squirt oil in the spring housing, not to much.

Why the knots ?

I picked up a used powered parachute yesterday and the pull rope broke when I was testing the compression on it. I watched this video and very easily replaced the rope in about 15 minutes. Very helpful.

Thanks for posting this video. Brings back many memories as I worked as a geologist on the area back in 1981. Worked with a great crew and the people of Baralaba were tops.

Hay man do u live in moura

A great reference video to keep

Very well done! Thank you! A vise would help a bit but other than that, nice helpful video!

One of his shoes...which is a bugger as they use their feet a lot more than I do when landing!!

What fell off that dude at the end?

Wow, what a view.

You're a legend. Thanks mate.

John Conte at Aerochute Industries supplied it when I purchased my machine. It's a Lynx headset system that is able to handle VHF and UHF radios at the same time (useful if wanting to coordinate with a ground station whilst flying)....I've had mine for 3 years and have been very happy with it. Good quality sound when talking to the passenger with it on. Radio is a Vertex Standard...which just plugs into the Lynx gear nicely.

Brilliant. I'll check with my flight instructor. I have Des Rycroft's book. Sorry, one more question - where did you get your radio? Cheers.

There is a course??? (of course a course: there is always someone willing to charge to tell others how to do things). I just got a radio training book from the folks at Aerochute, read it, and then sat the exam with a flying instructor (who, when satisfied you know what you are on about, just sends it onto RA-Aus to be added to your list of endorsements). Then it's just a matter of practice...I make my kids do the "calls" when we leave the driveway even!!

Thanks for the reply. No need to move, in a couple of years it'll be tropical in Melbourne anyway :) I'm thinking about doing my radio course but a tad expensive, I don't fly from controlled airstrips and a course seems hard to find. Would be handy though and anything to make safer and I'm keen.

re. the absence of gloves...don't tell my flight instructor (he was always very big on gloves and I usually do wear them just in case I need to pull chute lines manually - rather than keeping off the cool). re jealous...perhaps you should move :) re. radio. YES they are a requirement when flying from Caboolture....and necessary; from the video you can see the intersecting runways? well at ground level you can't see the approaches to the other runways, so you rely on radio calls to keep safe.

Thanks for the great flight. And a dawn flight with no gloves makes me jealous. Just wondering was that a radio I saw? Do you need one to fly at Caboolture?

no..i had a habit of lugging my aerochute along the ground by the foot rest over uneven ground...and i managed to twist the frame: it's only just bolts so easily fixed. It should run striaght and true along the ground. I put this clip up to show some folks my problem, who then advised me how to fix it. I now remove my solo weight before moving my craft and the problem hasn't happened again. You live and learn ;)

umm...yeah...i've done that as well during amatuer hour!

you forgot to mention "virile" and "rugged".

WOW. That looks so cool. The guys in it must be very brave and strong.

This is actually really useful. Thanks guys.

Love your work Andy.

I love this video, I watched it 5 times tonight. I think I'll make some stills from it and use them for my wallpaper.

Great shot. (that's "golf shot", NOT "camera shot")

Pinnicle studio 12 plus

Nice red shirt you got there hot aviator fly boy.

Great opening shots, what software did you use?

I have a friend who is going to take me up in his aerochute one day. I can't wait, it looks like great fun.

Would be better with a gun.

Oh...but that's the only way to do it!!

That bloke with the gun is a hunk. How can I meet him?