@yummy791: You can see the rotating air tube (formed by dust from the ground) for a few milliseconds between the two parachutes. Its is very warm air forming a spinning small fast rotating tube to climb up.
...a few fatalities have happened due to dust devils catching divers a 100 ft. or so off of the ground. these aren't jumpers but same principle applies. scary shit.
pros get injured/killed just the same,i dont think their record is any better than regular pilot.one thing is for certain ,in some circumstances no end of skill can save, the air is just too violent. you are not flying a kite you are flying your life.don`t get to thinking you can handle any situation because you can`t.
UUUfffffffff que halon tan H.P la gran suerte es que las velas en esa epoca eran extremadamente seguras, piensen por un momento que hubiese sido si las alas no se hubieran mantenidos infladas, la historia se hubiera contado de otra forma, con 2 difuntos incluidos creo.
All the advantages of Paragliding versus Hang Gliding are on earth: Easy to carry, transport and setup. But once in the air the Hang Glider takes over: Never collapses, never blown to the back of the mountain, may take off from zero wind to very very windy... And never taken on any dustdevil.
Bone fractures happens in both sports: Arm, fore arm in Hang glider and Pelvis, Legs and spinal bones in Paraglider.
We call these "thermals" when you encounter them in flight. The problem with them is you can't see them at altitude. You can see them on the ground because they pick up dirt and dust. Very dangerous. I paraglide and hanglide. To the idiot who called paragliders "parafagots", he obviously hasn't flown one. They are much more dangerous because of the threat of a collapsed chute cause by a thermal. If I want safety, I hanglide, If I want a thrill I paraglide.
Hey Jenn! It's not incredibly hard, but like anything else, the more you do it, the better you get a it. You have to learn how to read the winds, avoid thermals if possible, air temperature etc. If you are going to try it I would suggest Hangliding. You can glide with an instructor. You use a little larger kite. It's safe if your with a good instructor and in good conditions. You can't paraglide with an instuctor, that's strictly a solo activity. It's such a blast! Nothing like it. Try it! :-)
Wow it seems pretty complicated lol but it does sound pretty awesome I do want to try it!! Where can I go to try it out? I live in Canada so I don't even know if we have anything like that here... And does it cost alot to hire an instructor?
Jenn dont listen to better off he clearly has not had proper training in either sport if he has never seen a tandem paragliding rig and if he says stay away from thermals. we like thermals they are what all pilots want. as for training just message me where your from and I can look a paragliding school up for you. I am in canada too! B.C. it usually costs about $2000 for getting your full licence in paragliding with a certified instructor
Also dont let anyone tell you hanggliding is safer than paragliding. they are about the same but paragliding is in my opinion better. you can hike your gear up to launch it all fits in a backpack and weighs about 20-40lbs depending on your gear. plus you can do more with a paraglider and your landing speeds are much safer and easier to learn. Good luck and welcome to the sport :D
wow 2,000$?? ok well i live in Ontario I can give you the city if you need it but I didn't know which one I should do.... the other person said that handgliding was safer and that the thermals are dangerous... I'm going to have to do some more research about it I guess lol. Thanks for your help =) be waiting for the location...
Hang gliders are rigid and always there. para gliders are like sitting in an armchair waiting for something bad to happen, was what some one said to me once. I reckon it comes down to pilot safety, not what you are flying... go for it and have fun....
What? How about you stop giving advice about topics you have no experience with. You can definitely paraglide with an instructor. We have tandems flying all the time. Part of our training program is taking a student up with an instructor on a paraglider.
No experience with? Hmmm...I've been involved with both forms of gliding for 15 years and have never seen a tandem paragliding rig. It could be that it's just in my area, but I've never seen it. And to start with the childish argument of "stop giving advice.....you have no experience with". You don't know me or what I do from Adam anymore than I know what you do. Besides, my posts started with talking about something completely different. You don't know the context. Try getting a life.
Parafagot? I'm trying to figure this one out....hmm. This sounds like an unfortunate insult to paraglider pilots. I think you should apologize to them.....
lol, they were probably like ''hey dude, did you see the football game last night, it was awesome! and did u see...*dust devil picks them up* OMG! what the heck are we doing in the air?!?!?
A dust devil is a miniature tornado, most are harmless, but the larger ones can knock a few things over. I've seen a few myself, but they were temporary and I never got a chance to run into them.
I won't don't worry.... I don't even know where to find a paragliding, or hangliding chute lol....and a supervisor I defintely don't know where 2 find one...
from the looks of it the one guy that landed first got drug down the hill, and the other ones kite didnt fully deploy. That not really enough to give ya time to say your prayers but high enough to ruin your day.
