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I've bought myself a new toy (pawb.social)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/aviation@lemmy.world
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[–] 10 points 8 months ago

That paraglider looks like a huge dreamcatcher attached to a gaming chair.

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    [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    This looks really awesome and terrifying.

    Godspeed.

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    [–] 4 points 8 months ago (8 children)

    Balls of steel, color me jealous!

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 8 months ago (7 children)

    I've been flying experimental for my whole life and a bunch of my friends have these things too. A good deal popped up on marketplace so I jumped on it. Now I'm waiting for spring so I can bang out some training and practice.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Where/how do you practice?

    As a lay person, I'd guess that over water, where you can fall safely.

    But then there's the whole drowning thing.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Large empty areas or small airports in class g airspace. Water is a no go, these things kill people when they splash down. There are automatic inflating floatation devices designed for these things to keep them from dragging you down.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    That strategy didn't work out for John Denver. Be careful.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I am not an adrenaline junkie, but I do take risks. I've flown in an open cockpit plane, done snowmobiles and jet skis, paraglided, and I love scuba.

    You ain't getting me within a thousand yards* of one of those.

    [914.4 meters for the non-Americans]

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    • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    How much do these run? Is it just the seat/motor/prop or is a wing included generally?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 8 months ago

    New ones are sold separate. So you buy the "motor" which has the seat motor prop part and then pair it with a wing that you like. Used is all over the place. I couldn't tell you what new stuff goes for these days cos tariffs but used motors are generally 4-6k and wings are around 1500 used.

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    • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (8 children)

    What exactly is this?

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Paramotor. Or, powered paraglider

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Seemed like too many straps for a sex chair, so I had to zoom in to see the pic on the wall to figure it out.

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