Are You Aware that Paragliding is Among the Safest of the Extreme Sports?
Paragliding is popular in many countries throughout the world. The minimum age that one can legally participate is 14. There is no maximum age limit as there is with parachute jumping. Paragliding is actually considered one of safest of the "extreme" sports. This is because the speed of the flight is slowest of any form of human flight. The sail is directly over the participant, and the ability to slow one's descent is controlled by wires directly attached to the sail above.
The first spot where paragliding was performed by climbers in the Alps. They simply needed a method to descend the mountains that they climbed as speedily as possible. Originally, they carried parachutes, and jumped off the mountains. Gradually, they refined the form of the parachute to allow for horizontal descent, and before long, controls were incorporated.
In Europe, there are hundreds-of-thousands who paraglide. This is resulting from the simple access to mountain terrain, and a good number of convenient ways up the mountains. There are bicycle trails, roadways, and several chair lifts already in place for the participant.
Statistically speaking, having an accident in paragliding is about as common as being thrown from a horse, and experiencing an injury. In 2005, three individuals died in the United States from injuries relating to paragliding, out of many thousands who took part in the sport. In the same period, 50 people were hospitalized with injuries, but just 18 required more than one night in the hospital. The years following 2005 have already been documented as being less dangerous than that benchmark year.
The only limitations on where you can participate in the United States fall under the jurisdiction of CASA, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. The only limitations are that no flight can take place at an altitude over 10,000 feet, and no flight can take place in regulated air-space. There are some local laws that must be observed, particularly in urban areas, near motorways, and in the vicinity of electrical lines.
The cost of gear for paragliding is approximately $4,000 for the sail and safety harness, and approximately $1,000 for classes. Besides the basic gear, there is no limit to devices such as altimeters and GPS units that one can invest in. Most of the equipment is available as used equipment for less cost.
Other necessities include warm clothes and gloves, because high altitudes are cooler, even on warm days. One must have a helmet. A radio is always a welcomed piece of equipment, in case you fly off course. A license is required, as well.
Hobbyists can enjoy the sport of paragliding, and filming their experience with a wide-range of helmet-mounted or canopy-mounted video cameras. For those who do not wish to fly, themselves, these video recordings take you there as if you were actually flying.
The first spot where paragliding was performed by climbers in the Alps. They simply needed a method to descend the mountains that they climbed as speedily as possible. Originally, they carried parachutes, and jumped off the mountains. Gradually, they refined the form of the parachute to allow for horizontal descent, and before long, controls were incorporated.
In Europe, there are hundreds-of-thousands who paraglide. This is resulting from the simple access to mountain terrain, and a good number of convenient ways up the mountains. There are bicycle trails, roadways, and several chair lifts already in place for the participant.
Statistically speaking, having an accident in paragliding is about as common as being thrown from a horse, and experiencing an injury. In 2005, three individuals died in the United States from injuries relating to paragliding, out of many thousands who took part in the sport. In the same period, 50 people were hospitalized with injuries, but just 18 required more than one night in the hospital. The years following 2005 have already been documented as being less dangerous than that benchmark year.
The only limitations on where you can participate in the United States fall under the jurisdiction of CASA, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. The only limitations are that no flight can take place at an altitude over 10,000 feet, and no flight can take place in regulated air-space. There are some local laws that must be observed, particularly in urban areas, near motorways, and in the vicinity of electrical lines.
The cost of gear for paragliding is approximately $4,000 for the sail and safety harness, and approximately $1,000 for classes. Besides the basic gear, there is no limit to devices such as altimeters and GPS units that one can invest in. Most of the equipment is available as used equipment for less cost.
Other necessities include warm clothes and gloves, because high altitudes are cooler, even on warm days. One must have a helmet. A radio is always a welcomed piece of equipment, in case you fly off course. A license is required, as well.
Hobbyists can enjoy the sport of paragliding, and filming their experience with a wide-range of helmet-mounted or canopy-mounted video cameras. For those who do not wish to fly, themselves, these video recordings take you there as if you were actually flying.
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