Great to see you all flying together! I need a flight buddy in Northern Virginia. Back in AZ we had a good community and TONS of space to fly. Very different here in DMV/NOVA. I had no idea what i was in for in that regard 😔
Beautiful paramotor! Do you still like the powerseat light? If you dont mind me asking, what size did you get and what are your approximate dimensions? Thanks!
@@mmorleyy still loving it! I got the Large and I'm 6'4" 190lbs I've flown both the comfort and the light and they're both great but I think the light is better probably
I was already digging this video when you were flying around the corn fields. But when you swooped over that lake, I was like "WOW!!!😮" That looks super fun dude!!! Great video quality too!
Nice flight. Yeah that "ride height" adjustment strap was an awesome revelation for me about 50 flights in. So much better for me when it's riding a bit higher.
Personally I can hold 17L of gas, I burn about 6L/hr. I could stretch to 2 and a half hours but as you maneuver, climb power, increase RPM, the burn changes. Other motors can get way more efficient but much more expensive/heavier, or even lower HP so its a tradeoff. My flights are about 1.5hrs on average and I only take about 10L total because it gets really heavy.
Speed bar is just a bar with a line that connects to your risers through a series of pulleys and decreases the overall angle of attack of the glider. It pulls the leading and middle lines downwards forcing the angle to decrease and gain lots of speed. Not everyone uses it just due to it being slightly more mechanically complicated but has a lot of benefits. Just requires more power and higher fuel burn to be on it for long periods of time, and tired legs!
I subscribe to csmith and seen this flight. Was cool to see it through your view going through those maneuvers! Our flying styles are similar and was looking at upgrading wings to either the Nucleon 4, Drift air, Hadron 3, or Viper XC? How long you been flying? I'm in my 4th year/160 flights and have just been stumped on a next wing
What are you on now? Driftair, H3, Viper are all "3rd Step" wings Nucleon/Sirroco are 2nd step. And the Solo, Spyder, roadster 3 are T1. I wouldn't recommend going from 1 to 3. Driftair is my next glider but you'd be surprised how much you'll gain from a Spyder to a Nucleon/Sirroco. It was definitely noticeable. I don't think it would have been smart if I went from Solo to Driftair. That's a big jump. I'm waiting a bit, probably to the end of the season to upgrade as this Nucleon really offers a lot. That being said Drifty is my next (3rd) wing hands down.
@@PPGKyle My first and only wing is a Flow Cosmos Power and I'm 153kg all up with 15L of fuel on a 160kg max for the glider. I'm very fast on it and it's pretty agile, same speed as my flying buddy on a 85% loaded Hadron 3. The more research I do, the more confused I get. Roper recommended a Drifty, Ripman said a Nucleon, and Minyard told me a ITV Baja. 3 very experienced pilots and 3 categories of wing??? Any insight is appreciated and really the only reason I want to change is my wing is now on it's 4th season. Keep up with the videos and thanks for the reply! I want something safe, very agile, fast, and lifty if there is such a wing? My wing takes a lot of throttle to maintain flight resulting in 6-8 liters per hour of fuel burn and doesn't climb very fast.
@@shanewyman9419 I trust both Ripman and Roper. Matt will always recommend ITV but full disclosure I am not familiar with ITV, Flow, BGD, etc. Only Ozone and Dudek. Not sure where yours sits on the "Tiers list". It dosnt sound like a very efficient glider though, at all.... That being said, you're getting different recommendations as its hard to gauge your exact experience level from a few online conversations. We dont want to say "yeah go driftair" and then you launch and youre like "woah this is spicy..." I'd say this; if youre out there every day hitting those wingovers real deep, getting the glider below you, deep spirals, moving into the barrel roll region, and overall prefer to rip around low level, crank and bank, use that PA system on bar - then Drifty is for you (This is how I prefer to fly, hence why Im going to get one) If youre more an explorer, going out for an hour or two, low level flying, efficiency, but still have the ability to play around really well, then a Nucleon 4 or Hadron is your best bet. (Maybe Viper XC but its not as agile as an H3). N4 is a step below the H3 and Drifty so expect if you go to either of those wings it will be a pretty noticeable "woah it takes very little input to get a LOT of bank" And theres always the fact that the higher you go, the greater awareness of collapse recovery you need. Long story long, I love my Nucleon4 and it was a great noticeable step up from the Solo in speed, efficiency and maneuverability. Ive put it through the paces. Im sure the drift air as I increase my loading will be even more sensitive. This probably didnt help you much, I'm just 1 of many folks out there, and only a few years under my belt. You'll just need to determine whats more important to you; efficiency, speed, agility?
@@PPGKyle helps a lot actually. I think the best thing would be to try and demo a Nuke 4, H3, and a drift air to see. The Nuke or Hadron would probably fit the bill as I will also fly hands off and try to cover ground but I find myself yanking and banking as I get bored. My wingover progression is getting better and better, I practice every flight with the goal of barrel rolling but may save that for an SIV. I do a lot of spiraling but am also very cautious on how steep I go as I know the consequence of getting too steep.
It really is kind of pathetic that people have made better sounding mics from soldering together wires from motorcycle intercoms and they’re marketing this as an aviation grade headset. Mine sounds like shit through my hero 11. Mark honeycutt has an amazing sounding new mic setup, hardly any engine noise.
I really want to get into flying. I have 10 skydives (8 solo jumps and 2 tandems) simply because I love being under canopy. However I'm worried I'll barely have time to fly. I live up North so winter is like 5 months out of the year. My state is always windy and I work a lot during the summer.
It's just a little magnetic knee strap for regular aviation. Comes with a little 3M adhesive metal plate to stick on the back of your phone case. (I just put my phone into one of those magnetic cases and tether it to me to make it easier. Here's the link. It ships way faster if you just buy it from them directly: Pilot Kneeboard for iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, Any Android Smartphone, Any Tablet, Universal Solution a.co/d/dOGOKqJ Works pretty well!
First time integrating 360 footage into helmet footage/audio with a new mic setup. Needs a bit of work but I think turned out decent. Let me know what you guys think. Don't forget to leave a like or sub if you think I deserve it!
The audio sounds great. I have a mike plugin for my insta360 but i haven’t used it yet. How does your Iris compare to other rigs you flew? I have an Iris too… but it’s the only thing I’ve flown. It’s very roomy even with my 6’02 frame and 225 pounds, size 44 coat body…
@@rule1dontgosplat good to know, I'll likely be making tweaks in the future. I've flown a Pluma and primus, a maverick and now the Iris and it's by far the best one in my opinion for what I want in a frame. I love how sturdy it is for travel and tie down in the truck.
I have the regular model in two tone purple. I love the powerseat light. I finally got it dialed in and once i’m in the air i just lift my legs and it gets right under me. I have the carbon fiber arms which I like, but they aren’t as pretty. I’m a bigger dude at 6’02 and 225, and the swing arms fit me fine. I just added the torque flaps but haven’t flown them yet.
I'm just waiting on decent weather! I had planned to fly Sunday but the weather got crappy. This coming Saturday is rainy and Sunday looks really windy. I'm a teacher so this summer I should have a LOT of time. Right now I'm pretty much restricted to weekends. @@abnormallygifted1541
