When I trained to fly paramotor my instructor said NEVER fly during the middle of the day, it's the time when you're likely going to experience the biggest wing collapse, and rotor, mechanical turbulence and more. I avoid bad weather even when flying light aircraft, call me a pussy but I'm not into taking risks, I like to enjoy the flight.
Hello Mark, really great footage of your paramotor trips. I love watching them when the weather is bad or in the evening as a bedtime story ☺️👌 Your videos whet your appetite and are of good quality 👌 Please keep it up and make many more videos. England has a beautiful landscape with great historic buildings. Fantastic. I fly similar trips with my Atom80 and my Nucleon4 in size 22 (body weight 75 kg), but unfortunately I rarely take my Sony 6400 with me. That will change now 😂 With the Atom80 at full throttle, with the trimmers open and fully accelerated (60 km), I still get 0.3-0.5 m of climb. When flying level and at 60 km/h, I then have around 8800-9000 revolutions on the Atom80. Depending on the speed, I use between 3.5 - 5.05 liters of gasoline 🙈 I manage between 10-13 km (13 km/l) with one liter of gasoline. Although I still have the H-Jet screw on standard (factory setting) and the engine runs a bit too rich, but it's safe 😜😊 I usually start on MSL in the north of Germany, in good weather, dry air and could set it a bit leaner in the future, we'll see 😉 I love my Atom80 and can confirm your comments. Sometimes I also want a bit more power at lower speeds. I've also looked at the MVL125, Simonini 140 or EOS150 RV6, which are light in weight, but haven't had the courage to test them (here's a good overview - www.mecafly.com/en/engines-spare-parts-75). The EOS150 RV6 looks really great, is already available in version 6 and comes from Austria. The EOS Quattro (4-stroke) that everyone is talking about now also comes from there 😉 It's a shame that Vittorazi doesn't offer a motor between Moster185 and Atom80 🙈 I used to have a Thor130 (not the EVO), which was very economical and let me fly fast at low revs, but it weighed over 16 kg, contrary to what is listed on the internet, which is why I bought the Atom80. The takeoffs are now much more comfortable for the back 😂 PS: The videos from youtube.com/@coltenwenger?si=onjM4fyzbaDeXAga (Colten Wenger) on RUclips are also excellent for bad weather 😜
Thanks for the awesome comment! Glad you’re enjoying the videos, and it’s cool to hear about your setup. England’s landscapes are definitely special, and I’ll keep sharing more. Colten Wenger’s channel is great-I’m already subscribed too! Safe flying! ✌😊
"that place" is called Firstsite in Colchester. And you literally flew over my house. Always wondered: why is that field so popular for paramotors? I've seen them taking off from there for many years.
nice to meet you. That's great, motor paragliding...it's really popular in Western countries. I'm Japanese, but it's not that popular in Japan, and I only see a small number of people there. I think the reason it hasn't become popular is because it costs money and there aren't many places to do it. I'm 58 years old, and I'm thinking of getting my license in a few years, but I'm hesitant because the financial aspect is the biggest problem. I have a fleeting dream that someday I can fly overseas, such as the United States, the European Alps, or Scotland in the United Kingdom, but the financial aspect is becoming more and more difficult... Please enjoy your trip with safety first and avoid accidents. From a dreaming boy in Japan... (Note: This comment was translated using a translation app. Please forgive me if there are any typos or omissions.)
Aviation is not cheap, that is for sure. Paramotoring though, is the least expensive form of powered flight. If you want to experience that, then this is the most accessible way to do it. I hope you able to realise your dream someday.
@@markallisonparamotor thank you for your reply. I'm going to get my XC license and work hard towards my goal. I look forward to seeing more videos from you. Thank you for your comments. Have an accident-free flight...I also subscribed to your channel.
The wonderful RUclips algorithms led me to a parameter video about a week ago, I’m now addicted to watching them. In fact I’m almost tempted to learn how to buy and fly one! A question though, is it dangerous and how easy/hard is it to learn to fly them?
