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South Dorset Coastal Flight - Pics by Simon Ravine

Isle of Purbeck
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Poole Harbour Coastal ShotCoastal Shot
Some inflight pics to wet the taste buds for next years flying. Simon Ravine recently spent a weekend flying around the South Dorset Coast and took these great pics along the way whilst remaining outside controlled airspace.
Coastal shots include Isle of Purbeck, Town of Swanage and Poole Harbour.
Snowy Flight in the Peak district - Pics by Paul Haxby

Snowy Peak District
Snowy Peak District
Snowy Peak District Snowy Peak District
Paul Haxby's recent 24 mile, 1 hour duration flight in the Peak district after an early snowfall, produced these great wintry shots.
ParamotorsUK visit sunny Hunny - Pics by Geoff Soden

,Returning from Hunstanton
View looking towards HunstantonHunstanton as seen from the air
over the Brancaster Staithe Some great beach flyingWave hopping
Miles of beach as the tide goes out. ShipwreckShadow hopping
A group of ParamotorsUK regulars packed up their paramotors and wings recently and headed to the North Norfolk coastline near Hunstanton for a great day of coastal flying along with a group of fellow pilots from the local 'Norfolk Squadron'. A great day was had by all! with some superb views of the local area to boot which included the shipwreck at Brancaster. We will be back!
French Flying Holiday in Onzain - Pics by Simon Ravine & Stephen Hemsley



Simon Ravine and Stephen Hemsley very recently completed a flying holiday in Onzaine in France and took some nice inflight pics of the stunning Loire region in France.
Pictures from left to right:
Amboise includes chateau, Chambord with the chateau central, Stephen with Loire in background,
Bottom Pictures from left to right: Simon in flight with Loire in the background & Simon finally on the ground following landing.
Flight over Chiselbury Fort in Wiltshire - Pics by Simon Ravine
Regimental Badges near Fovant, WiltsPatrick Foss Smith over the Wiltshire countrysideChiselbury Hill Fort
Patrick Foss Smith flying very recently over Chiselbury Hill Fort and the Regimental Badges near Fovant, Wilts (the badges were carved into the chalk by soldiers billeted nearby during World War 1). Patrick was accompanied by Simon Ravine who also took the inflight shots.
Test Flying the new Flash Easy 100 - Pics by Simon ravine

Warming Up the powerful Easy 100Reverse LaunchA few steps and your off the ground
Great little moverNear perfect flying conditionsFly past using the new Flash easy 100
Geoff Soden testing flying the new Flash Easy 100 paramotor in near pefect conditions recently at ParamotorsUK. This is one of the latest paramotor models to be developed and produced by Fly Castelluccio of Italy. This new powerful lightweight machine is now availble from ParamotorsUK online.

A Tandem Flight in Wales - Pics by Richard Haxby
Ready for a Tandem launch of the beachPeter and Aidan launching TandemSitting back and enjoying the flight for a change
Enjoying the flight along the coast
Some tandem pics taken at Porthmadog (Wales).
The pilot was Peter Stevens with Aidan Banner as passenger. The photos were taken by Richard Haxby brother of Paul.
Inflight Pictures of the Wye River & Valley - Pics by Richard Pearce
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3D Compe GPS Plot  showing Richards track
3D Compe GPS Plot showing Richards track

Richard took these pictures during the 4 hours of flying along the River Wye on the borders of England and Wales very recently.
Silverstone Race Track as seen from the air - Pics by Aidan Banner
Approach to SilverstoneFlight along the home straightNice view of the Grandstand
Aidan took time out whilst visiting a friend in Northampton recently to get these great aerial shots of Silverstone Racetrack
Snowcapped shots of Snowden - Pics by Paul Haxby

Paul captured these shots after a recent flight around Snowdonia on his Paramotor
More superb inflight shots of the Peak district - Pics by Paul Haxby
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Flight around the north east side of the Peak District. An idea of why it is worth braving the cold and going places with a PPG.
Stunning Inflight pics of the Peak District
Stunning Inflight pics of the Peak District Stunning Inflight pics of the Peak DistrictStunning Inflight pics of the Peak District
Pete Stevenson, Rob Swift and Paul Haxby managed another good PPG flight just recently around the Peak District and captured some more stunning pics.
Beautiful December skies in the Peak district - Pics by Aidan Banner
Pete Stevens in flight Pete Stevens in flight over the Peak district
Photos taken by Aidan banner of Pilot in flight, Pete Stevens.

