Paramotors

Discodog

There is a thread in the Galway forum about a guy that flies a Paramotor around Galway. Does anyone know how a Paramotor is classified as in what regulations govern how it is flown ?

logie101

Discodog wrote: »

There is a thread in the Galway forum about a guy that flies a Paramotor around Galway. Does anyone know how a Paramotor is classified as in what regulations govern how it is flown ?

I was staying down in Galway over St Patrick's day and I seen a guy flying one of the beach in Salthill.

notharrypotter

Discodog wrote: »

There is a thread in the Galway forum about a guy that flies a Paramotor around Galway. Does anyone know how a Paramotor is classified as in what regulations govern how it is flown ?

Here you go.
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Ask the responsible authorities

Bill G

Discodog wrote: »

There is a thread in the Galway forum about a guy that flies a Paramotor around Galway. Does anyone know how a Paramotor is classified as in what regulations govern how it is flown ?

http://www.paramotoring.ie/regulations.html

Discodog

Those regs state no passengers so how can one fly a tandem paramotor ?

notharrypotter

Ask the experts and regulators in the IAA.

Qbus81

Discodog wrote: »

Those regs state no passengers so how can one fly a tandem paramotor ?

MUst have been instructor.

I started flying on powered paragliders last year and Im over the moon now

Try www.paramotoringireland.ie/contact/ and Cathal will explain everything.

Good luck.

J

NUTLEY BOY

They scare me a little.

About 2 years ago I was on the Dublin to Belfast express train. We were on a nice speedy section somewhere around Balbriggan or Skerries when the train slowed down considerably for no apparent reason. A paraglider then came in to view to which the driver had obviously reacted.

How close are they allowed to fly to a running railway line ?

Discodog

Qbus81 wrote: »

MUst have been instructor.

I started flying on powered paragliders last year and Im over the moon now

Try www.paramotoringireland.ie/contact/ and Cathal will explain everything.

Good luck.

J

It wasn't an instructor & if it was then he was flying dangerously.

The responsible pilots need to report the irresponsible one's. Like the guy with the train & the one that I saw that nearly hit a bus.

Only a week ago a paramotor was flying after dark over Galway.

faoiarvok

Not trying to scare anyone, but relevant reading if you're interested: http://www.aaiu.ie/node/1023