Paragliding is an air sport purely utilizing air lift that originated from France in 1984, which is becoming more and more popular. It's important to note that, paraglider is different from the traditional parachute. It is actually a kind of aircraft. And, paragliding (hang gliding) is just one of the leisure sports that most people can enjoy, rather than those extreme sports that only a few people can touch.
Paragliding: Learn to fly is a comprehensive video tutorial (released in 2007) for training paragliding beginners and intermediates. This nearly two hours' total length DVD consists of video sequencing and 2D/3D animation, gives complete, attractive and easy-to-understand instructions on both theoretical and practical levels. This covers all the paraglider technology & skills that enable you to realize your free flying dream in the air, including equipment preparation, pro tips, airflow around hills/mountains, turbulence and convergence, dynamic and thermic lift, aerodynamics like lift and drag, speed to fly and so on.
The original DVD is only available in PAL format and won't work on North American or other NTSC DVD players. So, AppNee provides you its converted MKV format, in order to facilitate more users to share and play it.
Chapters Included
| Chapter | Intro |
| Chapter Equipment | Getting familiar with the equipment : wing , harness, safety ... |
| Chapter Flying | Basic principles, wind, airflow, flight planning ... |
| Chapter Launching | Prepare the equipment, Foward launching, reverse, launching, infos and tips... |
| Chapter Aerodynamics | How a paraglider flies, Lift, Drag, Glide ratio, minimum sink, Speed to fly. |
| Chapter Meteorology | Fronts, what causes lift, dynamic and thermal lift, Breezes, Clouds, turbulence and dangers ... |
| Chapter Flight Rules | Priority rules among aircrafts categories, rules in flight... |
| ... | ... |
Official Trailer Video
Download URLs
| Video Format | Download | Size |
| MKV |  |
689 MB |