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Thank you Chris.

@@johngt1718 No problem so glad you were ok. Chris.

Thank you 😊

Thank you. I had two more incidents with the pull starter since. One happened when I was about 100 feet agl in a canyon flight, and the other happened at about 250 ish ft agl in a wide open field. I will eventually make a video on those emergency landings. By the way Mark, I watch your videos all the time. Great videos 👍.

@@johngt1718 Yes it highlights the importance of having land-out options at ALL times. Here's my starter disintegration video czcams.com/users/shorts_sJ60-vFcNE?feature=share

Thanks you.

Awesome 👍😎. Enjoy the moment of learning too. Take your time. You are not going to compete right? Therefore, don't rush. That way you can get the basics down right, and many safe fun flying 🤗.

Thank you! 🤗. But it is frustrating when what was broken should have lasted much longer 😓. A design simply just to save a few grams on weight caused these pull housings to break is not worth it IMO 🤨.

@@johngt1718 Yes I agree ! Very frustrating !

Thank you 🤗

I was actually glad that I had that many choices because I have never done a motor out landing from that early before. 😅

Thank you! Hope I can still be flying for 9 more years, or longer 🤞

Thank you! 🤗

Thank you! 🤗

Glad my video is helpful 🤗. I am using a GoPro 8, at 2.7k, 30 fps (60 fps would be nicer because I can make video in slow motion if I need to, but larger file size), and super view. When I edit, I use 1080, 30 fps (actually the 29.xx fps one). Export 1080p and medium quality to keep the file decent size. Hope that helps.

Thank you! 🤗. My wife won't let me get a motorcycle, but I have to fly after watching a PPG video here on CZcams 😁. If you ever dream of flying like a bird, IMO this is it. Have fun on your PPG journey. But still Be Careful 👍.

Thank you so much for your inputs. I have thought about the balance of my prop, but I do check the balance after handful of flights, or whenever I feel the vibration of my engine feels a little different when flying. But, I am using homemade tools to check balance, therefore maybe I should have professionally checked once just to verify my work 🤔. Also, the two stroke engines have vibration even if the prop are perfect balanced I was told. And yes, after spending more time analyzing the pull starter, I am convinced that it is the weight of the pull starter itself on the opposite end from its mounting points that generated strong enough internal stress due to the vibration which caused fatigue breakage. I am in the process of making a new support bracket out of 10 gauge steel that hopefully will not fatigue out anymore. Last one I made was with 16 gauge, and it still broke the same way 😓, and I was also in the mid air when it broke 😭.

Beach is at Seal Beach, CA. PPG flying is at Salton Sea, CA. USA.

Thank you 🤗

🤗 Thank you so much, and thanks for sharing. Any information from anybody with more experience are very appreciated. I actually just have another emergency landing. I was only about 50ft above ground this time. Didn't have time to think this time, just reacted and landed in the nearest flat spot on my butt. Same breakage to my pull starter 😓. I don't have the time to make the video yet, but I will. I don't have speed bar nor I am comfortable yet to use it. But when I get more experience, I will definitely try speed bar 🤗.

We found out that air bubbles was leaking into the fuel hose from the seal/fitting inside the fuel tank wall. And air will only be present when in full throttle. That was why couldn't see that during warmup and preflight check. It two person to diagnose it 🤔

I have heard that sailplanes are awesome, and yes super peaceful. Once I have the chance to ride one one, I will try it. But PPG is so much more simple to move around, takeoff, and land 🤗.

@@johngt1718 Yeah, needing to have the tug pilot and basically a whole team of experienced individuals around you just to get off the ground is a bit of a hassle. I'd actually like to try PPG myself someday, it looks awesome!

😄. I don't think is the "size" that matters in this case 😄. One you understand the risks in PPG, and set your limits, IMO this is safer than writing motorcycles in the streets. Again, just my opinion.

Got it 👍. OWLS. Thanks so much 🤜🤛. I actually just had another emergency landing. But this time I was only about 50ft above ground. No time to think, only just react and landed on my butt 😅.

Thank you.

