky writing question. Keep the channel classy. The primary theme of this video makes me think of the Clint Eastwood line in the Dirty Harry Magnum Force movie where he says you have to know your limitations. Good advice.
Thank you Tucker I've been a subscriber for a couple of years now and have always looked at this sport as just epic. This video has helped me because I've recently passed my club pilots paragliding licence and have about 1 hours flight time by myself so far and I get that drive to progress and want more from it but you've shown me that now I need to not chase that progress just to go out and get more time and skill comes with the experience, it's a time thing and your life is not worth risking just cuz you want to progress faster. I just need to enjoy it now as ive done the hard bit. Thank you sincerely ✌🏻
Great video dude. I got my gear this year and went through the training. But the weather has turned over here in the UK and its doubtful I will get out before the new year. Cant wait to get into it in the spring tho.
A good video to get both new and old pilots thinking. The sky is to be respected and we should all learn from every flight. Iv'e certainly pushed my limits both in distance and height and I completely understand your sentiment . Keep them coming. Looking forward to your next video.
This is a great video. I checked out your biography on your web page and you had a ton of training before you even went into paramotor. Like anybody that is great in sports we don't see the hours of practice that have been put in to get to your level and make it look so easy. Driving a racecar does not maketh a racecar driver. I also like how you access situations and you don't let peer pressure affect your decisions. A good example was when you didn't fly through the arch in Iceland. I think your sky drawing idea is really not good. (BAD) It could damage your great reputation and have more limits put on the Paramotor folks that just want to enjoy the the great the opportunities that you have had to enjoy the sport. Just because you can do it doesn't mean you should do it. Anyway, I love this channel and keep on flying!
Definitely an inspiration for me. Your videos At least what has kept me interested in pursuing training. And absolutely I'm going to be totally psyched just to be up in the sky. Appreciate this video.
I’ve been watching a lot of your videos and am definitely taking an interest in the sport. If I don’t get into it this spring, I’m for sure taking lessons the following year. I’ve already picked up a copy of the PPG Bible. I do ride, and I find that many points you made here can be applied to motorcycles as well. Keep up the great content and stay safe up there!
Good day Mr. Tucker I am a 65year old Warrior who has been in to ,I guess what you call extreme sports all my lifel haingliding and base jumping free style scaling cliffs and what ever was out there. I was stuck from behind by three drunk drivers in a six weak period and was bed ridden for 7years and couldn't walk ended up with cancer's in the head and face from hitting the steering wheel and with all the bones and joints in my limbs broken. Including a broken back and neck shoulder's a dozen herniated disc injuries and to many t o discus . I literally had a miracle happen and I did what the Dr,s said was impossible. Now I am back and going strong am in good condition. I want to get into this sport. I am not wanting to do anything fancy, but I would like to get from one place to another bye air and I never fly in planes due to a thing about not putting my life in the hands of someone else. Can you give me some insight on this subjects. You Sir I consider an example of what an all American young man should be like. I find you to have an amazing life sense. What do you recommend for a startup plan. I am looking now for a school or training center in the California area Arizona or Nevada area around Reno ar drivable or accessible from my Tahoe area home. Please advise young scholar I am looking forward to hearing from you. I truly admire your videos and your advice to watchers is exceedingly well tought out and well spoken.
Thanks for the slice of humble pie. As someone who wants to get into the sport it seems much like motorcycling in the "choose your risk category" and hearing both you and the paramotoring community bring it up as often as possible is helpful and encouraging. Probably no to the drawing, at least not for youtube. Sounds like you should do that for yourself for fun though.
I just got my wing in the mail and cant wait to start ground handling. While I am not getting formal training at a school I do have another PPG pilot who is going to train me. Really looking forward to getting started with the sport!
I learned a lot of this mentality trying to learn to fly a drone. I highly recommend anyone interested in paragliding get a drone and learn to fly in acro mode. First, it trains you to think in 3 dimensions after having lived our whole lives mostly constrained to 2. Second, it's so much harder than it looks. You'll break a lot of parts, but at least they won't be parts of your body.
The #1 way people leave any aviation pursuit is by scaring themselves out of it. Everything is fun until you push a bit too hard, take a little bit too much risk, or make the wrong decision. It can suck out all the fun for years and many people don't recover and return to flying. So if you want aviation to be a part of your life, be very protective of your state of mind and advance in a deliberate and intentional way, giving time for the nuances and risks of each experience to present themselves to you in a controlled way.
Cool channel, how ever what I might suggest, Go to that Cell tower you circled with smoke at the end of the video [drive not fly]. Read the radiation warning labels on the perimeter fence. Those labels are for Ground level saturation via diffraction, You're in direct LOS so multiply it probably 10-100fold . The closer to the transmitters the more radiation you receive.. Crossing a Microwave beam is even more risky at that close of a proximity. Again if you look at cell tower design, those transmitters are not pointing straight away nor down but at an upward angle to keep from hitting the ground close and for earth curvature. Thus your altitude and close proximity is dangerous to your health.
