My Frighteningly Freezing Paramotor Flight

Video is about key pieces of clothing that should be worn for a comfortable flight, when paramotoring in cold winter conditions. The flight footage is from my 27th flight as a paramotor pilot. My first flight of the New Year 1/6/2024. I am flying an Ozone Spyder 26 meter glider, Parajet Maverick frame and a Vittorazi Moster 185cc (my22) engine.

[@mn1k174]

Great vid. I can recommend Power in Motion heated glove LINERS - wear a windproof but not overly bulky pair of gloves over the top. 12v and now 16v option - expensive but all the heat you’ll ever need. Buy cheap, you buy twice right? Suggest you hold the side of the brake handle triangle not the bottom, and tuck all finger ends except the 2 operating the throttle back into your palms (facing inwards not forwards.) Also, I recommend a helmet visor - makes a huge difference. Lastly, I suggest a pair of heated socks. But you must have space in the boot to trap the warm air - ideally enough boot room for a pair of woollen (NEVER cotton which absorbes moisture and therefore wicks away heat) walking socks over the heated socks too. Best wishes from the UK 👍

[@cloudwalkerppg504]

Thanks for the advice, I will try some of these suggestions on my upcoming flights. I decided earlier to try another pair of gloves which I thought were sold out. I will post an update on how these work out and look into the P in M liners. My face does not seem to get very cold, but a visor would be nice to have. Cheers from USA

[@mn1k174]

@@cloudwalkerppg504 👍

[@cloudpandarism2627]

For the First Few Fantastic Funny moments of this video i thought you trolling us. 😘😜 after watching it you are right. very good point. weather here dropped down alot and i am facing the same situation next week. thanks for the reminder to double up the clothes!

[@cloudwalkerppg504]

How cold does it get where your at? Watching your videos I would have thought you were in a semi-tropical climate.

[@cloudpandarism2627]

@@cloudwalkerppg504 yes you right i am living in south china but we still get temps around zero C. its not snowing but its cold enough for me

[@parajerry]

I am so happy to live in Florida where we don't really have cold weather. When we do, it's a few days, then back to moderate or warm. I learned to fly outside Vegas but it was October and nice weather. I don't think I would even try flying if it was uncomfortably cold. Dealing with some weird wind conditions right now. 5-6 mph but variable in direction. Very hard to kite in...and I need the practice.

[@cloudwalkerppg504]

I live in one of the worst places to fly for all the reasons you mention. Winds are often shifty/gusty and it gets quite cold here. However this past winter was unusually warm. It rained on Christmas day and we had almost no snow. Last year 22/23 we had near record amounts of snow.

[@parajerry]

@@cloudwalkerppg504 Wow. I see we have almost the same equipment. I am also on a Maverick with Moster 185+ but my wing is a 30 meter Ozone Mojo PWR 2. I am trying to burn off some weight (around 240 after the lockdowns) but also wanted a wing that would support the Maverick trike option if I decide I need it. I shattered both my legs skydiving back in the 90s and sometimes have ankle issues. I survived training on a dry lake bed but that was with a smaller wing. I am just getting back into this after a year but really want to get more kiting time before flying. Also trying to connect with the local group so I am not getting back into this solo, but they are usually out at sunrise. I am a sunset person and night person that stays up till 4am. I was out kiting today but the wind was coming from every direction at 6mph and wasn't steady. I can get the wing up both forward and reverse, but it doesn't;t stay up 10-15 seconds before coming down. When I was in Nevada training, I got really good at reverse and could keep it up all day with little effort. Some of the guys flying where I was training could kite on their backs, which was very impressive. I need to go to the beach to kite as the winds are usually steady and light-moderate in the evening.

[@cloudwalkerppg504]

@@parajerry I trimmed off a lot of my weight as I was self training and am at 170lb. So the glider I have is a little oversized (26M), should have a 24M but that's what was available at the time I bought (got it used). Kiting does help you to understand how the wing reacts to changeable conditions, I highly advise doing as much kiting as possible.

[@FreshTillDeath56]

Your nose and mouth are exposed?!?! You're insane! Cheers from one pilot to another.

[@cloudwalkerppg504]

Just another day in the land of ice and snow. Blue skies

[@rule1dontgosplat]

My left hand froze on my last flight at 40mph. I didn't put a glove on before takeoff, and realized at 1000 feet that with the toggle and throttle in the way, I couldn't put a glove on.

[@cloudwalkerppg504]

Yeah, quite a bit difference from standing on the ground and flying way up high. Cheers

[@robertwolfe8680]

You need a snowmobile suit and try mittens they are 10X warmer than gloves.

[@cloudwalkerppg504]

My torso was warm and mittens are impossible to fly with

[@ScubaVapes]

Sabot heated gloves..check em out..they get hot in 3 seconds

[@cloudwalkerppg504]

So I have heard, but they cannot be acquired. Everywhere I look, they are sold out or unavailable.

[@zegarsity]

good afternoon. what is the flight length and flight time. thank you

[@cloudwalkerppg504]

Howdy, 16 miles, 48 min I believe it was stated in the video

[@ScubaVapes]

It’s on Amazon I just looked $59 ..I’d give you the link but I’m sure it would get blocked

[@cloudwalkerppg504]

Cool, thanks I just got-em. I've been looking for these for a month. When I have looked for these in the past, I would type into google and follow the link to Amazon. When you do this it goes to a screen that appears to be Amazon but it says the gloves are unavailable. So I just assumed they were sold out. Amazon must be the only place that sells them.

[@paramotortheory]

Are you in the US?

[@cloudwalkerppg504]

Minnesota, it's been mild this year.