The video includes clips from 9 sites (4 states + 2 countries). Majority of footage was from Idaho and Washington - over the Payette and Columbia River Corridors
I am so surprised by 2 things here... 1. Paragliders being an UL, that's as strange as paramotors forced to take off and land in an airfield only. 2. Landing on your ass instead of legs by default. Seems like a really bad idea for any time there might be strong wind or gradient on the landing. In France we always try to and on our feet because seating down you lose any control of the wing which can drag you and the passenger on the ground. As a tandem pilot I would expect people to be able to land gracefully on their feet and put the wing down on the side or in otherwise controlled manner not let it slam forward.
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The video includes clips from 9 sites (4 states + 2 countries). Majority of footage was from Idaho and Washington - over the Payette and Columbia River Corridors
I am so surprised by 2 things here...
1. Paragliders being an UL, that's as strange as paramotors forced to take off and land in an airfield only.
2. Landing on your ass instead of legs by default. Seems like a really bad idea for any time there might be strong wind or gradient on the landing. In France we always try to and on our feet because seating down you lose any control of the wing which can drag you and the passenger on the ground. As a tandem pilot I would expect people to be able to land gracefully on their feet and put the wing down on the side or in otherwise controlled manner not let it slam forward.