by Jeff Goin | Jul 21, 2017 | Accident Reports
Read is a paramotor pilot who doesn’t do much free flight but launched from the base of a well known free flight site, Point of the Mountain. He was man enough to post what happened on Facebook and agreed to let me share it. Here is his story. Action and...
by Jeff Goin | Jun 26, 2017 | 08: the Law, 09: Airspace
Pictures don’t do it justice: airflow on exposed skin, the immediate smells, feeling temperature changes, and yes, playing near the clouds like this make open-air flying irresistible for some of us. But is it legal? Can we fly this close to clouds? For sure we...
by Jeff Goin | Jun 21, 2017 | Accident Reports
Power lines are a common cause of paramotor accidents. They frequently incur serious injuries but, strangely, are rarely fatal, possibly because the altitude is very low and the lines touch each other causing the power to shut off before the victim becomes a filament....
by Jeff Goin | Jun 11, 2017 | 18: Advanced Maneuvers, 19: Risk & Safety
Fatalities | Steep Maneuvering Risk Article | Condolences to the family and friends of a fallen pilot. For the third time this year, a paramotorist has died doing steep maneuvering, making paramotoring as risky as paragliding. This reminds me of the effect speedflying...
by Jeff Goin | May 16, 2017 | Log: Helicopter, Log: Life
An Amazing Vehicle Autopilot. I had no interest in a Tesla until reading about autopilot. One day in 2015 they released a software update that gave the cars level 2 self driving capability. That’s where a driver must be immediately ready to take over but the car...