Thank you. I would not say it was scary, but it sure caused me not to talk right 😅

Thanks you. I told myself that too 😅

My pull starter housing broke as I said many times. What caused the breakage? I am not 100% sure . But I now believe its due to fatigue from engine vibration. There is a decent weight to the pull starter I believe. The three legs holding it to the engine looks kind of week design for the amount of vibration magnitude.🤔

I did not planned to, nor did I have control over my throttle for in case I did not set up my landing right, specially I don't have previous experience thus to me this qualify as emergency. But I do agree that yes to some people that intentionally cut their engine and land all the time will not consider an emergency.

Sorry. Not sure what GTAV means 🤔

@@johngt1718 GTAV stands for Grand Theft Auto 5 - a computer game, part of which is set in an area based on the Salton sea!

@@bobbymcgeorge oh! I did guessed that. But could not connect why 😄. Now I know. Thanks.

I think so too. 😅

Wow 🤯 after 600 flights. Man, that is a reliable engine you had. I was on my 60 ish flight only. And just had a second emergency landing last weekend too. Well, I purchase my used from my instructor. It had about 70 hr use only. What engine did you have?

Thank you 🤗.

Thank you🤗

Thank you 🤗

That is very true 🤗. I didn't think about that. I was flying once at about 10 mph wind, and when I was landing I was descending in a more vertical slope. Thus, with trim out I should be able to flatten the slope meaning move forward more. During my emergency landing I couldn't tell what direction the wind, and how strong. I was just assuming the wind was the same as when I took off about 15 min earlier. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Really appreciated. 👍🤜🤛

@@johngt1718 I am sorry I can't help popping in with my unasked «knowledge» sometimes, but these two things worry me: - "I couldn't tell what direction the wind, and how strong" - I believe we should try _at all times_ keeping in mind and watching the wind direction (and a provisional place for an emergency landing). - Landing with engine on, you say... Though all other aircraft do so in case of need to go around (and some instructors I heard encouraging this), I strongly believe paramotors are an exception. There is much more risk to trip on landing, fall on your throttle hand and accidentally ravv on, catch your lines or hit the ground with your prop, etc. So I always switch the engine off on my last approach. Moreover: we often switch off at ~600ft _over_ the exact touchdown, so that to practice the spot (and emergency) approach and landing. Best to You and sorry again.

@@michroz I am not sure why you are sorry for. But no need to be 🤗. I appreciate any help since I am still a beginner. 1) I do always try to know the direction of the wind when I am flying. But it's kind of hard to determine that at a higher altitude. I am not comfortable enough to mount my phone on top of my reserve yet to use the GPS. Luckily the wind that day was more or less than 4 mph. 2) I do turn off my engine at about 10 ft before I touch the ground, except when I wanted to do a touch and go. But I want to turn off my engine just to practice motor out landing only. I actually just had another emergency landing this pass weekend 😅. But I was just about 50ft in the air this time. Luckily I landed without any problems but I landed on my butt.

@@johngt1718 (Sorry just because not everyone accepts an unasked advice :) Best to you! )

Thanks man 🤗. But I am still learning, and a lot more to learn still. Since it was my first emergency landing and without previous practice, it was not skill really. Just a lot of luck IMO 😅

I was replying to your original post but looks like it got changed. But I didn't want to land at the LZ because there were a lot of pilots on LZ ready to take off. I had to fly over house because I was more worried about landing at that time. I didn't wanted to land right next to the beach, and my target was next to LZ where I have taken off and landed before. That is why I "flew away from the beach". Plus the wind direction "was" coming from the beach. And yes the 360 was to lose some altitude because I was too high to land where I wanted to land. 🤨

Actually it is in the opposite side of the sea, Salton City.

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Thank you very much 🤗. It was a good experience. I actually have two now. But my second time happened last weekend and I was only about 50 ft in the air. Luckily I landed ok. 😬

Different is that they intentionally or planned to do that. I didn't and had no experience, yet. 😉.

Thank you so much 🤗.

Thank you so much. Paramotor does fly and glide a lot slower than general aviation aircraft IMO. So luckily I was high enough and had time on my side to think. I was in another emergency landing this pass weekend, but I was only about 50 ft in the air. This time I did not have time to think, just had to react. Luckily I landed without injury 😅.

Thank you so much. I am religious, but sorry to say that I am not Christian though.

Thank you 🤗. Safe flying.

Thank you for your kind words 🤗. But I don't think I "aced it". Just at least passing grade 😅. There are a lot of Paramotor in England too. If you ever get into it, safe flying to you too. 🤗