Holy shit, man. You're getting all poetic, then an ad comes up for tomb raider "because I could not stop for death, he kindly stopped for me". Beautiful.
Love this Video. I soooooo want to do this now and your tips are not pushy or bad in anyway. In Fact I Find them Perfectly Put > you don't want to Die in your First few Flights or Danger anyone else. Cant wait to Save up and get myself 1. I will be buying new and keep it as a Starter not a Expert > I will be teaching myself or see if I see anyone in the air and talking to them. Cant Wait cause it Looks like Amazing Fun!!
Thank You Tucker for your honesty and valuable may even be life saving advice You are truly an awesome pilot (without the BIG mouth or HEAD) like 2 other BAD examples of PPG pilots I am proud of You and I want to thank Your Mother and Father for bringing up such a wonderful boy....I love your videos...................all the best....................AA
Thanks for the Dunning-Kruger effect reference. Got to check my box for the "learn one new thing every day" category. I was familiar with the concept; but not that someone(s) had gone to the trouble to study and quantify it.
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Really enjoy the videos man keep up the good work
how much does this training cost? ive been so interested in this sport. i dont want to do any crazy stuff like you, but to buzz around, i live in utah, so its like half mountains, half desert. and how much is an entire setup start at? its just a little 50cc engine isnt it? bolted to a giant fan....
@@doink2u69 it should probably cost around 1200 to 1500 for training, I'm trying to go to Blackhawk training bc it's closest to me, but it is really important anyway
I’m an old fart but have always loved flying. I think your videos are very interesting and informative. I live out here in AZ by the Superstition Mountains in Apache Junction. I’m going to try and get into this one day. Thanks for videos Tucker stay safe.
Tucker Gott I just started watching ur videos the other day by chance bc to be honest, I’m terrified of heights and watching u paraglide sends chills up my spine. I literally feel my feet and body get lighter when I’m watching u glide really high. Salute to u for allowing me the experience without actually doing it. I’m sure it’s a beautiful experience but I’m just not cut out for it. Keep up the videos and forever stay safe.
Super valuable video. Im a new PPG pilot (19 flights & about 10 hrs experience). However I am a much more experience sailplane pilot and can truly validate that your message is spot on. Things become totally different once you are solo and 100% reliant on your own decision making and skill set. With no instructor there to tell you what to do or not to do - its all you baby! Flying your body around is incredibly rewarding but the consequences for a bad decision can be physically, financially and emotionally devastating. ALL post instruction students - please take your time; develop your skills gradually, when in doubt stay on the ground and ask an experienced pilot or an instructor. Be safe - live long and prosper in this sport!
Dear Tucker,
I dont subscribe to channels very often. Just shy of never. I didnt have the slightest idea of this sport until I came across one of your videos. I've lived sort of a hard life and recently haven't found any motivation to do anything, really. But finding out about paramotoring and the community that supports it has shifted something inside me. I cant wait to get off work and watch more and more videos of this stuff. I dont make very much money but I hope to have enough saved up within 2 years. Maybe one day I'll meet you when I've started my journey paramotoring!
Enjoying the videos. I'm in training to learn this sport. Not planning to do any of the acrobatics - just looking for serenity in flight.
How did it go? Is your statement still true or are you doing power loops now haha. I'm thinking the same thing, I just fly and putz around but I'm sure that'll change once I get the experience
The timing of this video is perfect for me. I just trained with the Martins last month. I’ve been eager to fly since your McDonalds video which was my introduction to paramotors. BTW I showed the McDonalds video to one of my classmates who had somehow never seen it before. I believe Ethan sent you a picture of us watching it via text. Anyway, flying a paramotor in real life is very different from watching it on UA-cam. Paramotoring is safe, but only if you do your preflight checks, only start the motor on your back, don’t fly in bad weather, look before you turn and heed everything else a good instructor will teach you. Just the sensation of flight and watching the sunset from the air will beat anything else you’ll ever do in life. There’s no need to rush in to doing acro.
By far the best UA-cam channel. Nobody else puts in this much effort for footage, editing, and interaction with the viewers. Everything said is like a direct conversation to us and the actual regard for other people’s well being and advancement in the sport is just insane
I have been in the sport for eight years and every time I fly I’m still surprised that piece of cloth gets me off the ground .
I have never progressed to the level you guys have but that’s ok.
Just to see the world from above is enough for me.
Mind I’m in the over 60,s club.
