Introducing Acro Paraliding
This sport is definitely not for the faint hearted.
It is genuinely the extreme sport end of paragliding.
Pilots who fly or compete in this genre of the sport are highly skilled and have a very high level of confidence in both their ability and their equipment.
(remember this is a soft wing which will collapse into a small ball with no airspeed) The smart(albeit crazy) pilot always does acro-paragliding over a large lake...
Plus a rescue boat should be close by, as water landing presents its own hazards.
Acro flying uses specialized equipment, and requires special instruction or a complete lack of respect for ones own life...
LOL.
The equipment is highly stressed, often exerting 4+ G's on wing, pilot and harness.
Reserve chutes are carried as standard equipment.
Some times two, and sometimes rocket propelled reserves are preferred for ultra fast openings.
In an effort to gain faster opening times, lower descent rates and steering controls, some Acro pilots are using Rogallo style reserve parachutes.
The acro show includes mild spirals and wing-overs to heart=stopping tumbles, heli-spins and wild Mctwist and misty-flip maneuvers.
Acrobatic pilots have a number of choices on how to launch.
The slow way is to launch off a mountain or thermal to acro height.
Truth is most acro pilots are impatient, so they tend to use high peaks to launch.
Tow launching is however the preferred method as it gets the job done fast.
Boat towing is the norm simply for convenience.
The last launch option and inarguably the most exhilarating is the D-Bag.
Dropping from a balloon, slow plane or perhaps even a helicopter with a specially packed paraglider wing.
D-Bagging is similar to static line parachute jump.
The wing is specially packed and released as the pilot falls.
After a successful D-bag its time for acro-action.
Acro paragliding is a rapidly growing sport with some high profile international competitions.
SIV course - Simulated flight incidents (or the french translation of that) is the first step to gaining a good understanding of what paragliders are capable of.
If you survive the SIV-just kidding, the next step is some acro courses.
They're the only safe place to learn new maneuvers - landing in water with a rescue boat close by carries massively less risk of injury than landing under your reserve on solid ground.
If you want to progress safely then we reckon there's no better way to learn.
It is genuinely the extreme sport end of paragliding.
Pilots who fly or compete in this genre of the sport are highly skilled and have a very high level of confidence in both their ability and their equipment.
(remember this is a soft wing which will collapse into a small ball with no airspeed) The smart(albeit crazy) pilot always does acro-paragliding over a large lake...
Plus a rescue boat should be close by, as water landing presents its own hazards.
Acro flying uses specialized equipment, and requires special instruction or a complete lack of respect for ones own life...
LOL.
The equipment is highly stressed, often exerting 4+ G's on wing, pilot and harness.
Reserve chutes are carried as standard equipment.
Some times two, and sometimes rocket propelled reserves are preferred for ultra fast openings.
In an effort to gain faster opening times, lower descent rates and steering controls, some Acro pilots are using Rogallo style reserve parachutes.
The acro show includes mild spirals and wing-overs to heart=stopping tumbles, heli-spins and wild Mctwist and misty-flip maneuvers.
Acrobatic pilots have a number of choices on how to launch.
The slow way is to launch off a mountain or thermal to acro height.
Truth is most acro pilots are impatient, so they tend to use high peaks to launch.
Tow launching is however the preferred method as it gets the job done fast.
Boat towing is the norm simply for convenience.
The last launch option and inarguably the most exhilarating is the D-Bag.
Dropping from a balloon, slow plane or perhaps even a helicopter with a specially packed paraglider wing.
D-Bagging is similar to static line parachute jump.
The wing is specially packed and released as the pilot falls.
After a successful D-bag its time for acro-action.
Acro paragliding is a rapidly growing sport with some high profile international competitions.
SIV course - Simulated flight incidents (or the french translation of that) is the first step to gaining a good understanding of what paragliders are capable of.
If you survive the SIV-just kidding, the next step is some acro courses.
They're the only safe place to learn new maneuvers - landing in water with a rescue boat close by carries massively less risk of injury than landing under your reserve on solid ground.
If you want to progress safely then we reckon there's no better way to learn.
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