Harley Milne describes paramotoring at low altitudes as “basically like being on a motorcycle without the bumps,” but the Walnut Creek man knows he’s not on the typical cross-country road trip this week.
The 51-year-old Milne is in the middle of what may be the first cross-country trip by paramotor, a powered paraglider complete with an engine and propeller, a frame with harness and a fuel tank. He took off from the YMCA Camp Surf near San Diego on Sunday, Nov. 29, and his hope is to arrive at a point near Jacksonville, Florida, sometime late next week. His paramotoring quest is the first such attempt in at least 10 years, he said, and if he succeeds, he believes he may be the first.
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