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Powered Parachutes - 5/21/2006 4:23:53 AM   
samolot



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Status: offline 		I really like all types of RC planes and my interests in them is incredible. These days, at the club, no one really brings anything worth mentioning and i was wondering what could i bring. I then noticed a website, Airfoil Aviation (powered parahutes). I thought, WOW, this would be a kick ass thing to have at the field, an as i read the payload, i thought to myself that i can attach an HD camera on that! I could film for the club and just have fun doing the hobby. I did a little research on the Airfoil Aviation and it turns out that they are not too hot. People say the parachutes dont work, customer service is horrible, even worse than North East Sailplane Products. I found the Sky Surfer and another website and i thought it would be a nice introductory lesson to parachutes since it cant really haul too much gear (I read the post about the first camera flight of the Sky Surfer, awesome). So basically, my question is, are there any good powered parachutes to use and in the mean time shoot some footage on?

Thanks

Sky Surfer:
http://www.hobbyzonesports.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=HBZ7800
or this one:
http://www.raidentech.com/cypasurareco.html
Which costs only 55$, compared to the original 250$

Airfoil:

http://www.airfoilaviation.com/
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RE: Powered Parachutes - 5/21/2006 11:09:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		I just bought that cheap one from Raidentech the other day. When it gets here I'll let you know how it does. Like you I got it as a cheap way to see how I like Paraplanes. Also I have heard Airfoil Aviation isn't great so while looking for quality paraplanes I did find a site that seems of high quality and great customer service. http://www.seabreezeparachutes.com

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RE: Powered Parachutes - 5/21/2006 12:19:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Awesome, im really looking forward to it. The seabreeze parashutes are much nicer, and i would enjoy building something to the kit (gondola) in order to make it really a personal experience. Looking forward to the review.

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RE: Powered Parachutes - 5/24/2006 2:26:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		I just picked up one of the Raidentech 'sky surfers' off of ebay for $40 - seeing as it's the EXACT SAME unit as the $250 official 'Sky Surfer' I think I did allright. I found a German website that modified the model by adding (2) servos for parachute control - which with a v-tail mix will give you yaw/roll AND pitch control.

Here's the translated version that covers maintenance, motor upgrades and elevator functionality:

http://homepage.sunrise.ch/mysunrise/rc-skysurfer/skysurf3e.htm

Should be an interesting entry into RC paragliding!

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RE: Powered Parachutes - 5/24/2006 10:36:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		I just got mine, too windy to fly. Yup its an exact copy of the $250 sky surfer. I Found a disapointing review of it here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/allrcparaplaneandparagliders/
but for $55 you can't go wrong, I plan on adding a brushless motor and lipo along with my own reciever and esc eventually, since I have some spares lying around.

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RE: Powered Parachutes - 5/25/2006 3:02:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		We are currently in the test and development stage of our own powered parachute. It will be electric with a high quality parachute . I can say it won't be $55.00, but the quality will be worth it for people who want a real machine, not a toy. I hope to release it to the public by the end of the summer.


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RE: Powered Parachutes - 5/25/2006 12:24:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		Edge Pilot, How large will it be and what do you htink will be the price tag? I will purchase the "Cyber Flyer" this weekend and im planning a large scale project for this upcoming fall (The 120" Seeabreeze Parachute with the .46 sized Gondola). I think the .46 gondola will make an excellent fit for electric motors.

Jman44, when you do fly it, post a little review up here and tell us what mods did you add !

Thanks guys!

Samolot

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RE: Powered Parachutes - 5/25/2006 2:02:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ours is right around 63". If this one pans out like we hope we will offer different sizes just like our skydivers. All of ours will be electric to start with. No reason a parachute of any kind has to be noisy.


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RE: Powered Parachutes - 5/25/2006 2:15:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		Sounds really interesting. However, i just have a question beyond this topic. I was looking at some wireless video systems so i can fly my paraglider in place where i cant see it. As i was searching , i found some great stuff, expensive, but great. However, as i came down to the add to cart button, there was this exclaimer saying, Amateur Radio License Required! What is this license? THanks.

By the way, edge pilot, whats the price range of your paragliders?

THanks

Samolot

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RE: Powered Parachutes - 5/25/2006 10:22:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		We have not yet set a price range. This will be done when i'm 100% guarenteed of all the included products and what we run into during final testing.

As far as the amateur radio license tha is alittle excessive. There are alot of good cameras out there that do not require that. Amateur radio license is something needed to talk on 2 way radios and a certain frequency. Alot of the cameras are good but the receiver antenna (on the ground) varies. You need a good ground antenna to pic up the airplane no matter where you fly. They are not real expensive but definately recommended.


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RE: Powered Parachutes - 5/25/2006 11:51:08 PM   
samolot



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Status: offline 		THanks for the info edge pilot! I will be looking forward to your paraglider!

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RE: Powered Parachutes - 5/31/2006 8:30:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ok I got to fly it once this past weekend. I got it to barely fly maybe 15 feet off the ground, though it was a little brezzy. I think the stock battery is junk, probally too heavy and very short run time. So If you get one a battery up grade is a must. I expect mine to perform much better with a lipo. I did giive it quite a beating with multiple crashes, nothing broke though. I must say taking off of pavement is cool. Landing on grass is a big no no, the gondola toppels over with contact and tangles lines.

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RE: Powered Parachutes - 6/1/2006 3:36:59 PM   
soinks


 

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Status: offline 		Samolot, I bought one of the Airfoil Aviation's and had great success with it. The only thing that I would warn you about is don't try to fly it in ten to fifteen mhp. wind. I did it and the wind was just to much. I managed to get it down with out to much damage, the damage was just a bent landing gear but that was enough to let me know about to much wind. I was flying it with a TT. forty. It was fun and a different kind of flying. I bought it to take up R.C. skydivers that weighed about 2.5 lbs. I didn't get to try the skydiver though but I think that it would handle the job. You could do a few small aerobatics with it which was kind of neat. After my friends lost their skydivers I lost interest in it.


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RE: Powered Parachutes - 6/2/2006 8:32:08 PM   
samolot



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Status: offline 		Thanks, but im only interested in paragliders! Jman, too bad to hear that the raidentech cyber flyer isnt too hot, well see how it goes with the upgrade!

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RE: Powered Parachutes - 6/7/2006 2:12:57 AM