Don’t be ashamed if you can’t sat or barrel roll those kids looking up at you in the air still think your as cool as hell. Ha,ha.😉👍🇬🇧
Elderly guys flying paramotor are much cooler than the young ones!! keep flying!
it's those thin 'strings' that trip me out
Donner PartySupplies, What are you waiting for? I'm in my mid 50's and learned last year. Best thing I have ever done. I don't know if you have seen it or not, but FlyGuyAlberta has a video called "10 reasons to not buy a paramotor". Everything he says is absolutely on point. I have made great new friends and we all have something in common. It is a bit more unique than just having golf or fishing buddies. By the way, I had no prior flight training.
Wait, this is a sport? This is the only sport I am going to do...
@@digitalmorgan the tensile load of each string is divided by you and your paramotors weight by the number of strings. they dont need to be thick when its made of good material.
I am one of the folks that got started because of you. I'm now finished ground school and flight school here in Canada and have been flying on my own having just the best time. There are many of us up here in a similar position, and we all need these regular reminders to manage risk and stay safe. Thanks for reaching out to us. Thanks for sharing this sport with us and changing our view of what's possible.
Another GOTT INSPIRED pilot
Which province you from? 'Nd how much did it cost for school + equipment?
I'm in Ontario - training can be had from $3-$5k per person, wings same price range and motor $9-$12k roughly. I went through paragliding.ca.
mbrunnme Ah, I'm from Alberta, looking to get into it. I find a training facility that seems reputable offering paramotor training for $2k, but I havent had any luck finding motors or wings
Will S. I`m surprised the training facility won`t sell them to you. Ask FlyGuy Alberta, he`ll know.
EDIT: Watching his latest video, he's clearly a Kangook dealer (Quebecois company). Looks like he flies a Dudek wing, also. ua-cam.com/video/s_A2JYUSZ6o/v-deo.html
Last week I was in Wisconsin, -20 degrees, plowing snow on an open tractor. Now I'm in Fort Walton, Florida at Fly High Paramotors being instructed by Robert. Day 5. of training. I feel that I'm about ready for my first flight. Training is invaluable! So many things I've learned that will avoid problems or damage to equipment and possible injury. Be safe and enjoy flying.
Hows the flying going now mate?
Been wanting to fly for as long as I can remember but never really thought I'd be able to do it. Your videos inspired me to make it happen. My first lessons start 4 days from now! Thank you for your videos!
How did it go?
Hey Tucker. I somehow found your channel by accident and now have been watching your videos. I'm a private pilot but haven't been flying in the past few years due to the cost and complexity of just poking holes in the sky. I love the idea of PPG. It's something I've been thinking about for a while but honestly has only been in the back of my mind. Your vids have jumpstarted my excitement to get back in the air again via this sport. I applaud you for bringing a measure of responsibility to this sport, and an underlying theme in your videos (at least the ones I've watched) is to be a responsible pilot. Not only for your own safety but also to avoid being so regulated that it takes the fun out of flying...as I feel has happened to general aviation. Cheers from North Carolina.
Loved the vid Tucker. I've always loved flying, I'm a 63 yr old disabled Vet, I really want to try the paraflying I've flown ultralights, small single engines, all I want to do is fly and enjoy all the beauty that flying gives you. no acro for me just fly and get some amazing footage to share. an A wing would probably be all I would ever need. enjoy your youth young man and be careful. Happy Flying! #USAFVET
Videos like this are a great example of why we love you Tucker. You’re honestly and sincerity about your love of the sport are unquestionably authentic. As a long time viewer and supporter, I could not be more proud that you are the role model for our sport. -Thank you.
You’ve certainly inspired me to take up paragliding. I’m in the U.K. and have just started with an instructor. I want to thank you for your inspiring videos, I cannot express how it feels to be doing this, the sense of freedom and excitement, yet a certain nervousness when putting all the equipment and doing safety checks is totally beyond anything I can describe, except to say. I’m truly having the best experience of my life. Thank you.
Watching your videos of awhile now. Something I’ve noticed is, despite all the many hours of fantastic adventure flying and acrobatics you done around the country and the world, you really seem to enjoy just the simplest flying around your home in the pastures and crop fields. To your point in this video, that’s what the sport is really all about, the freedom of flying and having fun. Enjoying the simple moments of safe, stress free and uneventful flight. Thanks for your thoughtful tips for beginners.
Your are very wise Tucker and in my opinion a great ambassador for this sport. I learned to fly gliders in 1982 and went on to fly single engines in 1996. I have been interested in para motor flying for a few years now but your inspirational videos and common sense have finally convinced me to begin my baby steps in the sport. Thank you. Safe flying.
As a dad of a 14 year-old with 50 PPG flights under his belt, I appreciate your comments. He had a 10-day class at High5 PPG in WI and has been working on his skills since, nice and easy and taking his time building on what he is learning.