Beautiful skies over Matlock, Peak District in December.
Power Station Cloud Formation - Pics by Paul Haxby
Thorpe Marshes as seen from the airDrax Power station forming some spectacular clouds
Thorpe Marsh as seen from the air and the Drax Power Station cooling towers producing some superb cloud formations.
A close encounter of a microlight kind- Pics by Geoff Soden
A close encounter of a microlight kind - Paul BaileyWenmaster & microlight in backgroundSteve Munday with Grafham Water as backdrop
in his Thruster over Grafham | Webmaster & Thruster | Steve Munday nr Grafham Water
Spectacular cloud formations over ParamotorsukCloseup of webmasterMore spectacular cloud formations
Some spectacular cloud formations | Webmaster closeup | More cloud formations over Paramotorsuk
End of summer Flying.- Pics sent in by Paul Haxby
A nice close up shot    The inversion layer is clearly visable on the horizon
Out over the sea Flying along the coast
End of Summer flying produces some beautiful skies and superb flying!
Flying along the coast produces some smooth flying condition.
Flying Holiday in Blois/Loire region.- Pics sent in by Simon Ravine
Blois
Blois
Chaumont Chateau
Chaumont Chateau
The Loire
The Loire
Chaumont Chateau
Chaumont Chateau
another angle
Andy Probyn
Andy Probyn
Stephen Hemsley Tandem
Stephen Hemsley Tandem
Dedugny Campsite
Dedugny Campsite
Dedugny
Dedugny
Rassemblement
Rassemblement
These superb pics were taken by Clive Eagles (read Clives article on the 2003 Nats)
Paramotoring in Frozen Finland - Pics sent in by Aarno Isomдki
In flight shor of AarnoFlying over snow covered lakeAttempting to fly a frozen banner
A nice above the clouds shot
A nice closup shot from a following paramotor Thats prop looks a bit worse for wear
More mouth watering in flight shots - Pics sent in by John Radford

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Pic 1 - Steve Hawkins with setting sun on Rad/Arcus, high and very cold!
Pics 2 & 3 - Neil Webster on Rad / Nova combo over Oxford this winter.
Pic 4 - John Radford over Berkshire on X-country to the coast.

Definately some great shots to inspire others out there wanting to give paramotoring a go. This is what its all about!

Beautiful in flight pics - by Paul Haxby

Lake DistrictBeautiful Sunset
In flight shot over the lake District | Beautiful Sunset to end the day

Drax Power Station as seen fro the airSnow capped peaksLow clouds shroud the Yorkshire Dales
The Drax Power Staion in N. Yorkshire | Low clouds shrouding the Dales. These superb pics were taken by Paul Haxby of AXB Sports Ltd.

Flight over Snowden at 5000ft - by John Radford


John Radford with the Mountain range as a backdropJohn &  Paul on their flight South

Some excellent pics taken recently by John Radford of RAD Aviation UK & Paul Haxby. John and Pauls flight started from the North Wales Coast and took them finally to Portmadoc. To top it all of with a flight over the top of Mount Snowdon at over 5000ft. COLD !. John & Paul then dropped in to a local pub for some well earned refreshment!

Arthur Harrington
Arthur Harrington
Photo kindly sent in of Arthur Harrington in flight recently and around his local area.
Success for Husband & Wife - Pics by Geoff Soden
Jansy receives her completion certificate from Geoff SodenRob receives his completion certificate from Geoff SodenWell happy Rob & Jansy after completing the course
Jansy set for a forward launchRob Flying out of the setting sun Jansy airborne
A Change From Paramotoring - Pics by Geoff Soden

Chipmunk at RAF HenlowPaul Bailey ready to taxi with Paul ChaplinPrince Of Laughter - Paul ChaplinGeoff Soden in the back seatWebmaster ready for the off

HRH The Prince of WalesPaul Chaplin (Charlie One) pilot in command, Geoff Soden, and the webmaster recently at RAF Henlow enjoyed a session of aerobatics in the Chipmunk.

The aicraft was actually the one which HRH The Prince Of Wales learnt to fly in back in 1969 also Prince Philip and Prince Andrew. Now privately owned, kept and at flown RAF Henlow.
Thanks again to HRH Airfarce One Prince Of Laughter for an excellent experience and a good laugh.

A Snowy Paramotorsuk Base Site - by Kevin Taylor

Paramotorsuk field covered in snowA shot of the new bootsLooking south from Paramotorsuk
Looking West of the A1
Kevin Taylor, never to miss an opportunity braved the snowy conditions and cold temperatures recently to take these cracking aerial shots from the Paramotorsuk base site. Kevin used a digital camera to take the pics.

Finnish Paramotor Championship Games - by Aarno Isomäki
A nice clean forawrd launchPrecision control picking off the hoop with his footGround up shot of Aarno Finnish countrysideTime to land after the eventsAarno Isomäki  fly his new trike recently
Aarno Isomäki from Finland practising some precise competition manoeuvres and getting to grips with flying his new trike. This summer sees the "Nordic Games" with Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Denmark competing in Southern Finland.
A cold day at Paramotorsuk Homesite - by webmaster

A cold but busy day at ParamotorsukGeoff Soden talking to new students
A cold, bright busy day at Paramotorsuk with lots of short duration flights.
Rob Kelly enjoying himselfWebmaster with a low Flypast
Rob Kelly and Webmaster enjoying some near perfect conditions with a Flypast
Andy Tween perfecting his groundhandlingA nice reverse launchAndy preparing for the Big OneThumbs up from Andy after his first solo
Andy Tween from Norfolk getting to grips with some groundhandling. Andy successfully went onto to complete his first flight later in the day with an excellent forward launch and great landing to top it off.
Well done Andy.

More From the Kings Lynn Squadron - by Karl Hinzer

Kozey launchingA Happy looking chap
'Kozzey Kingfisher' from Lynn, with his Whisper Plus launching with brown pants and a happier looking pilot!

Wayne 'Mudguts'Wayne 'Mudguts' concentrating on his landing
Wayne 'Mudguts' with 100% concentration on his landing!




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