Paragliding Wins Fans Over In
The Country
(InfoWeb Press) Paragliding is slowly
becoming a diversion that national tourists
practice to experience 100 percent pure
adrenaline.
It was born at the end of the 20th century,
by the inventiveness of mountaineers that
wanted to descend by flying, using a
parachute of course, from the tops of the
mountains they had reached.
The paraglide is a flexible ultralight
glider; unlike parachutes, these cannot be
utilized to jump off planes. Instead they
have acquired a true capacity for flight
having very low levels of descent, excellent
maneuverability and highly levels of
security.
In the country, a paraglide flight can be
experienced in Jaco, Caldera, Barranca,
Dominical, Herradura, Escazu, and San
Carlos, among others places.
There are even academies specialized in the
teaching the gliding technique used in
paragliding so that enjoyment of the
activity is made safer. It is necessary to
take a course given in a school by
professional instructors beforehand. To fly
safely, a theoretical preparation course is
necessary to understand approximation,
winds, piloting techniques, incidents that
may arise and how to resolve them, as well
as a technical preparation course that is
accomplished through many hours of "campa"
(practicing on land, raising the paraglide
as if it were a kite) and running over a
smooth slope to simulate a flight.
Plus when paragliding, climatic conditions
must be ideal during the day of practice in
order prevent any dangerous situations from
arising. Each flight, on average, lasts some
20 minutes. |
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