Why you SHOULD FEAR paramotoring!

[@TuckerGott]

What is your biggest fear in paramotoring? I'm curious to hear from paramotor pilots as well as non pilots. I think practice, training, and education are the best ways to find the right balance.

[@TheFlamingSword_]

Catching on a tree. I am nothing close to a plot but if i was. Crashing in a tree is definitely a bit scary

[@thesovietunion88]

Engine failure is scary and hitting a power pole

[@TolgaKiel]

I'm paraglider pilot in the Alps, without a motor. My biggest fear is a full frontal collapse while thermaling near a ridge and crashing into it. Especially when the rigde is in a hard to reach area while flying XC.

[@Mateotabares80]

Hi, man, I’m yar fan

[@angryfishstick1]

what about birds? they would seem really scary, but i know nothing about paramotoring lol

[@bippy201]

“It’s good to have some fear”.... flies under power lines🤦🏽‍♀️😂

[@DeclanProud]

That would make me chew through my harness.. no no no thankyou !

[@clearprop]

Arguably safer than flying over them... 😉

[@smorris2993]

I thought the exact same thing.

[@Thespechless1]

Poor aeronautical skills. That is dangoures, this guy should get his license back.

[@anthonyburke5656]

Tell that to a mate of mine, he has terrible scarring on his back and leg from when the power lines melted his gear onto him and surgeons had to debride it off him, after hitting power lines when he hit a wind shear.

[@kimkeam2094]

I love flying but the only time fear really got to me was a simple flight with my daughter. We noted heavy fog in the distance and amended our VFR flight and turned back to get home. As we started approaching controlled airspace the fog rolled in over the bay and my options were quickly running out. Then the radio had a fault! The control tower could not receive my call. We circled over the holding point as I started to plan to divert when another aircraft appeared out of the fog. He thankfully could hear me and called the tower. We finally were able to land and my worst fear had happened, I had placed my daughter in harms way. I stopped taking friends and family up and bought a single seater.

[@john2605]

I'm afraid of heights but at the same time I love them. It's weird, it can be be paralizing but also make me giddy.

[@ReynSquared]

Not just you

[@ReynSquared]

Me too

[@KyleJPilot]

Same. Strange concept, but I get it!

[@densefrosty2882]

Same here being afraid of heights and afraid of falling are 2 different phobias

[@brandonduckworth154]

Tim Weldon really? What’s the difference I just wanna know which one I have lol

[@bull311]

I love how involved you are in the merch. All the shirts that I've bought from you have been great quality and for great prices. Awesome that you support local business.

[@francisconti9085]

Ditto, but I gotta get some merch yet!

[@Ellwoodsss1]

If you come out with some trike related apparel it should be referred to as "risky triscuits" You're welcome

[@susanvaughan4210]

awesome!

[@francisconti9085]

🤣

[@paraglidingtalk]

well played...well played

[@DaimyoD0]

Until he gets Cease and Desisted for use of the Triscuit trademark lol It would probably be fine but you never know how litigious some of the companies get over stupid stuff

[@susanvaughan4210]

@@DaimyoD0 Heck, he should do an ad or two for them. It would be a win win.

[@airadaimagery692]

Great topic today Tucker. As a professional recreational scuba diving instructor, I can relate to the “fear factor” when it comes down to how it relates to our passions and what other people’s perspectives, or perceptions might be about them. I didn’t know about your “weak mindset” towards water... Your young and strong, so it’s your lack of training and experience that allows you to feel weak, or that you lack the ability to swim well. However, I do understand the risk that are associated when being strapped to a paramotor over water... But I know that you understand what I’m trying to say because of the way you speak about paramotoring and that balance of fear you must have to progress. It’s ironic that you discuss this because I have a slight fear of heights, yet I love to fly in airplanes, I luv flying rc planes, I recently got my Part 107 so that I can promote my work and show the footage from my drones on these platforms where it is necessary to have a license to do so, and paramotoring is definitely on my bucket list. So is getting my Part 61 one day. And If it weren’t for you, and others like you that share their experiences in such depth, I would definitely be apprehensive about getting into paramotoring, so I appreciate what it is that you do! But, with all that being said, you should consider scuba diving one of these days... The fact of the matter is, you really don’t even have to actually know how to swim in order to scuba dive, I’ve takin disabled friends scuba diving with me and other people in wheelchairs. If I were your instructor though, I would ask you to swim a few laps in the pool and tread water for a minute before we got started. Only because I know that you can swim, and so that I can just sort of gauge what type of swimmer you really are. It just makes things easier on the instructor during the course. And much like paramotoring, scuba diving has those epic, and majestic moments that just leaves you so content and relaxed and you can definitely appreciate everything that you are seeing and the accomplishments that you have made. You feel like you just never want to leave that spot.

[@hammertimef1691]

u wrote all that and he didnt even give u a like feels bad :(

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

Any RC airplanes you recommend??? Or drones???

