Flying a Paramotor - Fun but Terrifying if you overthink it

[@N937LC]

Cirrus is really stepping up its emergency training.

[@sablatnic8030]

:-D

[@Kenriko]

*David Attenborough's voice* ~ here we witness a Cirrus pilot in his natural habitat.. under a parachute.

[@FeralPreacher]

Having the Goodyear blimp pass you had me rolling off my chair. Well done BrYan. Thanks for sharing.

[@Jeffrey-Flys]

That was epic Bryan

[@gorgly123]

Ditto

[@NozomuYume]

It scared me for a split second before I realized it was CGI.

[@N1RKW]

I was waiting to see a paramotor pass him on his flight home.

[@nevadahamaker7149]

"As a Cirrus pilot I really should have a better understanding of how these things work." Heh. :)

[@pageau1987]

I thought the same thing

[@peterbrix8077]

Hilarious the Blimp flying bye , excellent.

[@flyingkub]

I have flown a paraglider cross country and had a F15 go under me in Scotland.

[@michaelpendleton2158]

Nice job, as a paramotor pilot I cringed everytime you said parachute...but its all good! Lol

[@FrugalMooney]

I recently took up powered paragliding. I absolutely love it. It's a good change of pace from airplane flying.

[@paramotortheory]

I've been flying ppg for 12 years and absolutely love it.

[@kevinmcphail2908]

7:46 So very glad I had not just taken a drink of coffee! That and getting passed by the blimp - brilliant!

[@iamthundermug]

I'm glad you mentioned Tucker in your description. I've seen his vids, but never subbed him. Now I'm off to find him and sub. Thanx!

[@SmittySmithsonite]

Tucker's the PPG man! If not for him, I'd have never started flying one. I didn't even know what a paramotor was when I found his channel back in 2017. He was just a long haired young man with 50k subs back then! Now he's grown a mustache, cut his hair, and is well on his way to 2M subs! Amazing to watch him grow and succeed, all because of this contraption of fabric, a lawn chair, and a dirt bike engine. :)

[@valkyriesride129]

I love how the blimp passes the Grumman! Lol

[@jerrymiller276]

I wondered if a blimp was faster than the Grumman. Now I know.

[@ThadofOhio]

A Canadian Goose is also faster than his Grumman.

[@anon7219]

There was a good camera shot at 8:37 that reminded me of the iconic scene in E.T. where you see the silhouette against the sky of Elliott and ET in the bicycle. lol

[@MichaelCarrPilot]

Tucker Gott has entered the comments.

[@swampdonkey1517]

Even while being low...it can still get you killed. It's better to be high and have the time to deploy the reserve

[@JustinPPG]

Nothing like flying a paramotor. Flying a few hundred off of the ground and being able to see everything below you is the best.

[@m118lr]

Ha ha ha!!! YOUR’RE SO stinking funny man. Wasn’t EVEN expecting that blimp..!

[@romankalinchuk2750]

That blimp needs to chill out and pull the throttle back a tad, lol

[@429thunderjet2]

Those darn blimps are zippin around everywhere! Maybe you can get an STC for more power for the gooney bird so you can race em! Sorry BrYan, I couldn't resist.. the original gooney was a Douglas not a Grumman, but the Grumman is kind of an albatross anyway isn't it?;)

[@samik83]

The closest thing that makes you feel like a bird is paragliding or hang gliding but even there you lose the freedom to go where you want. PPG is the best of both worlds.

[@terryboehler5752]

Wow! Your landing light points where it should on approach and landing. What a concept

[@dutchygirl]

You're so brave in flying a powered CAPS with a guy sitting right behind you! It maybe slower than a hot air balloon, but it still looks faster than the Grumman. Loved to see you run!!!

[@Raygreene22]

As a Cirrus driver, you should have felt right at home with that parachute.

[@BraapZ]

🔥👍way fun. “As a Cirrus pilot should pay attention to the chute controls😜🤣😂”

[@morthomer5804]

It's an upgrade. The foil constitutes a wing I thought that you traded the Grumman for it

[@evilfluff6634]

It is probably faster than a Grumman.

[@ssairshows]

Paragliders should be flown naked...then that camera on your right shoe would have a much more interesting POV.

