r/paragliding, roughly 8 months after asking for them. r/freeflight was created because the sole moderator here at r/paragliding was unresponsive. After only several months, r/freeflight has …

Personally I feel less in danger doing paragliding than doing back-country skiing for example, where you don't really control the avalanche risk. I feel that in paragliding my safety depends …

Scattered, guarded, informal? It seems like for anybody who wants to read to know more, the information out there is pretty lackluster. There are some of the popular books, but then …

Mar 24, 2024 · I also agree that NASA Paragliding near Tsukuba is very good, Asagiri is excellent as well, my site (Nishi Tokyo Paraglider School) is very nice for non-XC but has a crazy …

Mar 24, 2016 · The first time I was lifted off the ground and had a flight of a few meters it was absolutely incredible. I jumped out of a plane when I was younger but the feeling was more …

Paragliding isn't the right sport for a cheap thrill. Paragliding is a proper sport, not just a tourist ride, unless you are just doing a tandem flight. In order to be successful in paragliding, you …

Jan 13, 2024 · Hi, I hope to experience tandem paragliding on my birthday. I want to know what the experience is like, especially with safety.

Feb 25, 2021 · In paragliding and sky diving the only place that you will get hurt is by hitting the ground. So it makes more sense to me to measure risk by number of flights than it does by …

Mar 13, 2023 · As others have said, paragliding is weather dependent so it’s never 100% guaranteed. Most companies can give you a good idea a few days out if the forecast looks …

211 votes, 55 comments. true. Supposedly the Rito normally fly around everywhere, but were struggling to fly during the harsh winds of the blizzard, and in BotW Vah Medoh was (again, …