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estauna 1 month ago
i wanna do that...
Gemgirlz442 2 months ago
O.K......!
freiflieger1 5 months ago
yeeehaaa!!! looks fun
doctorcrapable 8 months ago
Fck that was near my home town ... I seen this vid on my paragliding lessons x)
skyfallpurple 8 months ago
0:01 dude i told you you need to jump from a plane like to use a parachute
0:09 yeeeeeaaaah i fucking told you
0:15 WTF?
animevatar 9 months ago
couldn't start it cooler xD
seriously, this must suck... maybe one just wanted to bite in his sandwich and then WTF its gone... :(
PoppinCheese 9 months ago
lol dustdevil: "ima gonna gecha ima gonna gecha" then the parachuters almost ready and g- FUUUUUUUUUU!!!
noble00006 9 months ago
i was thinking on taking up paragliding, till i saw this!!
MrDanlaw 11 months ago
how'd you know that was a dust devil
yummy791 11 months ago
@yummy791: You can see the rotating air tube (formed by dust from the ground) for a few milliseconds between the two parachutes. Its is very warm air forming a spinning small fast rotating tube to climb up.
MADhaseX 9 months ago
-At touchdown- That'll be $25 bucks
6Seraph6 11 months ago
Wait if they are pilots, where the fuck is their plane? ...and now this?
They should have stayed in bed!
treejerk 1 year ago
"Hmm...I think I'll wait for a dust devil launch cycle. The prevailing wind doesn't
have such a good climb rate."
jwm239 1 year ago 2
3....2....1... weeeeeeeee
xM4JoRx 1 year ago
...a few fatalities have happened due to dust devils catching divers a 100 ft. or so off of the ground. these aren't jumpers but same principle applies. scary shit.
TheDouchesupreme 1 year ago
damn!
schl0tte 1 year ago
wow! sacry! (description of the vidio reference)
beatles6080 1 year ago
ITS THE NUKE LOL
shonjohn01 1 year ago
Jump hack
HimGuyOverThere 1 year ago
I wonder what his climb rate was. Wish I could do acro like that
aleshaleee 1 year ago
BEST acrobatics !
pindordan 1 year ago
Or it could be in rewwind...
walkum89 1 year ago
@walkum89 watch the clock go from 44 to 45. so no its not in reverse. its real.
mww88 1 year ago
too bad they didnt die
JessOnTheRun 1 year ago
@JessOnTheRun too bad because i hate myself...this is why i post shit like this
jessthefag 1 year ago
@JessOnTheRun block me all you want bitch, i still see all of your comments, i will backdoor everything you post you fucking loser
jessthefag 1 year ago
WOO HOO!!!!FUN
pghbowlchampson 1 year ago
holy crap the red one is skilled (or lucky..or both:P)
netfischer 1 year ago
pros get injured/killed just the same,i dont think their record is any better than regular pilot.one thing is for certain ,in some circumstances no end of skill can save, the air is just too violent. you are not flying a kite you are flying your life.don`t get to thinking you can handle any situation because you can`t.
gilessmokey 1 year ago
my opinion is that paragliders, like hot air ballons, are not safe to fly in thermic conditions. i fly paramotor but not when the sun is strong.
gilessmokey 1 year ago
@gilessmokey not safe for an amatuer. pro knows what to expect/ can prepare for a wing deflation or tip stall ect and get out of it
nickoswoos 1 year ago
Waching this video i Laughed sincerly, but I would like to be in their Place a fall from 5 is falling High even with parachute:)
Guy0s! I want the names of two Pilots who were able to land safetly after this shock!!!
looking for good teacher for glider!
mero731 1 year ago
Can't get that ride in no amusement park.
tsixclerk 1 year ago
LOL that would be awsome good thing they landed safe and had parachutes or it would have been X_X
LEGOACDC123 1 year ago
holy crap!!!
Justencoolguy123 1 year ago
beep beep beeep weeeeeeee
joefaetheblock 1 year ago 2
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joefaetheblock 1 year ago
Whoopsie daisy
MistyOjaiGirl 1 year ago
Oh that was wicked~~
CwAziEGiRl 1 year ago
Classify as "Free Flight WIN"
CycloneGU 1 year ago
Pilot 1 to Pilot 2:
"Well, I think I've had my fill of fun for the day. Wanna grab a beer and change underwear?"
ryanpiuma 1 year ago 25
@ryanpiuma pilot 2 to pilot 1:
"OKAY!!!"
TheMrSchweinefarmer 3 months ago
Anyone hurt? They easily could have been killed.
