The results of the Cloud Strategies independent paramotor survey are now online.

According to the survey, us paramotorists fly on average 72 hours a year – pilots in the Americas slightly more than this and elsewhere slightly less – and 76% of us buy brand new equipment. It also showed that build quality is our most important consideration when buying a new motor, and price is way down the list. 

The survey was initially created to find out what customers really thought of the motors they use, and the manufacturers’ customer service, but it does not attempt to promote any manufacturers as ‘the best’ or ‘the worst’. Its creator is quick to point out its limitations: the sample size was small and the questions quite specific, and not necessarily those we would have asked ourselves. Unless a machine was described by at least ten people, it did not even make it into the results table meaning smaller manufacturers are under-represented.

Al, who wrote the survey, reiterates, “The relative position in any table does not imply or state that any one manufacturer is better or worse than any other manufacturer. It is down to you to make your own mind up about suitability of any manufacturer or machine”.

However, despite its limitations it’s interesting reading. Al plans to repeat the survey later in 2012, for both motors and wings this time. We’ll keep you posted as we receive information.

Al passes on his thanks to all those who took the time to fill in the 2011 survey, and invites feedback from those who took part, which you can give by emailing him.

http://paramotorsurvey.cloudstrategies.co.uk/

This entry was posted on Friday, January 6th, 2012 at 9:18 am and is filed under News.

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