That paraglider looks like a huge dreamcatcher attached to a gaming chair.
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How much do these run? Is it just the seat/motor/prop or is a wing included generally?
New ones are sold separate. So you buy the "motor" which has the seat motor prop part and then pair it with a wing that you like. Used is all over the place. I couldn't tell you what new stuff goes for these days cos tariffs but used motors are generally 4-6k and wings are around 1500 used.
This looks really awesome and terrifying.
Godspeed.
Balls of steel, color me jealous!
I've been flying experimental for my whole life and a bunch of my friends have these things too. A good deal popped up on marketplace so I jumped on it. Now I'm waiting for spring so I can bang out some training and practice.
Sick! When I lived in FL I would see guys following the coast in these things, pretty gnarly! Have a blast man
Where/how do you practice?
As a lay person, I'd guess that over water, where you can fall safely.
But then there's the whole drowning thing.
Large empty areas or small airports in class g airspace. Water is a no go, these things kill people when they splash down. There are automatic inflating floatation devices designed for these things to keep them from dragging you down.
Good luck with your endeavors.
Thanks for the reply.
That strategy didn't work out for John Denver. Be careful.
I am not an adrenaline junkie, but I do take risks. I've flown in an open cockpit plane, done snowmobiles and jet skis, paraglided, and I love scuba.
You ain't getting me within a thousand yards* of one of those.
[914.4 meters for the non-Americans]
Experimental Airships are like Experimental Firearms: They're very interesting when you can watch someone else demonstrate them, at a safe distance.
What exactly is this?
Fart distributor
Outdoor airconditioning, global warming edition.
Paramotor. Or, powered paraglider
Seemed like too many straps for a sex chair, so I had to zoom in to see the pic on the wall to figure it out.
It can be whatever you want it to be with the right amount of imagination 😉
"Anything is a sextoy if you're brave enough"
Abraham Lincoln
And speed!