Paramotor Vlog - Fly-ins, CANOES, FORGOT how to FLY

[@jimmyrodger]

YEAH, Absolutely fantastic to see you back mate. We all missed you up here in Scotland. And although everyone loves your honest videos, that show the REAL paramotoring flights, with bumps, accidents, failed launches etc., etc., Your health is far more important buddy. You Vlog when you bloody feel like it mate, coz you wont enjoy it, if it's taking over your life like a job with nothing but pressure. Great to see you back up in the sky again, take care mate, & keep smiling.

[@PARANOOB]

Thank you mate, that means a lot! ❤️

[@richardlinford2310]

Good to see you back

[@mitcherwinphotos]

Always pay yourself first Paul! Glad to see you back!

[@craiglebeter790]

Hi Paul, i somehow missed this vid, but great to see you back! Mental health is a big thing, and you gotta look after yourself. I hope your on the Mend, keep flying, fingers crossed for blue sky’s!!

[@LITTLEEXPERIMENTCHANNEL1]

Good tele back again.

[@pittsjohn57]

Glad to see your back. If I would have had to do all the quarantine and such that you lot had to do, I’ld have been depressed too. I’m Just glad your back. Missed seeing your journey.

[@rickydaniel1573]

Great to see you back. You were missed!

[@NCPPGpilot]

I can certainly identify. Great to see you at it Paul!

[@uniqprojects381]

About bloody time! 😂 Made my night when I see this come up!! 👍🏻 Get exactly what you was saying about talking to someone when you don’t know what to really talk about or you don’t want to talk anyone but don’t even know why? I’ve been doing chemo and radio treatment since jan and Ive had many an hour sitting in hospital , and want to let you know your vids are great escapism for me and and great help at passing the hours. Sometimes talking to someone you don’t know is a lot easier than a loved one , and it does help , you can always reach out to some of us if needed mate , we are all here because we like watching what you do and your honesty about it all. Keep the vids coming mate we all love em but don’t pressure yourself to doing it every week, do it because you enjoy it not because you feel you have too , have a good weekend 👍🏻

[@PARANOOB]

You legend, thank you for the words..👍 Chemo is horrible, get well soon.. 🙏

[@gsp2west]

Hope you are back in the air. Looking forward to your next video. Best..

[@PPGExplorer]

Glad to see you are back! Looking forward to the adventures again.

[@northumberlandwildcamling]

Welcome back, missed the vid's. But your health is more important, glad you made it through. ✌

[@JohnSmith-ze7sv]

It's good to know that others are feeling out of sorts with the world / themselves lately. I mean....in the sense that misery loves company. Not good for you, obviously. Great to see you posting videos again! Looking forward to the next one, whenever you get around to it :)

[@garywhittaker8832]

Welcome back, missed your honest videos and banter, look after yourself, see you up there 😁

[@PARANOOB]

Thanks for still being here too! 👍

[@grahamlockley4435]

Started ( a few years ago) watching your training vlogs and fully understood the trials and tribulations of learning, mirrored my feelings exactly. So good to see you out of your shell and back in the air. Most of all its nice to see your helmet says you are now a fellow member of 'Team Dignitas' :D

[@TheLincolnshireFlyer]

Good to see you back. Missed your vids. Keep strong 👍

[@paulhamilton885]

Good to see you back 👍👍👍

[@Astrobutch0901]

Good to see you back mate. I started my training yesterday with Colin and Simon, fab day of failed kiting but had the time of my life! I followed your training adventures and I’m having some of my own. Go well, enjoy the flying and safe skies!!

[@davidhullinger8162]

Good to have you back in the air! Take care of #1 and Blue Skies!!!

[@PARANOOB]

Right back at you! 🤜🤛

[@paulieb796]

Great to see you back. Glad you are feeling better. Personally I find there is no better tonic than an hour in the air talking to myself.

[@PARANOOB]

Haha, I think you're on to something there.. 😀 Thank you, and thanks for watching. 🙏

[@darvintv1941]

I am SO glad to see you publishing again. Really missed you as you are certainly my favorite creator on the paramotor scene. Really appreciate you man and I’m glad you are feeling better and ready for the next chapter. You made it through that mess and not everyone does. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to moving forward. Blue skies!