[@danmott7817]

Fear of flying is one thing, fear of electrocution is another, @6:14 PLEASE don't fly under high-voltage lines. Just because you can fit, doesn't mean you won't become the best path to ground. Power lines are just open conductors and can ark on anything. You don't have to get tangled up in them to get shocked. Typically there is a 25' safety margin under the conductors that nothing should pass through. Even if you don't think your wing and lines are conductive, it is a good bet they are more conductive than air, 345,000 volts or more will find a way to get to ground. Taking into account grid load, moisture in the air, changes in conductor length due to temperature, and varations in wind (line gallop), there is no reason to fly under power lines. ... This has been your public service announcement from a power protection engineer from Nebraska...

[@ryandinan]

This is great advice! Paraglider lines are indeed conductive (from what I've been told). I didn't think about the possibility of high-voltage lines arcing to something passing under them... Probably very, very rare - but still - why risk it?

[@willybee3056]

Kinda like pulling a pin on a grenade, just to see if it will work? Some things you should not do, even if you THINK you will be safe.

[@johnrutkowski9005]

@@ryandinan kevlar is not conducive (it's actually used sometimes as an insulator material) but the sheathing and any moisture would possibly create a path to ground

[@ryandinan]

@@johnrutkowski9005 Interesting! I had been told by quite a few pilots the opposite. So, I wanted to research this more - and from what I can tell, most modern gliders use Dyneema for the core and are sold under other brands like Liros and Edelrid that add sheathing. Like you said, Kevlar itself isn't a good conductor (neither is Dyneema) - but the sheathing can absorb moisture as you fly through the air - and high voltage power lines can essentially turn anything into a path to ground if it gets close enough. I've seen videos where people hit lines with their gliders and cause a short between them - But the pilots were ok - I assume because they weren't grounded.

[@bobnoster7208]

What is your state law regarding flying under power lines?

[@ryandinan]

I flew my "new-to-me" Sirocco 2 yesterday for the first time (coming off a Roadster 3) and I was mildly nervous the entire day before I took off. Once I was out in the field, I was more focussed on my procedures and setting up and realized that I wasn't all that nervous in the moment. My first takeoff was in relatively strong wind conditions and I nearly biffed it... I took some sort of gust right on takeoff and the wing yawed pretty violently to the right - but I managed to correct for it. Overall, I got 3 flights in and I loved it. But it just goes to show you that a little fear is a normal, HEALTHY response that helps keeps you safe by "alerting" you to the possible dangers that lie ahead. It's when fear is paralyzing that it can be an impediment. Zero fear can also get you killed :) Tucker - I was wondering if you might consider doing a video about progression - and what things you did to make it easier and safer?

[@terryhorlick679]

Spectacular photography. I love that you are discussing having enough fear as you nonchalantly cruise under the high voltage lines at 6:15! I guess I am just too fearful to play around those lines!

[@jamesdyer744]

There is a line between conference and stupidly! In my opinion it should be highly illegal to fly under power lines. It’s not just the pilot’s life but it can effect others. Just my take on it. Not sure there is a right or wrong answer.

[@gregpfister6991]

re: "size and weight of certain parts of my anatomy" - epic way to put that on youtube! BTW: You owe me keyboard, computer monitor, and a cup of coffee.

[@blurryface5281]

What the hell happened

[@nskimharris]

hahaha

[@DJamesLaSalle]

I think he is talking about his balls.

[@blurryface5281]

Yeah we know we are goddamn guys

[@francisconti9085]

Lol!🤣

[@garrykennedy5484]

My biggest fear that I did TONS of research on with my brother about how to get into personal flying aircraft was between Para wing VS Hang glider. We watched MANY videos and among ALL of them we never saw a HG wing collapse!!! That was enough for us to say that even though parawing is easier to store, transport, set up, break down, carry up a hill etc. We would rather deal with those problems than getting our wing collapsed by a side wind or thermal or mechanical turbulence over safety ANY DAY. PLUS!!!!!!!!! If you want to fly in more diverse wind/ turbulent conditions,,, the HG is WAY more ready to deal with unexpected conditions like that than a PG wing EVERY TIME. I LOVE the PG advantages as I've mentioned, and it took a LOT to sway me towards HG. But in the end, HG was the choice for both my brother and I. No regrets. Other than the hike and fly stuff. I regret not being able to do that as easily due to the weight of hauling 100 Lbs. of HG and gear up a hill. Especially here in Arizona where there is NO H2 sites to practice at OR training hills at ALL. It's really all about the pilot though. Regardless of wing choice, only YOU can choose what conditions to fly in. Keeping that in mind,, Mother Nature is a cold bitch!!!!!!! You can't predict it right every time. BUT,, A HG will afford you many more good outcomes over PG Every time! I would like to have a powered HG to accommodate the lack of mountain launch sites here in AZ. There's a few options for that, but I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on HG VS PG.

[@kevincollins8014]

Biggest fear is getting to damn old before I can afford to get into it🤷😆

[@kevinmcdonald1917]

Same here, i am 59 and I so want to try this sport, but it is so expensive.

