6 months ago
I´m learning paramotor now with the aim to train Acro on it. I already have an Emilie 25 which I think is ideal. My question is... what kind of paramotor harness should I look for? What nuances in the gear have to be taken into account?
I´m guessing the normal workflow is to turn off the motor and stow the gas lever in a pocket, train Acro normally, and then restart or land if restarting isn´t possible?
Or does anyone do acro with freebrakes and the gas lever in hand? If so, how do you hold them for good contact and at the same time avoiding problems with the gas? Or do you use other types of brake handes for paramotor acro?
Thanks in advance for any answers :-)
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I use the Fly Products Rider with Moster Motor. I changed the carbon tubes to 14x2 with diagonal webing. So i can do power take off by nil wind. Blackout+ doesn’t like flat land and nil wind. By take off with motor power is the force on the cage extremely high and with the standard carbon tubes was the deforming of the cage so, that the cage touched the propeller. With the stronger carbon tubes never again i had this problem.
I use the dudek comfort harness with two rescues, beamer 3 and bgd wow. I use freebrakes.
To have a better feeling by the long climbs i intalled cylinder temperature monitoring from Fly Henry.
The workflow is perfect.
My next goal is a propeller brake. Maybe just remove the clutch, but a clutch has a lot of benefits. I have to think about it. The moving prop by motor off, brakes a lot in infinity. Till now it was not a problem, but maybe by wingsize 24 or 25. I fly with wing size 20. Anyway, I would prefer a not turning prop. We will see what the future brings:-)
Thank you! In your opinion, what are the best type of paramotor arms for Acro? Do they need to be reinforced or does it not matter?
Spent 5+ years doing acro about 95% of it on motor. I always stow the throttle on a magnet or in my lap. I would get whatever harness you feel most comfortable in and is as close to the "freeflight" feel as you wish. I use acro toggles but i have the ling guide still on the glider. Hope that helps!