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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.
Paraglider Certification: DGAC
See also Paraglider Certification | Why for Paramotoring? | Paramotor Certification DGAC (Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile) is the French FAA. They don't actually certify ultralights, but rather require manufacturers attest that their wing behaves as described...
Can Too Much Power Cause a Paraglider Stall?
This question was posed on a forum that I was included on. The short answer is "yes," but there's a lot more to it. A few years ago I was offered this immensely powerful machine to try out. It was normally used for tandems, weighed nearly 100 pounds, and had probably...
Cost of Electric vs Gas Paramotor
Electrics are coming. They're quieter, cheaper to operate, have far, far fewer moving parts, don't struggle to start, and can be fueled from your house or car. Eventually the battery buggaboo that limits range will make them fit the desires of more and more pilots. So...
Covid Cruising via Helicopter
We carefully ventured out into Covid Country with Ellie, cruising over to, then down the coast of Clearwater and others. Amazingly enough, we've never actually done that in anything but a paramotor. This was a good way to do it, too. Airspeed was a blindingly fast 85...
Powered Paragliding Bible Memorabilia Auction for Charity
Selling it all for charity! We have collected a fair amount of book production goodies over the years, because it's kinda cool to reminisce. But we've decided it's time to part with it, donating the proceeds to paramotor charity Resurgence PPG. The items include...
Essential Reading
Powered Paragliding Bible 6
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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?