[@bensondentalassociates8690]

My biggest fear is my reserve not working when I eventually use it.

[@CuriousDiscourse]

which reserve and where do you place it if you dont mindme asking

[@bensondentalassociates8690]

Curious Discourse as for the brand I don’t know off of the top of my head, but I have it across my lap.

[@johnrutkowski9005]

I would think twice about flying under transmission lines like that, it's probably not very likely but it could arc through the wing to ground. Those are either 230,000 or 500,000 volt transmission lines, and AC voltages like that can arc pretty far depending on the air density and humidity. Technically, it should only arc a bit farther than the length of the insulators (the curvy rods that form the V shape attaching the wires to the towers). This can be upwards of 4 feet. OSHA's minimum calculated approach boundary is 6 feet, and this is for linemen in protective gear. The kevlar in the suspension lines is an insulator, but at 500kV most things can turn into a conductor and any moisture in the sheathing would turn it into a path to ground. For reference, normal power lines along the road are 7,000 to 13,000 volts. These are much more dangerous! I'll fly near normal power lines but I wouldn't mess with the big transmission lines

[@rorycosgrove]

I think the keyword here is “respect.” With anything in life, fear has an ironic tendency to lead to increased risk due to lack of comfort and higher chance of panicking. I think it’s possible to respect danger without fearing it, so you can remain confident yet safe

[@DaimyoD0]

Agreed. While fear is natural, I don't think it is really a necessary component to self preservation. We can be self-preserving in enjoyment of life without residing in the fear of death. We can be cautious out of respect for the sport and the laws of nature and recognize that there is a certain arrogance to disregarding the measured risk we all take in adventure sports. The most compassionate thing we can do for ourselves and the people around us is to balance caution with the opportunity for joy found in whatever it is we do. Personally, as an acrophobic backpacker, mountain biker and occasional climber, I don't think fear is what keeps me safe. It's often very distracting. Meticulous attention to detail, a realistic understanding of my own skill level, and a healthy respect for the mountain is what keeps me safe.

[@ryguyfly9171]

people: dude aren't you scared up there?! that's shit looks so dangerous! tucker: spiders, man.

[@michaelkaliski7651]

Flying under high voltage power lines is a gutsy move. Try reading up on the safety factors that are built in to prevent power arcing to the ground. You might want to avoid doing that except in an emergency when it can't be avoided.

[@christopherdenison8488]

He’s talking about fear as he did this and it blew my mind, pun intended.

[@ZioStalin]

Paragliders are not conductive.

[@jimmynoname4089]

@@ZioStalin everything is conducive if you apply enough voltage and/or amps.

[@ZioStalin]

@@jimmynoname4089 Of course.. just add "under any real life possible conditions" to my statement. The difference in conductivity between air and a paraglider are so insignificant, that its presence or absence makes no difference.

[@battleborndad7029]

Yuck spiders! I was a Head Custodian at an Elementary school in Vegas back in 2003. It was an Outside school with different buildings so all the hallways were outside. My job was to make sure all spider webs were clear so the students didn’t get bit or webbed. I was unlocking the restrooms, the light switch of course not next to the door and had to walk in about 15 feet. I felt webs when walking in, when I turned the lights on, 😱 I was literally covered in Black widow webs with hundreds of babies and moms dropping down on me, crawling on me, 😱 still gives me chills to this day. The staff was laughing 😂 so hard cause I was screaming and stripping my shirt off running around slapping my self. Great video for sure. Thankful I was but that time, probably would have died. Yuckness!!!

[@charliew_2364]

Hey tucker, I just wanted to say thank you for making all of your great content. You inspired me to want to get into the sport and I can’t wait to do it when I’m a little bit older. Thanks again.

[@swthpawfraser]

After my wreck last year I was totally this guy. Linked up with Rob Burke and he has broken that fear wall i built. In love with flying again. Braaap

[@Vanpotheosis]

I'm scared of electricity. I've had power lines almost drop on my head more times than I care to remember during structure fires. That stuff is no joke. Watching him fly below those lines initiated my "nope" reaction. (I'm a firefighter, btw. I don't just go around looking for houses that are burning to play jump rope with their power supplies.)

[@icebabysnocain]

I have to say I still like watching you from the front camera on the regular paramotor. It's how I started out with you. I took flying lessons for two years and had to drop out when no more instructors would go up with me. The said I was wasting my and their time . I enjoyed your fear chat, me being the too fearful flyer. If you are more comfortable on the tryke I would be fine with the switch. That said, I was happy to watch you on the paramotor for this video. It is a bit more Icarus to me. Good video. Peace.

[@geoffhayes905]

8m glad you touched on this topic. Ive experience my biggest fear. Power lines. I crashed because of a power line. I caught the line on landing. Still recovering from a back injury from the crash. Im gonna be back up as soon as i can.

[@johnballard9757]

Water, trees, high voltage and falling through my glider are my biggest paramotoring fears. I fly with my wife Laurie and another fear is watching her if she ever had to pull her reserve or had a failure. Using the fear works in the positive for us most times to ensure we are as safe as we can be.

