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SunSoar Paragliding ~ Paragliding Courses in the UK and Overseas
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This is simply the most exciting thing to happen in the hills and mountains for years. You can back-pack a paraglider, weighing only a few pounds, to a suitable mountain or ridge and experience the exhilaration of walking on air.
Developed in the mountains of the Alps, the sport has grown rapidly over the past few years as thousands of people have discovered the freedom, exhillaration and sheer fun of these simplest of flying machines. Advances in design and modern materials make flights of many hours, covering considerable distances, a reality.
Paragliding is not hang-gliding and it's not parachuting although certain principles from each discipline are common. A paraglider is an intricately stitched wing made from ripstop non-porous material. When inflated it forms a rigid structure with an aerofoil section which allows it to develop lift in the same way as any other wing. We then hang a comfortable harness below it, add a pilot and hey-presto, the most portable flying machine ever invented.
