Paramotor Training Vlog - 20 - FIRST flight ALONE, horses.

[@PARANOOB]

I know I'll get comments about the horses.. I was nervous, first time alone, new field, two cars full of people watching. They ran as soon as I pulled the wing up. Next time, I'll kite first to move them on.

[@grejen711]

ah shucks. They got some exercise. No harm no foul.

[@NCPPGpilot]

@P Great flight brother, nailed it! The critters definitely didn't waste time making way. Yeah brother, if the focus is where it should be, any size crowd doesn't exist until we've taken care of business. ~8^)

[@PARANOOB]

Cheers dude! :D

[@AParkin]

Looking good...you have put a lot of time and effort in you should be proud ....keep posting and ill keep watchin 👍

[@PARANOOB]

Thanks for watching! I really appreciate it!

[@boblindner5808]

Learning Paramotor here in Texas. Really enjoyed this series. Loves this video especially the shadow of the wing coming up!

[@pixies64]

looks like i found the perfect channel find out about the training for paramotoring and see the local sight from above like my house :D

[@frankclarke7875]

Good job bud you were more nervous than needed to be. You're training kicked in nice landing be safe . happy flying

[@gunter2642]

Good work Paul. I still haven't done my first flight alone yet. I have the luxury of a local school and everyone flies together over the weekend or mornings/evenings. Keep an eye on those horses ;-)

[@barryrood363]

ha ha - scary bloody horses, every decent field is full of horses!!! Loved the landing, on my first landing on my own, people thought I was the foot drag king, I was just too scared to land and kept going round :) you'll soon get used to the bumps. keep them coming.

[@PARANOOB]

Cheers man! This was actually a couple of months ago, I'm working on bump tolerance. And committing to landings! :D

[@NikkiSparkles]

Well done mate, im just about to start into it 😀

[@ParaAsh]

Congrats!!! You did really well, flying for the first time 'on your own' is like ditching the driving instructor - amazing feeling of freedom, control, and a little bit of hesitation during landing but that'll improve! Keep up the good work!

[@PARANOOB]

Cheers man! Looking forward to your videos!

[@ParaAsh]

Nice one, I'm just finishing off some backlog videos for my drone channel, as soon as they're done I'm getting back up and airborne, I CANNOT WAIT!!

[@MikeSparamotor]

Bumpy air is scary. It's nice to see somebody admit that! Looking forward to the next video. Be safe

[@PARANOOB]

Mike S Thanks for watching! :)

[@miguelsolorio5544]

Good way to go nice launch and real good Landing , and don't forgot always use your windsock

[@leeshellam3150]

I'm sure the horses were just fine. We have horses, they are often scared of their own shadow!

[@timr2674]

Good job man!... it’s great to see an honest account!... every days different and I’m sure lumpy air is more in the UK! Some days I’m fine with it others I’m more bothered it’s a head game! I find letting trims out a bit sometimes helps especially if hands off the breaks but as I’m from a Paragliding background I tend to active fly with my brakes?... still a learn curve for me but you seem to doing well!

[@frankiedonahue1441]

nice flight my friend . I have a miniplane and my own wing but still drive the 100 mile trip to fly with an instructor in my ear. I"m not nearly confident enough to fly on my own yet . Nice launch and landing , good on you.

[@bigsailboatproject]

Way to go!! I know it's very different when alone (4x scarier!) but not as scared as those horses were when they saw you and your wing coming at them! Yes you were bouncing around quite a bit so maybe the horses called up the thermal Gods for payback ;) cheers!

[@grejen711]

NICE. Nicely done mate. Thank you for sharing!

[@PARANOOB]

Thanks Greg, and thanks for watching!

[@Georgewrigley]

Beautiful flying. Well done on a successful landing 👍😊

[@DanielJonesParamotor]

14:55 you said it dude! Looked like a sweet first flight alone and those lakes... They look mighty fine for when you’ve mastered foot drags ;)

[@PARANOOB]

Oh yes.. that will happen...

[@philiphitchen7294]

Congrats, fantastic job and puts a new meaning on blazing saddles, lol, but I loved every minute. I'm following the likes of yourself in prep for my turn , I hope to start training early next year and be ready by next summer for my solo. Top vlog matey.

[@PARANOOB]

Thank you! Good luck with training. If you have the right weather and an instructor with the time, you can do it in 4-5 days..

[@philiphitchen7294]

I plan to have moved to Cambridgeshire soon and I've spoken to Nigel & Nikki Davies, I'll be attending UKPPG in March asap. I can't wait to fly again, and in my own aircraft. PPG has made my dream come alive again. Thanks for your reply.

[@PARANOOB]

Nigel's the man.. I look forward to seeing you in the sky!