[@paratyshow]

Your a sick puppy Spencer but that explains why you and BrYan do so well together. Time to do another series together, you guys rock!

[@quinnjim]

I thought a LOT about these. It seems like you really need light winds to be safe. I saw one video where a guy climbed up through a wind shift. His chute collapsed. Lots of crash videos of these too. Maybe some day…

[@FTroop37F]

Like GA, most PPG accidents are pilot error. Structural failures are aImost unheard of. If you fly only in good weather and stay away from water you'll have stacked the deck in your favor considerably. I know of 3 commercial airline pilots here in AZ who also fly PPG.

[@FTroop37F]

Plus in PPG most have a reserve.

[@quinnjim]

@@FTroop37F It's like not flying at night or low IFR in single engine planes. You can't make small planes completely safe, but you can mitigate the risk to a point where it's acceptable. It seems like paramotors are one of the most pure forms of flying. I'm an airline guy. I may try it at some point.

[@FTroop37F]

@@quinnjim Exactly....good analogies. If you exercise good judgement and avoid known hazards you really stack the deck in your favor. I've read/heard that it's safer than riding a motorcycle....don't know.

[@jacquesnuttall]

If flying a fixed wing GA plane and then thinking its safer in any way than a PPG, then that would be the definition of a false sense of security 😎

[@michaelpendleton2158]

Agreed!

[@johnopalko5223]

I'm glad I'm not the only pilot who's afraid of heights. I think Josh Flowers is, too.

[@lvsqcsl]

I just got my cart training on June 12 of this year. I had been flying foot launch for about 2 years. I can tell you I got blown off course and was travelling about 50 mph. I had no clue were I was and looked for a place to land. There was a farmer in a field and he saw me land. I asked him where I was and he told me. We don't talk much about how an aircraft can overcome distances and inexperienced pilot like me might not know that. I am sure you know that, though. Great video!

[@robdotcom71]

Obviously Bryan (with a Y) is no Tucker Gott..... lol.... Tucker would never think of flying a grumman....

[@saintsi6997]

It's faster than a Grumman!✈🐌

[@tonytheantony]

...where's the ballastic parachute handle!? Blimey, certainly got to double knot ones trainers too (American = sneakers)!🇬🇧🛩️👍🙂

[@pilotpro6124]

Pretty sure that Blimp was piloted by Dan Gryder headed for the nearest Corn Field. Or nearest Chili Dog? lol great job on the vid. Dan's gonna want royalties. (luv u too DG) :-)

[@MabrysDad]

Maybe one day, but to go up above TPA, or just go over 20 feet without something around me... I don’t think so!!

[@brianb5594]

Holy crap Bryan! Not sure I could do that. Hanging by threads. Yikes! Great video though. LMAO at the F22 in the pattern. 😂

[@joewilliams5072]

Some years ago our company was working with a firm called MonsterJobs. They had a red blimp they flew around for PR. I got to take off at Oakland, and fly over SFBay to downtown and hover over my office in SF. It was fantastic. I took the controls for a bit, but did not have my logbooks with me. All lighter than air pilots are also LTA CFI. Darn.

[@wesvasher]

I have my private and fly PPG out of my backyard… its really the closest feeling to actually flying like a bird.

[@waukeshapilot6462]

Eren is such a sweetheart for doing that for you.

[@AshtonCoolman]

That thing gets up to a serious altitude!

[@michaelpendleton2158]

Legally up to 18k feet in the right airspace!

[@adrianarnold8554]

Well done for having the bottle to give that a go Bryan. I think if that had been me I'd have crapped my pants

[@appcarpenter1]

Even the PPG is faster than the Grumman. I wish i was in the right spot, id buy yours.

[@ohiyesa2328]

The blimp passed him on the GPS XD

[@andypetzold]

Thanks for the video! I know Martin Pauly wouldn't be caught dead with a camera strapped to his shoe, major "props" to you buddy! 😉

[@buckshot704]

Have you seen the video on Martin’s channel where he and his wife were talking about walking around downtown Chicago? His wife says “Martin walks around with a camera on a stick”. Martin replies “It’s called a gimbal”. 😜

[@andypetzold]

@@buckshot704 LOL - I haven't, I'll go look for it!

