Saturday, August 23, 2014

Paragliding For A Beginner Like You

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By Deanne Shepard


Paragliding is an extreme sport that will let you fly and soar up in the air. This is a sport that everyone, young or adult will enjoy. It requires a lot of patience and right finesse and techniques so that you will achieve a great flight. It will be necessary for you to acquire some basic principles that are really important in this sport.

For one to have a successful flight, you have to look for a paragliding Colorado instructor to teach you. They will help you achieve a safe and successful flight. You may contact any local groups of paragliders to inquire where to get a certified instructor within your area.

Proper gear will be highly needed to provide safety. You also need the proper tools for you to have a great experience. You may consult your instructor what are the things, gears and tools that you will be needing before you actually purchase one for you. Your instructor knows what gear will fit your needs and ability level.

These are some important equipments that you will need to have for paragliding, a reserved parachute, a wing, a harness and a helmet. Try it one before you decide to completely buy it, to ensure that it will suit you and you will not feel uneasy wearing it. Choose well your helmet, make sure that it has a foam that will be protecting you from any injuries.

You will also need a protective boots that will support your ankle, a flight suit that will maintain your body temperature while you are at higher elevations, a hook knife in cases of emergency and a bag that will keep paraglider while you are not using it. Choose an open face helmet that will not obstruct your hearing and vision.

It is important that you will get a gear from a reliable manufacturer and not just anywhere else. It must have a good quality and must be safe for every user. This sport needs safety precautions and choosing the right gear is one. Invest in getting a quality product that you will not regret.

There are elements in paragliding that you need to acquire. It is necessarily needed that you will workout and practice even more how to land, launch and turn, of course your instructor will be there to guide you all the way. The hopping technique, where you will run faster into the wind and in a slope will lift you up into the air as your paraglider and the air clashes.

To control the speed, direction and elevation, you have to use hand brakes. You have to pull the brakes for you to turn in a different direction. Pull the brakes simultaneously to lessen the speed and to land smoothly.

Gather your gear as soon an you land smoothly, to make sure that other paraglider will have a room to land smoothly and safely as well. Check immediately your gear if they have damaged. Pack your wing in a stuff sack so that it will be protected from the ultraviolet rays. You have to properly store it, to avoid tears and rips. Remember that you have to replace it after every four years because of its natural deterioration.




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