[@RobR386]

Flying into power lines would scare the crap out of me, dislocations hurt but are repairable, electricity has a way of ruining your day and I have big respect for it.

[@robsteele2087]

Hilarious. Seriously, your funniest work ever. "Fear. ..." .

[@mattashley7446]

I was totally thinking exactly that.

[@chrisart4u]

Good video not only about the sport but fear in general. Tucker, you have a very good balance in your personality & I love how calm you are yet not boring. You remind me of my brother growing up so these are such admirable qualities. Thank you for making all your videos, I'm thoroughly enjoying them. Also love the screen printing. I used to work for several companies where we did that, especially while putting myself through art college. Take care & keep the calm & risky in balance like your doing. Godspeed, Chris 🤞🙏👏

[@chrisart4u]

Oh, one more thing, speaking of balance. Do you use your legs much in maneuvering the paramotor? I see you sometimes have one leg out, and I didn't know if that helps you turn. Also this might be a good video for you to talk about the subject in the future? Forgive me if you already have I haven't seen all your videos yet. PS, we don't like spiders either :-)

[@KyleJPilot]

Any other pilots have a fear of heights? I've been flying since 1998... professional pilot, F/W and R/W, skydiving for a few years back in the day, and now paramotoring. I'd say my number one most debilitating fear is heights. It all depends on the situation, but being in an aircraft or strapped to another flying device is awesome. Standing on a cliff or rooftop... terrifying!

[@swoop_cheetah]

I have my PPL (not current) and fly paramotors, but yeah, I'm afraid of heights too. I think it's fairly common in the piloting world.

[@ThePilotMaximus]

While some fear is good, what’s better is tons of respect. Respect the power of your motor. Respect the weather and it’s ability to change rapidly. Respect your own abilities and experience level. The more respect you have for your equipment, weather and abilities the better you’ll be able to deal with the fear if unknown outcomes. .......Oh and for some reason empty swimming pools at night really freak me out. Looking forward to those hoodies.

[@ericcme]

Dude! I have always had that in the back of my mind, while you guys are swooping down in those rows in the corn stalks-- spiders hang out in those openings. I think it would always be in the back of my mind to pick up a little hitch hiker - and there wouldnt be shit you could do about it. Lol

[@naaryn08]

I’d just like to point out how much of a BOSS Jaclyn looked like on take off and landing, awesome seeing the confidence grow. 🙏🏼👊🏼

[@SwingingPythons]

"Flying around on that fan thing" literally made me laugh out loud. 😂🤣

[@Luminaring]

6:08 fear of power lines...

[@derekrichards5600]

Well you have to have a sense of fear because you're putting your life in danger and if you become too complacent then you become to off guard in case of any emergencies that could arise and you never know what kind of wind drafts you could get and you have to always be on your guard at all times. Not to take away from the fun factor it's definitely fun and exhilarating but being precautious saves lives and keeps you safe at the same time!

[@parajerry]

I used to skydive. The people that got injured or worse were always the very new jumpers and the very well-seasoned. Complacency is a killer and it gets many a seasoned pilot. One of the owners of our drop zone was doing beach jumps one day and wasn't;t paying attention. Put on his flotation device over his pilot chute lanyard. Threw out the pilot and it just hung there...he never pulled a reserve. They found him about 24 hours later in the water. Sad day.

[@ThomasGrillo]

Awesome video, Tucker! Love the new merch! I have actually seen an example of fear overpowering a pilot's confidence. He kites his wing, turns, guns the engine, starts to run, but all of a sudden, he aborts, after the first couple of steps, and there wasn't a thing wrong. I guess, my biggest fear, as a musician, is getting on stage, reaching out to play my theremin, and there's something horribly wrong with it. Happened once, in the UK. Had to throw the backup on the stand. LOL. I do hope you also bring back the t-shirt variant of the blueprint, as I live in an extremely hot, and humid climate. Thanks for the video! :)

[@parajerry]

My wife also plays Theremin...her primary instrument is violin. She just recorded some Theremin for an Alice Cooper album coming out in a few months. I can relate to your example. As a new pilot, things come at you faster than you can process them. One thing not feeling quite right can be cause for aborting, even if everything is fine. It takes some will-power to overcome the feeling when you can see everything looks fine.

[@ThomasGrillo]

@@parajerry I hope your wife is enjoying the theremin. You, as well. :)

[@dittl023]

This discussion about fear applies to lots more than the paramotor sport. It applies to things like toddler learning to walk, teens learning to drive, or even learning to handle social interactions like dating. You could think of lots more examples.

[@KyleJPilot]

Hahaha! "I ate the cookies!" 😂😂👍🏻

[@kevins4229]

Man I am old. I remember that days of screen printing by HAND! Yes, you heard me! We dragged the paint on the screens by hand back in the day :)

[@anthonyburke5656]

When I was a young man, I was a sport parachutist, coincidentally, I lived in a share house with 4 doctors, 2 of whom also started parachuting. One of their friends did a study of fear, taking blood before and after jumps. The finding was the intensity of fear didn’t change with experience level, what changed was when it was experienced. The less the experience, the closer to the event the highest level of fear, the greater the experience the further from the actual jump.

