by Jeff Goin | Jul 4, 2019 | Log: Paramotor-Ultralight
Happy 4th of July! Freedom of flight may be more extensive in the USA than in any other country. That’s not bias because I live here: I’m always looking for examples of countries that have similar freedoms to compare notes on. As best I can tell, there are...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 7, 2014 | 22: Aerodynamics, 23: Motor & Propeller, Log: Paramotor-Ultralight, Reviews: Paramotors
Florida’s relentless weather perfection lured us aloft again. I got to try Parajet’s newest offering, a Thor 250, water cooled, behemoth with thrust galore. It’s ideally suited for trikes or competition pilots powering their tiny little steeds to...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 13, 2013 | Log: Enterprise, Log: Paramotor-Ultralight
This is the first year with a new layout at the Ultralight area. Everybody agrees: it’s nicer and there was a better turnout. Paul Czarnecki of PlanetPPG has the only paramotor tent and does a pretty thriving business, at least in terms of highly qualified...
by Jeff Goin | Jan 15, 2007 | Log: Enterprise, Log: Paramotor-Ultralight
The valley of the sun is only a 6 hours drive south and down the big hill. You drop 4000 feet into what should be warmth and sunshine. So here we were on day 2 and it was raining. Cold, too. At least we had yesterday’s flying on the Rio Verde, brief though it...
by Jeff Goin | Jan 13, 2007 | Log: Enterprise, Log: Paramotor-Ultralight
Is it me or is mother nature really annoyed? Maybe it’s just a bad spell of luck. Tim Kaiser and I arrived in Phoenix for their coldest weather in years. There’s a freeze warning for tonight. A freeze warning! That’s not as bad as the snowstorm in...