The first one came down gently enough. What about the second one?
robertgift 1 year ago
Why use money on tivoli when you can do this? ;)
qpadkz 1 year ago
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh----
Gaiixable 1 year ago
I don' know why..but I fuckin cracked up when I watched this LOL!!!
BadKittyKat22 1 year ago 2
i kinda lol'd, sorry
golsonkp 1 year ago
thats funny the way they went up in the air they looked like ragdolls
coltonopsahl24 1 year ago
this is not lol
TahsinTekin93 1 year ago
why are you playing around with paragliders with those things around?
lexichronicle 1 year ago
LOL THATS AWSEOME
MrNoNaMe1107 1 year ago
UUUfffffffff que halon tan H.P la gran suerte es que las velas en esa epoca eran extremadamente seguras, piensen por un momento que hubiese sido si las alas no se hubieran mantenidos infladas, la historia se hubiera contado de otra forma, con 2 difuntos incluidos creo.
Andressmithas1 1 year ago
he did a roll
soulformusic4020 1 year ago
Don't everyone run at the same time to their aid... How scary would that be!
Spyplane2008 1 year ago
ROFL ...
EMPERORMIKI 1 year ago
looks fun
sagelikescake 2 years ago
Oh my God!!!! this is so dangerous...
larsiparsi 2 years ago
good thing they were waring parachutes!!! wait what?
paintdataint 2 years ago 42
@paintdataint lol
littletrapezequeen 1 year ago
@paintdataint if they were not wearing parachutes they wouldnt have been lifted by the wind in the first place.lol
leklek69 1 year ago
@paintdataint If they weren't wearing parachutes they wouldn't have been lifted up.
OtakuWulf 9 months ago
@OtakuWulf wow thx for the explanation mr. Obvious
duuuude87 8 months ago
@duuuude87 Your reply is late. Your argument is disregarded.
OtakuWulf 8 months ago
hooolly shit in harness! that's why i wear brown when flying :)))
bmradux 2 years ago
Damn god must not like u! LOL!!
arabzbro 2 years ago
Holy SH*T!!!! Damn..
tquix94 2 years ago
All the advantages of Paragliding versus Hang Gliding are on earth: Easy to carry, transport and setup. But once in the air the Hang Glider takes over: Never collapses, never blown to the back of the mountain, may take off from zero wind to very very windy... And never taken on any dustdevil.
Bone fractures happens in both sports: Arm, fore arm in Hang glider and Pelvis, Legs and spinal bones in Paraglider.
pepeleyva 2 years ago
Weee!! And there goes the landing. Next!!
MiiNamiiOriio 2 years ago
u can see them
Traviseatsyou 2 years ago
thtas awesome its pretty cool to crash land cuz you spin out of control hopefuuly not in rock or cement lol...
destroyer33196 2 years ago
1 .. 2.. hey you guyz cannot wait??.. sry sir.. pressed wrong button ..
scary
CsSk8vsGuitar 2 years ago
We call these "thermals" when you encounter them in flight. The problem with them is you can't see them at altitude. You can see them on the ground because they pick up dirt and dust. Very dangerous. I paraglide and hanglide. To the idiot who called paragliders "parafagots", he obviously hasn't flown one. They are much more dangerous because of the threat of a collapsed chute cause by a thermal. If I want safety, I hanglide, If I want a thrill I paraglide.
betteroffshred 2 years ago
Is it hard to paraglide or hanglide? It must be fun!! Too bad I'm afraid of heights lol
JamminJenn420 2 years ago
Hey Jenn! It's not incredibly hard, but like anything else, the more you do it, the better you get a it. You have to learn how to read the winds, avoid thermals if possible, air temperature etc. If you are going to try it I would suggest Hangliding. You can glide with an instructor. You use a little larger kite. It's safe if your with a good instructor and in good conditions. You can't paraglide with an instuctor, that's strictly a solo activity. It's such a blast! Nothing like it. Try it! :-)
betteroffshred 2 years ago
Wow it seems pretty complicated lol but it does sound pretty awesome I do want to try it!! Where can I go to try it out? I live in Canada so I don't even know if we have anything like that here... And does it cost alot to hire an instructor?