Where do you live, I can recommend a field you can go and visit and chat to the friendly people there. It's about as dangerous as a motorcycle. 99.9% of accidents are pilot error and most happen on or near the ground. If you get good training and are conservative, it's pretty safe.
Thanks for the video, only thing keeping me sane right now. 4 visits to membury without a flight. To thermic by 11am. How many flights did you do with instructor before you felt confident to go it alone? I'm getting itchy feet! Thanks Mark
Thanks for watching-glad the video helps! I know the frustration of weather getting in the way. I did 9 flights with my instructor before I felt confident to go solo. Hang in there, and you’ll be up in the air soon! Safe flights! ✌️😊 Here is flight 12 which was pivotal for me ruclips.net/video/qTGb06XaUig/видео.html
@@markallisonparamotor thank you Mark, your direct contact shows how much passion you have to get people up there to enjoy what you do. Thanks for the link. I will watch that next! I have been binge re watching all of your early videos. The frustration of failed launches I can sympathise with but the reward is amazing. Just itching to get up again! I hold you fully responsible for my passion for the sky to do what you show is possible.
Thank you very much for capturing my rather ungraceful landing... ;) It was a bit too rough for my skill level, so I decided to bring it down. I'm looking forward to flying with you again soon.
It's not really world famous. Many many countries have more famous salt flats that are well known there and in nearby countries. Obvious ones include France, Peru, etc., etc.
When I trained to fly paramotor my instructor said NEVER fly during the middle of the day, it's the time when you're likely going to experience the biggest wing collapse, and rotor, mechanical turbulence and more. I avoid bad weather even when flying light aircraft, call me a pussy but I'm not into taking risks, I like to enjoy the flight.
Never say never! 😉 Landing was a bit tricky but it was very enjoyable along the coast.
You should defo not push it if you're not comfortable.
Nice place to fly - some interesting coastline, want to visit it again this year :)
Thanks Mark!
Definitely worth another trip.
Hello Mark, really great footage of your paramotor trips. I love watching them when the weather is bad or in the evening as a bedtime story ☺️👌 Your videos whet your appetite and are of good quality 👌 Please keep it up and make many more videos. England has a beautiful landscape with great historic buildings. Fantastic. I fly similar trips with my Atom80 and my Nucleon4 in size 22 (body weight 75 kg), but unfortunately I rarely take my Sony 6400 with me. That will change now 😂 With the Atom80 at full throttle, with the trimmers open and fully accelerated (60 km), I still get 0.3-0.5 m of climb. When flying level and at 60 km/h, I then have around 8800-9000 revolutions on the Atom80. Depending on the speed, I use between 3.5 - 5.05 liters of gasoline 🙈 I manage between 10-13 km (13 km/l) with one liter of gasoline. Although I still have the H-Jet screw on standard (factory setting) and the engine runs a bit too rich, but it's safe 😜😊 I usually start on MSL in the north of Germany, in good weather, dry air and could set it a bit leaner in the future, we'll see 😉 I love my Atom80 and can confirm your comments. Sometimes I also want a bit more power at lower speeds. I've also looked at the MVL125, Simonini 140 or EOS150 RV6, which are light in weight, but haven't had the courage to test them (here's a good overview - www.mecafly.com/en/engines-spare-parts-75). The EOS150 RV6 looks really great, is already available in version 6 and comes from Austria. The EOS Quattro (4-stroke) that everyone is talking about now also comes from there 😉 It's a shame that Vittorazi doesn't offer a motor between Moster185 and Atom80 🙈 I used to have a Thor130 (not the EVO), which was very economical and let me fly fast at low revs, but it weighed over 16 kg, contrary to what is listed on the internet, which is why I bought the Atom80. The takeoffs are now much more comfortable for the back 😂 PS: The videos from youtube.com/@coltenwenger?si=onjM4fyzbaDeXAga (Colten Wenger) on RUclips are also excellent for bad weather 😜
Thanks for the awesome comment! Glad you’re enjoying the videos, and it’s cool to hear about your setup. England’s landscapes are definitely special, and I’ll keep sharing more. Colten Wenger’s channel is great-I’m already subscribed too! Safe flying! ✌😊
Good flights and it was nice to see the Atom80 behaving itself!
