Some photographs from the first PPG flight in the Witteberg Private Nature Reserve. I sneaked in the flight at sunset as the gusty daytime winds died off. By the time it came to launch, there was not a breath of wind. This was a serious test for my new Ozone Speedster – zero wind reverse launch at 3000ft ASL. The pictures tell the story. Credit to John Roos for the shots of me flying:
![The old farmhouse, where a PPG-suitable take-off area is located](https://i1.wp.com/wildmedic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wpid-Witteberg-1563.jpg?resize=474%2C242)
![Preparing the paramotor in the evening light](https://i0.wp.com/wildmedic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wpid-Witteberg-1567.jpg?resize=474%2C632)
![Dressed for flight](https://i0.wp.com/wildmedic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wpid-Witteberg-1569.jpg?resize=474%2C632)
![Helmet and comms on](https://i0.wp.com/wildmedic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wpid-Witteberg-1571.jpg?resize=474%2C632)
![Waiting for a breath of wind that never came](https://i2.wp.com/wildmedic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wpid-Witteberg-1572.jpg?resize=474%2C356)
![Reverse pull-up](https://i2.wp.com/wildmedic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wpid-Witteberg-1574.jpg?resize=474%2C356)
![run run run run](https://i1.wp.com/wildmedic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wpid-Witteberg-1575.jpg?resize=474%2C356)
![Airborne!](https://i0.wp.com/wildmedic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wpid-Witteberg-1576.jpg?resize=474%2C209)
![The northern end of the reserve from the air](https://i1.wp.com/wildmedic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wpid-Witteberg-2969.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![wpid-Witteberg-2986.jpg](https://i0.wp.com/wildmedic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wpid-Witteberg-2986.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![wpid-Witteberg-2968.jpg](https://i2.wp.com/wildmedic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wpid-Witteberg-2968.jpg?resize=474%2C316)
![Low pass of the filed before landing wpid-Witteberg-1577.jpg](https://i1.wp.com/wildmedic.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/wpid-Witteberg-1577.jpg?resize=474%2C356)
Two days later I got to explore the whole area by PPG – click here to read the story.
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