Doug

Insane one handed drag and drop technique.

Posted by Guest on Thu 09 Mar 2006 08:18:39 PM UTC

isnt this just parasailing...? In my opinion paragliding is different!

Posted by Sandy (guest) on Sat 13 Jun 2009 02:52:43 PM UTC

Parasailing v. Paragliding

You are correct Sandy: parasailing is done with a parachute attached to a boat via a rope; paragliding is done with, well, a paraglider which can be powered or unpowered but is essentially a massive, wing-shaped, ram-air (so as to provide rigidity in the wing)"parachute" but with a much better "glide ratio" than a standard parachute. I think the world record for an unpowered paraglider is around 120 miles (start to finish) from jumping off a mountain utilizing updrafts and thermals.

Posted by John Allen on Mon 15 Jun 2009 02:46:48 PM UTC

Parasailing v. Paragliding - changes made.

Thanks for the sharp eye, Sandy; I changed the caption.

Posted by John Allen on Mon 15 Jun 2009 02:48:48 PM UTC