[@jr7227]

Good job buddy. I am still building my “bump tolerance “ as well. It takes a while. But every flight it goes up a notch. Thanks for sharing. J

[@pimplequeen2]

Bumps.... they are taxing! I did 15 years of free flight where on the whole, you are looking for the "bumps".... it did not translate to paramotoring as well as you might think. On a good thermic day, if I am close to burning out, I climb above cloudbase (or the inversion) for a spell of silky hands off air until the cold (or boredom) gets the better of me :) Its a must if you do any long xc flights (at least for me)

[@garywhittaker8832]

Another great vid, keep em coming 😁

[@PARANOOB]

Cheers Gary!

[@darrencycles3051]

Got my first wing I'm in training .. Great job thanks for starting from training

[@PARANOOB]

Thanks for watching man! 👍🏻

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Paranoob, your bump tolerance will come with time. Lovely video. #Whywefly.

[@patriktorok1936]

Nice flight! Dude ;)

[@PPGtrikepilot]

Nice job.👍😉

[@PARANOOB]

Thanks man!

[@Dave82012]

Great vid! I chicken'd out of doing a paramotor course end of this month but seriously want to get into paragliding to get some experience. Did a taster day few weeks back which went well until I crash landed and almost broke my leg :/

[@PARANOOB]

Ouch! Paramotoring involves less climbing hills... ;)

[@Dave82012]

Ha yeah but I fear strapping a 30kg engine to by back will almost certainly result in my death! Keep the vids coming and happy many safe landings :)

[@gazkelhol]

lol great vid, good job on your first flight; spectators : OH JESUS made me laugh ,thanks for the help a week ago at clives field cant wait to get up there too , we will have to hook up for a flight

[@PARANOOB]

Won't be long man! ;)

[@CMP72]

Hi there just come across your videos and love them and quickly realised your flying over Rushden! Just wondering if we could speak, looking to get into flying and would could do with some advice. Cheers

[@PARANOOB]

No probs, find me on Facebook.. Paul Mockford. 👍

[@phillipbirch7534]

Folowed from start..... my fist flight was tuesday night 17/7 Awsome.(no longer a virgin) following your exellent progress...Happy landings

[@PARANOOB]

Cheers man! Thanks for watching! Congrats on the flight.. hit it hard before 'summer' goes away...

[@Lontist]

😁 👍 Remember, the sea is not always flat. Bumpy air will stay,try to make it your friend. 🍻

[@Jager-er4vc]

Cheers mate! I have been following your quest since the beginning and Love what you’re do here with the channel. Sharing all of the fails along with the many successes. Very honest and transparent of you. Hat’s off to you Sir. Do keep it up! One question for you though: where might I be able to find a helmet like yours for sale?

[@PARANOOB]

Thank you, what a lovely thing to say! And thanks for watching! I got the helmet from a military surplus seller on eBay.

[@Jager-er4vc]

PARANOOB I believe in some other comments you mentioned it is an old RAF Alpha, is that correct?

[@PARANOOB]

Yep.

[@PARANOOB]

Just checked.. It's a MK4A Flying Helmet.

[@Jager-er4vc]

PARANOOB ahhhh perfect. Thank you for doing that!!

[@onenewworldmonkey]

So foreign to me to see fields without old barns.

[@joenolan2661]

Fair play dude

[@TimPriestChannel]

Awesome... and still envious of the landings! Top tip.. turn bluetooth off on the phone when not needed because the BT-S2 seems to send poor sound to the gopro when it's on (for me anyway) Also, I got a reserve bag with a flight deck on top... 2 jobs in one but i don't shut the lid, just velcro everything down.

[@PARANOOB]

It's odd. I just tapped into the mic wires and wired directly to a socket I bodged into a cheap GoPro clone. Should be one-way traffic from the mic to the BT-S2, but somehow there's that buzz every now and then. I got a flight deck eventually (this flight was 7 or 8 weeks ago) and also repurposed a large camera bag for when it's my turn to carry the camping stove for cuppas. That bag is in next week's 2000ft engine off vid.

[@TimPriestChannel]

Yep, when you're using Bluetooth. It seems to interfere but goes off a few seconds after turning off music or phone call. It's not terrible though and most will think it's just engine buzz. Xiaomi Yi? I popped a socket in one of those too. Not tried it with my new WaspCam that i got for £25 from TKMaxx with a socket in already.

[@TimPriestChannel]

Hey... I can tell you how to wire in in-flight charging if you want. PM me on facebook... pic is some autumn leaves

[@PARANOOB]

Of devices? Not something I 'need' but very nice to have.. Will stalk you...

[@TimPriestChannel]

You might if you're battery life is only just over an hour on the cam like mine. Also, for Icarus x you need a charging plan...

[@jpjk061752]

Way to go I know the feeling alone but real nice. Some kind of riding stables?

[@PARANOOB]

No, just a load of gypsy horses wandering about I think.