[@buckshot704]

@@andypetzold ; It’s from earlier this past summer I think.

[@lvsqcsl]

I am absolutely terrified of heights. This doesn't bother me.

[@sxf093020]

Nice job balancing the camera on your right foot the whole time, Bryan!

[@bigkenny66]

SQUARE those turns young man, great to see you come in to NWR that slow. Heights scare me poopless until I know it will kill me on impact ;-)

[@mattmurph]

This is AWESOME! Adding this to my bucket list. Glad you documented it!

[@marksimmons2763]

I trained with Shawn and would recommend him for training and it is the most fulfilling thing I have ever done. And yes keep running. 😁😁🪂🪂

[@pxbertuc]

That was awesome! I live here in Houston and went down to Galveston to do the same thing and there was too much wind.

[@Colin399]

Are you kidding….. that was a ne’er miss!!!

[@thebadgerpilot]

Very cool that you finally got to do this! No witty comment needed here!

[@waldoinaz]

Great video. Looks like you enjoyed expanding your aviation horizons. Training is a must for paramotoring. Just make sure you don’t train with Dell Schanze…biggest douche in the PPG world. Also, for some fun paramotoring videos, check out Tucker Gott’s KZbin channel.

[@SmittySmithsonite]

HAHAHAAHA! I was wondering if Dell's name was gonna show up in the comments here! 😂🤣😂

[@marklucatorto3109]

Thanks for sharing your experience. Once I finish getting my PPL I'm going to start flying an ultralight. I just want to be in the air enjoying the sights. Have you been up in one? If not that should be on your list. Take care and thanks again for the video.

[@Mocking69]

空は最高に気持ちがイイ～秀樹感激Goodです=3

[@videopokernetwork6824]

$3600 for the wing $7500 for the motor $3500 for training.

[@itukuppoo4280]

WHAT did he just say?? Keep running even when it feels like youre taking off! RUUUUNNNN!!

[@JudsonGraham]

Love to see it!! Let’s collaborate

[@kevincollins8014]

That was really cool thanks for sharing the experience with us all Bryan 😁

[@farhanfouadacca]

Now I really want to paraglide.

[@SkylerCosta]

Dang, doesn't look like you got to enjoy the pendulum effect on a wing n strings!

[@glennwatson]

It's weird how many of us in fixed wing are actually afraid of flights. I'm the same and have several friends who are as well.

[@buckshot704]

You definitely have a higher appreciation for different means of flying than I do. Absolutely zero chance I’ll ever attempt anything like this.

[@michaelpendleton2158]

Lol.... you are missing out my friend!

[@buckshot704]

@@michaelpendleton2158 ; Respectfully, no, I’m not missing out on anything. I simply choose other means of flight that have a vastly different risk/reward ratio.

[@chuckaltmix972]

If you ever do want to get into PPG I suggest going a route similar to what I have. I opted for wheels which is actually safer to you and your equipment during launch & landing. Check it out. I am self taught and have now flown PPG for 3 years.

[@michaelpendleton2158]

Going to check out your channel....I'm a foot launcher but the trikes look cool. Prob get one when my knees and back give out!

[@chuckaltmix972]

@@michaelpendleton2158 My quad is lightweight, has a cushy bucket seat and is like flying a recliner. Launch in nil winds is easy, touch and go's totally rock and I can land at the other end of the field and drive the wing overhead to my car. 3 years flying and have never chipped a prop or did a face plant. Love my wheels! Got a new wing on order for added speed and agility!

[@ikay2102]

Passing zeppelin was funny though 🤣

[@TwinleaftheDragon]

Damn I want to do that so bad, nice footage!

[@michaelpendleton2158]

Do it!

[@SmittySmithsonite]

I second Mike's motion!

[@dezertraider]

LUCKY YOU! VERY COOL! STAY AWESOME!

[@louisbelzil3105]

If you get in trouble you can pull a handle and land in a Cirrus.

[@iflyintos6164]

I'm bias but it is the most free way to fly, you get to run into the sky and aren't as limited by regulations.

[@johng3929]

How long of a trip and what preparations would it take to go between Oklahoma and Texas in a PPG? That would be an adventure.