Great video, Tucker! I highly agree that training is essential in being a safe pilot. I just finished my ground school with AviatorPPG and have 5 flights under my belt so far. Such an AMAZING experience! For those of you thinking of getting into this sport, please get the training. There are so many things that need to be learned before heading into the sky...airspace restrictions, how to kite, what wind speeds are safe to fly in, when to do a reverse launch, how to use the equipment properly, etc. Simple trial and error with a 4ft. prop spinning behind you is NOT safe, nor smart. That being said, I hope to see you all in the sky above!
Regarding the question at 8:30; I think an episode about sky writing would be awesome! A bit of advice: You do have a diverse audience and so if you were to slip anything 'adult' in, do it classy and/or subliminally. I would basically think, could I show this to my grandmother? IF yes, go for it! I'm certainly not PC, and would think it's hilarious. I just don't want you to get any backlash from anyone.
Count me as another you've inspired, you were definitely the first I saw of this sport, and I've got an instructor who is still working with me (I live locally), and I took my first flight in early August this year. Thank you, sincerely, for all you've done and made. I know I'm not alone in this, but I wanted to add my voice to the others you've inspired in saying thanks for spreading this sport as far as you have.
Also, thanks for the reminder to be humble, I've only got 34 flights, each less than 20 minutes so far, so I definitely need to stay humble, and patient, so thanks for that.
Another "GOTT INSPIRED" pilot
I've taken a couple kiting lessons but I just bought a house so it will be a while before I can afford to fly
Like the advice components you are incorporating Tucker. The sport is growing and can use experienced voices. Great flying segment as well...good mix. Can’t wait to see the tandem with your mom. You and your dad were awesome.
It's very important that you keep this kind of information and advice coming Tucker. You're an extremely credible representative of this sport, and it will keep a lot of people from getting overly bold as beginners.
I am one of those that have been in awe of your videos and will be taking your advice. After 7 years active duty Army, everything is and was about safety. As a diesel tech, those same value exist, you need to use all safety measures. I want to start flying and will be going to Texas this march to start training. I would rather be taught how to be in control and what to do in certain situations. There hasn't been 1 single thing I have done in my 41 years of life that I thought was awesome and did not like it, so hopefully I will love flying paramotors. Thanks for the videos.
Safety is actually one of the things that immediately stood out in your videos for me. I've seen paramotoring for a long time in my area but didn't know what it was called and figured it was a lot of crazy risk taking. After finding your channel I see it doesn't have to be and I appreciate you dropping in the safety notes in so many videos or simply saying something is too sketchy and not doing it.
I've watched quite a few videos from other people and there is a lot of risk taking going on out there. One guy who tried to teach himself on a homemade/pieced together rig made me cringe the whole time. Most of the mistakes I've seen do look like complacency. Still, I'm glad they were willing to post their mistakes.
I forget which video, I'm pretty sure it was yours, someone else flying with you, drew a penis and you said something like "oh, that's nice", showed the briefest glimpse and edited the rest out. I wouldn't hold it against you for the clickbait with UA-cam the way they almost requires it now. If you're going to do something childish though might as well take it to the next level and do it over a high school football game or something.
Proud of you Tucker, and that comes from the heart. Lots and lots of people look up too you.
Your are a good role model. Thanks for sharing this video.
Ripman, I agree with you, but I don''t think Tucker should get into porn. I am 80, not a child, I wouldn't
want a dick floating above my pasture. I would hope he doesn't do it, even without filming, I know I can switch channels, hope it doesn't come to that, peace out.
@@bobnwashington lol wtf
@@Bottlecap0 I've had emails sent in my name, this is new for me. Some one sent this reply using my 'handle.
What won't they do for a laugh?
Hey Tucker, i sent you some coffee from Japan a while back. Ive had my top80 for over a year now thanks to you. I fly super cautious and just enjoy the flying. I think ppg even free flight isnt for everyone. If you lack discipline, self control, humbleness they should be prerequesits to work on before you attempt flying. Ive even caught myself contemplating sketchy launches just to get up. Always remember you can fly another day, great when things go right but in exteme sports when things go wrong they can be bad, even worse if its your own doing.
You are so right on. I have lots of training but not formal. I love the part about just flying around your home field and being amazed. One of my favorite videos. Thanks Tucker.
Thanks so much for making this one Tucker. As a new pilot myself (not finished with training yet) I really appreciate it. There is very little content that I found that really addresses the “I’m trained and now what?” Phase of the paramotor journey.
This was a very good video Tucker. Thank you for the quality content and the honesty you showed. It’s not often you get to many UA-camrs that get real with their fans and concerned with safety. While this may not go viral, it definitely deepened my respect for you and your videos. Keep up the good work man. 👍🏼👍🏼
HEAR HEAR, Ben! Couldn't have said it better.
Ditto!
Double ditto!!
