Probably, people have always wanted to conquer the sky. Finally, after the invention of airplanes, hang gliders, and parachutes it became possible. Initially, parachutes were exceptionally for military purposes, but presently it has become an extreme sport. Today, in order to take a parachute jump and, perhaps, to realize a childhood dream, you need only…
Powered Paraglider (also called Paramotors) combines the easy flying characteristics of a paraglider with the autonomy and range of powered flight. It is rather easy to learn to fly a paramotor since it is foot-launched and does not require an airfield or a runway. You don’t need to look for a hill or wait for…
So, you have made your first parachute jump and you think you want to continue. And here you face the question of choosing a parachute sports training system. There are only two of them: the classical one and the so-called Accelerated FreeFall (AFF) system – a faster training of free fall. Two system of parachute…
The motor is droning behind you as you walk to the start with your powered hang glider to the start of the take-off zone in a beautiful field. Then take a deep breath and begin to run. It is like a normal hang glider take-off, but you start from level ground and then you immediately…
Parascending is an activity, done by a group of pilots that fly canopies, usually towed into the air by a big car. Initially, such canopies where parachute-based and had a round or square shape, but these days pilots use winches to tow both paragliders and ascending canopies. Parascending is usually done in large fields and…
Many people dream to take a parachute jump, but not so many people reach the moment of their dream realized. Such kind of entertainment is freely available now, but people are mostly stopped by the simple feeling of fear. Firstly, everyone is afraid of the parachute jump itself. But this came to be easily overcome…
Have you ever dream of becoming a bird soaring above the earth, where everything seems so small, where nothing constrains your movements and you feel free? Do you want to feel it for real? Then you have to make your first parachute jump! Today there exist several types of parachutes: Parachute (French) is a special device…
Flying an air balloon is one of the most unique and, at the same time, popular types of active sport. However, it has become popular rather recently, despite the fact that aerostats were used as a vehicle already in the middle of XVIII century. Today there exist many clubs of aerostatic sports, offering sky trips,…
Hang gliding was invented in the 1970s and since that time has developed into a practical and rather safe kind of sport, which uses simple but the exquisite machines made of aluminum, carbon-fiber, and high-tech sail fabrics. Hang glider pilots are suspended to their glider by a special harness and take off from high hills….
