- Oh I would love to do this! It looks so much fun!
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Sounds a little stressful. Different strokes, I guess.
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Surely the equipment canāt be very expensive. Thereās not much of it. 
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Oh Iām sure something like this would be way out of anyoneās budget, but a DIY version could be made for half the price! Also different sizes would need to be available, small medium, large etc.
I think once up in the air, its fine 
Taking off and landing would be a problemā¦Iād end up breaking a leg or something!
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āCos dangling with only a kite keeping you from certain death isnāt stressful at all!
You got me up there and Iād poop myself, very stressful for the people below 
Seems though, that dangerous sports give you an adrenaline rush that does relieve stress.
I get the same thing from my cold water plunges and sea swimming so I get that it works
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That made me laugh, Maree!
He has a fan propeller thing on his back too, so itās not just a kite. There is some controlā¦whereas cold water plunges are just insane 
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I donāt like being in an airplane especially (itās not the height itās the closed environment) but stick me on a zip wire with barely a piece of rope to stop me free falling I scream with the joy of it!
Mad beings arenāt we?!!
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Looks like youāre right.
āSo how much does paramotoring cost? Buying new, you should be able to buy all of the necessary equipment, and get yourself trained for about Ā£9000, or $14000 for US pilots.ā
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I remember watching them in awe as they flew over the South Downs last summer when we were camping in Glynde.
They looked so sedate, the views must be stunning.
Back to earth with a bump, yes itās expensive and Iām not quite as agile as I was, the landings would be a concern.
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Oh we should all buy one and have one as spares 
You would have to keep focused wouldnāt you, so you didnāt bump into any birds or planes! Not quite a sitting back and relaxing type of jauntā¦
I suppose you would have to be focused and yet at the same time enjoy the experience.
I wouldnāt be concerned about planes but some of those seagulls can get a bit nasty and pecky.
Probably best not to go up there with a bag of chips 
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Or an ice cream! Now that would be very messy fighting with seagulls over that!
A āscream coneā 
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But a propeller just propels you faster to your doom, it doesnāt help keep you up there. I keep thinking Del Boy
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Oh I remember that episode! So funny!
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You could take your pet vulture to see them off. 
This guy has trained his pet vulture to fly with him, itās a thing with birds of prey, Parahawkingā:eagle:
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Aggressive seagulls, vulturesā¦ itās all getting a little bit Alfred Hitchcock for me.
That poor man sitting in his pyjamas with his eyes pecked out, maybe taking to the skies isnāt such a good idea after all?
Think Iāll just stick with blackberry pickingā¦for now.
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Blackberries make good missilesā¦
just sayinā 
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Once upon a time, perhaps. These days, I can get dizzy standing with my two feet on the ground, imagine how dizzy I could get up there. 
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