I repeat ben Stan comment
I wanna hire you as my instructor.
Most impressed with Tucker's sensible approach to his flying, he's far more mature at 23 than I was at the same age when I got my private pilots licence. 100 flying hours is an interesting number, when I reached it I thought I knew everything then had a bunch of incidents that luckily didn't kill me or anybody else but I was able to learn from. The most important lesson was that you never stop learning. Now, 33 years later, I've taken up paramotoring (can't afford fixed wing any more) and Tucker Gott's winning the 2017 Icarus trophy was the inspiration. Peace out (as Tucker says ;-)
Thx man for this great video. Great pilot....great dude. Keep it up my man. I’m at the “watch a thousand hours of videos before training” stage and the flights you’ve shared, the commentary you’ve provided and the tips/info you’ve also shared makes it hard not to think we’re confident enough to not need formal training.
I know you’ll never endorse self taught PPG piloting but you and some of the other guys out there fill us rookies heads with so much great info that it builds confidence (I wouldn’t even say false confidence) in going out and slow starting self taught flight.
You da man Tucker Gott!!
I am a C Licensed USPA skydiver and former MFFJM. I have been wanting to get back under a parachute. This is energizing my spirit.
I am aggressively looking into this and am seeking as much info to become a beginner. Being an older man I am not looking to push limits other than basic flying. Thank you for the bad ass videos.
Hey Tucker, Great video to get people in the right mindset to enjoy a long career in aviation!
After years in aviation flying corporate jets, working at dropzones, flying gliders, and flight instruction. Your videos have inspired me to join a Paramotor group here in Texas.
Feels good to start training in something I'm unfamiliar with. Keep up the good work. Thanks, and stay safe!
Very Good Video Man, Loved it!!! When I Got My Private Pilot's License, The FAA Examiner handed it to me, and said: "Here's Your License To Now go out and Learn How To Fly." -Can't Wait to Get Lesson's For This!!!!"
You are very inspiring, and I am currently waiting me course to start. I am a former skydiver, speedlyer, basejumper and motorcycle rider, and I really enjoy your videos. The fact that you are not condescending about beginners or people who are not willing to put too much risk on the sport forces to respect you. On dropzones, on exits, I saw so many people that make fun of beginners, or push others to do some advanced shit, and we both know how taht can end. I also enjoy your honesty about the level of risks YOU are willing to take. I personally can't wait to cruise my aera safely like a dad that I am, and having done enough crazy stuff in my life, I think A wings are going to me for me forever !
Thank for the content mate, blue sky. (sorry for my english, I am from Baguette land...)
I agree with the getting complacent.I am a fixed wing pilot.One of my instructors was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam.He taught me to be proactive and humble about assessing my skill level.And even more humble about how i build on it.Unfortunately i have known a handful of pilots who are no longer with us.They all killed themselves by exceeding the limits of their aircraft or as one CFI did,flew in to trees searching for the runway of an uncontrolled airport in IFR conditions.It appears to me that one had better be very judicious about the weather conditions when flying a flexible wing.I will be questioning my instructor about that when i begin paramotor training in the spring.One comment about that.To self train has everything to do with ego and nothing in common with self preservation.
As a expert hang gliding instructor, we call it intermediate syndrome: you know the basics, and are beyond a beginner, but without the experience of an expert, yet observing experts and saying "how hard can it be", and getting outside your safety zone. We say 'three strikes and you're out' which is based on what you state: Conditions, equipment, and skills; problems with any of these are additive.
A humble consideration/evaluation of your equipment condition, your ability, and most importantly conditions are paramount to determine what is acceptable for YOU, not the people around you. And then you have to throw in a factor for the unexpected. I've seen a lot of stuff and done a lot of stuff and I could tell you tales that would curl your...
But I am still kickin' :-)
Last week I had my first two flights. It feels amazing to see the view with my own eyes after watching your videos for more than a year. Thank you Tucker for the inspiration!
Awesome message. As a new pilot (10 months flying) I find there is quite a bit of pressure to step it up. I constantly remind myself that I am not in a competition to advance. I want to learn and advance but only while exercising good risk management. Also "just putting around my home field" is still very satisfying and fun. Thanks again.
Hey Tucker!, thanks a lot for being the way you are, so humble, so mature, i'm just getting into this world step by step, you are my biggest inspiration, really thanks!.
