Has anyone here tried powered paragliding or powered parachuting?

Well which do you wanna know about? Paragliding or parachuting?

Oh my bad I was thinking like jumping out of an airplane

I have done para-planes for many years...basically a 3 wheel go cart with a prop on the back and a chute overhead.

Simply an amazing feeling. I've been up to 5000 on a clear calm evening and throttle down and just basically parachute down in the quiet. Speeds are constant, throttling up only increases height.

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Simply an amazing feeling.

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I'm so jealous.

I was thinking more about the powered parachute without the cart...like in the video. Are there any advantages to para-planes other than being able to have a passenger? They're probably faster as well?

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Some guys do it here in the channel, between the mountains. Looks fun, but I've lost any edge I used to have that would allow me to do it

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I'm shocked that you, of all people, would say that! You're like my Outdoor Board hero, Roger!...except for the kayaking.

The speed ddoesn't change. Mine flies 26 mph in dead calm. So if I'm going against a 10mph wind, I'm doing 16 mph relative to the ground. To go up, accelerate. To go down, decelerate. But the speed doesn't change. If I kill the engine, I will drop at 12 ft per second and be gliding at 26 mph so a complete engine failure isn't that big of a deal provided you have somewhere to set it down. The cart model is heavier which helps not being comple!tely !pushed around by the wind, more stable, if you will. I imagine some sort of parachuted allow faster speeds, but you would be giving up safety on a lot of areas. If u want more speed, I would thing upgrading to a rigid wing/ fixed wing would be the only way. Now as far as the mountain jumping or the motor strapped to your back, not for me.