[@MichaelOnines]

Preparation is to get as close to the border as possible and scout out a landing spot on the other side. Once all the prep is done, it's about 10 minutes.

[@Anonymous99997]

Better watch out for the wake turbulence from jets and blimps.

[@stevenhorney7735]

Looks like a blast!

[@tombrotherman7838]

"This is so incredible. I'm having to shut off the part of my brain that worries about crap." How many opportunities do we miss because of that second sentence? I grew up loving planes. Had the balsa wood gliders and rubber band powered stuff. But when I had my first chance to fly at 7 it scared the crap out of me. A short hop from DFW to SAT in a 737. I cried until my Mom let me put the window down. I got guts enough to open it again as we were landing. Fast forward to about 10. Got to fly front seat in a little plane. It took all I had to get in it. I loved it except I was scared to death. They asked me to take the controls and I couldn't do it. Fast forward to a lot of flights and years later and now I want to do this stuff. Seeing that some pilots still have the same fears is encouraging. Somehow they learn to turn off the part of the brain that worries about stuff that isn't likely to happen. I will add that I did turn off that part of my brain long enough to get hired where I work today. It paid off pretty good for me. Some day when you feel like making a Just Plabe Serious video, tell us how you turn off the part of the brain that worries about crap.

[@prussiaaero1802]

So is that 90% shutdown?

[@tombrotherman7838]

@@prussiaaero1802 90% works for that. Standing on top of a power plant boiler 7 stories up. Concrete floor, but right at the railing. First day of the job was another 90%. I had to learn how to walk on grating where you can see the floors below you. Later I had a few 100% turn off the brain times. Get in a 2-3 person elevator and ride up to 300+ feet. When you get out you're on grating. You can look at your feet and see the ground. Yeah, the pucker factor was pretty high!

[@emrebaskocak]

25 mph? I guess the grumman wasn't slow enough for you lol

[@jeffreyconner6087]

Another great video man

[@noahkraft6453]

New PPG equipment and training runs you 15k and can go as high as 20k. The average cost of training is 2k an average ppg set up costs 8k, 1k for a reserve. 500 for a low end helmet and radio. A decent wing which is the most important thing is about 4K.

[@michaelpendleton2158]

You're pretty close there....I paid 8.5k for new parajet maverick, 3500 for new ozone roadster 3, thats with a discount from training which was 2750....reserve 875.....I wouldn't call 500 for helmet low end. Low end is a $50 skateboard helmet and some hearing protection! Lol.....I paid around 650 I think which had a nice helmet with Bluetooth and nav radio hook ups.

[@noahkraft6453]

@@michaelpendleton2158 nah I wasn’t knocking the 500 being low on the helmet. Yeah you can get dirt cheap for a few bucks. But today I’ve seen some go for well over 1k

[@michaelpendleton2158]

@@noahkraft6453 Definitely. The ppg market has been a gold mine for the last few years. Everyone trying to cash in on it!

[@Mike-01234]

Falls from 30 or 40 feet and up the outcome would be the same, so going higher would not really make it any less risk. Maybe it would lower risk the mind doesn't work that way. I tired to talk my wife into getting one of these she loves parasailing behind a boat which she thinks is so much more safer then a paramotor. I tired to tell her it's no different just being towed up over water wont make any difference when you get up high. You bring something up as social media has been doing a great job of adding more people to aviation including paramotoring I get concerned about a collision between aircraft and one of these. One of the reasons held me back from paramotoring is they are very sensitive to weather, and bumpy air.

[@SmittySmithsonite]

I keep a strobe going on mine any time I'm flying. Not a requirement, but I don't want to tangle with a fixed wing going anywhere from 120 to 250 MPH! Would ruin both our days badly. I've seen a few zip by, but no closer than 1,500 feet horizontally. In the weather we fly in, we're very visible. I chose a bright green wing to be more visible no matter what angle I'm viewed from. They're definitely sensitive to weather, but as you gain experience, you'll be able to handle rougher conditions, although that's not much fun (at least to me). My very first flight I was "para-parked" - winds were exactly the same as my forward speed, so I hovered over a farm house like a helicopter for a few minutes, lol. I had to descend into calmer air to make any forward progress. It's a ton of fun, though. So glad I got into this hobby! I can't think of a single reason not to get into it (aside from money, if that's a factor). I'd wager it's the safest form of aviation out there. Only way to stall the wing is by yanking lines, or the brake toggles down to your waist. It inherently wants to fly, and will with little pilot input.