[@PARANOOB]

Thank you for those words! ❤️👍

[@captdanford3841]

glad to see you back mate...its too easy to get DOWN. and too hard to get back up..but you done it.. so bravo.. good good.. chocks away 👍👍👍

[@PARANOOB]

Thank you Cap'n! 👍

[@EvilBikerGangOfTheSky]

Flying is the therapy! 🤯 Never forget that!

[@66jayfly]

Delighted to see you back Paul, really missed your videos. Always insightful and entertaining. You really show an honest view of what paramotoring is all about. 👍

[@PARANOOB]

Honesty is the best policy.. thanks for being here Jay! 👍🙏

[@simonhamilton4002]

Oh my god Paul, where the hell have you been. I thought you’d given it up for good. Glad to have you back in my life!

[@PARANOOB]

😆 Glad to back in your life mate! 👍

[@myworldview8088]

Great to see you back at it.. It was a dream of mine to learn how to fly but now I have copd, so that dream has now passed me by so thank you for filming and allowing me to fly with you.

[@PARANOOB]

Sorry to hear that! Paramotoring isn't overly physical though, only the takeoff involves running.. is it a definite no for you?

[@myworldview8088]

@@PARANOOB I'm not sure, it doesn't take much to make me breathless. I understand what you are saying about the take off but I think I am more afraid of not being able to cope with the training.

[@PARANOOB]

Fair one. Only one way to find out though.. don't let 'afraid of' tell you where your limits are. If you fancy it, find an understanding trainer and work out where your limit actually is. Training is more physical than flying. If you could take that slow, you could win. Flying a paramotor is neither difficult nor athletic.. (see the many fat pilots.. lol).

[@RosssRoyce]

Thanks so much for (besides the vid) sharing about these worries you experienced, it shows strength. On my side, on a similar note, out of nowhere after a shitty phone call and week of worrying and uncertainty a couple of moths ago, got this stress anxiety thing which affected my body DESPTITE that my mental “courage” was the usual brave. Like as if the body had drunk 10 coffees and needed more air. I learned that for this (or/and probably what you mention) is very soothing to cultivate inner silence, even when doing activity to give it a silent calm attention. I find that when I think stressful thoughts the body thinks it’s all happening for real and tenses. It is like the brakes for stress of the body have weakened. So I started to do lots of purposeful cultivation of calm, lots of rest, slow relaxed breaths and letting survival thoughts float away without me feeding them. So I rebuilt my parasympathetic stress brake system but (lol) last week did a flight (small plane, local flight south of france here) and the whole pulling pushing plane in out of hangar, washing it, refueling etc (more than flight itself) ré triggered this stress anguish thing. Moral of the story and note to self: don’t rush when feeling revitalized, let it stabilise. What I learn in this process: Eckhart Tolle videos for stopping the parasite part of our minds and inner silence are priceless; not to imagine that I “should” fulfill some stinking “social order” expectations about my current “level”, that’s what it is, we need to recover so we take it easy, fuck comparing with others, fuck social orde, etc. To be in the present moment without ruminating, relaxed. To not get disappointed when fail, just restart again, it’s normal to regress sometimes…etc etc, I hope this writ amazes you and sending you lots of cheers! Ps I thought of starting thins with “I was really touched by…” but I thought you’d say “that’s what she said” 😀

[@PARANOOB]

Agreed.. deleting Facebook and finding activities that are calming and nourishing is part of the cure. Stay well. ❤👍

[@PAPilot53]

Well done and welcome back! Thank you for making a new video. I've truly enjoyed watching from the beginning of your flying journey and whenever you feel like making a video I will be glad to watch ! A little thing that made me smile was when you were coming in to land at about 11:50 as you pass over the vehicles the abundance of windsocks . Nice to be certain of the wind direction!

[@wednesdaykartingflyingclub8164]

Glad you’re back and feeling better. Always love to see your videos. I know what you mean about the stresses of life. Flying and making videos is supposed to be fun, but sometimes they too cause stress. Good to see that you took time to figure it all out. You’re not alone. 🪂🪂

[@PARANOOB]

Thank you. 🙏

[@jezjeyasingham5025]

Good to see you back , been learning from your previous vids: need more!

