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Hello!

Today Hobbyking has sent around his newsletter.
The Paraglider Parafoil 2.15m caught my eye
The price is very fair and the quality looks good, too!

I'm really interested in a paraglider as FPV platform, because of its flight charateristic, payload and size of such an aircraft.

On French FPV Meeting a pilot (I think he is a member of FPV-COomunity.com ) took off with a beautiful paraglider.





What do you think about paragliders as fpv platform? Where can I buy gondolas or do I have to build my own?
Can't wait to read your comments

Greetings
Heiko

I saw that email as well and have been wondering how hard it would be to put together a paraglider FPV model. I suspect that it would be really easy to build a nice frame if you have some welding ability. I may try to make a frame using some solder and see how it turns out before buying the canopy.

In the mean time, have a look at this site for a nice looking gondola.

http://www.reallycooltoys.com/rctoys-gasparaglider.html

Thx for the link, lovegroove.
Hope that Hobbyking will add a gondola to his shop

OK, I've decided that I have to have one of these while they are at this silly price. I've been watching some youtube videos and have decided that I want to build a paraglider without motor like the one in this video.

Any ideas on the weight of the model or how it's controlled?

http://vimeo.com/6683077

Hi Loovegroove!
Do you know where to buy a gondola or this glider puppet?

Hey guy's, I just found this thread by doing a Google search to find out some info on that HobbyKing parafoil they sell. Don't know if you noticed but my first FPV platform is a 1980's Paraplane Sport. My friend and I both bought one back in 1985 and we dug them out and upgraded them with brushless motors and lipo power. I just installed a ET OSD Pro but haven't put it in the air yet. I knew I wasn't gonna win the video contest so I broke down and got me one. All my FPV video's so far are with the Paraplane Sport. Here's some video of my friends flying and my few FPV videos so far. I am still new to FPV but been flying R/C sense 1976.

Video 14259122 on Vimeo.

Video 14784370 on Vimeo.

I have looked at one of these today & 2 things came to mind

1)Not really suited to winds above 1 -5 mph.....would only give me about 3 flying days per year!!!!

2)They sway to much to take high quality video

Ross

Thanks for your opinion, Ross
Hmm, I'm not completely sure if I should buy the airfoil from HobbyKing...

(09-15-2010 08:35 AM)Grandcaravan Wrote: [ -> ]Thanks for your opinion, Ross
Hmm, I'm not completely sure if I should buy the airfoil from HobbyKing...

Be carefull the airfoil from hobbyking need lot of tune to fly well.
The guy who came at French FPV event have a shop:
http://opale-paramodels.com/
Bye Muppet

1976 ,Thats a long time Sam . Glad to see you getting into FPV and have you here on the forum .