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The
study of the position of the paramotor is important to improve
the comfort before and during flight. The position changes noticeably
the feeling of the weight on our shoulders before take off and
comfort during flight together with varied determinative conditions
for good paraglider piloting. As you can see in the photo, the
distance bars apply the engine thrust to the harness webbing.
This avoids the direct thrust of the engine on the pilot's back.
At the ends of the distance bars, there is some webbing that fits
around the harness webbing. This allows the harness webbing to
slide freely up and down. For this reason, the pilot is not restricted
and can shift his weight left and right determining a steering
technique very similar to free flying. Shoulder pads are very
useful on the ground. Before take off, they allow the pilot to
hold up the paramotor as if it were a backpack without any odd
tensions that can come from the harness webbing. These are also
very useful during glider inflation to avoid that the harness
webbing slides off the shoulders which can make the paramotor
slide lower.
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