MacPara Spice.

MacPara Spice.
Originally uploaded by gomario.

Sat 2009/05/23 18:57 rails. Have a look at this pic. my friend Keith from Ctown posted to our local PPG forum. The wing is the new 'Spice'. Is a comp paramotor wing, which the SA team will use in the comming world champs. MacPara sponsored the wing. Keith said 'it goes like is on rails'. And he prove it :-)

Michael singing.

Michael singing.
Originally uploaded by gomario.

Fri 2009/05/22 09:39 2009-05-17 Michael in the Church. Hey, look at the left most child with the very dark blue top. Yes, is Michael, my 4 year old son, singing for the first time, in our local church.

Mario's Post.

Mario's Post.
Originally uploaded by gomario.

Mon 2009/05/25 21:40 14-03-2009 Grieta at Golgotha/Israel. Here is another pic from our Israel vacation, a few months ago. My N95 cell, took really stunning pictures in all weather conditions. Here is one of the 824 examples I took over there.

Emerei upset.

Emerei upset.
Originally uploaded by gomario.

Mon 2009/05/09 15:29 Today we went to the local Mall. My eldest daughter wanted a cell phone. Of course she won't get one untill she is bigger. Now, how on Earth does a dad explain this to a child? When I was her age (some 30+ years ago), I did not even dream about stuff like that. I must have been about twice her age, when my dad got me a walk-man. And no, I did never go on and on and on about not getting it, like she does. I was happy with what I had and trust me, it wasn't much.

Prop damage.

I've done it. I have managed to splinter/crack my prop. And no, it wasn't during take off, as one might think. It happened while landing (or shortly thereafter). Here is a short description of events: The air was a bit bumpy. While coming in to land, I did not switch my engine off as usual. It has a centrifugal clutch and when is idling, the prop is not engaged. However is still turning slowly (wind milling). Secondly, the right shoulder strap, which takes the weight of the engine while on the ground, slid off my shoulder. I noticed that just before touching down. I was not concerned though, after all the left side was OK. On top of this all, I come in a bit fast because of the fairly gusty wind and a poor final approach judgment. Somehow, in my subconscious, the right shoulder strap bothered me and I did not concentrate on the landing as usual. More so, after my feet touched the ground, I have instinctively tried to raise my right upper arm (where the strap was), to support the engine. In so doing, I did drop the left shoulder and unfortunately, this strap slid off too. A split second thereafter, the wing stalled as was supposed to, but with no shoulder straps to take the weight of the engine, the paramotor dropped to the ground. Unfortunately by this time, I was still moving forward a step or so and one of the blades scrapped the hardened soil. At fist I did not even realize the prop got damaged. The impact was not that hard and I am sure, on softer ground/sand, there should have been hardly a issue. The very next day, I went to a local airplane technician. He said the damage is quite extensive but it can be fixed. On the other hand, I am busy getting me a new prop. I will fix the old one too and keep it as a backup.

I love my toys.

I love my toys.
Originally uploaded by gomario.

Sun 2009/05/03 11:24 Foke-Wulf 190A.

To fly or not to fly . . .

To fly or not to fly . . .
Originally uploaded by gomario.

Sat 2009/05/02 09:20 If I only had a bit more free time . . . Eines Tages, wenn ich alt bin . . . warum nicht :-) Wie wäre es mit einem ME-109 nachbau. 4:1 oder so. 2x 16Kg Jet Turbinen :-) 7-8000 Euros . . . Hmmm . . .

In-Zoomed pic.

In-Zoomed pic.
Originally uploaded by gomario.

Tue 2009/04/28 20:47. This pic I took while paramotoring over my local town. It is Geotagged (can see on GoogleEarth where exactly has been taken). The blue roof building you see in the middle, is a recent development. GoogleEarth does not show it at all. To see more pics I took during my last flight over Jeffrey's Bay,go to www.panoramio.com/user/162667