I'M BACK! | After Major Paraglider Wing Repair

Join me on these adventures! About 4 months ago as I attempted to launch my #paramotor and take to the skies, things took an unexpected turn! During the initial launch, I noticed that my wing was swinging quickly to one side but I overcorrected, making the situation quite sketchy. Trying to think fast, I decided to abort the launch.

Tragically, the wing came crashing down on top of me, getting entangled in the paramotor's propeller, resulting in massive damage to the wing and a set of B lines.

Stay tuned to this video to witness the challenges and perils that come with paramotoring and hopefully learn from my experiences. I didn't mention it in this video but I did have years of experience in sewing and creating patterns with different types of fabrics for clothing but never worked with rip stop fabric in this manner. It was definitely a learning experience and I found it really difficult to find the material I needed for this kind of repair. I wouldn't recommend it if you have no experience sewing at all but if you're interested in seeing the techniques I use let me know in the comments of this video and maybe I'll record myself stitching for a vid clip on here to get an idea of what I did but i wont know best until I actually learn from people more experienced.

Huge shout out for Eric helping me out and trusting my word that I had prior skills to handle this repair. I did the best I can do and so far everything has been working great, though I keep an eye out before and after each flight to make sure nothing is coming loose. and of course, taking full responsibility for my repairs. honestly i feel safer in the air knowing what i did and double/tripple checked. I did try other repair centers and people but they wouldn't have been able to have the wing back to me until winter time again from what i was being told. I couldn't believe it was this hard to get repairs done in the US for an affordable cost or to at least get the info needed about the fabric and what's all needed to do a repair like this. I do understand the liabilities but for those skilled, there should at least be more info out there. I learned a ton but not sure how much of it I should even share. I do plan on taking proper classes to learn more this upcoming season when they are active again. I did speak with some really nice people willing to help me.

I plan on getting another wing soon and then a reserve. This wing will prob become more of a practice and 'messing around' wing once I do. If you decide to do a repair like this please at least take it to someone more skilled first for a second opinion and take the wing out for a few days during some hard wind / no engine after repairs to see how it all reacts. I didn't just sew it and fly it (though i kinda wanted to after all that waiting!!!).

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