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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
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sunrise
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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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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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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
[edit]Asia
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Israel
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Kibbutz Tel Katsir from the air.
Turkey
[edit]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