by Jeff Goin | Apr 18, 2019 | 15: Advanced Ground Handling
Chapter 15, Advanced Ground Handling, covers The Alan Method of reverse kiting. This method can also allow you to fly backwards. Recently, we set out to get pictures of this technique and others from one of our motor haunts near Chicago. The chosen hill, a dirt pile,...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 18, 2019 | 27: The Motor Unit, Mx: Harness Setup
I hear the darndest things sometimes. One frequent misconception regards paramotor harnesses. Over zealous sellers try to sucker people in to their gear using misinformation that requires a lack of understanding. If you ever “this is the only _____, and...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 18, 2019 | Political
Originally published Feb 2004 in Powered Sport Flying Magazine Do you need to be rich to fly? Unfortunately, by most measures, yes. By world standards, just having a warm place to sleep, clean water, food and electricity qualifies for being rich, and car ownership is...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 18, 2019 | Political
Powered Paraglider Marketers throw ethics to the wind and appeal to the gullible. Beware! While looking for information on products that are getting reviewed I came across something that made me laugh. A sad laugh, though. It highlights why internet claims are so...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 18, 2019 | Critical Thinking, Political
Science-based medicine looks at Artificial Sweeteners Anybody who knows me knows that I drink copious amounts of diet soda (now caffeine free). I’ve had people give me grief about how bad it was so I did some quick research. Turns out that there is probably no...
