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This opens up a whole slew of ideas. Launching from a skateboard, hoverboard, one wheel, unicycle, tandem bike, pickup, quad, golf cart, boat, etc.

This is the dumbest idea yet. 😂 Love it!

This was actually a REALLY helpful video-- Tucker showed his thought process of when NOT to launch, how to choose to abort, when not to force it. I could be accused of committing too early and trying to force launches (and it's cost me some money, but fortunately not injuries). It just took Tucker getting on a bike, with a ridiculous motor, to sort of pull him down to the level I'm at in my launch thought process, and I really appreciated seeing this. It was chance to see a "great pilot brain" at work in a "new pilot scenario". Glad you decided against trying to get this to work, thanks for leading by example.

What should I try next?

Chopper style high rise handle bars seems to be the missing link

A+ on swamp boat! I love your spirit of adventure and enjoyment of flying! I wish I was 50 lbs lighter and 30 years younger. LOL. At age 52, out of shape, (and fattish), only way I'm getting off ground may be in a trike/paramoter. "some day" . Keep up the amazing content. -A fan from Sussex County NJ.

Man I can't wait for the kayak one

Thanks for documenting this awesome failure! It's exactly the kind of thing I would also attempt (once I had many "normal flying" hours under my belt, as you do). Love that you record and post even the experiments that don't turn out as anticipated.

Awesome Idea Tucker! I often wondered how combining the Motor with a Bike would work - also for the Road, which you already answered. Unfortunately, here in Germany, every tiny thing is regulated, so we can't do any of that. But that's where you come in! Greetings man! Ps.: Glad to see you didn't hurt yourself. That looked sketchy as heck^^

This is ridiculous. I love it. As a 90s kid I say try it with roller blades. Might be easier.

Steer with one hand like 2D breaks work, otherwise think like a trike. This is a tactic used by pilots with disabilities. Grab both break toggles in your left hand and hold them to your chest, grab the bike handlebar with your right hand to steer. Keep both feet down for stability and to reduce the cognitive overhead. Roll on throttle, and move your left hand a little down until you feel even tension, then move it left or right to steer the glider pulling against the riser pulleys for leverage. Once your at full power and feel some lift gentry pull your left hand down to boost your lift. A more powerful motor would help. I had the idea for kind of motorcycle-like motor where you kind of sit on the motor that powers a propeller then has stand-offs to either site the glider is attached to and the breaks pull into a handlebar area. It would have some pretty extreme weight shift and feel a little like a motorcycle. Not sure how practical it would be but kind of a fun thought experiment. Maybe such a thing could have a hybrid drivetrain to work like a motorcycle without a glider.

I like that you are always able to make the right decision and play it safe.

Haha u crazy SOB. Glad you're safe, and this was incredibly entertaining. Kudos.

Nice to see Dan back! Been a while...

Dan Dan the hype man! 😝 good stuff buddy. ✌️

HI Tucker thanks for the great videos kayak has me laughing so hard

I’ll give you an A for effort. What I like to see is the air kayak video!

Tandem bicycle is 100% the way to go! I vote for Dan driving the front and Tucker taking off from the back!

Dude!!! These kind of videos are so F&CKING funny 😂

These videos have been great 😂

That was insane! Glad you're all good after that tumble!

Dude you rock! Riding a bike with no hands is common albeit unsafe as we know. I'd think a semi weak, engageable detent to keep the handle bars centered would be part of a good design. Also having the harness strap onto the bike should be considered allowing it to be "ditched" with on quick pull or an over-stress. But having the bars centered to allow the bulk of steering to be done by the wing might be the way to go. Having the bike provides SO MUCH MORE utility for travel plans. Keep pursing this. People in Seattle could fly this contraption to Friday Harbor, pack up the chute and ride into town for a meal or two and come back avoiding a mountain of painful traffic and ferry rides. I want your job when I grow up!

