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ParaDoc

"A clogged filter. An air leak. A seized engine. Know before it's too late."

ParaDoc streams live exhaust gas temperature to your Android phone over Bluetooth and triggers a loud alarm on your phone — even with the phone in your pocket — the moment EGT climbs into the danger zone.

Phone showing live EGT with alarm firing
What you get

Delivered — every unit ships with this

Four things that work on day one, guaranteed.

🌡️

Live EGT on your Android phone

Temperature every 2 s via Bluetooth. Big, readable numbers.

🚨

Alarm you cannot miss — even phone-in-pocket

Max-volume emergency tone + continuous vibration when EGT exceeds your threshold. Works if the phone is in your jacket. Flashes red on screen. Auto-clears when temp drops.

📊

XCTrack compatible

EGT appears as a live sensor widget in XCTrack. No extra setup needed.

🔋

Battery indicator

Sensor battery % shown on your phone. No surprises mid-flight.

Installation note: Mounting the thermocouple requires drilling a small hole in the exhaust pipe and welding or soldering in a bung adapter (M6 or 1/8 NPT, supplied with the unit). One-time job; most pilots do it themselves in under 30 minutes. Works with any 2-stroke or 4-stroke paramotor.

In R&D — no guarantee, no promise

Advanced engine diagnostics

Every ParaDoc unit logs two microphone channels (1 kHz and 48 kHz), accelerometer, barometric pressure and GPS on every flight. That raw data is the foundation for a set of diagnostic algorithms currently in development:

  • RPM from sound — A harmonic comb matched-filter fuses the microphone and accelerometer spectra to track motor RPM without a hall sensor. Prototype accuracy: ±60 RPM across 136 flight segments, 2 000–9 500 RPM.
  • Misfire detection — Detonation and misfiring produce impulsive spikes in the 5–10 kHz microphone band. We measure their kurtosis — impulsive combustion shows kurtosis > 10; normal combustion noise is near-Gaussian (≈ 3). A knock index vs RPM map identifies unsafe operating ranges.
  • Mixture quality — A lean or rich mixture changes the shape of the exhaust harmonic spectrum. The ratio of h2 to h1 (motor shaft frequency and its second harmonic) rises when combustion is slow or incomplete — detectable from the LF microphone channel.
  • Gearbox wear — Tooth wear in the reduction gearbox creates amplitude-modulation sidebands around the gear mesh frequency (1 600–2 500 Hz at operating RPM). The Gear Mesh Index (sideband-to-mesh power ratio) trends upward as wear progresses — typically visible 3–5 dB above baseline before mechanical failure.
  • Bearing wear — Worn rolling-element bearings raise the broadband noise floor in the 1–10 kHz band of the HF microphone. A rising broadband power trend over successive flights is the early indicator.
  • Propeller imbalance — A damaged or asymmetric blade breaks the 2-fold propeller symmetry, producing a vibration peak at the shaft frequency (half the blade passing frequency) in the accelerometer. A 6 dB rise in the shaft-to-BPF ratio warrants prop inspection.
  • Power band mapping — The exhaust pipe resonance RPM is detected from the RPM dwell histogram and the h2/h1 harmonic ratio dip. Knowing the exact power band for your pipe and altitude helps optimise throttle for climb.

This is genuine R&D. None of the above is promised or guaranteed. What you are buying is the EGT alarm system. Advanced diagnostics are in development. If and when specific features are ready, they may be released as paid upgrades or as open-source modules — depending on demand.

Campaign terms

The Deal — plain language

No fine print. Here is exactly what happens.

01

Register your interest

Fill in the form below. Within 24 hours you receive an invoice for €49 by email — pay by bank transfer (SEPA) or PayPal.

02

Goal reached — 500 registrations by 31 August 2026

Rafal designs the production version (real PCB, weatherproof enclosure, CE cert) and ships it to you. Total price: €99 + shipping from Germany. You pay the remaining €50 plus actual shipping cost when shipping is confirmed — around October/November 2026. Delivery by 1 December 2026.

03

Goal not reached

You receive a full €49 refund to your original payment method by 15 September 2026. No action needed from you.

What you are guaranteed: a working EGT sensor and alarm system. Advanced engine diagnostics (misfiring, bearing wear, gearbox health) are in development and are not part of this purchase. If released, they may come as paid upgrades or open-source modules. Shipping cost from Germany is charged separately at cost when shipping is confirmed.

Prototype evidence

It exists. It works. I fly with it.

Photos and screenshots of the working prototype.

ESP32 + thermocouple on engine
App running — EGT displayed
Alarm firing — red screen
About this project

Why this exists

This is not a startup pitch. I'm a paramotor pilot who got tired of guessing at what's happening inside the engine. I built a prototype, it works, and I fly with it.

What I need is enough buyers to justify a proper production run — a real PCB, weatherproof enclosure, and CE certification. If 500 of us want this, I'll build it properly. If not, I'll refund everyone and keep flying with my prototype.

— Rafal, paramotor pilot & software engineer

Questions

Frequently asked

Android only (first batch). Tested on Samsung S24.
Any 2-stroke or 4-stroke paramotor. The Type-K thermocouple probe mounts on the exhaust pipe — requires drilling a small hole and soldering a weld-in bung (M6 or 1/8 NPT, included). One-time mechanical job; most pilots do it themselves in 30 minutes.
A deposit. The remaining €50 is requested only if the campaign succeeds and before shipping.
If the campaign reaches 500 registrations by 31 August 2026: delivery by 1 December 2026. You'll be asked to confirm your address and pay the remaining €50 plus shipping in October/November 2026.
Shipping is charged at actual cost from Germany, invoiced separately when your unit is ready to ship. Typically €10–25 for Europe, more for outside Europe.
Full €49 refund, automatically processed by 15 September 2026. No action needed from you.
That's in R&D. Every unit logs the raw data. If the algorithms reach the required reliability, specific features may be released as paid upgrades or as open-source modules — depending on demand. No date, no promise.
You drill a small hole in your exhaust pipe and solder in a weld-in thermocouple bung (supplied). The sensor screws into the bung. The sensor unit then clips to the frame; the phone app pairs over Bluetooth. No wiring to the engine electrics.
The phone is required for the alarm, logging, and XCTrack integration.
A popular free flight computer app for Android. ParaDoc sends EGT to XCTrack as a live Bluetooth sensor.
Not in the first batch.
After you register below, you receive an invoice by email within 24 hours. Pay via SEPA bank transfer or PayPal — details are on the invoice.
Rafal (Dr. Rafał Noga), a paramotor pilot and software engineer based in Germany.
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Registration received!

Check your inbox — you'll receive a €49 invoice within 24 hours with bank transfer and PayPal details.
Tell your flying friends — we need 100 to make this happen.

If 500 pilots register by 31 August 2026 → production starts. If not → full €49 refund by 15 September 2026. No action needed.

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