"that place" is called Firstsite in Colchester. And you literally flew over my house. Always wondered: why is that field so popular for paramotors? I've seen them taking off from there for many years.
Thanks for that, I hope the paramotors aren't too annoying for you. We do try quite hard to mitigate noise.
what amazing and inspiring vids you have! love it, thanks mark!
Glad you like them!
nice to meet you. That's great, motor paragliding...it's really popular in Western countries. I'm Japanese, but it's not that popular in Japan, and I only see a small number of people there. I think the reason it hasn't become popular is because it costs money and there aren't many places to do it. I'm 58 years old, and I'm thinking of getting my license in a few years, but I'm hesitant because the financial aspect is the biggest problem. I have a fleeting dream that someday I can fly overseas, such as the United States, the European Alps, or Scotland in the United Kingdom, but the financial aspect is becoming more and more difficult... Please enjoy your trip with safety first and avoid accidents. From a dreaming boy in Japan... (Note: This comment was translated using a translation app. Please forgive me if there are any typos or omissions.)
Aviation is not cheap, that is for sure. Paramotoring though, is the least expensive form of powered flight. If you want to experience that, then this is the most accessible way to do it. I hope you able to realise your dream someday.
@@markallisonparamotor thank you for your reply. I'm going to get my XC license and work hard towards my goal. I look forward to seeing more videos from you. Thank you for your comments. Have an accident-free flight...I also subscribed to your channel.
The wonderful RUclips algorithms led me to a parameter video about a week ago, I’m now addicted to watching them. In fact I’m almost tempted to learn how to buy and fly one! A question though, is it dangerous and how easy/hard is it to learn to fly them?
Where do you live, I can recommend a field you can go and visit and chat to the friendly people there. It's about as dangerous as a motorcycle. 99.9% of accidents are pilot error and most happen on or near the ground. If you get good training and are conservative, it's pretty safe.
Could you give us a views of the small boat crossings?
Have a look at the photos link
Thanks for the video, only thing keeping me sane right now.
4 visits to membury without a flight.
To thermic by 11am.
How many flights did you do with instructor before you felt confident to go it alone?
I'm getting itchy feet!
Thanks Mark
Thanks for watching-glad the video helps! I know the frustration of weather getting in the way. I did 9 flights with my instructor before I felt confident to go solo. Hang in there, and you’ll be up in the air soon! Safe flights! ✌️😊 Here is flight 12 which was pivotal for me ruclips.net/video/qTGb06XaUig/видео.html
@@markallisonparamotor thank you Mark, your direct contact shows how much passion you have to get people up there to enjoy what you do.
Thanks for the link. I will watch that next!
I have been binge re watching all of your early videos.
The frustration of failed launches I can sympathise with but the reward is amazing.
Just itching to get up again!
I hold you fully responsible for my passion for the sky to do what you show is possible.
Yes there will be setbacks along the way, but that's all part of the learning, and ultimately worth it!
Baked bean wind check
Thank you very much for capturing my rather ungraceful landing... ;) It was a bit too rough for my skill level, so I decided to bring it down. I'm looking forward to flying with you again soon.
You're welcome Joe! 😂😅 Look forward to a longer flight with you sometime soon.
Joe is the most savage guy I know: Joe didn’t land in the bushes, the bushes landed on Joe.
@@heathleavitt3537 Thank you, I am just amazing! ;)
It's not really world famous. Many many countries have more famous salt flats that are well known there and in nearby countries. Obvious ones include France, Peru, etc., etc.
It's sold in all grocery stores across America, I think it's exported pretty widely.
@@markallisonparamotoryeah I've never seen it outside the small world of anglophone countries
How/Where do you find places to fly from?
Just word of mouth, meeting people, facebook , etc
Which wing are tou flying? Thanks
All my gear is in the description, on this flight it was the Hadron 3.
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