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

I can agree with that. I've gotten into gunfights before and when I first started getting shot at glazed my mind trying to figure out what to do, but later on when I took on a leadership role, I felt the most stressed during the planning stages since I understood that had a much bigger impact on survival than decisions in the field. In the field, you just resort to your training, you don't really have to "think" (you actually do, but...) because you've seen situations before and know what you need to do.

[@paramotormanni2835]

Hi Tucker! I'll definitely get those Hoodies once they're there! They look awesome! I hope that the blueprint design will also be available in black?!? I also have 2 more questions for you regarding some flying. As you can tell by my channel & name - I also fly. One thing I just can't seem to get right is - that after landing the wing comes nicely down behind me (or in front of me after I turn around). It always falls over to one side. I tried running forward (as if I was launching again) and turn quickly but somehow I just can't seem to get it down nicely centered (Roadster 3). Do you have any advise maybe what I could try or practise to get there? And 2nd... One thing I never dared to try is to land with motor on. I always turn it off once I commit to the landing let the me sink with zero break pressure to shortly before ground and then start apply breaks according to ground & sink-level and flare it out. Usually I do that part quite well. What I have always been wondering... How different is the landing with motor thrust? Like the ones you sometimes do when you fly parallell to the ground - pretty much touching it already as if you just want to make a low fly-over but then land like that. Do you apply a lot of break pressure while lowering RPM? How does this work? Maybe this could also become a video. Just something I can't put my finger on right now. Ps.: What happened to 4K/60? Just got myself that insane OLED TV and thought: "Hey... Tucker is gonna make it look even more awesome" but this one was QHD ;-) Just a funny side note. Greetings, bud! And again: if you ever find yourself interested in flying in Germany one day... I'd be your man to guide and accompany you :)

[@scottydmac]

I don't recommend breaking a bone at all ever. Go Brian, Its tough to come back from an injury go you good thing

[@peterwaugh9416]

Tucker, winter is coming in the US so I assume not as much flying, so time for you to find a nice heated indoor swimming pool & start doing some laps. It's good for your fitness & confidence. If you want to do a foot drag over water check out a boating store for an auto inflating life vest.

[@barrywebber100]

You make me nervous when you sweep down close to trees! Stay safe and thanks for posting.

[@garyfreefly1]

I feared that Jaclyn was going to leave a big imprint in the side of one of those aircraft hangers on that take off.....not much room for error or was it camera angle ?

[@Kievlar]

I have been watching Tucker for years. Great personality. Only enjoy vlog types and adventure vids.

[@outbackwack368]

Man, that is an awesome looking shirt! I also really dig your new truck & trailer combo! That's a recipe for adventure right there! Thanks and stay safe up there!

[@kizmeta3716]

Now we need a video about what you LOVE. Favorite paramotor adventures and experiences.

[@SmittySmithsonite]

My biggest fear is missing something on a preflight that causes me serious injury, or worse. Or, a hidden failure that you'd never notice on a preflight, like a line or carabiner snapping. Unlikely scenario, but scary to think about! I haven't broken a bone yet either, Tucker - I'll be 47 in a few weeks! I'd like to keep it that way if at all possible. I constantly bleed and make black fingernails out in the shop, though, LOL. I crashed my motorcycle out in CA once - took a chunk out of my kneecap, had a baseball-sized hematoma on my achilles tendon behind my ankle, and bruised ribs, but no broken bones! Also crashed my '87 CR125 as a teenager on the RR tracks. Got splinters an inch long jammed in both hands! My thumb joint swelled up FAT, too. I either have bones of steel, or I'm extremely lucky. :)

[@gregpfister6991]

re: "fear" - as a search and rescue swimmer, the way you apply fear to paramotoring is the exact same as you do swimming in the ocean. You must have fear, but control it, don't let it control you. Respect the water, knowing that at an instance, you could die, but the exhilaration of living life on the edge is just plain fun. From sailing, jet skies, to scuba, there's nothing like it (except, maybe, paramotoring - don't know, haven't tried...yet). Although, the most (recreational) exhilarated that I've been is bungee jumping.....or was it scuba diving and getting within 10 feet of a 5 foot tiger shark......or was it getting within 2 feet of a group of barracudas (4 of them) home at 70 feet down in Cozumel (south/west end of the island - Allegro) Mexico........ not sure....

[@Subway1427]

It sounds like the sky is the only thing you have left to conquer. you’ve got the ocean covered, both surface and sub-surface, land is a given, now you should master the air. Much respect for being a SARS.

