Busted Paramotor! - PPG lessons learned at the Beach in higher winds

[@joshmedina5471]

Just glad that broken brake line didn’t suck in your hand! 😅

[@roberteshelman5917]

Beautiful video footage. Glad you were able to get back in the air quickly. I have two Miniplanes and I really like how easy and affordable I can get parts from Chad.

[@FlyBabyFlyPPG]

thanks valerie great video and lesson to learn, nice to share with us. Fly Baby Fly.

[@richnessofexperience]

Thanks for sharing, Doc! Glad you weren't hurt, and that's great you were able to fly the next day. Please keep these awesome videos coming. I know it's a pain to edit and publish, but they're quite helpful to our PPG community!

[@valeriewrede486]

Thank you!

[@woodystarkey2329]

Woody here no no the other woody yeah twisted wind lol !!! Hay it could have been a lot worse than it was for sure so it went right back in place sweet looked a bit worse than it was huh well great content lol !!!!! I know u know u heard that lol !!!!

[@EvilKen01]

Wow! Your hand got close to the prop the way your brake line was cut. Glad you are ok!!

[@valeriewrede486]

Completely agree!

[@shaneross64]

That's a beautiful wing.

[@donshortjohn2108]

Thanks for sharing. Been there and done that too. A lot of feelings were hurt - and a frame 😓

[@FPTower]

similar damage happened to me on a launch, but my parajet frame folded, blade hit dirt as it ate 10 of my lines :( but so true: take your time, recognize when to stop and try again another day! (looking forward to improving my skills in 23! Richard

[@flierbill]

Thank you for sharing, I learned from this one, I really like how you have your cam hooked up,

[@valeriewrede486]

Thanks!

[@JustOutHereTinkering]

Wow i thought that whole hoop was munched!!! so cool its able to pop back out like that. definitely gotta know your limits when it comes to high winds.

[@josephking7021]

Hi Val, I’ve been looking for your videos. You are my alter ego. I’m trying to learn off your mistakes. Trust me I’d make more. I’m not a flying pilot but a wannabe. It’s on my bucket list. Be careful and think conservative. You can’t be too careful it seems. Just a small stupid mistake can screw up your day it seems.

[@valeriewrede486]

By far, most flights don't have anything go wrong and are wonderful and fun. Hope you fly soon!

[@TheDro]

noooo not the dreaded pasghetti monster attack!

[@ripmanridin7092]

Looks cold!

[@aerobatty1]

Glad you’re ok and the damage wasn’t worse.👍 I’m wondering also, how wet was your wing. That looked like a very soggy area. Thanks for posting. I just had my second “unscheduled landing” Got a little footage of it too. Blue skies.

[@valeriewrede486]

The wing wasn't very wet. How were your 'unscheduled landings'?

[@aerobatty1]

@@valeriewrede486 The last one was my carb silencer going through my prop a couple minutes after launch, so landed back near my car. The first one was a disintegrated roller bearing. Motor wasn’t making full power. Had to get over a river (narrow) for a shorter trip back to my car. As soon as I got across, the motor locked up tight. Quiet, uneventful landing in a farmer’s field and a $10 Uber back to my car. $300 to replace piston, cylinder and head. This one cost about $400 for a silencer and prop. Not too bad.

[@valeriewrede486]

@@aerobatty1 Wow! Glad everything ended out okay.

[@BG322]

Glad you were okay. We were thought in training that 3 failed launches, call it. Its best to call it than hurt yourself or damage equipment.

[@valeriewrede486]

We weren't taught a specific number of failed launches but as a pilot are you in the 'green, yellow, or red.' Green - good to go; yellow - think it over; red - take a break.

[@lobbyrobby]

Glad your ok. If that brake line hadn't cut do you think your hand could've been sucked into the prop? Also, with a reverse launch do you think you would've been able to do it?

[@valeriewrede486]

I was lucky. I should have done a reverse launch. And, if my skills weren’t good enough to do a reverse launch that day, then I shouldn’t have tried to fly. I’ve practiced kiting a lot more since then!

[@joehays5903]

I learned the hard lesson didn’t abort and my wing went into my prop. Ouch

[@valeriewrede486]

Glad you're okay. Did you damage your wing?

[@bogdanprejneanu9300]

You need more or better training