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What to buy, and why
When getting started in any new
activity, appropriate equipment selection is usually challenge. Research is
important. Knowing which features are important comes with time and experience.
Emphasis on relevant features and selecting appropriate equipment the first time
around will save you frustration and money in the long run.
Remember, you
get what you pay for ----
Outstanding features incorporated into Fly Products Paramotors include the
following:
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Fly
Products Paramotors have
a very large 4.23 Gallon
(16 Liter) fuel tank allowing for long flights. A smaller fuel tank than
what Fly Products Paramotors offer will limit your area of operation. If you
fly a paramotor with a fuel tank smaller than what Fly Products Paramotors
offer, you will get tired of flying around the same area and end up going to
the trouble of adding "auxiliary" fuel tanks and plumbing. Such retrofits
can be a source of problems. The large fuel tank of a Fly Products Paramotor
allows you to go somewhere, away from you normal launch area, and not worry
about running out of fuel before you get back. |
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Fly
Products Paramotors incorporate
a fuel low-level warning light into the throttle assembly of the units with
an electrical system... this is a feature that you will not find on
other paramotors. It is useful, and a nice safety feature. |
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Fly
Products Paramotors incorporate
a variable position cruise control into the throttle assembly... this is
a feature that is very useful when you wish to free up your hands to shoot
pictures, etc., or during prolonged constant altitude flight. The throttle
is routinely set up for use with the right hand, but with a minor
modification the throttle can be set up to be used with the left hand for
those that prefer a left hand throttle. |
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Fly
Products Paramotors utilize an attractive, specially designed Swiss made,
Husquevarna
chromed
tuned exhaust pipe
to enhance performance and power. Fly Products Paramotors also utilize the
exceptionally quiet maze silencers. Although all paramotor manufacturers
have had some problems with the exhaust systems on paramotors,
especially those utilizing the Simonini engine, Fly Products has developed
an exhaust system that has been trouble free for several years. |
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Most Fly
Product Paramotors are equipped with an intake silencer.
The Fly Products
Kompress paramotor is equipped with an internal air filter inside the intake
silencer. |
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Fly
Products Paramotors have a
strong, well constructed, lightweight, easy to assemble/disassemble cage and
frame assembly. The Fly Products Power Max, Fly Products Kompress, Fly
Products Kompress Magic, Fly Products Race, and Fly Products Jet disassemble
to such an extent that they are very easy to travel with or ship. Fly
Products paramotors have double ring cages for extra strength yet the cages
are dismountable and most Fly Products paramotors will disassemble for
transport to a smaller package of components than most other brands of
paramotors. Fly Products offers a hard sided traveling case with an integral
handle and integral wheels for transport and shipping. |
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Fly
Products Paramotors are designed to rest high on your back which makes
carrying the weight of the paramotor significantly easier than paramotors
that hang low on your back. An additional benefit of the paramotor
riding high on your back is that it does not interfere with your ability to
run as some other low hanging paramotors do. |
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Fly
Products Paramotors offer interchangeability
between various cage and propeller sizes (95 cm, 115 cm, or 130 cm)
on the same basic motor frame (Power series, First Class series, Race
series, Gold series, and Power Max series). This allows the same motor and
frame to be used with different propeller sizes thus providing a range of
top thrust with the same motor dependent upon the propeller and cage that
are utilized. |
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Fly
Products Paramotors have a trike, the Fly Products Flash B Trike, that
is specifically designed to utilize the Fly
Products Paramotors.
For those that are interested in tandem trike flight as well as foot
launched flight, this is a nice feature. Many other paramotors do not have a
trike that is specifically engineered for use with them. Engineering is very
important and jerry rigged trikes can be a source of compromises to
safety. The Fly
Products
trike can also be flown solo. |
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Fly
Products Paramotors
have distance bars that are
easily removable to enhance the compactness and portability of the
paramotor. The distance bars are mounted in swivels that make getting into
and out of the paramotor harness very easy. The distance bars are also
equipped with a unique system to facilitate the use of weight shift and also
compensation for torque effect and "P" effect. |
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Fly
Products Paramotors are
equipped with a very well constructed padded harness that is fitted with a
large pouch beneath the seat and side pockets for carrying
miscellaneous items.
The harness is
equipped with very high quality
press gate carabineers.
The Fly Products harness can be utilized for ground
handling/kiting practice eliminating the need to purchase an additional
ground handling harness. The harness comes in two sizes. |
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Fly Products
Paramotors utilize high attach points, which allow the pilot to have greater
authority over the risers while on the ground, which in turn makes ground
handling of the paraglider far easier. High attach points result in more
stability on the ground as well as in flight. |
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Many Fly
Products Paramotors
that are equipped with
electrical starters and they also have a charging system to keep
the battery charged in flight. This electrical system can be utilized to
power other small load accessories such as strobe lights, position
lights, a GPS, etc.. |
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The Fly
Products Kompress Magic, Fly Products Race, and Fly Products Jet paramotors
incorporate a centrifugal clutch
into the drive system allowing
the motor to be running without the propeller turning. |
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Fly Products Paramotors
have an upright (versus
inverted) engine configuration to prevent the possibility of starting
problems that are caused in inverted engines by accumulations of fuel
that have drained into the cylinder between flights. Such an accumulations
of fuel in inverted engines can result in flooding of the engine and/or
fouling of the spark plug resulting in difficulty in starting. |
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Fly
Products Paramotors are designed with attention to detail.
Features such as nylon strap
backups on the rubber "silent block" motor mounts are common with Fly
Products paramotors... attention to detail that will not be found on other
paramotor brands. |
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Fly
Products Paramotors
have a bottom mounted fuel tank configuration that reduces the chances
of fuel leaking onto hot engine components, onto electrical components, onto
the harness or onto the pilot. |
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Most Fly
Products
Paramotors have an extremely high quality Bing float and slide type
carburetor versus the less expensive and the often more troublesome
diaphragm type carburetors (as are used on chainsaws and weed eaters)
that are found on other paramotors. The Bing carburetor is extremely
efficient and provides for very long flights without having to
takeoff with a heavy fuel load. The Bing carburetor also provides a
smooth operation throughout the entire range of power, from idle to full
power. |
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Fly Products Paramotors come with
comprehensive owner's manuals. |
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Fly
Products Paramotors are
backed by outstanding customer support and a six month warrantee. Fly
Products is one of the oldest manufacturers of paramotors. Their success is
attributable to innovation and excellent customer support. You can count on
Fly Products to continue to provide long term support of their products.
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