Reviews: Carts
Options about for wheeled launching. See the “Choices” article for more on how they’re classified since some carts are accessories while others are almost powered parachutes. It also highlights the best way not to crash.
by Jeff Goin | May 22, 2019 | Reviews: Carts, Reviews: Paramotors
At the Bad Apples fly-in I got to try London Ivey’s tandem trike. I flew it solo on a 16 m² Doberman. THAT was fast, but the flight did give me an idea about how the trike. There’s a lot to like. Its Bullmax 250 was powerful enough to give me decent climb...
by Jeff Goin | May 16, 2019 | Reviews: Carts, Reviews: Paramotors
Wheel Options for powered paragliders: walk and roll! Adding wheels to a paramotor can make it a whole different craft and there are many flavors. My experience suggests that transitioning to wheels is easy provided the pilot heeds some simple advice as covered in the...
by Jeff Goin | Feb 3, 2011 | Reviews: Carts, Reviews: Paramotors
Paratoys has made its name on building decent quality machines at an affordable price. This new machine marks a departure from that succesful formula by virtue of being at the high end of its market in both price and quality. There are several decent 4-stroke...
by Jeff Goin | Aug 21, 2009 | Reviews: Carts, Reviews: Paramotors
The Cheap Trike (Now called Falcon) is powered by a 4-stroke generator motor spinning a huge prop. inside of an appropriately sized cage. I’ve flown a number of wheeled craft including the Blackhawk Quad, Paracruiser Quad, Paratour PPCg, Fresh Breeze, Green...
by Jeff Goin | May 16, 2007 | Reviews: Carts
The American Built Trike Buggy is being built by American Paragliding. It is based on the Flexifoil frame which gives it great strength and a very low center of gravity (CG). That adds stability. The unit tested had a Fresh Breeze Simonini but it also mounts a...
