I'm toying with the idea of converting my foot launch Parajet Mav 2 to a trike by attaching something like the Parajet trike add-on (OUT OF STOCK) or the retracta-trike Parajet model (OUT OF STOCK)... seems they are all out of stock everywhere. Where can I even buy something? Do I have to just hire a welder to hand make one for me?
I'm posting this here just to get some feedback on my plans moving forward. I hope this doesn't turn into a mess of people second guessing everything that led to this point / my instructors / my equipment / etc. I just want to know if anyone has been in my position and if something like this worked for them OR if they did something different.
I have 24 flights. My training was interrupted multiple times for several weeks which resulted in me having to relearn things and get comfortable with the thrill /anxiety / stress that learning to paramotor can create.
My first 1-15 flights I was progressing nicely on my take-offs. Never sat on take off. Just had lots of trouble on my landings. Finally for flights 15-23 my landings were starting to click. Unfortunately, my take offs got worse and worse. During this time I was also changing to a different paramotor and at the end to a different wing.
I am not on my own equipment - a parajet mav 2 with a 28m Roadster 4. I weight 228 + gear + motor and I'm about 6' tall.
For some reason I have become afraid of the take off run and I have started sitting on take off. My last instruction session the instructor was really hammering home that I needed to stretch out my stride on the take off run. I got so obsessed with it I actually started getting all in my head and getting worse. My take off runs went from this cool "lean back and let the motor push you... your legs will do what they gotta do" to "running like a drunk man hoping I don't fall and praying the wing will pick me up and save me" - It is very frustrating.
- plans moving forward -
I took a week to get my frame unbent and install new prop (yeah, I broke two back to back). My next steps are to recheck my hang point to make sure the motor is not scooping me up.
One pilot who flies a Roadster 4 regularly and is the same size as me said that he now takes off and lands with the trims set to neutral -1. He said this slows everything down and makes the wing behave more like a Moxie/Mojo.
Another pilot said that he extended his take off run from 40 feet to 70 feet by just slowing down the throttle transitions and working on his running stride changes. Once he was comfortable with that he slowly decrease the distance back down to normal.
I plan to take a Roadrunner and my Roadster to a large field near my house and do some nice long taxi runs and work on my stride and controlling the wing with the motor pushing me. I think this will help me build back my confidence on the running and giving it the gas part.
It's like my brain doesn't trust my legs and my runs just seem like a hope and a prayer that they will keep running and not stop or sit. I don't know why it started happening, but I'm hoping I can rewire my brain to stop it.
I think I have confused myself so now I'm asking multiple sources to see what answers I get. As I remember it, I was taught you should have about a fist of space between your leg and the strap. I don't remember what the effect would be if it was too tight or too loose. I was trying to keep myself from sitting too early on take-off (it feels like the motor scoops me) so I loosened the straps quite a bit. My thought was that this would make it less likely I could accidentally sit. Some sources online are saying that had the opposite effect and made it MORE likely to cause a sit. They are saying tighter straps prevent the sit BUT make it harder to get in the seat when you want to. Opinions?
Just bought a Mav2 and the throttle cable is 54” long? Has my instructors worried because the excess cable can go through the net and touch the prop when you flare for landing. Anyone else have this issue? Did you fix it somehow?
Update: I swapped the mount location of the throttle cable and the connect cable. This results in the throttle cable going a different route which takes up 4” of slack and feels safer.
I searched for this question and only found a few questions from years back that were more related to equipment theft.
When I got my training someone said "sign up for a membership at USPPA and you get $2 million in insurance. After signing up I found that is not the case. You are directed to another organization for Ultralights where you can become a member with the option to purchase insurance.
So, the questions are...
Do you have insurance?
If so, was it expensive?
Is insurance a waste of money because foot launch, what damage can I do, 30 mph, yada yada...
My training has been broken into several chunks with 4–6 weeks between sessions, which means I end up rebuilding skills every time I go back.
I have a Roadrunner, a Roadster 4 (not flown yet), and a Parajet Mav 2 I’m breaking in. Before I return for training in a few weeks, I want to get comfortable with my launch procedures only — specifically: kiting the wing up, stabilizing it, and using light taxi power to run forward while checking wingtips.
I am NOT trying to fly. I only have 13 flights, and I won’t be flying the Roadster until I’m back with my instructor. When I return, I’ll be doing landing practice on a Mojo before transitioning.
My question:
Has anyone used a Roadrunner for taxi‑style practice like this?
The field I’ll be at has other pilots, and I’m sure they’ll assume I’m trying to take off with a Roadrunner — which I’m obviously not. I’m just wondering if others have done this type of ground‑handling + taxi practice with a trainer wing.