You're a good man - putting back into the sport you love. The problem in your sport is that you and your team colleagues make it look so easy - as you have said several times you have been flying for years and gained knowledge and experience. I couldn't do what you do I the "oh my Gods" just climbing the ladder to the roof. Keep up the great flights, videos and stay safe oh and yes get that ring on Jaclyn's finger asap mate she's a keeper :)
Tucker again thanks, u inspired my son and I little over a year or so. My son is flying the Nitro and I have the scout. Thanks again. I like the previous draw a heart and put yours and Jakulin name in it. Hope to fly with u in a fly in. Regards Clifford
10 yr, 170lbs with altitude gear, 500 hr mountain pg pilot living in the flatlands now spending way too much on travel; you have convinced me, the only way out for me is to pivot- with the suggested training of course. Im leanin ( as in coring) towards a kangook lite with an atom 80 and low points to get off the ground and thermal hunting, on occasion an elevator ride straight to base- whaddya think- if you are there? I fly Delta now but aiming at a R3 for Klite.
Great info Tucker!
My risk profile(wife and kids) allows me flight through FPV planes and quads. So I get to fly every day:-)
Love to watch you following your passion! Happy flying!
That Quote reads true to not just flying but life in general... Every sport has risks and you have to at times be The FASTEST Risk analyst EVER. New to the Channel and Love all the work you do to help keep people safe. I'd LOVE to Fly one day myself.
Hi Tucker. What an awesome video and excellent advise! Your maturity and common sense are way beyond your years. I've said it before and you continue to prove to be one of the best ambassadors for the sport of powered paragliding. I am one prospective pilot that is totally heading your advise. I'm still a little uncertain if I can pull off flying PPG's, but I am seriously investigating training and have such a desire to fly. Keep up the awesome work in producing these vids.
I appreciate you candor. These maxims are applicable in so many situations that can get you hurt or killed quick. As an Army veteran it totally hits home and brings up memories of that were it not by the Grace of God I or one of my buddies would have been maimed or dead. Good show!
Like any sport, if you get involved with the need to be an 'expert' while a beginner, accidents will happen... Most people who like motorbikes, don't buy a litre bike right off... Don't think anyone has jumped off a cliff in a wingsuit without a crap tonne of free fall skydives first... Least if they have they didn't get to tell us how much it hurt! Keep up the great videos Tucker! Avid fan & greetings from the UK
Great vid on self management and progression in extreme sports. Although I am not flying myself but scubadiver since 1984, I have the same experience going through levels of adoption to extreme situations you need to be able to manage and able to recognise them before going in the wrong spiral of events. Thanks for sharing this Tuck!
I really learned a tough lesson last week about progression and training. I took a fall from about 100' because of a stall. Luckily a bush broke my fall, and I walked away with just a few scratches. The most important thing about progression is having an instructor watching or with you. I was doing mild wingovers alone, slowly progressing, when a gust flung me higher than I had planned, and outside my skill set. I took about a 50% asymmetric collapse, couldn't correct straight with weight shift, and was spun towards the collapse, slacking the lines on the flying side. When the lines tensioned, the glider stalled, dropping me out of the sky. 10' to the left and I would have landed on rocks and be dead for sure.
Really, you need someone to check in with at every step, its impossible to remember all the things at every stage. Videos like yours make wing overs and the like look easy, but there are a handful of very critical things to do to get there safely, and to handle anything that isn't executed perfectly. Thanks for the thoughts on safety :)
A whole lot of people owe you a big Thanks! Somehow, your videos reached people like me who weren't even looking to get into the sport. And the funny thing is, I knew the sport existed in the deepest, darkest recesses of my memory. Training in September...Keep up the good work.
This should be the first video every beginner watches. We get into this sport for different reasons. When I was a newbie, Team Fly Halo asked me about my flying goals. Two years later I'm still progressing toward those flying goals in this amazing sport.
Tucker, thank you so much for this video and all your videos! What an awesome sport!! You are so correct about being Humble in the beginning.
May Our Father watch over you each day and keep you safe.
Loving the channel dude. I just stumbled across your channel by mistake and I have to say your videos are awesome. You've made me want to try parramotoring and I think I'm going to book up and try a tandem flight.
Much love from the UK.
I love it!! Do what is safe for you... cut to Gott showing hes a boss over the park. Hahaha you do always push safety before doing something risky biscuits. So don't listen to those guys with less veiws and are old and grouch and have grievances. They are jealous. And make boring videos. Yes. Be safe. Know your limit and fly within it. But always grow in the sport. Can't do anything in life and not risk something in some way, shape, or form.
Very thoughtful. I appreciate the message of the "excerpts" you included along with your words of wisdom. I'm just twenty hours and loving the cruise. I returned from flight last Thurs eve alone and Fist pumped just for the joy of it! My first instructor (ballooning) said "Know your limits and the limits of your craft". Nuf said.
Great video Tucker. I was explaining your site to a friend and said you do dangerous stuff, but you always have a disclaimer about the dangers and why you shouldn't do them. Although I wouldn't consider flying one of these para-motors, I find the videos very entertaining. I will keep my adventures to two wheels and be happy. Keep the videos coming
Another great video I have had my ozone spark 10 days now and all that anxt about getting even the first flight went away when that wing inflated for the first time.....talk about a humbling experience now im gonna gound kite everyday I can and I have a amazing trainer ill be up thier soon enough!
