So I was at my local spot yesterday and I am crusing along and I see this guy unpack this thing and I was like a little kid, runnin up to him. I
needed to know why he was planning to paraglide only 15ft above sea level. Tells me he only got into the sport about a month ago and was practicing
some drills like walking and i guess taking the glider down. I have never seen anything like this up this close. amazing light material too. 63yrs old
this guy. good for him!!
Kamikuza - 25-5-2010 at 08:38 PM
That sport is actually more popular here than kiting ... with a motor though. They seem to do endless setup, waddle a bit then land the kites.
Wife said if I lose enough weight, she'll buy me one :Darkay - 25-5-2010 at 08:56 PM
You know there's many styles of paragliders and you'll need at least one of each kind!Kamikuza - 25-5-2010 at 09:28 PM
:DB-Roc - 26-5-2010 at 09:11 AM
Pretty cool and hopefully he has good control or he'll likely get both of you banned from the spot.Bladerunner - 26-5-2010 at 05:07 PM
On a busy weekend at Gary point it is common to have a couple of folks kiting paragliders, a few flying 1 line, a group team flying Rev's, a few
buggies, anATB or 2 and myself on Blades.
All in one tight park and almost all at the same time :o
Intimmidates the heck out of the newcomers :smug:dgkid78 - 26-5-2010 at 05:18 PM
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Originally posted by B-Roc
Pretty cool and hopefully he has good control or he'll likely get both of you banned from the spot.
He seemed to be doing well of keeping her balanced above his head as he slowly walked...seemed to have good control when he would lose the balance,
with a quick take down. fingers crossed. I was just all giddy like a little kid. I actually recorded him a little
bit with my Ipoddoublespeed360 - 26-5-2010 at 05:45 PM
some paragliding ppl have been showing up at the baseball field at nahant rotary past couple of weeks ,got some pics of a guy last yr. with buggydanny
and me riding 6meter jojo's,it shore is big. 32meters wow .lad - 27-5-2010 at 04:25 PM
It doesn't really get fun until they show up with those big, winch slingshots! :bird:Chicagokitejumping - 1-6-2010 at 09:20 PM
What is the situation rightnow with the summer for ATB in Nahant beach ?
Wow!
Peek - 26-6-2010 at 04:55 PM
Ok, I'm 48 and just getting into this! This has made me very excited!!!!!:wee:
