I had goosebumps to see you in the opening and closing credits 💥

I totally side with Nico's comment. We've been waiting for a solution like the ScoutZero for a very long time. So great you took on all the challenges to turn it into a market ready product for the flat lands. And best of all we know you continue to work on improvements and you truly listen to your customers. ScoutZero support is personal, fast and helpful. Thank you ScoutZero team! Just got me thinking about going on a flight with my ScoutZero instead of heading back into the office...2min either way....hard choices 😂

thank you Ivo!

And on top of that the setup is really lightweight compared to a classic PPG. You'll feel the difference.

You do have to make sure you stay within the weight range of your current wing. You might need to buy one size bigger.

That will only be possible in Battery Technology changes, or else flying up to altitude and dropping your battery with a parachute

OpenPPG, cheers

Electric unfortunately has not much range unless you're good to take 30kg of LiPo packs with you. Then you may have about +1h of flight time. Thermalling with the Open PPG may be possible but it's an ePPG. You do not get the free flight feeling with it. There's nothing like the ScoutZero out there. I never felt the desire to fly with an engine on my back. But in the flats you need an entire day to organize winching. With the Zero, once you're acquainted with it, it's such a great flexible trade off. Mixing fuel was new to me too. But it's simple and it takes only about 0.6l to get you to 600m altitude. On a thermal day you only need 300m probably. No thermals? With a full tank you have +2h of motorized air time if you like. To get the same freedom at the same weight with an electric setup it may take 5 years or more. And don't think it will be quieter. The noise is made mainly by the tips of the blades as they spin very fast.

The ewalk project of skywalk is exactly that

​​@@akinadomBut i think its way bulkier and not so efficient in thermals. Also, I'm not sure if it will ever appear after waiting well over 10 years so far. Its better to buy a scout zero harness without a motor and put your e motor on it if necessary. Than you have the best of both worlds. 👌

It’s available now

@@SCOUTaviation where in the US?

Yes, legally it is a paramotor. But paramotor pilots would be disappointed. If this is used as paramotor, then it is the worst paramotor we have ever designed.

Chris Santacroce is testing it right now

@@SCOUTaviation cant wait to hear what he s got to say!

I can only answer theoretically as I have not seen or flown the fulcrum pod. First there is no reason to believe the ducted pod has less drag than the Zero. Small props are very inefficient (even if ducted) so to transmit same power with a small diameter they must use many more blades inside the duct, more like a fan. Those blades are exposed to airflow and cause drag when engine switched off . Also the drag is a function of the frontal area and the duct itself is quite robust. The cage of the Zero is minimalistic and a folding prop is in development to minimize drag. Secondly, the ducted pod utilizes metal bars under the arms of the pilot like regular paramotors do. The Zero is a regular paragliding harness flyable without the engine too and preserves the same agility, weight-shift and feeling. Thirdly, they developed a brand new engine for this purpose which makes the development process much longer and comes with questions about reliability and availability of spares. I guess they did it because with a small and inefficient prop they need a lot more power to get the same thrust. We used a well proven and reliable engine widely used on paramotors by lightweight pilots... and made the development easier for us and maintenance easier for the pilots. But i am a huge fan of any innovation and I like some aspects of it. I wonder how the metal bars work because I tried them too but failed to utilize them well. respect if they succeeded. I also think the duct looks cool and less like a paramotor. I am curious how they managed to do the duct with a two stroke engine. Based om a NASA study, in order to exploit the benefits of the duct the gap between the prop tip and the duct must be just few millimeters. We tried but the vibrations made the prop hitting the duct. Also upon a hard/impact landing the engine's momentum will make it swing on the rubber mounts and the prop hits the duct on inside. They must have done an excellent job in reducing vibrations or they made the gap larger and thus lost he benefits of the duct. Anyway, I am curious to see it once they release it. Do you have any updates on the release date> Haven't heard of them since then. wow, i did not think i would ever write such a long comment.

The harness has the same certifications as normal paramotor harnesses. In small Germany, I fly on official take-off sites such as ultralight sites or offical outside take-off areas. On perfect days you can fly large triangles and land on your start or on other days you can fly from launch site to launch site. If the weather isn't ideal and you don't reach your destination over long distances on thermal crossings, no one will take you to jail as a punishment. At some point, normal paragliding became too expensive for me in the long run. That's why I had to rethink and find another solution. I hope other pilots in my region will follow so we can fly together that makes the hole activitie much easyer. We have to become more creative again and think back to the beginnings.

@@nico_albrecht Wow respect for your live streams and technical solution! In the end airtime means experience which is safety. I'm still at the beginning and yes it's expensive. I can't go paragliding without driving less than 100 km (in total) which is a cost factor too.

​@@OffSurfaceAdventuresIn my experience, most paraglider pilots don't really know how flying with a climb assist works and also start for the wrong reasons and with too little experience. Peter gets to the point, we have to look at it very differently. I have to drive a total of 180km to the first normal paraglider take-off place and usually a flight day with take-off and shuttle fee costs me 50 to 80 €. With Scout Zero it costs me 5€ maximum and I usually have 3 to 4x as much airtime on these days.

@OffSurfaceAdventures Your comment on a paramotor wing is interesting. I'm sure @nico_albrecht can give his point of view too. I think the ScoutZero benefits from normal wings and should be used with these as the goal is to turn of the engine and fly using thermals. The climb rate you get at full throttle is around 2m/s much less than on a PPG. A small, fast reflex wing for PPG might even be a wrong choice due to its glide ratio, sink rate and speed. It's possible to fly regular gliders slightly overloaded. If you're already at the top then you'll need to get a bigger size next time you upgrade your glider or buy a good used glider. I'm flying 12kg over on my current glider. When upgrading in the near future it'll be 6kg. That's with full fuel tank (6 liters / 1.6 gallons ).

The pod harness does not change that much. You would receive a little more feedback from the glider but on the other hand thermals in the flatland are ususally weaker than in the mountains so it will not feel sketchy. Having little paramotor experience helps. We are all waiting for better batteries for our purpose. Until then the Atom80 seems to be the most practical solution. You need only 5 minutes of power in ideal conditions to find the first thermal. But having the ability to fly longer is especially useful for training in weak conditions > instead of landing after 20 minutes you can "cheat" a few times and fly for 4 hours. And you can fly back home on power too. Today's batteries do not provide sufficient energy for that.

@@SCOUTaviation thank you!

Batteries are unstable and explode. I’d never fly a lithium battery. As they get stronger they’ll be more unstable and they probably won’t get stronger. Lithium technology has been around since 1912 and discovered in 1817. Keep searching ….not happening. Electric is a joke for losers.

AND there's plenty of thermals in the countryside where he lives!

Thanks for the tip

Try both for a while. The difference will be huge.

Atom80 on the Zero enough hp to climb (i weigh 95kg) thermalling with regular ppg is like sitting on a chair with extended legs, i've done it enough to know that this is way better. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aLJxh7SG1r-1hWw.html

Winching is definitely a solution but most people find out that it is impractical. - requires lot of logistics and many people involved, one or two need to volunteer not to fly that day and operate the winch. With Zero you are independent - you can usually do that on weekends only, with Zero you can fly on Tuesdays too - winch will get you up to around 400 meters AGL. If you aren't lucky to fly into a thermal within 2 minutes you go for landing, pack and wait in the queue for your next turn. With Zero you can stay in the air as long as needed until you find the thermal and switch the engine off. - with Zero you can use the remaining fuel to fly back home at the end of the day. so no hitchhiking.

For paramotor flying it would be definitely not enough but for climb assist with a properly sized glider should be OK. I am 200 lbs and I get good climb. I would not even want more power.

Our invention is the geometry of the harness and variable mechanism. We can install any engine and yes, we would like to do electric as well. There were situations when I really appreciated having 2 hrs of motor flight time. For example when I took off too early and the thermals were not strong enough yet. I simply waited in the air. Or I could land and try again later. With empty battery I would go home and miss the day. Also the flight in Belgium, we had weak conditions and now and then we used the motor for few minutes to stay in the air. It was a good practice of coring weak thermals but without power the flight would be 30 minutes instead of 3 hours. For me personally the gas is a clear winner now. I learned to work with the two stroke engine and it runs just perfect for me. Looking forward to denser batteries in the future.

celkom iste bu som rad aj eletro. nasa inovacia spociva v geometrii, mozeme tam namontovat akykolvek motor.

Yes legally it is a Paramotor in Germany.

The tank on the XL harness holds up to 6.5 liters. With engine on all the time you get over 2h of level flight. I haven't maxed it out yet as whenever climb rates are good I turned the engine off to go into "quiet bird mode" 😊 As you would try to fly it with your regular glider it's performance may add to efficiency. 3 liner or 2 liner...the new EN C two liners look like a very interesting combination with the Zero. Exciting times.

It is now!

@@SCOUTaviation really? How much? Is financing available? I just dropped $5k on a brand new phi maestro 2 light

Yes

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The price as said in the video was in Canadian dollar.

@@SCOUTaviation Thanks, and it makes it more affordable, for many. It is around 9000 US dollars, I expect that with time and scale production, so to say, it will become cheaper. Good luck and good winds.

canadian:-)

I don’t want reservation you mean. Cancelled flight? I don’t understand.