Beach Paragliding Hops In Wales - 2014 - 'Re-Source' - Eggstatic #156
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@eggstatic will become a chronological 're-source' for all my documented (video or otherwise) achievements in the last 10 years or so of my hobby/lifestyle activities, primarily but not exclusively related to my paragliding and/or paramotoring exploits.
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Description taken from my YouTube channel:
Sam and I doing some small hops on Turbo Tunnard's old Sky Yang at Rhossili, South Wales.
Thank you for stopping by and helping me to relive my finest moments.
Eggstatic
I think I've just seen something that goes straight to the top of my bucket list!
Nice video. It looks as complicated a set-up as a hang-glider, just without the need for the frame to remain rigid. Of course, I guess you need your sail to not deflate and make sure your string attachments aren't tangled / likely to snap.
Looks to be in the same ballpark as hang-gliding, though. Don't jump off the wrong cliff / don't fly near pylons etc.
Have you done both? If so, which do you prefer (for fun alone / value-for-money/fun)?
I've not done hang-gliding, paragliding is much simpler a set up, easier to carry and weighs less too. You can literally be airborne within 5 mins of opening a paragliding rucksack, I guess HG takes far more prep time.
Cheers,
Rob.
May need one of these to play with myself.
:)
Ultimate fun :)
Looks fun. I have seen a small frame here, with wheels, kind of like a kart, that they land with. If I do this, I will be over water a lot, thought if I covered a frame like that, it would float. Just in case.... :)
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