[@Dreaklock]

So I take it your first wing is a Speedster? Damn, isn't that more of an advanced wing?

[@PARANOOB]

Not at all, it's very safe. My friend struggled to get a wingover out of it. I can't do the swoop landings because it doesn't dive.

[@damianmchale7543]

Interested by your landing; 1st attempt landing aborted and then you landed 180 degrees in the opposite direction? How did you judge wind direction and speed or was it nil wind at ground level?

[@PARANOOB]

Thanks for watching! I was very new at this point... I attempted to land into wind, but the tight approach and small field freaked me out. I then landed at 90 degrees to that, so a crosswind. I would rather have the faster landing with lots more space. The wind was from my right as I landed, which is why my wing came down to the left.

[@darrenhibbert9331]

Loving your videos. I have contacted Clive about training. I want to do what you do. Do you still fly? I live in Kettering and would like to chat about any hints and tips etc. On this video, where did you take off from?

[@PARANOOB]

If you train with Clive, we're bound to bump into each other, but hes the one with hints and tips.. 👍🏻 This is from a field near Rushden.

[@darrenhibbert9331]

@@PARANOOB yeah looks like Ditchford area.

[@darrenhibbert9331]

I can't wait to get flying.

[@omgxskull]

I'm thinking of getting one of these, but i am quite confused when it comes to reading the maps that show air restrictions and stuff like that. are there any books or online resources that could explain this??

[@PARANOOB]

Your instructor should take you through all that. 👍🏻

[@omgxskull]

@@PARANOOB awesome thanks for the quick response

[@XylophoneAtomique]

What's your audio setup? Currently looking for something which I can call/answer from. Thanks and great vid.!

[@PARANOOB]

It's a BT-S2 bluetooth module. I tapped into the mic wire and ran it to the camera.

[@577buttfan]

PARANOOB I have that unit and would love to know how you did the mic mod..could you post a video sometime showing?

[@PARANOOB]

Will do, I have some crappy footage of it. Basically I hacked a socket into an action cam, soldered to the mic, (as per a youtube tutorial), then spliced a 3.5mm plug and lead into the wires between BT-S2 mic and unit.

[@577buttfan]

PARANOOB nice mate..i hacked a mic socket into my sj4000..i also have an sjlegend that has a Mic I'll have to experiment. The bt2 is a great unit. Keep up the good work and fly safe.

[@PARANOOB]

Sorted, just cut the mic lead and splice in a line to your SJ.

[@NikkiSparkles]

What wing are you using and class? how are you finding it? do you find it forgiving and safe? let me know please im looking at wings etc just now as a noob i need some advice.

[@PARANOOB]

This was an Ozone Speedster 2, technically a C wing, but in fact quite docile, and I was pretty light on it. Your instructor will point you in the right, and safe, direction. 👍

[@NikkiSparkles]

@@PARANOOB ah ok, was this your first wing after training ?

[@PARANOOB]

Yep, my instructor said it was right for me. Used it for a couple of years, had many adventures together. 😀

[@PARANOOB]

Actually, think it was a Speedster 1.

[@J_MO]

How much did all the gear cost? and any suggestions on websites?

[@mahmouddhouibi6075]

Awesome flight :) If you don't mind me asking, what brand of equipment are you using (motor, cage & wing) ?

[@PARANOOB]

Thanks for watching! It's a Parajet V2 with a Bailey V5S motor. The wing is a Mk1 Ozone Speedster 28m.

[@OtownPedders]

I saw you sneaking a vape up there 😎

[@macflyguy5166]

Man o man

[@andycopland3179]

I was a professional parachutist for 10 years. I'll do ya 20 quid for a lift up to 1000 ft agl 😁

[@PARANOOB]

You need a guy with a tandem rig.. it's done regularly.

[@andycopland3179]

PARANOOB I'm in the Suffolk area, if you know anyone :) gorgeous video and a someone who has had wing collapse (it's on my KZbin), be safe. I used to fly high performance X braced canopies and I always thought that letting it fly in full flight was the best option in dirty air, what does the paramotor community say on this?

[@vhbil]

Well done, nice landing! I sent you a friend request on Facebook 😁

[@andrecpu]

I hate you! You live my life :)

[@PARANOOB]

Join me!

[@andrecpu]

I wish it were that easy :) It was my father's dream to paramotor and he never found the time and $ to do it. In my late thirties, it turns out that his dream is my dream too....I have to do it no matter what it takes! The last year or so I try to figure out how to manage all the tasks to Join you, and meanwhile; I watch "you" and "Tucker Gott" to imagine the freedom of flight! Thanks!

[@PARANOOB]

Your Dad's regret should prove to be a massive motivation. Take action. Good luck! :)

[@andrecpu]

Thanks :) Fly safe!

[@justharryjohnson7250]

@@andrecpu did the dream ever happen for you ?