Registration is now open for the UK Paramotoring National Championships at http://www.flymicro.com/comps/comp.cfm?comp=124, more details of the competition can be found at http://www.flymicro.com/footnat08/ Discuss here.
This was the Sun newspaper’s description of the proposed journey a team of Brits will be making this summer, when they drive a truck powered by bio-fuel all the way from Croyden Airport in the UK, to China. Andy Pag and John Grimshaw are taking along their paramotors, which they will also be powering with [...]
Two French paramotor pilots, Frédéric Jacques and Gabriel Galtier, are aiming to make a mammoth journey this summer, leaving from Monaco and aiming to arrive in Beijing for the opening of the Olympic Games on August 8th. The pair will fly with Ozone Viper wings, Backbone motors and Sup’ Air harnesses. Their engines will be [...]
A new paramotor company from Madrid announced itself to the world and unveiled its innovative products at the recent Candelas festival. The team says that they are aiming to develop top end equipment through extensive R and D and by utilizing inventive materials. The company is the dealer for Sky Engines, whose motor features in [...]
On July 29 2008, six paramotor pilots will begin an epic flight the length of the UK and in so doing, raise funds for The Forces Children’s Trust and the Regional Air Ambulances. The team will fly from Lands End in the south of England to John O’Groats, the northernmost point of Scotland. They will [...]
There’s a brand new website bringing paramotorists together from across the globe, at www.paramotor.com.au It’s a free and independent non-profit site that is map based so you can see pilots on the world map, see what they are flying and where they are flying and what people are up to over the next few weeks. [...]
The following was reported in the Chinese press: A man piloting a powered paraglider died on Thursday afternoon after his aircraft suffered a mid-air breakdown and plunged in the East China Sea off Fujian Province. The accident happened at around 4:30 p.m. near the International Conference and Exhibition Center in Xiamen, a famous coastal resort. [...]
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, French paramotor school, SENSATION’AILES, are holding a gathering on Saturday 17th May at the ULM base of Torreilles near Perpignan on the Mediterranean coast, not far from the Spanish border. There will be a navigational and a handling competition during the day, then a party in the evening, the emphasis [...]
Fly Castelluccio’s Flash SNAP 100 motor is easy to assemble, start and fly. It is a very quiet and lightweight motor, appealing to lighter pilots. Part of their “Energy” range, the SMN100 can be easily disassembled into two parts and is the ideal solution for heavy pilots who want a powerful, small and light paramotor. [...]
Has developed two new paramotor helmets. The SH-02 is their standard paramotor model and the SH-01 is a professional paramotor helmet with high quality headset and an optional visor. www.seawindfly.cn Discuss here