I wish I flew paramotors because I feel like the amount of experience I have riding a bike with no hands might give the edge I needed to pull this off. But having the wing might make it a lot harder than I think it would be as well. Regardless, it was a good try and cool to see an attempt. Glad you didn't get injured in that fall at the end too.

That was very interesting, thankfully no injuries👍🙂 Thankfully with all of your knowledge and experience, you when to stop👍🙂 That looks really amazing to see you with your Paramotor on the Kayak, it looks like a mini airboat like they use in the swamps👍🙂

Very fun video!

Should do the kayak more. Looked ridiculously awesome. 😅 great content man.

Hey Tucker, this reminds me of a particular stunt done by Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible when he skydives from a motorcycle jump

I’m blown away

Collaborate with Peter Sripol and make it into a RC paramotor and push it to it's limit.

Nice try there Tucker. I can't wait to see the kayak. Ever considered New England Leaf Peeping in the Fall from a Paramotor??

That was amazing! Thanks for risking your life for our entertainment! Would love to see the take of from the kayak if possible.

you're pretty much out here doing the lords work...

Super glad your ok, ruskin it for the biscuit

Harder than I thought! Those shots with the sun shine in the background were beautiful

So close and so cool! Maybe you'd have better luck with a unicycle haha

That kayaking with the motor looked like fun!

oh.. i like the kayak with motor. looks dope

Oh man , bro... When you were saying .."I would have to grow a second set.......of arms" I thought I was going to hear balls...haha.. Oh man ... You are having a lot of adventures with that cheapie just the same.. Love my bro..

I remember the taking off on skis episode. Fun fun fun!

Love the content

Ha ha ha!! That was very funny, albeit a bit dangerous. It certainly exhibits how important our legs are when launching. We don't give them enough credit. I am about to go kayaking and have thought about mounting my little EPPG to it or myself, but wow, so tippy, not sure it would be a good idea, cheers Tucker!

Get a wagon/garden cart with removable sides. Don the motor and sit on the cart. Launch like a trike but let the lift pull you up off the cart. For 100x bonus points, land back on the cart.

Tucker I would never ever fly. I can't even fly a drone wiithout crashing. I love your T-Shirt idea!!!! They turned out perfect. Saying a prayer for you. The crash video made me ask God to protect you and all around you. Have fun and remember to be safe!❤❤❤❤❤❤

Holy crap this was great. Endless possibilties here. Snowboarding Snow Skiing Water skiing (Without a tow boat???) Boating Skateboarding Snow sleding.... UP HILL

loved that.. try to extend the front axle and control the bike with legs.. you get those extenders of the shelf.. or use a tandem bike as Dan suggested... or try auto balanced bikes... try more legs controlled machines like your scooter, or all rollers.. It can start a good business marketing skates or even special designed ones for paramotors.. continue the great work..

I really like the “grow more arms “ idea. 🤣😂🤠🍀🍀🍀

A assist tabs on the cage like trikes. For the bike steering, a spring assist that pulls equally each side of bars to hold straight while hands off. And maybe tip steer or weight shift to aid in wing direction. Just thoughts.

So cool to see the attempt. But, safety is #1, and that has to rule the day. Loved the video!

I'm glad you threw in the towel!! If you want wheels use your trike setup.

The tandem bike idea of Dan’s would be fun to watch!

I think I will start to come and watch live

add small bars (pegs) off of the front forks so you can pedal up to speed, then move your feet to the peg to steer, similar to a trike freeing up your hands for wing control.

Smart man, no ego here just intelligence.

Always entertaining...

i want to see full vid on kayak!

that was a clean bail nice job. glad it didn't blow up.

Really fun to see these attempts. Glad you knew when to quit. : )

Experimentation is how new things happen! Gotta try if not to dangerous.

Epic save . slow moooo steeze. Dirty Jersey does it again.

