I'm a Powered Paraglider pilot. We have no mountains to run off of so
the PPG is the way to go for me. I can unpack my equipment from the
back of my car and be in the air in under 10 minutes. I'll motor for a
while and then catch a few thermals with motor off. I can restart the
motor any time which means I am NOT at the mercy of the winds.

There are many cheap second hand units on the market but DO NOT BUY
unless you can get it checked out be an instructor. Go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppgbiglist and join the forum. It's free.
There you can ask as many question as you like and some one will reply.
In fact, many folk will answer you.

Some folk have built their own PPG units and been very sucsessfull.
Again, ask at the http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppgbiglist

Hope this helps. Please feel free to email me if you have any
questions.

Phil Clark.