Paragliding
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English: Paragliding
Français : Parapente
日本語: パラグライダー
中文（臺灣）：滑翔傘
Deutsch: Gleitschirmfliegen
Paragliders
sunrise
Paraglider in South Tyrol (Vinschgau)
flying paraglider
Starting paraglider
Paraglider
Parapentistes sur le Puy de Dôme
Parapentistes sur le Puy de Dôme
Parapentistes sur le Puy de Dôme
Parapentistes sur le Puy de Dôme
Paraglider with motor
Paraglider at Stubaital
St. Ouen's Bay, Jersey
Paragliding start at Hohe Salve Tyrol 1
Paragliding start at Hohe Salve Tyrol 2
Paragliding start at Hohe Salve Tyrol 3
Paraglider
Paraglider on winch launch
Austria
landing paraglider at Red Bull Vertigo
Paraglinding in the "chaîne des Puys" (Auvergne, France)
Just started Paraglider in front of the Wetterstein mountain range, Bavaria
Starting paraglider on the Wank mountain, Bavaria
Paraglider in front of the Wetterstein mountain range, Bavaria
Learning Paraglading
A historical paraglider from 1988
Landung in Malcesine (Gardasee Italien)
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Equipment
Starting paraglider pilot with harness
a simple variometer
a GPS variometer
Two helmets which can be used for paragliding
Carabiner
Part of RipStop tissue
The motor of a powered paraglider.
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Pictures taken from Paraglider
Asia
Thailand
Paraglider. Phuket, Thailand
Paraglider. Phuket, Thailand
India
Paramotorglider.Thrissur, Kerala, India
Paramotorglider.Thrissur, Kerala, India
Paramotorglider.Thrissur, Kerala, India
Paramotorglider.Thrissur, Kerala, India
Nepal
Paraglider, Pokhara, Nepal
Paragliding at Pokhara, Nepal
Paragliding at Pokhara, Nepal
Paragliding at Pokhara, Nepal
Europe
Austria
Cumulus cloud above Lechtaler Alps
Paraglider after off-field landing near Mittewald an der Drau, Austria
Dual Paragliding, Hohe Wand, Lower Austria
Czech Republic
Zvičina
Zvičina
Zvičina
Zvičina
Zvičina
Zvičina
Zvičina
Zvičina
Germany
Aschau im Chiemgau
Cumulus clouds above Bavarian Alps- Paraglider starting from Wank mountain
- Paraglider in front of Wetterstein mountain range
Paraglider Training at the Uetersen Airport
Paraglider Training at the Uetersen Airport
Italy
Mals
Glurns
Center of Schluderns
Burgeis
Group of Langkofel
Romaniɑ
Rimetea
Rimetea
Rimetea
Rimetea
Rimetea
Rimetea
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Russia
Nizhny Novgorod, over the Oka River
Slovakia
Straník hill near Žilina
Paragliders over Plavecký hrad
Paragliders over Plavecký hrad
Switzerland
Davos in Winter
The "Eisstadion" in Davos
Davos in Summer
Lake of Davos
Aletsch Glacier
Fiesch Glacer
Finsteraarhorn
Mythen
Fiesch
Fiescheralp
Goms (upper part of Valais)
Spiez
From Walenstadt towards Sargans
Säntis-Nord-Panorama
Säntis-Nord-Panorama with description
Ebenalp by air
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Kosovo
Maja e Zeze, Peje
Over Peja City
Maja e Zeze, Peje
Maja e Zeze, Peje
Traning
North America
Point Of The Mountain
South America
Chachapoyas
Copacabana
Potosi
Colca
Middle East
Israel
Kibbutz Tel Katsir from the air.
Turkey
Drawings
French airspace
French VMC and VFR
Comparison of the lines length paraglider vs. rescue parachute
Proper use of a rescue parachute
Mirror effect
Forces when flying in a straight line
U landing
S landing
8 landing
Paraglider schema (A, B, C and D lines)
Schema of a paraglider
Schema of a paraglider
Speedsystem
Diagram of a speedsystem
A circle centered at the center of gravity shows the curvature of the wing