JamminJenn420 2 years ago
Jenn dont listen to better off he clearly has not had proper training in either sport if he has never seen a tandem paragliding rig and if he says stay away from thermals. we like thermals they are what all pilots want. as for training just message me where your from and I can look a paragliding school up for you. I am in canada too! B.C. it usually costs about $2000 for getting your full licence in paragliding with a certified instructor
ParaglideEnthusiast 2 years ago
Also dont let anyone tell you hanggliding is safer than paragliding. they are about the same but paragliding is in my opinion better. you can hike your gear up to launch it all fits in a backpack and weighs about 20-40lbs depending on your gear. plus you can do more with a paraglider and your landing speeds are much safer and easier to learn. Good luck and welcome to the sport :D
ParaglideEnthusiast 2 years ago
wow 2,000$?? ok well i live in Ontario I can give you the city if you need it but I didn't know which one I should do.... the other person said that handgliding was safer and that the thermals are dangerous... I'm going to have to do some more research about it I guess lol. Thanks for your help =) be waiting for the location...
JamminJenn420 2 years ago
Hang gliders are rigid and always there. para gliders are like sitting in an armchair waiting for something bad to happen, was what some one said to me once. I reckon it comes down to pilot safety, not what you are flying... go for it and have fun....
superjezz 2 years ago
I will thsnks for the advice lol... I'm kinda scared though!
JamminJenn420 2 years ago
What? How about you stop giving advice about topics you have no experience with. You can definitely paraglide with an instructor. We have tandems flying all the time. Part of our training program is taking a student up with an instructor on a paraglider.
setialien 2 years ago
No experience with? Hmmm...I've been involved with both forms of gliding for 15 years and have never seen a tandem paragliding rig. It could be that it's just in my area, but I've never seen it. And to start with the childish argument of "stop giving advice.....you have no experience with". You don't know me or what I do from Adam anymore than I know what you do. Besides, my posts started with talking about something completely different. You don't know the context. Try getting a life.
betteroffshred 2 years ago
Weeee!
JJheadcharge 2 years ago
holy smokes! i couldve been a lot worse!
FUNNzilla 2 years ago
weeeeeeeeeeeeee
0000rrfff 2 years ago 2
Parafagot? I'm trying to figure this one out....hmm. This sounds like an unfortunate insult to paraglider pilots. I think you should apologize to them.....
tienshanman1 2 years ago
Where the heck this place is? In hell? Those guys really can save their faces!
kulcs28 2 years ago
This is only one of the many reasons that PGing is a very, very dangerous sport. Hang gliding and flying sailplanes are a lot safer!
tienshanman1 2 years ago
Yes parafagots get a hanglider ha ha
lukebrowne34 2 years ago
To w Polsce (POLAND)
TheLucyfer69 2 years ago
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TheLucyfer69 2 years ago
TA-DA!!! lol
manaray10 2 years ago
scary evil ddevil
QRucz 2 years ago
Now that's what I call a THERMAL!
calown 2 years ago 2
good joke
sosna00 2 years ago
shit if i were them i would have shitted my pants.. thats scary !
muertovivovillano 2 years ago 18
They were amazingly allright only bruises and what more important no broked bones :D but it scares a shit out of me too :)
Jacuchkacuch 2 years ago
holy gondogoogles! ignore that its late i needed somthing to say
oldnoname12 2 years ago
dat look fun but scary wat if it brings uuu very high u die
pst8995 2 years ago
i laughed s hard XD
lol i hope hes ok
CassiahonWoW 2 years ago
lol. thats an "oh shit" moment for you.
kyle220130 2 years ago
The guy is ok. I'm having beer with him every Tuesday.
However, after this accident he got a DHV1 and refused to move up ever since.
mgrzemow 2 years ago
That would be a pretty crappy way to die if you think about it.
TheCamaroGuy95 2 years ago 2
lol gf paragliders
rangersfief 3 years ago
Now that's what I call Lucky!!! Great lift - Happy ending....
nickkeeling 3 years ago
thats AWSOME
bajapantidenena 3 years ago
lol
mkrulz77 3 years ago
lol, they were probably like ''hey dude, did you see the football game last night, it was awesome! and did u see...*dust devil picks them up* OMG! what the heck are we doing in the air?!?!?
leah1597 3 years ago
Wheeeee!!!
ducksmasher09 3 years ago
OH MY GOD! What the hell happened there. I have not heard of a dustdevil before. Can someone explain why that happened.
iftyshifty 3 years ago
A dust devil is a miniature tornado, most are harmless, but the larger ones can knock a few things over. I've seen a few myself, but they were temporary and I never got a chance to run into them.
Razgriz515 3 years ago
some dust devils can flip a car if its strong enough
rts34 3 years ago
that is right. the really big dust devils probably could.
YoungAngler11 3 years ago
thats quite a bit of lift! :P
THEMAN080 3 years ago
*pling*
'Going up, sir?'