Glad you “know when to fold ‘em”! (Now my age is showing lol). Looked like a great way to break an ankle. 😂🤣😂 Definitely need a set of octopus arms for that take off! 🐙😁

It sounds like my last relationship. 😂

Two “arms” going from behind the bike seat, to hold the risers, with separate fingers to hold the “A” s and brakes or, a tandem with a rider in front and pilot in back!

hell yeah dude

Tucker never ceases to surprise me

@0:42 diggin the music here

RISKY BUISNESS

Try it more like the way we launch from bicycles in free flight. Down a slight incline, gives you more float and time to catch your balance, so you can deal with stability before needing to hit the gas.

Cool video.

If your having balance problems, you need torque, weight, or surface area. You either an electric bike, or a Tricycle will provide these for you. The Ebike should give you the torque you need to pull the glider. Or the trike, which will help you balance the glider with the additional wheel and weight. I recommend the Trike (or even a dune buggy if you wanna try from a roof), as you can get enough power from the paramotor.

Fun!

One thing I noticed is the bike is designed to make you lean forward, while the paramotor you need to lean backwards, there's a chance you could take off fully if you leaned backwards a bit more. As for the handle problem, maybe it would be best to lock it in place so you cant turn, that would delay the off course wobble a bit and you can focus more on the wing, but you'd have to almost treat the bike as a unicycle at that point (

with just a handle bar in the front wheel axle (like in BMX) to steer the bike with your feet when speed doesn't require you to pedals. that free yours hands for the break without a big modification. of the bike, and no modification on the fly devices

I thought about doing the same with the first trike I bought that has a Simonini 200 but attaching it to a John boat. When I get it mounted and steering I’ll send you a video of it

You need to launch from an Ebike with a remote throttle. With your feet free from pedals now you can add foot-pegs to the front fork to steer. Leaving your hands free to steer the wing.

Every now and then your videos include a clip of you making espresso. It's clear that you know what you're doing 😊 Can you recommend the machine that you're using?

Foot pegs on the front wheel so you can reach up to the brake toggles and keep steering the bike with your feet somewhat.

I think it will work if you make the bike clapped to the paraglider and you make the handle of the bike with suspention so that you can drive in a straight line without bike drifting to left or right and both your hand will be free to control the paraglider! You can also try to fly from behind a motorclyclist, he will control the motor bike and you will control the paraglider, I think it is worth to give both ideas a go !

Once you're rolling with enough speed, and wing inflated, pick up your feet to steer the bike, then grab the toggles and take off while pushing off the bike

Tandem bike actually sounds like a good idea. Could be fun if you can find one

A tandem bike with Dan is the way to go!😂

This needs to be revisited.

Is there a kayak video or one in the making ir just that clip?

Tucker can never be accused of not be creative! Take care buddy!

What you need is ape hangar bars so you can have brakes in hand

I think its time i started taking my 1st steps towards para sailing.

Advocacy a video with you, the paramotor and the kayak. I think that would be so cool

you are insaneeee

HE NOTICED MY COMMENT!!!😂😂😂 Love it, keep it up man!

I thought you were just joking when you replied to that comment I didn't think you would actually do it 😂

tiny air boat! yes! air boat that flys?

Bananas bars!! There still a thing right? That way you can hold your brakes and steer the bike until liftoff.

Good try! I was hoping you'd do it so we could beg you to try to land on a tandem bike next.

This is like a real life version of the scenes from the classic anime movie Kiki's Delivery Service. OMG so cool!

Sir, you’re like Superman. You make me believe a man can fly.

You have to steer with the bike. If you want left, steer bike right until the chute is on the left side, then go left. Its counter-intuitive.

Hookup the paramotor controls to the bicycle handlebars, stay on the bike like Elliot, would look so cool landing while on the bicycle, oh add seatbelt too

A tandem bike seems like the best way since the person in the front can steer and control it. Then once you have enough speed you let go and take off and the person in front keeps going with the bike!

Been a good thing to go to the Sturgis flyover

I think the alibaba paramotor is tuckers new favorite paramotor.