SP140 V2.5 ICE

“Overall I'm happy with the unit. I'd say at the given price point the pros outweigh the cons. I do want to add that I'm extremely impressed with your business here Paul. From design, production, support, etc. it's all pretty cool. Pros: Simple and clean design. Paramotor is nice and compact. The motor bolted onto the unit perfectly. Assembly was a breeze. The gas tank is super easy to fill. Good design on that. Great price for getting into the sport with brand new equipment. Even though I list some cons below, it's still better than paying an additional $3-4k for a Parajet. Cons: I'm not a fan of the cross bar for the pull start (Moster 185). When I first added it, the clamp fitting would slide as force was applied when pull starting. I think just leaving the standard pull start would be better, even if the angle isn't as good. Now I just use my battery start and that solved the problem all together. I don't like the slip fittings for the hoop. However, I went around and added small cotter pins on each of the hoop slip joints to make it more secure. For me, I have a van for transport so I never plan on disassembling the paramotor. It doesn't look as clean with the cotter pins, but it's more functional for me. Before adding this mod, I had multiple times on launch where the hoop opened up and got tangled with the glider lines. I don't like the 3d printed bracket to attach the top frame to the bottom frame. I've had a few flights where one of them popped off on one side. I ended up wrapping the 3d printed bracket with a couple extra zip ties and that's doing good for me. Suggested Mods For where the upper swing arms attach to the frame, I ended swapped out the provided bolt with a longer one. I did this to double nut each bolt. With the original setup, they would come loose over a few flights. With the double bolt setup, you can get the desired swingarm snugness, then back the bolts into each other so it never moves.”

“I love the unit, but I should have bought the electric one! I thought the Vittorazi engine would give me more hours of flight, but the truth is that it always needs adjustment for the carburetor, and as a bad mechanic I always mess it up a little. I love the idea of your project — open source is my life (I'm a software engineer) — and keep doing what you're doing. I dream of the electric version: 0 problems, 0 adjustments, pure fun!”

“It is a very well thought-out and compact solution. The modular design makes it extremely easy to replace any damaged frame section if needed, so there is no need to buy a completely new setup — only the damaged parts need to be replaced. Assembly and disassembly are also very convenient and well designed.”