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Adventurers in my MD neighborhood (Original Post) elleng Jul 2024 OP
Very cool! masmdu Jul 2024 #1
I don't know how far they can go; the circuit they do here appears to be a 1-2 mile loop. elleng Jul 2024 #2

masmdu

(2,583 posts)
1. Very cool!
Fri Jul 26, 2024, 11:54 PM
Jul 2024

In the mid 1990s I used to paraglide while living in southern Japan.

How far can you go with power? Do they make an electric (quite) motor?

elleng

(136,868 posts)
2. I don't know how far they can go; the circuit they do here appears to be a 1-2 mile loop.
Sat Jul 27, 2024, 12:05 AM
Jul 2024

The motor is pretty quiet, and I can hear it (as they circle from the hangar pictured here) north toward my house.

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