Paragliding

English: Paragliding

Français : Parapente

日本語: パラグライダー

中文（臺灣）：滑翔傘

Deutsch: Gleitschirmfliegen

Paragliders

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  sunrise
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  Paraglider in Gdynia above the Baltic Sea in Poland)
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  Paraglider in South Tyrol (Vinschgau)
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  flying paraglider
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  Starting paraglider
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  Paraglider
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  Parapentistes sur le Puy de Dôme
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  Parapentistes sur le Puy de Dôme
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  Parapentistes sur le Puy de Dôme
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  Parapentistes sur le Puy de Dôme
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  Paraglider with motor
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  Paraglider at Stubaital
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  St. Ouen's Bay, Jersey
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  Paragliding start at Hohe Salve Tyrol 1
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  Paragliding start at Hohe Salve Tyrol 2
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  Paragliding start at Hohe Salve Tyrol 3
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  Paraglider
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  Paraglider on winch launch
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  Austria
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  landing paraglider at Red Bull Vertigo
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  Paraglinding in the "chaîne des Puys" (Auvergne, France)
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  Paraglider tandem on winch launch (near Wrocław, Poland)
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  Paraglider towed launch, Mirosławice near Wrocław, Poland)
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  Just started Paraglider in front of the Wetterstein mountain range, Bavaria
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  Starting paraglider on the Wank mountain, Bavaria
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  Paraglider in front of the Wetterstein mountain range, Bavaria
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  Learning Paraglading
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  Costa da Caparica, Portugal
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  A historical paraglider from 1988
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  Landung in Malcesine (Gardasee Italien)

Equipment

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  Starting paraglider pilot with harness
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  a simple variometer
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  a GPS variometer
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  Two helmets which can be used for paragliding
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  Carabiner
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  Part of RipStop tissue
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  The motor of a powered paraglider.

Pictures taken from Paraglider

Asia

Thailand

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  Paraglider. Phuket, Thailand
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  Paraglider. Phuket, Thailand

India

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  Paramotorglider.Thrissur, Kerala, India
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  Paramotorglider.Thrissur, Kerala, India
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  Paramotorglider.Thrissur, Kerala, India
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  Paramotorglider.Thrissur, Kerala, India

Nepal

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  Paraglider, Pokhara, Nepal
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  Paragliding at Pokhara, Nepal
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  Paragliding at Pokhara, Nepal
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  Paragliding at Pokhara, Nepal

Europe

Austria

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  Cumulus cloud above Lechtaler Alps
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  Paraglider after off-field landing near Mittewald an der Drau, Austria
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  Dual Paragliding, Hohe Wand, Lower Austria

Czech Republic

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  Zvičina
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  Zvičina
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  Zvičina
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  Zvičina
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  Zvičina
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  Zvičina
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  Zvičina
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  Zvičina

Germany

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  Aschau im Chiemgau
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  Cumulus clouds above Bavarian Alps
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  Paraglider starting from Wank mountain
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  Paraglider in front of Wetterstein mountain range
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  Paraglider Training at the Uetersen Airport
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  Paraglider Training at the Uetersen Airport

Italy

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  Mals
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  Glurns
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  Center of Schluderns
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  Burgeis
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  Group of Langkofel

Romaniɑ

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  Rimetea
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  Rimetea
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  Rimetea
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  Rimetea
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  Rimetea
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  Rimetea

Russia

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  Nizhny Novgorod, over the Oka River

Slovakia

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  Straník hill near Žilina
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  Paragliders over Plavecký hrad
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  Paragliders over Plavecký hrad

Switzerland

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  Davos in Winter
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  The "Eisstadion" in Davos
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  Davos in Summer
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  Lake of Davos
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  Aletsch Glacier
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  Fiesch Glacer
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  Finsteraarhorn
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  Mythen
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  Fiesch
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  Fiescheralp
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  Goms (upper part of Valais)
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  Spiez
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  From Walenstadt towards Sargans
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  Säntis-Nord-Panorama
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  Säntis-Nord-Panorama with description
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  Ebenalp by air

Kosovo

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  Maja e Zeze, Peje
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  Over Peja City
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  Maja e Zeze, Peje
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  Maja e Zeze, Peje
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  Traning

North America

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  Point Of The Mountain

South America

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  Chachapoyas
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  Copacabana
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  Potosi
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  Colca

Middle East

Israel

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  Kibbutz Tel Katsir from the air.
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  Yavne'el
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  ha-Machtesh ha-Gadol in Israel

Drawings

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  French airspace
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  French VMC and VFR
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  Comparison of the lines length paraglider vs. rescue parachute
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  Proper use of a rescue parachute
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  Mirror effect
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  Forces when flying in a straight line
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  U landing
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  S landing
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  8 landing
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  Paraglider schema (A, B, C and D lines)
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  Schema of a paraglider
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  Schema of a paraglider
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  Speedsystem
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  Diagram of a speedsystem
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  A circle centered at the center of gravity shows the curvature of the wing