5 Reasons You Should Be Logging Paramotor Flights

Are you keeping paramotor flight logs? Maybe you're struggling for a reason to keep logging your flights or you're curious why anyone would keep a log sheet. Flying is exciting, but after observing the weather, running your pre-flight checks, and clearing your surroundings, the last thing you might be thinking about is taking a second to begin your flight log. Here, we're exploring 6 reasons why you should log your paramotor flights.

1. Knowing Your Limits

Flying through the open air with nothing below you is an experience like no other, but at some point, you might want more than the basics. Before stepping outside your comfort zone, it's important to know where your comfort zone really is, before eagerness carries you away. 
With your logs, you should be tracking weather conditions, total flight time, maneuvers performed, what worked and what you're still improving. Monitoring the scenarios you've encountered will help give you a picture of what your current limits are.

2. Equipment Maintenance 

Keeping an eye on your equipment usage, especially if you have multiple wings or engines, is sometimes the last thing we remember to do. Some engines might come with an hour meter, but unless you take note of it during your pre-flight, it might creep up on you. Getting your wings and lines tested shouldn't be a guess either. Stay on top of your paramotor equipment usage by keeping logs of each flight they're in use.

3. Recording Takeoff Sites

Not only is remembering old site locations good for keeping your options open, but it's also great to know what types of geographic area's you've flown in. Whether you've flown over open fields, lakes, or hills, there are geographic factors that may cause changes in wind and landing ability. Save these notes with the location so you'll be aware of them next time you fly in the area.

4. Debriefing

Rough takeoff? Bumpy flight? Maybe you had to recover from a partial collapse and just realized why it happened. Taking the time to think about a flight you just completed is important to growing in this sport. The more you consciously think through steps you took during a flight and factors that affect it, the quicker you'll be able to remember it when you need to. Having them written somewhere you can recall makes it easier to track your progress. Make sure your flight logs have a debriefing of some sort.

5. No Downside

This is one of those situations where the benefits far out weight the 3 minutes it might take you to log your flights using PPGLogger. Creating an account is free, so what do you have to lose? If you love the the idea of grabbing a wing and strapping a giant fan to your back, the least you can do is track each time you've done it. Brag about the flight hours you accumulate to you family, stay on top of your equipment, recall your thoughts from the last time you risked flying in 15+ mph gusts (and don't do it again). Afterall, this is a sport where you shouldn't rush through any process, keeping flight logs should be one of them.

Tracking Your Paramotor Flight Logs With PPGLogger 

So if you're ready to start detailing your flight logs, or if you're stuck on paper, it's time to create your free account on PPGLogger. Using PPGLogger ensures that your flights are saved to the cloud and makes those entries quick and painless. 

Click here to register today!

From all of us at PPGLogger, happy flying!