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What Is Powered Paragliding?
Choosing Small Paragliding Motor
Choosing Large Paragliding Motor
Powered Paragliding Accessories
How to Choose a Paraglider
How to Carry Paragliding Motor
How to Put on Paragliding Harness
How to Stand with Paragliding Motor
How to Maintain Powered Paraglider
Starting a Paragliding Motor
Handling Paraglider on the Ground
Paraglider Practice on the Ground
Pre-Flight Check for Powered Paraglider
Launching a Powered Paraglider
How to Sit in Powered Paraglider
Starting Up a Powered Paraglider
Controlling Altitude in Powered Paraglider
Safety Tips for Powered Paragliding
Landing Approach for Powered Paraglider
How to Land a Powered Paraglider
Weather Tips for Powered Paragliding
Attaching Paraglider to Motor
Skimming Ground in Powered Paraglider
Transporting a Powered Paraglider
Summary: Up, up and away in your paraglider. Learn some great tips how to launch a paraglider in this free video clip on extreme sports and stunts.
Hugh Murphy has been paragliding and powered paragliding since the very early days of the sport. He has been a Powered Paragliding champion, but has since traded his competition days...read more
"Welcome to Expert Village. My name is Hugh Murphy with Surf the Sky Paragliding. In this clip, we're going to talk about the launch sequence. So, the paraglider will be laid out in front of me, clipped to my carabiners. With a throttle in my hand, I will grab the leading edge lines of the paraglider and the brake likes. As I step back to pull up a reverse, I'll have the paraglider cleanly over my head. And, once it's clean in the breeze, I turn for my launch run. At this point, giving full throttle to help me with the speed making it easier to run. As I'm running, I hold full throttle and I gently lift off the ground holding full throttle until approximately forty or fifty feet off the ground. At that point, it'll be safe to mellow out on the throttle, slide myself into the seat for a nice, long, comfortable flight."
eHow Article: Launching a Powered Paraglider
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