GeertKr 3 years ago
my name is yandy
jcpspking98 3 years ago
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jcpspking98 3 years ago
holy shit, out of nowhere! Id shit myself!
111dogon555 3 years ago
that is frikin hilarious
pilotnerd101 3 years ago
hahahahahaaha lol i would fricken get scared
ddaannyyhalo3 3 years ago
WTF? that was a shock
fopple13 3 years ago
unlucky!
m001900 3 years ago
dang thats was fucking awsome
Shelbzantic 3 years ago
that would be fun for me!!!
animalandcarlover 3 years ago
it's not fun at all when you have no control and you need all the luck you can get, for a safe ending
prasinoprosopo 2 years ago
It sounds pretty complicated lol do you hanglide or paraglide?
JamminJenn420 2 years ago
i paraglide. i don't know any thing about Canada. i live in Greece. DON'T even think about launching without a supervisor. good luck finding one
prasinoprosopo 2 years ago
I won't don't worry.... I don't even know where to find a paragliding, or hangliding chute lol....and a supervisor I defintely don't know where 2 find one...
JamminJenn420 2 years ago
lol, they got more thermals than they bargained for.
Agui007 3 years ago
lol bet that was a bit of a shock!
PHoSawyer 3 years ago
I can just amagin them thinking how the hell did I get up here.
avenger007007 3 years ago 2
looks freakin' fun
sniwy 3 years ago 2
unless u r there
white8noise 3 years ago
ha aha very funny
14236qasim 3 years ago 2
yeah considering it could of been fatal thats very funny douche
CLayaway1 3 years ago
from the looks of it the one guy that landed first got drug down the hill, and the other ones kite didnt fully deploy. That not really enough to give ya time to say your prayers but high enough to ruin your day.
avenger007007 3 years ago
I bet they where like " Jim what the fuck just happened..." lol
JoshuaMcClain89 3 years ago 4
hahahahahahahahahaha thats funnt
gagem45 3 years ago
70 to 200 in less than a second. heart rate that is!!!
bodine1975man 3 years ago 2
lol
stanedblock 3 years ago
LOL that was awsome
Darkmoon0999 3 years ago
omg lol
PYSTAZ 3 years ago 2
looks fun i wanna try :D
FlamingMick5 3 years ago
u suck llololololololololooollo
micicle 3 years ago
lmao that was awsome
bigpimpin698 3 years ago
seconded.. my turn!!
gallonchris 3 years ago
They landed saftley though.
Strad615 3 years ago
They are very very lucky.
utkuokcu 3 years ago
what happend pls?
freqeist1 3 years ago
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LOL funny stuff
weedyapl 3 years ago 2
hat must've sucked. I wouldn't want to be them
azycray456 3 years ago
Haha, air catapult xD
rocknrolfromsauer 3 years ago 2
Fuck, i cant believe you find this LOL. Stupid ignorants.
cruelangeltesis 3 years ago 2
lol wow i guess they didnt need anything too launch after all lol
soccerpro1982 3 years ago
looks like fun!!!
josiahms97 3 years ago
lol it got a giggle out of me =P
lilsonic3 3 years ago
LOL! AHAHHAHA! dude that shit is hella funny lol. unexpected!
RikMeister650 3 years ago
Poor Guys
JJsTalkShow 3 years ago 4
scary shit
KreepinOutThaKut 3 years ago 3
lol must be fun
inyago 3 years ago
lol!!!!!
kxuser99 3 years ago
that would have been very scary.
nubemuffin 3 years ago 2
I bet they crapped theri pantios..!! xD..!!
wannup 3 years ago 3
they probably shat their pants..... I would.... lol
rodrocks 3 years ago
actually, I don't want to have that experience with my parachute
Divus1988 3 years ago
haha
SamusFTW 3 years ago
taht was fun :DD
dinnob12 3 years ago
LOL WEEEEEEEEEEEE
princepikachu 3 years ago
looks llike fun, i guess no one expected that and the pilot is like wtf why m i spinning around lol
KamakazieIdiot 3 years ago
Me and my m8 were on the these cliffs and you could ly back against the wind as if it was a wall. it was awsome cause we were exausted.
ripperu 3 years ago
oh i forgot to ask
does anyone know if they r ok
i really hope they r
supergirl13k 3 years ago
haha kono
PMaton 4 years ago
omg that was funny and it lookes like fun
supergirl13k 4 years ago
YOU stupid prick that wouldn't be fun if were you
Bubu461989 4 years ago
actually i would love it
and i wasnt laughing at the piolets i was laughing at the irony of it
i really hope they r ok
does anyone know.
supergirl13k 4 years ago