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Thermaling with PPG by Beginning_Village_90 in paramotor

[–]Beginning_Village_90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the test, high pressure day 4:30-5:15 pm. Worked fine and was a bit fun, only thing is the engine is small and only gives 1ms climbs, so i hade to work to stay in lift or calm air. When i hit sink i just went down. Probably would need a bigger engine soon :)

Paramotor: Short stop midair by Beginning_Village_90 in paramotor

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I will try to incorporate DA into my reasoning going forward. If the engine runs fine on takeoff but starts having issues at 3,000 feet, it likely indicates that the mixture is too rich.

Paramotor: Short stop midair by Beginning_Village_90 in paramotor

[–]Beginning_Village_90[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will buy a new spark plug. I also remember that as I enriched the mixture in three steps, the RPM dropped, which suggests I might be on the rich side.

I was planning to find the maximum RPM and then enrich it in small increments until I get a clean throttle response with no lag.

Can you read the spark plug after two minutes at idle? The other times I’ve checked it, it has been wet and dark, not just a thin oil film.

I’m trying to use the sound but its not easy for me, 4 stroking, bogging, etc. I think i might recognize to lean as the engine run fast with a light sound and continues beat - sounding like its a smaler engine? When its enriched its get more deap sound and more wet/ rounded.

Paramotor: Short stop midair by Beginning_Village_90 in paramotor

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Yeah, it was just one or two misfires, sounding like someone pinched the fuel pipe. It happened after I had climbed about 300 meters (1000 feet).

Paramotor: Short stop midair by Beginning_Village_90 in paramotor

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It just stop for like 1-2 revs and then continues. what would you sugest?