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Slalom comp in Canada

Posted on September 14, 2012 in Dean Eldridge   

It’s been a fairly interesting start to the trip out here to Mont Joli in Quebec for the Fly Games World slalom competition. It all started at Montreal airport where we had to pick up our bags and clear customs before the short flight out to Mont Joli. Unfortunately I discovered that the fuel tank of my Parajet Zenith had been confiscated during transit in Frankfurt so an alternative had to be found. Thankfully there are some wonderfully helpful Parajet/Paramania pilots out here in Canada that have helped me ‘retro’ fit a tank from a different machine with cable ties, straps and pop-rivets!

We’ve had a few days to relax and soak up a little of the local culture and hospitality, going go-karting etc and yesterday afternoon was the first time that we had authorisation to get in the air and test our machines. Unfortunately I had a few fuelling issues so spent the majority of the testing time on the ground fettling my carburettor. Eventually I found a setting that worked but it was sunset by then and I only had a short time in the air. Thankfully though my ‘new’ fuel tank stayed on and worked perfectly! We’ll keep our fingers crossed on the final day of testing today that everything works good so we can be in good shape for race days on Saturday and Sunday..

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