[@PARANOOB]

Thank you! I'm on it.. 👍

[@Paramoteurpilot]

Great to have you back flying and Vlogging Paul. It's so good you are getting the chillout again from flying, we all need it at times. I'll collect that oil you 'borrowed' from me next time, only kidding, get some more flights in mate. PS It's Andy in the booking in tent, I always forget his name as well.

[@PARANOOB]

Dammit! I had oil with me too! 😆 Andy it is.. Will remember! Thank you! 🙏

[@vincentlong8773]

Great to see you getting back to it, and a wise choice not to fly if your not in the mood for it. Many do, and unfortunately can pay the price. Fly when your mind, body and soul aren't screaming at you not too! Mental health can be a debilitating illness, and its something so many suffer with at some point. Speaking about how your feeling is probably one of the best ways to feel better.

[@MDMT46]

Missed your vids welcome back dude

[@PARANOOB]

Cheers Boss! ❤️

[@csmith9008]

Glad your back!! Missed watching your vids.

[@RCcunuk]

great to see you back in the air. I've missed your videos. You have great content.

[@PARANOOB]

Thanks dude! 👍🙏

[@GregAnthonyHarris]

Kettle is most definitely on!

[@samjenkins9224]

Really enjoyed the video, and so glad to see you're back flying! Wish i could have made to the fly in, looked amazing!

[@PARANOOB]

Thank you, and thanks for watching! 👍🙏

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Good to see you back buddy. The mind is a powerful thing.

[@PARANOOB]

Gently 'back'.. Thanks for the analysis! X

[@vauxscott]

Yay! Welcome back buddy!

[@GregAnthonyHarris]

Great to see you back in the game. You have been missed!

[@PARANOOB]

Cheers dude! ❤

[@Bexxy]

Good to see you back in the air Paul and good video! I couldn’t make this Flyin, but hope to attend more next year. I have those depression moments too, but when I have had a good flight or bike ride, it makes a difference. See you at the next one. 👍

[@PARANOOB]

Missed you there buddy, next one for sure.. Fly safe. X

[@PPGtrikepilot]

Welcome back.😜👍

[@PARANOOB]

Thank you sir! 👍

[@parabollox-darrel]

Nice Vlog Paul, always enjoy watching yours. Nice to chat, briefly. Catch you soon. Oh, and no apologies necessary buddy, do it for yourself, not us.

[@PARANOOB]

Hey man, good to see you too!

[@jb-km3pu]

Hope all is well Paranoob. This year I learn to fly in Canada. Look forward to more content from you

[@PARANOOB]

Beautiful place! So many good flights ahead for you.. 👍

[@aethon6335]

Hey Mate. Glad to see you. It's been a rough time. We're with you. Life is like a two bit steak. You have to chew hard. Don't let it feel you weaken. Don't pressure yourself to put out para videos. If you want to talk to somebody about stuff, take the camera and talk to us on the bike trail. You're not alone. Thanks for the video.

[@PARANOOB]

Thank you. 👍🙏

[@Robbo1966]

A long time mate, glad your flying again, got a few flights myself now at Membury, hope to see you there, take care

[@PARANOOB]

Nice one! Deffo be down at some point.. 👍

[@rabcameron1676]

Was good to catch up with you at PMC last week and to see a video from you too…. ☺️☺️

[@PARANOOB]

You too man. 👍🙏

[@Faber850]

Nice one mate, welcome back :)

[@TigerPPG]

Great to see you back. Really enjoy your vids. You told me to do this a while back, I am now in the air and loving every flight. Stay safe.

[@PARANOOB]

Glad to hear it! Enjoy it, fly safe. 👍👍

[@PARANOOB]

You're literally the reason I started this channel..

[@TigerPPG]

@@PARANOOB your VLOGs, and those of all the UK paramotor Vloggers is the reason I got up off my chair from watching other people doing it, to go and do it myself. There is literally nothing like it, the freedom from every day stresses, the friends you make at the field, the feeling of flying these machines is like nothing else, don't underestimate the impact your VLOGs have on us who watch them. Keep up the good work.

