by Jeff Goin | Apr 22, 2019 | 09: Airspace
To a paramotor, everything is heavy. But this article concentrates on where you can expect airplane traffic including airliners, to fly relative to airports. We know to stay out of the airspace around large airports but must also be vigilant when simply nearby. The...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 22, 2019 | 09: Airspace, 10: Flying Anywhere
Powered paragliding can be done almost anywhere so careful choices must be made. You want to fly inside the dashed magenta lines? It’s easy in Class D (control tower) because there’s someone to ask. But what about airports like Truth Or Consequences (TCS)...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 22, 2019 | 09: Airspace, 10: Flying Anywhere
If you fly high, look out. A surprising amount of air traffic zips through airspace that we are allowed to use. Making matters worse is that we probably only see a fraction of the airplanes that pass within a mile of us. You can almost count on it that they...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 22, 2019 | 04: First Flight Prep, 12: Maintenance
Many, if not most, experienced instructors believe that synthetic oil is better for a number of reasons. Motocross riders have sworn by it for years and they regularly run their engines to death and back. But for those who travel, getting decent oil on the road is...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 21, 2019 | 34: Cool Places to Fly, Entertainment
People love to have fun everywhere and PPG certainly qualifies My impression of Iran, coming from the general news media, wasn’t one of people playing and having fun. In my head I knew better—that people are basically the same everywhere, and that most...
