Hi, I have a Paracell with 75ah battery.
I weight 95 kg “naked”. When I add helmet, radio, boots, camera etc I’m well into the 100+ kg range.
And that’s “pilot weight” not counting the Paramotor itself.
When I used this machine with my reflex wing (Ozone Freeride 21m) my flight times were around 35 to 40 minutes.
When I got a new free flying wing (NOVA Speedmax2 28m) my flight times improved a lot.
Now 50+ minutes in the air is normal. The secret is attention to the vario (a must using some kind of flight instrument), to make sure you are using the least amount of throttle to keep level flight.
Also, as the charge gets lower so do the thrust.
An aborted landing with 5% battery means you have to go around on full power and barely climbing at all.
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