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The best-selling Powered Paragliding Bible takes you from “first sight to first flight” and way beyond. Download as an e-Book here.
Paramotoring is the flying of our dreams, offering exceptional freedom and capability, but carries great risk to the uninformed. That is why our products were created—to offer reliable, digestible, fun information that improves success, safety, and enjoyment.
The best-selling PPG Bible takes you from “first sight to first flight” and way beyond, helping you aviate confidently in the national airspace system while enjoying the ride.
Paramotor pilots enjoy fine control, spectacular views, and practical portability in an affordable package. Experienced pilots make it look easy, and their skill makes it so, but sword-swallowing looks easy—just shove the thing down your throat, right? You bet there’s more than meets the eye!
The PPG bible, along with the Master Series, Airspace, Risk & Reward (video) and other information available here can help you survive and prosper at this incredible trip to the skies. Plus, we’ll try to keep you entertained in the process. This is, after all, all about fun.
For experienced pilots wanting to teach, we worked with top instructors to develop the 400-page Paraglider & Paramotor Instructor Book.
Visit our Educational section to see topics organized by Chapters in the book. Chapter 19, for example, is all about risk management. Use the menu above to click on “Educational.”
Education
Articles Organized by Chapters of the Powered Paragliding Bible and For Troubleshooting Problems.
We are all about education. Besides the book, we strive to make this website a repository of useful, reliable information for pilots starting or continuing their life aloft.
As such, we’ve provided several areas that get updated periodically, adding to what’s in the PPG Bible. Sometimes it’s detail that could be distracting when just learning.
There are also extra chapters that cover even more material that didn’t warrant inclusion in the book.
Recent Articles
Accident analysis, events, and musings on the sport are added on a periodic basis.
Google Earth Flight Simulator
As of version of Google Earth 7.2 there is a Flight Simulator. It may not be apparent if you've never used it but read on. If under the "Tools" menu there is no "Enter Flight Simulator" selection, enter "Lilienthal" in the "Fly To" box. This only works the very first...
The Shit List
Compiled by Bob Schroeck, Modified by Others Agnosticism - What is this shit? Agnosticism - May be shit but, then again, maybe not. Altruism - Want some shit? Altruism - Let me give you my shit. Americanism - Who gives a shit? Amish - Shit doth occur. Anal...
Helicopter Humor
Submitted by fellow helo pilot John Phillips In 1998 I set out to satisfy my long suppressed desire fly a helicopter. That "discovery flight" went so well that I wound signing up for and then earning my private helicopter license. Bad move. Within 6 months I was the...
Separation Anxiety: Detachable Cart
Wheels are great for conquering the still-air launch blues, but what about once you're airborne? They don't do much good there and, for some, get in the way. So Jack Woods decided to do something about it. We don't have the details but it's pretty obvious that he has...
Determining Alcohol Content In Gasoline
Estimate the percentage of ethanol in pump gas, courtesy Conoco, Inc and EAA.org. See also All About Fuel. Most paramotor pilots use pump gas as opposed to avgas. In all likelihood, that means you're getting alcohol, specifically ethanol, in your fuel. How much of a...
Essential Reading
Powered Paragliding Bible 6
(available Here)
The widely acclaimed authoritative source on powered paragliding encompasses everything from first sight to first flight. It combines knowledge and wisdom from the multiyear #1 ranked pilot in the U.S., and many of the sport’s leading instructors. More importantly, it comes from a passion to get reliable knowledge in the hands of those who want it.
Master Powered Paragliding DVDs
the most amazing way to fly ever devised
Paramotors aren’t fast, they take a lot of effort to launch, they require an associate degree in two stroke mechanics and don’t allow you to carry much. So what’s the big deal?