[@jonhartley7445]

Nice post! I agree, it's important to have fear, if you're not a little bit scared every time you go flying then something is wrong and it's not good to be fearless because that's when accidents happen. A nice mix of confidence, fear and respect is good. Edit: Maybe nervousness is a better word than fear

[@gregpfister6991]

@@jonhartley7445 Fearlessness is just stupidity waiting for a collision with reality. I've seen many "fearless" people, and thus why there's many books on "stupid ways people die". I'm a self professed adrenaline junkie. It's the flight-or-fight that gets the juices flowing and lets you know that you're alive. You just have to learn how to control it. I haven't had tunnel vision in decades.

[@gregpfister6991]

@@Subway1427 Thank you. It helped that I was an expert swimmer before I took the class. They selected me for the night test of the instructors. I was in the first class after the death in Florida.

[@jonhartley7445]

@@gregpfister6991 I like that first statement and if it's yours that is awesome! Well either way it is awesome! But yeah it's so true, it's great to do things that make you feel alive and it's healthy to have some fear!

[@torrypope3218]

When I was 17 I broke my left leg,compound fracture,have a 16 inch rod in it now,and it was some of the worst pain I have ever experienced.

[@joshmedina5471]

As a pilot trainee, an unfixable frontal collapse definitely freaks me out! Those crash videos can put the fear in you for sure 😅

[@VincentGroenewold]

Can fully relate. I always thought I was scared of heights when I was young, but I noticed it was fear of construction. :) I noticed that when I went into a Ferris wheel and saw rust etc. Same with airplanes, so I got myself educated into strength of parts etc and when I did my first paraglide, I knew how much weight 1 string could hold and was totally relaxed and focused on actual possible situations, but in that relaxed state. I also prefer to control the flying thing, so I have the feeling I can actually react on situations.

[@vandriff]

That new t-shirt is a must buy for me. As soon as it drops, you know I'm getting it!

[@ryandinan]

Also, you should consider a line of Risky Biscuits underwear.

[@stangshorts2504]

I'm afraid to never be able to fly again.

[@michaelkuner7831]

There’s a spider crawling along the GoPro pole towards you! Ha Ha.

[@58dorsett]

After watching some of yours, and other's vids I actually looked into it here in the SF bay area. I thought it would be a great way to check out/ fly over areas where trespassing by land was restricted. After discussing it with an instructor, and being made aware of legal restrictions, and the areas I intended to fly in being quite hilly, and forested were extremely hazardous even for an experienced pilot, I decided against taking up the sport for my own good.

[@gregsteele806]

Talking about fear.... while flying under high tension lines. 😲

[@henningerhenningstone691]

Damn, with spiders like that you have all right to be afraid of them! Over here the biggest ones are only about the size of a thumb but I'm creeped out no less by much smaller ones too

[@JC-yb3zb]

I don't fear flying, just the crashing and burning part.

[@Spikyzzzz]

omg me too..

[@daniellott3724]

So excited about the blueprint making a come back

[@samik83]

Crashing to the ground and breaking a leg As a new pilot, those low wingovers freak me out. 5:21 Wanna learn to do it but that's one of my biggest fears.

[@alejoal07]

The black cammo hoodie is fire! 🔥

[@tinchote]

Interesting topic. I'm a glider pilot with about 1000 hours, both with experience as an instructor and with success in competitions. I haven't flown in a while now, and besides "life", a reason that delays me flying again is fear. And my fear has little to do with those fears described in the video. A while ago I realized that there are more than 10 persons whom I have met personally and who have died in general aviation accidents. Four aircraft which I have flown have been destroyed in accidents that killed their pilots. Some of these people who I knew and died flying, died because of their own mistakes; but several didn't; they were involved in circumstances mostly out of their control (examples: while in final, another plane crashing into them, coming unannounced from their 5 o'clock; another, a jumper screwing up and taking out the tail of the plane; another, catastrophic wing failure). So the risk factor is significant. My comparison is that I know way more people that drive cars and has spent way more hours in cars than the people I know that fly. And there are only two persons whom I have met personally that have died in car accidents. When I noticed this I started paying attention to the stats, and the numbers seem to match my personal perception, that general aviation is 5 to 10 times riskier than driving.

[@Quagmire88]

I can relate when it comes to riding motorcycles. I have been riding for over 10yrs now. "Healthy fear" keeps me from making stupid choices which could always end badly. I fish that pond by the river pretty often, a great place to take the canoe.

[@Jinxlikestohike]

Wow! That new design is awesome! Can't wait to get one!

[@whitelamborghinigoesskrrts9948]

Looking forward to seeing the skull aviator shirts again !!!! Please make those again!!

[@Tony-ij9zx]

Totally addicted to your vids. I’m constantly telling my wife and showing your vids to her. She loved the flight with your mom. Now for my real personal fear. As my wife would tell you, what am I doing watching these videos, you hate flying and heights. Yep, she’s right on. When I get done one of your vids, my hands are sweating and my stomach is in knots. Go figure. Be safe out there you and your friends.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

A healthy fear is what keeps us safe. My fear is powerlines, but that purely from a bad experience. Also I'm not very good at heights, but happy flying. Good topic and nice points.