[@ericfranc]

happy to see you back !!!! Great video :)

[@PARANOOB]

Thanks Eric, and thank you for watching! 👍

[@markallisonparamotor]

Missed your videos, glad you're feeling better and was great to catch up at the PMC and on the river. I had a great time meeting up with people again, been quite a while for a few of us!

[@PARANOOB]

That's the truth.. reminded me how good a fly-in is for the soul. Bought a canoe yet? 😆

[@thirdeyeview1111]

Glad to see you back!! Missed you.😊😎

[@PARANOOB]

Not as much as I missed you! 👍

[@grejen711]

Fantastic to hear and see ya eh. Was wondering if you'd taken up a real videography job and no longer had time for us. :) Sorry to hear about your challenges. oop... gotta scroll up and watch your landing...sweet! Yeah great to have you back. You're probably my favourite paramotor tuber. OUCH! First propstrike? Hope the total damage is minimal.

[@PARANOOB]

Greg! Got two props when I bought my motor, time to use the other one.. lol. Thanks for sticking in there! 👍👍

[@TimPriestChannel]

Best video yet... Been checking for your videos most weeks and when you deliver, you deliver. Feel your pain, mate. Just tracking down my mojo , then we need to fly and drink again!

[@PARANOOB]

Yes! Let's make that happen.. 👍👍

[@TimPriestChannel]

@@PARANOOB Just became an 'empty nester' on Saturday so should have some free time once I get over this f***ing Covid I currently have!!!

[@PARANOOB]

Ugh, freedom and sickness.. get well dude. X

[@Lontist]

Hey Paul. Good to see you back in the air again. Missed your vids.😁 Try to leave the past behind you. Look forward. I know it's easier said then done. Greetings from Holland.💪👍

[@PARANOOB]

Hey Mr. Fladder! Long time no see! Thank you! 🙏

[@brianclarke4159]

Great to see you back in action Paul, yes we all need a flying buddy- mines one of the very best as Nigel is for you, please keep going Paranoob

[@PARANOOB]

Good to see you there sir! Leigh keeps inviting me over, thankfully, so I'm sure we'll be up again soon. 👍

[@stevedoran3631]

Great to see you back Noob.......

[@PARANOOB]

Thank you! Great to BE back! 👍😀

[@parapigeon4135]

Awesome vid mate as usual. Good to see you again and remember the offer is alway there pal.

[@PARANOOB]

On it! 👍🙏

[@richjonesssss]

Good on you pulling yourself up and getting back on with life.. Been there it’s not nice. Good to meet you at the weekend it was a great fly-in. And you owe me a beer 😂

[@PARANOOB]

I do owe you a beer! Good to meet you too, see you soon no doubt.. 👍

[@clearprop]

Welcome back! I'll very happily join the group of people here who got a lot from your journey. The crappy period you've had is probably familiar to most of us (most definitely me) and I'll raise a beer with you to coming through it. Here's to more adventures and the good stuff they bring. 👍💪👏😎

[@PARANOOB]

Beer raised! 🍺 Let's do this! 👍🙏

[@DanielJonesParamotor]

‘Billy Big Bollocks’ reporting for duty 😂 great to see you again mate, glad you’re starting to feel better ☺️

[@PARANOOB]

Yeah, likewise, it was good! We should do that again.. 👍🍺

[@DanielJonesParamotor]

@@PARANOOB agreed, hope i can get these tours going for next year

[@stephendodd8626]

Glad your getting better chin up and onwards, time will heal get your arse in the air love yeah.

[@PARANOOB]

❤👍

[@FDbroadcasting]

He's back!

[@PARANOOB]

Wahey! 👍 Thanks for watching!

[@sillstars]

WHERE THE F**K HAVE YOU.... oh, you beat me to it. I'm just happy you are back, this video made my Thursday. Glad you are doing better. Just remember we like videos like this when you got time and strength to make them.

[@PARANOOB]

Happy to have made your Thursday! Thanks for watching! 👍👍

[@AndySV1K]

Been an age since we caught up 🥲 Missed the fly ins too. Life is getting in the way of living.

