GoPro Powered Paragliding Peebles Ohio Dave Purdin

First flight with GoPro Hero 2 Camera on telescoping pole. Camera housing holder is noisy will be fixin that. January 10 2012 Peebles Ohio.

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[ecarter9]

Excellent video Dave. I like the perspective. I have been flying since Feb, and just got a Ninja from Dell. LOVE it! So dang simple, easy to start. Most of my video has been in my home area (which is getting boring), and from a helmet cam. I used a Chase Cam a couple of times, but i worry about it getting in my prop. Cool video, thanks for sharing.

[dwpxoxoxo]

@ecarter9 Glad you liked it. I am a novice at this video stuff. Lookin forward to spring. Thanks Dave

[dwpxoxoxo]

Yes it is a flat top ninja 185 cc vitorazzi moster engine

[Touchthesky412]

Dave do I see a secondary fail safe on the risers? Red material? Also what kind of strobes are you using? Nice job!

[dwpxoxoxo]

@Touchthesky412 Those are rock climbing straps from mojos gear. They are 27kn One in the riser and one on the paramotor frame. I have a powered parachute quick link between the two with threads in it and it looks like a chain link. Totally not necessary but makes me feel better with a back up system that dares a carabiner to break. Even though they are stainless not aluminum. Most of the aluminum ones I have seen are 18kn. I believe my stainless are 24kn. 

[dwpxoxoxo]

@Touchthesky412 police / ambulance leds from bear perkins.com

[michaeljenovic]

Nice video, Dave. A few of our guys here in Cleveland fly with the GoPro cameras. Hope to see you at a fly-in one of these days. Have fun in Palm Bay. There is a great group of pilots there.

Respectfully,

Mike Jenovic

Cleveland, Ohio

[ecarter9]

@cjstylez1977 If I can make a suggestion. I looked at Flat Tops and the K2 in February, and then opted to take the less expensive route. I crashed my Nirvana Rodeo probably 7 or 8 times and spent well over $2,000 in repairs to it from simple falls. I spent $1,700 in training with two instructors before finally going to Dell in Galveston last month. AMAZING training experience. I am tons better and I really really wish I had gone to him in the first place. I now own a Flat Top Ninja.

[galegregory97comcast]

it that on a flat top do you know lol. and what cc is it ?? the gopro!!

[cjstylez1977]

thanks for the info. I feel the same way about the power. I do other power motor sports and I would rather have a little more power then needed just for those times where you might really need the power to get you out of a bind. Thanks again for the info and vote of confidence for the Flat Top paramotor.