[@whitmats]

Looks like fun

[@TheLincolnshireFlyer]

A brave pilot! Looks so exiting. I'm not good with heights either and it's always made me wonder if I could do this. What is that around your front camera at the beginning Bryan?

[@JustPlaneSilly]

Not sure what you are referring to

[@TheLincolnshireFlyer]

@@JustPlaneSilly In your Grumman, something around your Gopro. Sun shade?

[@WolfPilot]

ROTFLTIPMGO!!!! Your grumman got passed by a blimp..... How sad.. What does that airplane have? An IO-100? nah, even that would pass a blimp.

[@karlriley1314]

So how did it feel with you LEGS just dangling in midair??

[@JustPlaneSilly]

honestly it was scary to look down and just see the ground. There was a lot of just trying to mentally zone out so I don't over think it

[@stephenmccreery6511]

U dont need training but at the same time u really do need it

[@gawebm]

No fear in my airplane, but my one and only balloon flight terrified me. I would die of a heart attack as soon as this thing got off the ground.

[@peteranderson037]

Considering that $10k is almost enough for the down payment on a barely functioning 50 year old Cessna 172 or the average annual cost of a Cirrus SR22T, I'd say that's a cheap way to fly if all you're looking for is just getting into the air and having some fun.

[@nategoodwin3329]

I spend more annually on maintaining my lawn equipment than I do on maintaining my ppg rig.

[@Chinchilla-fw3jg]

Just a Cirrus with 4 leg landing gear.

[@mjpat8]

Fun video!

[@rickashford4005]

Okay... Christy and 210 just put up a video of parachuting and airspace. Christy has flown the paramotor. You need to challenge her to a tandem free fall and jump with their guest. She says she won't, but she's already flown a paramotor. What say ye??

[@djunclemilo]

Subbed just for the blimp humor!

[@JustPlaneSilly]

Thank you! Means a lot to me

[@wesvasher]

PPG pilots also cringe anytime someone calls it a chute! Haha

[@romankalinchuk2750]

It kinda is, it just acts more like a wing than a parachute

[@Pilot_Marc]

Cool video!

[@thedave7760]

First thing it's not a parachute it's a WING!! First thing any paraglider gets pissed of about is if you call it a parachute.

[@grahamlockley4435]

>First thing any paraglider gets pissed of about is if you call it a wing. You need to edit that, it pisses me off if they call it a parachute :) Anyone who has flown a PG or PPG KNOWS its a frikkin wing, never seen anyone able to tumble a parachute !!

[@thedave7760]

@@grahamlockley4435 thanks for the edit.

[@Kenriko]

So... it's a parachute right?

[@grahamlockley4435]

@@Kenriko Yeah its a parachute, we float gently to earth on our wings

[@daviddewitt9365]

What was the cost of the flight on the paramotor?

[@JustPlaneSilly]

$100

[@mikeryan6277]

Did you even notice a difference in airspeed?

[@tds456]

What is the music in the night flight at the end?

[@JustPlaneSilly]

Wanderer's trove by Empty Sky I have a subscription to epidemic sound which provides music you can use for online videos. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5zbhJpjj5imrdk

[@tds456]

@@JustPlaneSilly Thanks for the rapid reply. It was a really moving and fitting tune for the night flight back. Hopefully not the last time we'll see you in the grumman either.

[@benderaviation]

I'm pretty sure wings aren't supposed to be that floppy

[@leolatch8011]

No thank you I would be absolutely scared to death . I will stay with my airplane

[@ronjohnson9507]

There ain't no way in hell I'm doing that

[@HugoHugunin]

Just don't pull a "Grant Thompson" please. Dude died from overeating...rocks, in Utah.

[@stormysrider]

Am I the only one to notice that had less than 1/4 of a tank of fuel in the motor unit????

[@FTroop37F]

That was probably 90 minutes of fuel ....for a 45 minute demo flight.