[@PARANOOB]

We need to stop that happening.. Hope to see you soon buddy!

[@Jackloreknives]

Hi Paul, Sorry to hear you've been through a rough patch, I've been having a bit of a naff time too over the last few months and the last year was a difficult one for the paramotoring, so much so I packed up. A few trips and falls and a slight issue with my hip and ankle and left eye meant I didn't feel safe and changing the motor perhaps didn't help as it had a different harness setup and well I guess I just didn't get on with it. It was heavier than my old unit and what a bloody stress it was setting up and taking off... I do miss the flying very much and if I do come back the only way I would return is with a PeaBee or something similar. Take off's seem so much easier on the Pea Bee or is it that Giles makes it look easy! I have an operation on my eye later this week so lets hope that sorts that out, it's constantly aching and the eyelid is swollen but the hospital have said they can't be sure if the op will be a success. I shall keep my fingers crossed... Sandy

[@PARANOOB]

Hi Sandy, hope the eye stuff all goes okay! Did you say it was a gold weight? Do they let you keep it?! I saw you'd quit, which was sad, but I thought 'there's a man with many great hobbies', so no worries.. looking forward to your flexwing videos! 😀 Take care, and give my love to Mandy and the dogs. Hope to bump into you somewhere sometime. 👍

[@paramotor.training]

It's Andy 'the copper' in the booking tent mate :-)

[@PARANOOB]

Thank you! 👍👍

[@David65702]

All that good looking water and not 1 fishing pole. Nice looking landscape to bad about the prop, can you get it fixed?

[@PARANOOB]

There were anglers about. I could get the prop fixed, I'm told, but to be fair, it's old, chipped and tired. Needs a rest up on the wall..

[@fromthegroundtotheclouds978]

Thought you had vanished/died 😂 Glad to have some uk paramotor footage back 🤘🏻

[@PARANOOB]

lol! Still here.. 😀

[@fromthegroundtotheclouds978]

@@PARANOOB glad to hear! I was wondering where you’d gone, even the wife asked! 😂Sorry, I hope you didn’t take offence, British humour... it’ll be our downfall 😂

[@PARANOOB]

😆 Tell the wife I'm fine! 😉

[@xncc1701]

Sure was a great weekend, let me know when you've got a couple of hours free and we'll play out with flying gear and tea making equipment.

[@PARANOOB]

It was a good one. Will do.. I know what I'm doing wrong, I just to do it right! 😀

[@gaza66]

Hello how's it going hope your doing ok. 👍

[@justharryjohnson7250]

His back 👍🏻👍🏻. Nice one matey. I should hang about with your crew more, you seem to have alot more fun during non flying hours. My tent just seems to attract everyone that need stuff fixing lol. Nice to have a video of yours to watch though. And if you ever need to chat about shit just let me know.

[@PARANOOB]

Lmao.. Four-strokes give you more time to drink! Good to see you guys.. see you next time! 👍

[@mhoward181]

Hi. I’m wanting to start paramotor this year. When would be the best time to start with a training school. Ideally warm weather and low wind lol. Is there such a thing in uk?

[@PARANOOB]

Hiya! The best time is as soon as possible. Given the right weather, you could be trained in a couple of weeks, with a whole summer of flying ahead of you. 👍

[@jengen3624]

where are you m8 i dont see eny more vids you still alive ????

[@PARANOOB]

Still alive. 👍

[@PPGBIRD]

Dude!

[@PARANOOB]

Dude! 👍😀

[@PPGBIRD]

Waiting for you to inspire me even more than you have as a noob. Flight jackets have been awesome here for us in So Cal! Post? We need ya.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Woohoo

[@PARANOOB]

Woo, and indeed, hoo.

[@TONYPARAMOTOR]

i cant handle getting up in the mornings?????

[@tam.skillz]

Tim Priest is better 😤

[@PARANOOB]

Glad to hear it! I didn't know he was ill.

[@tam.skillz]

@@PARANOOB I’m joking lol I love the content 👍🏼👍🏼

[@DougBow96]

Great to see you back in the air 😎👍

[@gaza66]

Glad to see your back.