A new Toy to take to the field :)

A full on day in the field was planned with a light NE due to drop and veer so looking good for all.  On arrival at 10 in the field the wind was indeed light and NE so we set the winch out whilst the guys got ready.

Peter V (Launceston) was along for day one of a Paramotoring course and worked hard through the morning under Kaz's watchful eye getting the ground work sussed.  Meanwhile Tim (on the winch) and myself got towing underway with Todd A (Totnes) on the Paraglidier finishing off his final CPC tasks with Big Ears and Asymmetrics in fine style and just loving it.

Shad gets some airtime in alongside the Paragliders

Miles T (Illogan) was back (again) and after a bit of ground work to get the feel of it joined in on the tow on a Paraglider with some recapping before finishing off his speed bat tasks.  Shad C (London) put in an appearance for the Hang Gliders taking the opportunity to get back in the air whilst down on holiday and made a fine job of it despite a few interesting approaches!

As lunch time approached the wind despite the forecast increased and backed and conditions got a bit on the rough side putting a hold on towing whilst we waited for things to ease back.

Boys just love toys .......

a bit of theory never comes amiss

Triston J (   ) was out with his shiny new Parajet Volution and keen to fly it but bided his time with plenty of ground handling on his Synthesis looking well sorted despite the variable conditions.  John R (Indian Queens) joined in the ground handling whilst also waiting to get his second flight on the Paramotor in.  Conditions were still breezy after lunch so the guys all played with ground handling including Phil L and Paddy B (now waiting to go to the hill) and all looked good, even new boy Pete was getting it sorted, ideal.

Pete gets going on his first flights

 Late afternoon and Miles cracked having to leave the field to go and fix a pipe (he is a plumber) and that was the sacrifice we needed.  No sooner had he left the field than I tested the air and gave the thumbs up.  Peter was soon off and across the field on his first flights and doing well, by the end of the day he had popped in 4 nice flights including a release and all with stand up landings, nice.

Todd, Paddy, Phil and Shad all made use of the lines whilst I got the Paramotor boys ready to roll.  First up was Triston on his new unit which sounded lovely and looked superb as it went up for it's maiden flight in Tristons hands.  His normal sweet take off was followed by a drift to the right as the extra torque of the unit kicked in and when combined with the low hang points made a noticeable difference from the school unit.  Still he dealt with it well and had a cracking flight followed by a sweet landing.

Triston "purring" along and just loving it

John R followed suit on the school kit and was off and away cleanly and sitting in the harness before he knew it.  In now classic conditions he had a ball until the cold got the better of him seeing him return to the field for a super landing and a round of applause, excellent.

John has a cracking flight on the school unit

With the day drawing to a close we knocked it on the head and the wind got lighter and the temperature dropped.  Phil and myself played hunt the keys with me both winning and losing at the same time but at least the Truck got packed nicely, again.

Quote of the day " weight has quite an effect doesn't it"   how long you been flying ????