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Yea, if someone calls, what can you do?

Thanks, go to my channel, I have a separate video on how I made it. Cheers

@@cloudwalkerppg504 Thank you so much and Safe Flying!

I know what you mean. When I see something of interest I usually try to hold my head steady, however more times than not I'm moving around looking at the general landscape and trying to avoid obstacles.

Thanks, you actually just gave me a good idea for a new video. I always wanted to go through training for flying fixed wing. I got started like many, watching someone flying in a CZcams video. You do not need a license or training to fly. I did not have the time off work to travel out of town to get training, so I self-trained. I bought a glider and practiced for 2 months by myself. Then I bought a motor and flew. It was definitely scary waiting for first takeoff (I am also afraid of heights), however when I was in the air, for the most part, I had no fear. As far as getting started, it depends how serious you are. There are places, that for a fee will tow you into the air then release the rope and you can float down. Also, places that you can take a tandem flight or flight in a trike. This may be a good start. Cheers

20 years ago I started working on my fix wing. I had a 4 year old at the time and ran out of time and money. Now I just want to fly out of my back yard and fly around forest lake. Can’t wait for the next video.

@@paulp6106 I didn't know you were local. I plan to fly at Forest Lake airport tomorrow. It will be the first day in about 2 weeks where it hasn't been windy. I plan to be there at 6:00pm

Thanks It would be nice if we could get out flying, it 's been windy forever

Hmmmmm......it was made out of foam board?

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.

@@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.

@@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.

I may try changing back next summer when it's warm and I am carrying less gear. Haven't used it in the winter, however almost used it two days ago when I got caught down wind in diminishing daylight. In this case trims full out got me back in time. Cheers

@@cloudwalkerppg504also, the amount of pressure you need to push bar should be easier when it’s inline with the risers, because in this video your not pulling straight down on the speed system, your pulling out, so with it in factory settings you should notice a little less pressure for speed bar. Also, I don’t know it PPG guys do this, or if it’s primarily a free flight thing, but a lot of guys upgrade their speed bar pulleys to ratcheting ronstat pulleys that are a much larger diameter. They are quite expensive but I’ve heard that they make a huge difference, I’m going to be adding a set to my pod harness. Another thing to think about (also my experience here is in paragliding wings) but the higher class gliders have less force to pull speed bar. My en-A wing has a very heavy speed bar, my high-B is definitely lighter.

Flying is always the end goal, but if you can make practice enjoyable, that's a bonus.

It's good to kick the rust off once in awhile. Cheers

I just checked and measuring from where the wire comes out of the housing to the very end of the throttle handle is 44". I did not shorten the cable, that length is how it was manufactured. Also I have removed the attachment of the throttle cable to the swing arm. I let that part hang free, as I found it to be too restricting. With that said my Maverick does have a gap down low in the netting and was afraid that the throttle cable could get shoved through there and reach the prop (this happened to Judson Grahm in one of his videos where his throttle cable got trashed). So I made my own section of netting to close the gap. I have never had a problem since. Cheers

My torso was warm and mittens are impossible to fly with

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

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

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

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Minnesota, it's been mild this year.

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

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

@@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

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.

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

Ya, I'm not quite ready for low wind touch and go's ! Cheers

Yep, I agree. You get a whole different perspective up there!

If the frame is titanium it takes a lot of effort. It's stronger than you might think. Good luck! Blue skies

Based on the limited gas we can fly with, 5 gallons max, we are only able to fly about 4-6 hours at most. So I have always thought that I could hold it that long.

It's possible to poop mid-flight, but I'd think you'd want to do it as close to the end of the flight as possible. It all depends on your tolerance for weight shifting in a wet squishy mess.

Yeah man perfect s7ggestion. Go ahead and take a shit while flying. Let me know how that works out.

I am paying for Gaggle and the cues do work once I am in the air. Problem is when I start Gaggle it used to say something like "Waiting for takeoff" and it no longer does this, so naturally I am thinking that the app is not operating properly, so I restart and it does the same thing. That's not the only thing, when I used to start the app it would show a STOP button on screen and it no longer shows this button. Not sure what happened. Last time I flew it would state all the audio cues but it would not state altitude. Really weird

See my previous video czcams.com/video/qqqXQ6Q0woQ/video.html both videos were created from one flight

That's funny, I feel more comfortable flying closer to the ground. I'm afraid of heights!

