Herve

Frank, do you need propeller protection in your drifter? Same in PPG, the ptotections is only for take off and landing so the lines don't get tangled in the prop... It obviously help to protect the prop in case of a bad landing on youe knees! Hervé

Hi Frank, One day I modified my first paramotor and modified a bit the propeller protection (aluminium frame with stings to protect paraglider lines) but I made the frame a bit too flexible so the same thing happened, never took off that day and cut all my wing lines on one side.I fixed all that and got it going again... leant the hard way. For the noise and vibrations, it's not that bad, most of the most recent paramotors are equipped with small engines (80cc or 100cc) and they run pretty fast (9000rpm). But yes it's better when you switch the engine off and glide down without any noise at all. Hervé

Thanks al for the info and comments. I hope I will meet you guys in the air sometimes. Frank, YES paramotor is with the motor straped to the pilot very easy to learn, take off, fly and land. However it still uses a paragliding wing so air speed is pretty slow (between 22km/h and 45km/h MAX).[ATTACH]12369.vB[/ATTACH] Paragliding is also Awesome as you really have a free feeling of flying without noise and don't need any airstrip. I really recommend you to try it if you can. The only drawback is the meteorologic conditions have to be very good (wind direction for take off, not too much mind, thermals to go up...) but still, I love it! Hervé

Hi Ian, Thanks for the info but it sounds like Montpelier airpark is now closed as the websites says. I'm actually leaving in Pleystowe which is 5 minutes away from Marian. Do you have the contact details of the people that run the 3 axis there? Cheers. Hervé

Hi guys, I'm a french paraglider and paramotor pilot and really keen to learn flying and own a microlight. Leaving in Mackay for the moment but cannot find a microlight instructor around here. Does anyone know somebody that could teach me how to fly trikes? Thanks in advance, Hervé