Unedited H-King Paramotor Maiden Flight Review - Hobbyking PPG

This video is my unedited maiden flight with the brand new H-King Paramotor. This is a 3S RC PPG from Hobbyking.

H-King PPG Review Notes:

Pros:
- It looks amazing in the sky
- Hobbyking Paraglider kit comes PNP
- landing it is easy once you understand the controls
- The landing gear and frame balance well with the Paramotor Wing
- Long flight time with the recommended battery pack.
- It is very durable. Even the Hobbyking PPG Wing & lines are durable.

Cons:
- It requires some specific programming to make it work correctly.
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I am really looking forward to sharing more awesome Paraglider flight videos full of PPG Flying with you guys, so stay tuned!

If you're not familliar with the term PPG, it stands for Powered Paraglider, which is essentially a fan strapped to the back of a cart or a person. A famous group of guys in the RC Community that fly Powered PPG's are the Flite Test guys, Josh Bixler in particular.

This is how Hobbyking describes this RC Paraglider:

The HobbyKing™ Paramotor is extremely easy to fly due to its very gentle and stable flight characteristics yet once you are used to it, it will perform loops and rolls with ease. Due to the design the huge high performance 2400mm sail opens quickly for easy launching and it will retain its shape even in turbulence. The single skin durable sail is made from 100% ripstop fabric and comes pre-rigged with tough polyethylene lines and ready to attach to the durable aluminum gondola. It does require a computer radio with mixing and servo control curves, to see what is involved in the radio set up please watch the attached video and also the one for the setting up of the parafoil itself.

There is a high level of prefabrication so assembly time is minimal and it is Plug-N-Fly so all you require is your own transmitter, receiver, and battery. The Paramotor is fitted with a powerful 3530-1400KV brushless motor swinging a 10 x 4.7 propeller, it also has a 50 amp electronic speed controller with 5 amp BEC and 2 powerful 15kg high torque metal geared servos. A 3S lipo battery is recommended and it can vary in capacity to suit different flying conditions. The recommended flying weight is 1.6~2.0kg, in light wind conditions it is best to put a lighter battery in to keep near the 1.6kg weight. In windy conditions, it is better to put a heavier battery in to fly around the 2kg mark. The undercarriage is easily removed for hand launching and catching and also for slope soaring.

If you fancy trying something a little different then the HobbyKing Paramotor is for you. Great fun to fly without being too challenging and it looks great in the air. Pre-assembled and Plug N Fly also means you can be airborne very quickly after taking delivery.

Here is some more info on what inspired this RC Paramotor Trike:

"Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring or PPG, is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a motor on their back (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider. It can be launched in still air, and on level ground, by the pilot alone — no assistance is required.

Powered paragliders usually fly between 15 to 50 mph (24 to 80 km/h) at altitudes from 'foot-dragging on the water' up about to 24,000 ft (7,300 m) or more although most flying is done under 500 ft (150 m) AGL.

The paramotor, weighing from 45 to 90 lb (20 to 41 kg) is supported by the pilot during takeoff. After a brief run (typically 10 ft (3.0 m)) the wing lifts the motor and its harnessed pilot off the ground.

Lightweight carts or "trikes" (called "quads" if they have four wheels) can also be mounted on powered paragliders for those who prefer not to, or are unable to, foot launch.

A powered paraglider differs from a powered parachute (PPC) primarily in size, power, control method, and number of occupants. Powered paragliders are smaller, use more efficient (but more difficult to manage) paraglider wings, and steer with brake toggles like sport parachutists. Powered parachutes typically use easier-to-manage but less efficient wings, have larger engines, steer with their feet, and may be able to take along passengers."

[alexlucyrep]

hi iv sent for one today think there so fun after watching your video cannot wait

[AKrn]

Nice flight! I really wanted to buy the Hacker model, but it sounded too whiny on the videos so I bought this one. It sounds very nice. Right now it's stuck at Chicago USPS. I'll probably never see it since I've had a glider stuck there since May 29th.

[geneross]

Man you sure make it look easy.... I haven't done the maiden on mine yet. Lots of questions??? What was your flight weight? Saw on YouTube where 1700 grams is best weight. I'm assuming light stick inputs. What battery? What flight times? Keep up the great videos, you've helped me a great should do a radio setup for newer Spektrum, I spent hours getting mine setup.

[snowkidm]

Cool toy! Cool video too! What is a flight controller there? And what transmitter and receiver do you use? I want to build smth like this.

[darkofc]

Thanks for video and will follow your chanel !!
Totally agree with you about Flite Test guys and Josh (and Josh ;-)) in particular - they are amazing and doing incredible job for RC community.
You are lucky to have someone with first hand experience - for the rest of us - I didn't have a clue about paragliding week ago ..
Found videos from RC Air Adventures are particular helpful in understanding what is going on here - and apparently he was involved in developing this particular model..

[Droneboy-]

Some people add throttle once the chute is up ?
Is this because the chute May get chewed up on a naff launch ?

[JoshWeaverRC]

YouTube is having connection issues right now. This an Deuceswild video is not playing. Two others started right away. Oh well.

[Droneboy-]

Flying scale one before do you mean full size as scale can be miniature as well ?

[pilgrim]

Does not glide at all - in air only if motor works - very bad abilities - not scale at all... Just brick with motor....Check the Hacker or Opale - these are really cool paramotors...