by Jeff Goin | Sep 12, 2007 | 02 Gearing Up
What does it really cost to fly a paramotor? When I first saw the advertisements for paramotors in Kit Planes Magazine, I couldn’t believe my eyes. “Something can actually get you off the ground for $7,500? It must be a scam.” At the time in 2002 I was a very active...
by Jeff Goin | Sep 11, 2007 | Paramotor Pariahs
In September, 2007, this report aired in Salt Lake City about Dell Schanze buzzing a commercial tour boat. I’ve said for years that one of paramotoring’s greatest appeals is the lack of a 500 foot minimum distance rule—a requirement followed by nearly all...
by Jeff Goin | Aug 30, 2007 | Reviews: Other
Robin Rumbolt is an electronics engineer and paramotor pilot. He offers this information up to a sport that struggles to communicate effectively while airborne. First of all, I have to admit to you that I am an ICOM junkie. I own six of their radios, five handheld�s...
by Jeff Goin | Jul 5, 2007 | Advanced Launching, Entertainment, Log: Enterprise
Sometimes you just gotta go for it. My other favorite sport is in-line skating which I do a lot in the summertime, more often in fact, than paramotoring. I’ve PPG launched on skates once before but wanted to do it with light winds and a hard packed surface...
by Jeff Goin | Jul 2, 2007 | Tributes
I lost a friend. Its always sad to hear of a loss, especially when it happens doing what we all love, and to someone we’ve spent time with. I’m sorry mostly for his family and close friends, my pain pales in comparison with theirs. Mike leaves behind two...
