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Anyone into Paramotoring?

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  • 08-10-2010 4:56pm
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    Mr Benevolent
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    I'm looking to get into it. I've a bit of paragliding experience but paragliding is mostly useless in Ireland due to having to drive for hours to get to a good spot. Paramotoring is much easier as you don't need hills and only have to be outside congested airspace. So has anyone tried it here?


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    alphaLaura
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭alphaLaura


    *bump*

    Just did a beginner paragliding day in Cork and loved it but I'm also curious about paramotoring. I imagine that it would make getting off the ground far easier and less wind-dependent! If anyone has info about this, I'd love to hear it.


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    Havelock12
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    Hey guys, yeah paramotoring is on the rise in Ireland. I've been meeting up with a few types that do it near Dublin and have been having a lot of fun with the ground work. If you've got the serious cash to get into it it looks like a great way to get up in the skies without needing the paragliding hills. PM me if you'd like more info or to put you in touch with people.


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    alphaLaura
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭alphaLaura


    Hi Havelock, I know this may be a "how long is a piece of string" question but I am curious about canopy and motor prices? I'd love to start paramotoring but it's only as a filler to my main hobby which is flying light aircraft (an expensive pursuit in itself). So I'm trying to prioritize expenditure for my flying rather than paramotoring.


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    Havelock12
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    Hi alphaLaura, it's totally a string question, but ball park figures are probably a thousand on the wing and a few thousand on the engine. People sell wing+engine kits but I have been steered away from those deals. It's really not a cheap thing to do, and people seem to either get full into it or don't just for that reason. Having said that, the guys I went out with were willing to let me use their kit, so perhaps you could give it a go a few times before seeing whether you wanted to make it your main thing or stumbled across a few thousand!


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    alphaLaura
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭alphaLaura


    Thanks for the info - that helps alot. I'd say it's an 'all or nothing' activity, and I don't think I'd do it justice by having it as a back-up pursuit...


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