Mastering Paramotor 7th edition

The aim of this book is to enable future ULM pilots who are candidates for the ULM common theory exam to prepare for and, above all, pass this test, whatever class they're heading for, and whatever option they've chosen: pilot or instructor.
In fact, the chapters on altimetry, regulations, meteorology, aerodynamics, navigation, on-board instruments, ultralight propulsion and human factors are the same for all classes of ultralight, and the questions asked during the theory test are selected from all these chapters. Only the section on "flight mechanics and paramotor practice" deals specifically with this discipline, and will therefore be of particular interest to paramotorists.
As for instructors, this book will enable them, during their students' training, to quickly and easily access the information they need, or to confirm certain knowledge they may have forgotten.
We have also classified all the knowledge we felt would be useful to ULM pilots by chapter.

• PREAMBLE
• ALTIMETRY
• Definition
• • Some basic notions
  • Altimetry issues (20)
• REGULATIONS
  • Airspace division
  • Air traffic organizations
  • Languages
    Preventing collisions between aircraft on the ground or in flight
    Seats
    Overflying water
    Flying at high altitude
    Preventing collisions between aircraft and ground obstacles
    Documentation requirements for pilots for a pilot
    Documents required for a student pilot
    Aeronautical night
    Signal area
    Space classes
    Integration into a runway circuit
    Obstacle clearance height
    Fuel carry-on
    Fuel
    Regulatory issues (25)
• METEOROLOGY - AEROLOGY
• 
  Heat exchange
  Convection
  Vertical temperature gradient
  Composition of the atmosphere
  Temperature gradient to the thermosphere
  Humidity
  Adiabatic transformation
  Wind
  On Earth, what is the length of the nautical mile (NM) used in nautical and aeronautical activities?
  Laminar flow
  Turbulent flow
  Wind gradient
  Gradient wind
  Surface wind
  Venturi effect
  Bernoulli's law
  Rolls
  Latitude and longitude
  Slope effect or influence of relief on synoptic wind
  Height of influence
  Turbulence
  Gusts
  Vertical movements
  Main sources of turbulence "For information"
  Main local winds in France
  Jet Stream : "For information"
  Condensation trails: "For information"
  The Föhn effect
  Breezes:
  Confluence
  Haze
  Fog
  Stratus
  Cumulonimbus
  Cloudiness
  Ceiling
  Supercooling
  Different types of precipitation "For information"
  Closed isobaric systems
  Other systems
  Buys Ballot law
  Meteorological situation
  The five air masses "For information"
  Cloud composition
  Cloud formation
  Table of the top 10 clouds : about a hundred existing
  Fronts and disturbances
  Disturbances, fronts and associated cloud systems
  Weather messages
  Meteorological issues (30)
  Navigation
  General
  Course, declination, heading, drift, deviation, wind speed and direction.
  Crosswind, effective wind
  Statement and graphic resolution of a navigation problem
  Aeronautical charts and their complements
  Magnetic declination and deviation: sign convention
  Drift due to crosswind: sign convention
  Application of the mnemonic formula
  Latitude
  Longitude
  Some elements of radio qualification
  Navigation questions (25)
• AERODYNAMICS
• Appearance of lift
  Definition of relative wind
  Drag
  Displacement of an aircraft in the air
  Displacement in the air
  Three remarkable angles
  Relationships : attitude, incidence, slope
  Appearance of lift
  Factors influencing the appearance of lift
  Increase in lift
  Balance of flight
  Climbing flight
  Descending flight
  Engine-off flight
  Glide ratio
  Turning flight
  Stalling in level turns
  Longitudinal balance or pitch stability
  Lateral balance or roll stability
  Yaw stability or course stability
  Effects of different gusts of different gusts
  Gusts as seen on the computer
  Wind gradient
  Wind decomposition
  Polar
  Propeller
  Thrust
  Gyroscopic torque
  Radius of turn
  Slope and rate of climb climb
  Ground effect
  Wing loading
  Wake turbulence
  Main speeds
  Speed corrections according to T° and pressure
  Some conversion factors
  Aerodynamic questions (25)
• SOME ON-BOARD INSTRUMENTS
• The anemometer
  The variometer
  The altimeter or altipod
  The compass
  On-board instrument questions (10)
  ULM PROPULSION
  The motor
  The gearbox
  The propeller
  Mechanical questions (20)
• MECHANICS OF FLIGHT AND PARAMOTOR PRACTICE
• The paramotor
  The different hang-ups
  Ground training
  Engine habituation on the back
  Starting up the aircraft on the ground: to adjust the carburettor
  Carburettor adjustments
  Starting up the aircraft on the back : before take-off
  Settling into the harness
  Checking the wing after take-off
  Action on the trailing edge depending on hand position
  Throttle control
  Influence of both brakes
  Arm-turns
  Half-brake turns
  Flight symmetry
  Collapses : prevention and resolution
  PTS, PTU, PTL, Framing
  Choice of take-off axis
  Line strength and breakage
  Pre-flight check in the paramotor class
  Fuel
  Take-off performance
  Pilot position during the take-off run
  In-flight performance
  Take-off sequence
  Landing sequence
  Remarks and advice
  The first flight lap : example
  Breakdowns: taught well before the first flight
  Palletizing
  The radio
  Hot equipment
  Some useful abbreviations
  Some extracts from the "Q" code
  A typical progression of "school" flights
  Questions specific to paramotor practice (25)
• HUMAN FACTORS
• Effects of altitude
  Radial acceleration
  Perception
  Balance
  Hearing
  Proprioception
  Sensory illusions
  Lifestyle
  Mental representation
  Memories
  Attention
  reasoning
  Managing one's own resources
  Decision-making and judgement
  Stress
  Human reliability
  Human errors
  Human factors issues (20)
  THE ORIGINS OF PARAMOTORS
  A few dates
• APPENDIX