Paragliding - Anyone else silly enough?
15 February 2007, 05:34 PM
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I did a couple of tandem flights in a ski resort and was hooked. Did a weeks course and about 5 or 6 solo flights. Great fun and a great buzz. The only dodgey bit is landing!
The instructor only told me I'd been using his tandem shoot all week when I got to the end! Something to do with weight and gravity.
Definately something you need to practice regularly.
The instructor only told me I'd been using his tandem shoot all week when I got to the end! Something to do with weight and gravity.
Definately something you need to practice regularly.
15 February 2007, 05:48 PM
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Landing doesn't worry me too much, I fly all summer with the weight of a motor on my back, without it it's very slow and gentle - mostly. Cascading collapses are a different matter 
16 February 2007, 08:55 AM
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16 February 2007, 09:40 AM
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Was just going to post similar :
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16 February 2007, 11:17 AM
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The Paragliding World Championships started this week in Manilla, he must have been at the Monarca Paragliding Open, not quite the PWC but a great comp at a fantastic flying site. The picture above was in the Dominican Republic last week at an open comp, I came in 5th... from last!
16 February 2007, 11:30 AM
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My mate used to go paragliding. I say used to, canopy collapsed and he landed on his **** on the side of a hill, damaged 2 vertebrae and ended up in a back brace for a while.
The missus has banned him now.
The missus has banned him now.
16 February 2007, 11:42 AM
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16 February 2007, 11:52 AM
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16 February 2007, 01:17 PM
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Had a go at a tandem last year in olu-deniz, Turkey
Absolutely fantastic.. about 45 minutes up in the Air after an hour up the mountain in a battered old jeep
only cost about £45 too!
My pilot was a bit vertically challenged, ended up carrying him on my back for take off
Absolutely fantastic.. about 45 minutes up in the Air after an hour up the mountain in a battered old jeep
only cost about £45 too!My pilot was a bit vertically challenged, ended up carrying him on my back for take off
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