Paramotoring from the Ground Up: A Comprehensive Guide

This comprehensive guide to Powered Paragliding is a must have for anyone with an interest in the sport regardless of experience.For the beginner or "wannabe" pilot it presents the sport as a logical progression on how to fulfill your free flying dream as well as describes the equipment in vivid detail. Colorful glossy photos also add to the informative and well organized content. For the more experienced pilot, this books serves as a useful resource for everything from safety and training to advanced topics like thermalling, ridge soaring, cross country flying, instruments & navigation and airspace rules and regulations. There is also a comprehensive review on current products on the market to consider when purchasing a powered paraglider.My biggest criticism about this book is that it is written from a British perspective for a British audience so some of the content differs or doesn't apply to the US reader (like airspace laws, terminology etc.) but this can be easily supplemented from other resources. It would be nice to have a book this comprehensive that applies to flying in the US or at least on an international level (hint: for those wondering, "tick-over" means "idle"!). Also, some areas in the book could use more expanding like tandem flying, cross country and thermalling (although there is a good section on advanced maneuvers but not in relation to performing with a motor). I would have liked more detail in some of these subject areas but overall I found the level of detail very appropriate.I haven't read any other books on powered paragliding so I have nothing to compare it to but I would say that this book is a must have for anyone looking to get more information on this new and exciting sport.Enjoy!-JT

This is by far the best book I have seen on powered paragliding. It's well-written, well-organized, thorough, and has beautiful 4-color pictures all through the book. It is basically a training manual that takes the reader through PPG training from start to finish, and includes lots of valuable information about techniques, equipment, aerodynamics, safety, and a host of other topics. It's published in Britain, so it has a British "flavour", but this only serves to add charm to the text. Whether you're a grizzly old veteran PPG pilot, or a rank novice, you'll love reading this book. I did.