The daredevil flight to save rare birds

Re:The daredevil flight to save rare birds by throwup238 on Tuesday December 19, 2023 @10:59PM (#38705292)

What in the world are they flying? Is that a dune buggy-airboat hybrid with a glider parachute?

Edit: looks like its called a “powered parachute”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_parachute

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Re:The daredevil flight to save rare birds by 1letterunixname on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @12:54AM (#38705872)

No, it's not PPG. It's PPM/PPC. (Powered Paramotor).

In the olden days of the 80's, ultralights were the rage but were difficult to store and transport the wing. PPM/PPC has the problem of transporting a cart. If you're able-bodied and can run and fall correctly then PPG, otherwise PPC.

Disclaimer: Purveyor of PPG.

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Re:The daredevil flight to save rare birds by Toutouxc on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @02:53AM (#38706363)

I don’t thing you got the naming right. A powered paraglider with a trike (so you don’t have to run) is still PPG, not a PPC. PPC is a different, distinct category. The main difference between PPCs and PPGs is that you steer a PPG using your hands on the brakes (even when sitting in an trike) and you use a paragliding wing (oval shape). A PPC, on the other hand, uses a faster, more robust, rectangular wing, and you steer it via mechanical linkage.

What this team is using are PPGs with trikes:

https://www.wildes-bayern.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cWal...

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Re:The daredevil flight to save rare birds by 1letterunixname on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @04:04AM (#38706713)

I'm not going to argue with someone on the internet who isn't in the sport. PPG doesn't use trikes. Powered paragliding is a motor on your back and a wing.

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Re:The daredevil flight to save rare birds by Toutouxc on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @04:18AM (#38706770)

> who isn't in the sport

I don't remember talking about my involvement..?

> PPG doesn't use trikes

Here's an image on Wikipedia captioned "Power paraglider trike launch": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_paragliding#/media/Fil...

> I'm not going to argue with someone on the internet

Fair. Here's a section of Wikipedia's "Powered parachute" article called "Confusion with powered paragliding": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_parachute#Confusion_wi...

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Re:The daredevil flight to save rare birds by askonomm on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @04:35AM (#38706850)

I really like the name "dune buggy-airboat hybrid" haha.

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