![]() Poorly designed/installed components can make your PPG experience a never-ending cycle of waiting on replacement parts, sitting around on phone calls troubleshooting, and watching your friends depart the flying field while you’re grounded for maintenance.A badly designed paramotor can hinder the potential of an otherwise apt and well-trained pilot.A dangerously-designed paramotor can make the safest wing in the world a total nightmare to fly.A poorly-designed paramotor can make the best wing in the world fly like a bus.While the wing does account for about 80% of the variability in flying characteristics, the facts are: Some schools of thought say the paramotor makes zero difference to the flying experience and it’s all in the wing - as long as it gets you in the air safely. And why not? They look cool (well, some of them), they’re loud, they burn gas, they have shiny parts, they’re really expensive, and there’s a never-ending debate about which one is “best.” The paramotor itself is seemingly the most interesting part of this whole PPG equation. Powered Paragliding - A Different Take on Paramotors ![]()
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