[@slcncr]

I can`t talk about paramotoring, have never done it. But I have spent some time, several years, with Powerkites ( not toy kites, but real big sports kites) and the driving of a Kitebuggy. When it comes to the topic of fear, I can only say : *Never* underestimate nature, the wind! I have had several situations that showed me who is boss when you are out in nature, on a wide-open beach, and suddenly the wind picks up, nasty gusts.

[@guyt6244]

Similar fears: water, power lines, whacky turbulence, breaking bones. New merch looks dope!

[@thatguyinthesky3809]

Your video just re energised me ... I am (sad to admit ) scared of flying .. and am one of those pilots who came into the sport .. bought the kit ..spent the money .. but than became terrified of the unknown ... As crazy as it is .. I have had a blast when I’m floating 3000 ft up taking crazy pics of the world below .. but the effort to get there is just insane (talking myself out of taking off .. convincing myself to pack up the trailer and head home ) Your right Tucker .. it’s a case of digging deep .. keeping focus .. and delivering the results that make a good pilot .. Lesson learned ... back to the Autumn/ winter fields I go 👍😎

[@Juiceboxdan72]

Not a pilot, but when it comes to any extreme sport, my biggest fear has always been getting paralyzed. I'd choose death first, death isn't so scary

[@davew5383]

WOW Tucker, That's a great looking shirt design and it was fun and interesting to see them being made. It was surprising to see how much ink/paint they use for the colors, it reminded me of finger painting when I was a kid, but my final results were not quite as beautiful as your shirts turned out🙂 My biggest fear or at least something that really creeps me out is snakes, I think they are creepy, but as long as they are not venomous and trying to bite me, I believe in live and let live and that includes spiders also🙂 Great Video👍🙂

[@greenboy256]

Water and hitting obstructions aside, my biggest fear is probably an engine out during or immediately after launch. When I did my training with Lonestar Paramotor down in Texas, on my first flight immediately after climb out I accidentally hit the engine kill switch while stowing my brakes. Luckily, I had a nice open field to land in in front of me, but I got my engine restarted so fast my instructors told me they didn't even notice after I landed! Another time I was a bit slow laying on the throttle, hit a dead zone where the RPMs dropped a ton, lost my footing and wound up whisper tipping the prop. Unfortunately I never wound up getting my own gear so I haven't flown since, but a day hasn't gone by since that I don't think about those days when I literally ran into the sky...

[@Robnord1]

A bit of fear is normal, and can easily be converted to respect, which can keep you alive doing dangerous things. The ones I worry about are the ones with no fear. I won't do hazardous activities with that type, because they're an accident waiting to happen.

[@3r1creations]

FEAR?! All Of The Above. Static line jumped once . . . Loved the view and gliding decent back down, but had butterflies for days before and after. Jumped out of helicopters (in the USMC) doing 15 knots at 15 feet on Rescue Training as an accident victim Into Water. Scary at first, but actually fun. My biggest fear about paramotoring is probably making THAT ONE MISTAKE that makes the normal fears so much bigger. Just Subscribed, love the channel. Guess I missed out on the BLUEPRINT T-shirt. Awesome Sharp design. If you ever reprint, I'd love to get one. T-shirt's are my one addiction . . . hoping someday that Paramotoring will become my second. Thanks for sharing Mr. Tucker. Greatly important for people to get an honest idea from someone with more than a few flights worth of experience. Look forward to catching up on your previous video's and seeing new content.

[@zekestone4209]

thx for posting a vid on my birthday ill see if i can get the new shirt once its out

[@scottphillips6847]

I haven't started flying...still gathering information, but my biggest fear to start is power lines or tower support cables. These are so scary to me that it is one of the biggest things that is keeping me from jumping into this sport. I admire all of the flyers who can look past this and get into the air.

[@shrk352]

Tower support cables are really easy to avoid, I mean towers are pretty dang easy to see. I've flown around a couple of towers, but not so close I'd have to worry about hitting a cable. If your worried about it don't fly near a tower. or just simply stay above it. Power lines can be hard to spot if your low, but Low has its own dangers. Just stay above tree height until you know the area. Then you won't have to worry about power lines either. Getting down low is fun for little spurts, but the large majority of flights for me anyways is well above tree height, 500+ feet up to get anywhere then dipping down to play.

[@LvWeeb]

Real nice of you to sign her up to a piloting safety course. Hope she enjoys it and learns a lot

[@crunkgringo7641]

My number one fear flying PPG is power lines. I fly very conservatively 99.9% of the time but I decided to fly 20-30 feet off the water at a river to get a feel for it since the smoke from our California fires was coming in and visibility was tanking. I noticed a power pole ahead and to my left about 150 yards up and started to climb. I didn't see the big orange balls on the wires until I was about 100 yards from the lines. I climbed out no problem but I just can't believe how hard lines are to see... I should probably wait until the smoke clears to try that again.

[@G88ManNZ]

I HAVE HAD a major 10mm S/Steel bolt snap! Luckily I didn't fall out of the sky and I could still land, but I never thought this bolt would snap. Things I fear: Carabiner failure. Falling into the chute. Risers twisting together resulting in total loss of control.

