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I have read many times how pilots have been soaked with gas while strapped into their paramotors. From a trike flip to attempting to stand up with the motor on ones back, this can be prevented for good.

The problem: Tank vent tubes on almost every paramotor are way too short. When the polit leans over to rest the weight on his/her legs, flips in a trike, o rleans over to stand with with the unit the fuel runs out of th event tube on most units...right onto the pilot.

Solution: All that is required is to take the tank breather hose and lengthen it. The hose should be ran so that it goes up over the top of the motor on one side and back down on the other side close to the bottom of the unit.

This creates a fuel trap. So if the pilot leans over too far or flips over, the fuel will run into the hose only so far before stopping. When the motor/pilot is upright again, any fuel that does not flow back into the tank will run safely onto the ground rather than onto the pilot. It's a very simple idea that I started using two paramotors ago and it works great!

Crotch-Protecting Kick In Strap
by Wally Hines
Nov 15, 2006

Males will especially enjoy this. Bring your leg straps around the crotch-protector before launch and, when you kick out the seat, it pulls your leg straps away from those sensitive pinched parts.

Weight Shift
by Wally Hines
Nov 15, 2006

Here is the original "Wally Shifter" design made popular by the Sky Cruiser and now common on some brands. This requires welding but no machining. The push pins come from Valco in Cleveland, OH. | PDF version

Flight Deck for the Fully Equipped
by John DeFranco
Feb 21, 2006

Now that you've got all those electronic gadgets, you need a place to put them. Jet airplane pilots would be jealous of this fold-down "panel" made from aircraft grade baby carrier ($13 walmart). Inspired by an idea from Jeff Baumgartener, John DeFranco devised a great way to make this work perfect.

Turn Up The Volume
by John DeFranco
Jan 10, 2006

John DeFranco submitted this link for those electronics geeks who like to play music while flying. Helmets are also available that come with built-in amplifiers (such as the Nickovox), but this unit works amplifies an MP3-type player to work better with your existing helmet.

Top 80 Muffler Repair
by Gary Brown
Dec 2, 2005

The venerable top-80 has had it's share of muffler problems. One intrepid pilot offers this advice on how to fix them if you don't want to shell out for a new one. Of course you must be able to weld!

PPG Pilot Kneeboard
by David Zuniga
April 3, 2005

This gives the parts and a way to mount for pilot to have multiple monitoring instruments in one place. This drawing gives dimensions and part numbers.

Lumbar Support for the Sky Cruiser
by Wally Hines
May 8, 2004

This simple improvement allows the Sky Cruiser flyer to adjust how much lumbar support exists in the harness. It requires only a strap and simple hand sewing.

It is adjustable in flight as well. For more information on his this is done, please contact Wally Hines.

Retractable Foot Rest
by Greg Anderson
Dec 25, 2001
This step-by-step improvement guides the builder through an inexpensive foot rest and "kick-in" strap. It aids getting into the seat as well as adding comfort for longer flights.

Camera Mount
by Jeff Goin
Updated Dec 25, 2001

A still camera mounting method on the Sky Cruiser Frame. The photos have been published in the newspaper. This came out in October of 2001 but the actual newspaper pictures were added on 12/25/01.

This started from a Fly Castalucio unit that didn't provide enough power and strength.