Paramotoring Flight 102 Hot doggin on a typical beach run

02-09-2018
Placida LZ
Flight 102
Flight time 01:02
PIC 92:28
Allup wt. 270 lbs.
Wx: clear
Wind: T/O 22506
Wind: Landing 22503
Temp: 75F

Pilots:
Jeremy Tyler
Paul Robinson

The weather has been flyable the last several days. I flew with Paul yesterday. Jeremy received his exhaust from having it ceramic coated and was in need of PPG airtime with Stella his best buddy? If the motor isn't broke, Fly it.

After work, I hustled on down to Placida and prepared to fly. Paul decided to stay local. I didn't know where Jeremy went for sure. So I departed for the south end of Little Gasparilla island. With a tailwind and trims closed I was moving along sippin fuel.

Arriving at the south end I moved the trims to neutral and began foot waving at 200 feet. The water was clearer unlike last weekend. Turbulence was light chop, so hands off flying while enjoying the view.

About a mile from Stump Pass I swooped down to play and became head on with Jeremy and Stella. We buzzed, swooped formation flew, foot dragged and generally had a good time before returning via the same route, due to approaching sunset. I even flew my wing under a tree limb, practice for flying under a powerline, bridge or one day the Corona Arch.

Once back at the LZ Jeremy was establishing an approach, so I swooped down between trees and tracked the road. Noting the air was smooth as butter like on the return beach leg when I was formation flying with Jeremy over the water. It was so easy to make corrections.

After a quarter mile or so I 180'd, stayed on the deck powered around into a landing. As you will see the mosquitos are horrendous.

Never fly Placida,
without bug spray and a post flight debriefing beer.

Bob-the-Pilot