Simms 6 am. Shortly after I took off I could see John driving into the field and when I came back 40 minutes later Paul and Marek were setting up. I followed John from above while he cruised the golf courses from about 100 feet. Paul was having a hard time getting up but finally slowed down and made a great launch.
I changed the jet to 150 ,it seems to have corrected the problem and the motor is running up much faster.
On the second flight I watched a balloon fight to land in our field. He wasn’t able to get over to us so he set down in the field to the West and relaunched after a few minutes and landed in the park to the west and a tad bid south. I guess he did that to avoid cutting the fence to get his crew into the first field.
Simms 6 am
Much better. Same conditions same wing but this time I used some power on landing and it was much better. There were some issues. First the motor is bogging at full throttle, it runs fine up to 5900 rpm but anything over that causes the motor to stutter and lose thrust. The left side brake toggle has a half twist which looks to have been there since it was last tied. I don’t know how I’ve flown it this long with out noticing, it’s not really a problem as long as I’m careful when I’m setting up..
Windy and bumpy. Flew the 26 meter wing and landings were harder. Remember to ue more power landing with the 26.
The best story is where Jerry flew my wing thinking that it was his Muse. It wasn’t until he landed and I asked him if he liked the Eden that he figured it out.
East Springs Airport is several miles east of Colorado Springs it is flat and there are rabbits and coyotes to chase.
Sunday there was quite a crowd at Simms.
When I loaded the motor at 7:00 it was warm with blue skies…by the time I arrived at Simms it was 90% overcast and getting colder. Paul and I watched some coyotes and decided to wait for a better day. Good thing too beccause it never cleared and was cold and wet all day.
So…I went home and epoxied my prop and generally fussed with the paramotor.
I flew to Red rocks but chickened out when it started to get bumpy…Sound familiar? I wasn’t able to climb nearly as fast as the other day probably because of the smaller wing but there were also areas of sinking and lifting air which spooked me.
These fins run South below the ampitheater and they look like fun!
Jeff Goin has just returned from participating in a flight along the panama canal being one of the first to fly PPG from the atlantic to the Pscific or visa versa. I thought it interesting that one of the recent posts to his blog included this diagram. I need to work on being able to predict glide to any specific area under me at any time. Whic way is the wind blowing and how stong is it will determine if I can glide to a safe and convienient landing zone.
Things to do for Road trip
1. assemble tool kit
Torque wrench
Replacement spring & bolts
allen key attachment to tighten belt with above
2. camping box
Tent
Tarp
sleeping bag
cook kit
chair
light
3.flying box
wind sock
stake & hammer
boots
flight suit
helmet
gloves
sunglasses
construction ribbon
spare parts box
4.travel gear box
5.call a few friends
Steve K
Stef
Rob em & Bill em
maybe Johnny Fetz
6. goggle sites to fly
Glenwood
Colorado National Monument
Moab
Powered Paragliding. A most Personal form of Flight 
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