[@hiteshph3451]

Can you show us how you managed to hook the camera stick to the seat of the harness. I've always wondered how people get a good fitting mold for the stick to clamp in neatly like that.

[@Lanath12]

As a PPG pilot, 3 biggest fears are no leg straps after takeoff, open carabiners or bad riser connection, motor out with nowhere to land. All mitigated with good practices and training. I don't do acro, I just like to fly.

[@MrLuCyPh3r]

Hoping you drop some more flannels in the near future ;)

[@JennyEverywhere]

I can't abide bugs of any kind. But big spiders and things like scorpions will throw me into a panic. Flying only worries me because I don't know enough. I can fly a plane in level flight, but takeoff or landing? Never done it. I can only fly the little I can because my dad was taking lessons when I was young, and now my lifemate is a pilot. I'd never be able to fly a paramotor because I'm too old, fat, and crippled. That also keeps me from getting a pilot license -- if I applied, Oke City would probably tilt into an alternate dimension from the sheer irony. But my biggest fear is that if there's a sudden need to defend myself. I've been several kinds of martial artist before the accident that left me disabled, so now I worry about my vulnerability. Rough stuff.

[@Robnord1]

On the vulnerability issue; Get a gun and take a good defensive shooting/concealed carry training class. Putting on a gun or two is part of getting dressed every day for me, and even though I can no longer run or go hands-on in a fight, I fear no one.

[@Gdawg815]

Not paramotoring but I just got back from the Red Rocks Fly in, in Utah and on one of my flights I took about a 75% collapse! That woke me up 😬

[@YankeeinSC1]

nice!

[@richardrejmer8721]

1:37. . . Nothing like a good healthy lunch. . . And that's NOTHING like a good healthy lunch! ;)

[@davidishmael3850]

fear of falling / heights is prob at the top of the list. hoping the gain in confidence in gear and abilities will help overcome that fear

[@squirralien1863]

I have never trusted the ultra light flight area of aviation but these Paramotor's really have me hooked and it is sad I will likely never do it due to my private situation, but if I was to get in to the position of spare time and available funds i would be in like flynn, but for now I have to settle with watching these videos. I would like to see an episode with Jaqueline commentating the show, maybe with her own flight or while watching what your doing. My biggest fear is nothing to do with Paramotors, but of my disabled daughter living longer than me and how I will feel on my death bed scared and wondering how her life will be with people looking after her at a completely different level, mostly unlike how it is now. Will it be people she knows or some kind of organisation where attention is limited. On the other hand having to lose her would be heart wrenching, there is no positive outcome for my biggest fear, it will fall upon me one way or another at some stage in the unknown future.

[@nskimharris]

every t shirt should come with this type of explanation , I want one and I have never flown like this ...yet

[@philipmartin708]

I don't know how applicable to paramotoring this is, but in my early flying days I reduced my fear by always knowing what the bailout procedures were for various predicaments. (Not literally bailout)

[@onrivertime]

Biggest fear with Aviation and high work in general is doing something stupid and getting myself or someone else hurt. Elsewhere, I fear wasting away and letting opportunities pass. I simply feel more alive when flying, climbing and motorcycling. As Samuel Johnson said about the prospect of the gallows - "it concentrates the mind wonderfully." Also don't hate on the spider-bros! You'll find them very chill if you take a moment to observe them. They just want to eat other pesky bugs, not you.

[@southbeachmiamiart895]

Tucker, you don't have to fear spiders. Cobwebs are abandoned webs and spiders in active webs exit fast so if you get one on you which almost never happens it's not going to bite. They're a lot more afraid of us. So many myths about them.

[@GetTheNet1963]

Got me thinking when you talked about a bone breakage... Do you carry a Tourniquet in your in flight bag? Just in case of a crash causing a bone to cut a major Artery....

[@garyfreefly1]

You can just use a paraglider line I did ? (Seriously ) the only thing keeping my foot on was the Achilles tendon

[@michaelbailey4061]

@@garyfreefly1 🤤

[@shawn6726]

Hey man- love your content. You seem like a real person not just another you tuber fakin it to just make money. You’re passion for patamotor really shines. You have really gotten me into it and I knew nothing about this till your video piped up somehow a few weeks ago. I live in Florida (Ft Myers). What school do you recommend for a newbie because I know you trained down here. Your advice is much welcomed.

[@scottjulius2834]

I'm deathly afraid of water but I would probably go right in the drink if there was a big crawley SPIDER on my riser

[@francisconti9085]

Lol, I would probably have the same feeling!

[@francisconti9085]

Pilot: "AIEEEEEEEE!" Spider: "AW, SHIT! EJECTING & DEPLOYING RESERVE SILK!"

[@lorenmars5244]

Thanks for hiring the Tshirt guy LOCALLY!

[@CommonCentrist82]

PPG hunting should be a thing. Maybe not for deer, but shooting wild boar from a PPG would be epic.