It’s awsome to see that you’re concerned about other people getting into the sport and just being very caring about others safety .... i very much enjoyed the vid btw
Glad you made this vid, been about 3 months since I've watched a PPG vid and I'm feeling inspired again to get into this sport. Just waiting to move to the west coast first in a few months.
Never saw your yellow VW! It’s great and I’m a big fan of all air cooled engines. I’ve had a Bug, a Corsair and a few nice bikes. I retired and still long for the Porsche.
"As a beginner, I think most people should be stoked about going up and buzzing around in calm conditions and taking in the fact that you're flying a piece of nylon and a two-stroke engine on your back" Nailed it, man, I agree 100%. That's a gift they should respect for sure because its not going to respect you back other wise...
Great video! More people need to listen to good advice. Get the training and run into the sky and don't die. Stay elevated stay safe
Good advice. Every time I watch your video' I'm smiling, I can only imagine how this feels, I love being up there. At this time in my life, it's just not possible to be doing what you guys are, so I'll just continue watching your adventures, and thank you for leaving the links.
As a student for electical engineering I would think, flying around an active radio tower that close is not the healthiest thing to do.(especially as role model) ... Other than that, this is an other awsome video of yours.
I am thinking about getting into that sport too, but the laws on flying (even just a paraglider) in germay are far more strict here. I think one day I'll give it a try.
As an electrical tk I agree with u, there are several reasons they put those towers high. I fly para now and keep that in mind when flying. Lot of energy there.🤩
Tucker Gott=Paramotor Rockstar! Thankyou for this vid! As someone also influenced by you to wanting to start this sport this is so appreciated!
Thanks Tucker, Great stuff, you inspired me to take up PPG, im going out for training in a couple of weeks.
Another "GOTT INSPIRED" pilot
Best Video Yet!!! **-Except-** the Title needs to say just "If You Are a "Pilot", WATCH THIS Video" - This is not just a message to beginners. On the flip side, nice to see some of your higher end freestyle flying make it into a video finally.
i started watching your videos just a few days ago.
they are awsome !!!
keep flying and makeing vidoes.
great stuff
Awesome message. Thank you for spreading the word on safety
I’m in the beginning of training, Awesome topic and information! Thanks.
Obvious that you had a good teacher that gave you a great foundation and understanding of the sport. Keep your videos coming!
Wise words, hopefully people will heed them. Keep making the killer videos man
I say No to the sky writing question. Keep the channel classy.
The primary theme of this video makes me think of the Clint Eastwood line in the Dirty Harry Magnum Force movie where he says you have to know your limitations. Good advice.
Thank you Tucker I've been a subscriber for a couple of years now and have always looked at this sport as just epic. This video has helped me because I've recently passed my club pilots paragliding licence and have about 1 hours flight time by myself so far and I get that drive to progress and want more from it but you've shown me that now I need to not chase that progress just to go out and get more time and skill comes with the experience, it's a time thing and your life is not worth risking just cuz you want to progress faster. I just need to enjoy it now as ive done the hard bit. Thank you sincerely ✌🏻
Another "GOTT INSPIRED" pilot
Great video dude. I got my gear this year and went through the training. But the weather has turned over here in the UK and its doubtful I will get out before the new year. Cant wait to get into it in the spring tho.
A good video to get both new and old pilots thinking. The sky is to be respected and we should all learn from every flight. Iv'e certainly pushed my limits both in distance and height and I completely understand your sentiment . Keep them coming. Looking forward to your next video.
My first step to paramotor sport will be a train course. Perhapes Florida.
Thanks tucker for the insight keep make videos please
This is a great video. I checked out your biography on your web page and you had a ton of training before you even went into paramotor. Like anybody that is great in sports we don't see the hours of practice that have been put in to get to your level and make it look so easy. Driving a racecar does not maketh a racecar driver. I also like how you access situations and you don't let peer pressure affect your decisions. A good example was when you didn't fly through the arch in Iceland. I think your sky drawing idea is really not good. (BAD) It could damage your great reputation and have more limits put on the Paramotor folks that just want to enjoy the the great the opportunities that you have had to enjoy the sport. Just because you can do it doesn't mean you should do it. Anyway, I love this channel and keep on flying!
Definitely an inspiration for me. Your videos At least what has kept me interested in pursuing training. And absolutely I'm going to be totally psyched just to be up in the sky. Appreciate this video.
I’ve been watching a lot of your videos and am definitely taking an interest in the sport. If I don’t get into it this spring, I’m for sure taking lessons the following year. I’ve already picked up a copy of the PPG Bible. I do ride, and I find that many points you made here can be applied to motorcycles as well. Keep up the great content and stay safe up there!
