by Jeff Goin | May 14, 2019 | Mx: Motor
How to tell your motor’s condition through it’s most tortured moving part The piston can reveal much about your motor’s condition. Besides showing how well the motor is “tuned,” it can show whether a catastrophic failure is imminent....
by Jeff Goin | May 14, 2019 | 19: Risk & Safety
Getting caught in the rain while paramotoring has a rightfully bad rap. It increases your chance of entering parachutal stall and may worsen the paraglider’s ability to recover from a collapse. Ehats worse is that, when combined with airflow degradation on the...
by Jeff Goin | May 13, 2019 | 27: The Motor Unit, Electric Paramotor, News
The latest happenings in the world of Electrics OpenPPG.com is the latest in electric paramotors. And it’s a completely different animal with a completely different method of distribution. I flew Rob Catto’s and talked with one of the two brothers who...
by Jeff Goin | May 13, 2019 | 34: Cool Places to Fly
Location: East of Syracuse, NY. Check out full details here on AirNav. N42°59’35” W075°54’42” | Elevation 1301′ MSL Basic Description: Large grassy field with mowed runway. Weather: Warm in the summer, snowy and cold in the winter....
by Jeff Goin | May 13, 2019 | Resources
These shops advertise inspection and repair for any model wing they can get lines and dimensions for. Generally, wing manuals with line lengths are available online. If your wing model is old enough, and they can’t find line lengths, they may not be able to do a...