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Thanks, gloves and better footwear would definitely have come in handy Cheers

The red ones lol. Gonna have someone else trying a frontal. It helps if you hold your hands on the risers with thumbs down and flip hands so you’re not grabbing the lines with soft hands…

It would have been a "one and done" if the glider manual was properly worded. Since the manual was not clear I was a little more cautious on what lines I pull that could potentially collapse the wing.

2D is definitely getting closer to the top of the list, though due to the awkwardness of wearing gloves in the cold, I may wait till next spring before I attempt. Cheers

Im flying a 26m with 240 lb total. I am one size big, should have 24m but the 26m was available. Cheers

Thanks for the bode of confidence, but it definitely happens to me every once in a while. I am about to release a video where I practice touch and gos, in the video I have a tail landing. Cheers

@@cloudwalkerppg504 I look forward to watching it!

Clearly I don't need the helmet when I have the reserve at the ready

@cloudwalkerppg504 i sense sarcasm lol. I meant that a fpv would be awesome for doing this. I'm struggling to put mine on, and you have the exact same setup. There's just some things from the angle you filmed that I couldn't see.

@@MrNawtty This was one of the first videos that I made, so it's not the greatest, A tripod pointing the camera downward would have been better. Aviator has basically the exact same video, split into two parts (packing chute and installing chute).

@cloudwalkerppg504 I'll look that up, thanks! How's it feel flying righty with it reversed? I fly righty, too. I have left side neuropathy, so I can't control throttle. I didn't know you could swap pouches!

@@MrNawtty It's not that flying with a right throttle is a big deal, it's more that when you switch the pouch from the left to the right side, when you zip open the pouch it zips upward (instead of downward) so you have to be careful when you unzip in the air that the contents of your pouch does not empty to the ground. I still have never used that pouch while in the air, I just keep spare tools and spark plug in there just in case I need to make modifications on the ground far away from the LZ. Here is a link to the spare chute install -------------> czcams.com/video/EYYzRdLIi-k/video.html

12:10min the thing you see is called a cloudbow and comes from the sun directly behind you. it appears as rainbow in humid air like clouds or fog when sun is shining above you. you can sometimes also see it in the ground its grass is wet.

Give it time, wait for a day with stable air and broken clouds and go for it. What I see as your main problem is the limit on your battery charge. It took me 20 - 30 minutes to get to 2500 feet where this particular cloud bank was hanging. When I was watching some of your videos in the past I recall the battery charge on the motor being around 20 - 30 minutes. Clouds can reside at a wide range of altitudes. I was trying to film another video recently of a trick where I wanted to be at least 1500 feet just in case I needed to throw the reserve. The cloud bank was solid and when I approached the bottom of it I was only at 900 feet so I decided not to attempt the trick. So I just wait for another day.

@@cloudpandarism2627 That's cool, I never heard of that before. Thanks!

@@cloudwalkerppg504 thanks alot for that info. i already have like 4 different battery packs. including a new one which will last easy to reach 1000m or more. cloudbase usually is around 800-900m. i tested that countless times with FPV drones before. look forward to my first cloudwalk mister cloudwalker. 😘😆🤪🤩

@@cloudwalkerppg504 is true. i dont care about doing tricks, spirals, barrel rolls, cross country... the only thing i want is touching clouds. had that dream since i was like 10 years old or so. i am always flabbergasted how people fly over clouds and be not in awe. i would probably sob like a little school girl 🤣

Ya I can maintain a variance of 2 to 3 feet, not the 1 foot needed for hard surface. That's why I'm "not ready for prime time"! Cheers

Thanks Scott, the true enjoyment of paramotoring is trying all the things you would not be able to do if you were stuck on the ground.

Scope out deer migration patterns as well. You can see them walking their same beats

Thanks Dan, At that time (my 3rd ever flight) I was still afraid to hit the throttle right away. Thanks for the comment. Cheers

@@cloudwalkerppg504 Everyone kept telling me the same thing. "Hit the gas earlier so you don't run so far. I like to have just enough throttle that the wing is supporting the motor and it's pushing me along. I give the glider a couple of quick checks left and right, no lines twisted, and only then do I goose it. At this stage in my learning, I'd rather run a little more than rush a crappy takeoff. If I'm still running, I can always just let off the gas.

Can get in the air on most attempts now, but at this time was very hesitant to hit the throttle. Cheers

Thanks, I'm always careful Cheers