Paramotor 101

They are personal flying machines that you wear on your back

No License needed to operate, can be any age with any amount of experience

Can take you thousands of feet into the sky

Usually consuming one gallon of fuel per hour

Operate on Gasoline or AVGAS (LL100)

2 Stroke engines, majority being air cooled

Powered by a hand throttle similar to the front  brakes on a bicycle

Can usually be assembled in a few minutes and taken apart to fit in a suitcase

Considered an Ultralight FAR103 vehicle by the FAA in the USA