Starts off with cautionary serious chatter … then takes off with a string of aerobatic shenanigans. AWESOME!!! Thanx for sharing
Good day Mr. Tucker
I am a 65year old Warrior who has been in to ,I guess what you call extreme sports all my lifel haingliding and base jumping free style scaling cliffs and what ever was out there. I was stuck from behind by three drunk drivers in a six weak period and was bed ridden for 7years and couldn't walk ended up with cancer's in the head and face from hitting the steering wheel and with all the bones and joints in my limbs broken. Including a broken back and neck shoulder's a dozen herniated disc injuries and to many t o discus . I literally had a miracle happen and I did what the Dr,s said was impossible. Now I am back and going strong am in good condition. I want to get into this sport. I am not wanting to do anything fancy, but I would like to get from one place to another bye air and I never fly in planes due to a thing about not putting my life in the hands of someone else. Can you give me some insight on this subjects. You Sir I consider an example of what an all American young man should be like. I find you to have an amazing life sense. What do you recommend for a startup plan. I am looking now for a school or training center in the California area Arizona or Nevada area around Reno ar drivable or accessible from my Tahoe area home. Please advise young scholar I am looking forward to hearing from you. I truly admire your videos and your advice to watchers is exceedingly well tought out and well spoken.
Thanks for the slice of humble pie. As someone who wants to get into the sport it seems much like motorcycling in the "choose your risk category" and hearing both you and the paramotoring community bring it up as often as possible is helpful and encouraging. Probably no to the drawing, at least not for youtube. Sounds like you should do that for yourself for fun though.
Not dying....is kind of important..... well said, words to LIVE BY.... Thank you!
I just got my wing in the mail and cant wait to start ground handling. While I am not getting formal training at a school I do have another PPG pilot who is going to train me. Really looking forward to getting started with the sport!
I learned a lot of this mentality trying to learn to fly a drone. I highly recommend anyone interested in paragliding get a drone and learn to fly in acro mode. First, it trains you to think in 3 dimensions after having lived our whole lives mostly constrained to 2. Second, it's so much harder than it looks. You'll break a lot of parts, but at least they won't be parts of your body.
Well said. And you demonstrated humility in saying it.
As a Tucker inspired beginner I am still just amazed the damn things fly at all.
Another "GOTT INSPIRED" to fly
The #1 way people leave any aviation pursuit is by scaring themselves out of it. Everything is fun until you push a bit too hard, take a little bit too much risk, or make the wrong decision. It can suck out all the fun for years and many people don't recover and return to flying. So if you want aviation to be a part of your life, be very protective of your state of mind and advance in a deliberate and intentional way, giving time for the nuances and risks of each experience to present themselves to you in a controlled way.
Cool channel, how ever what I might suggest, Go to that Cell tower you circled with smoke at the end of the video [drive not fly]. Read the radiation warning labels on the perimeter fence. Those labels are for Ground level saturation via diffraction, You're in direct LOS so multiply it probably 10-100fold . The closer to the transmitters the more radiation you receive.. Crossing a Microwave beam is even more risky at that close of a proximity. Again if you look at cell tower design, those transmitters are not pointing straight away nor down but at an upward angle to keep from hitting the ground close and for earth curvature. Thus your altitude and close proximity is dangerous to your health.
Holy shit, man. You're getting all poetic, then an ad comes up for tomb raider "because I could not stop for death, he kindly stopped for me". Beautiful.
I dont quite have the money for this stuff yet, but I'll get it soon! Thanks for all the great tips and advice Tucker!
Love this Video. I soooooo want to do this now and your tips are not pushy or bad in anyway. In Fact I Find them Perfectly Put > you don't want to Die in your First few Flights or Danger anyone else. Cant wait to Save up and get myself 1. I will be buying new and keep it as a Starter not a Expert > I will be teaching myself or see if I see anyone in the air and talking to them. Cant Wait cause it Looks like Amazing Fun!!
Hi there, do you have a video that shows what we need to look for when buying used equipment? From top to bottom.
Thank You Tucker for your honesty and valuable may even be life saving advice You are truly an awesome pilot (without the BIG mouth or HEAD) like 2 other BAD examples of PPG pilots I am proud of You and I want to thank Your Mother and Father for bringing up such a wonderful boy....I love your videos...................all the best....................AA
yeah yeah WE LOVE TG HE IS THE BESTEST
Another gr8t vid Tucker mate ! Keep em coming, yooze the best !!
Well said Tucker, thank you.
Thanks for the Dunning-Kruger effect reference. Got to check my box for the "learn one new thing every day" category. I was familiar with the concept; but not that someone(s) had gone to the trouble to study and quantify it.
Nice job on the foot drag down the curvy path! That shows some excellent precision!