First Paragliding Flight, Fuyang China

After several weeks of ground handling (practice) lessons and instruction I finally took my first paragliding flight. This launch site is is Fuyang, China about 1 hour from Hangzhou (3 hours South of Shanghai). I had 5 flights on this, my first day.

The launch site is on a 300m hill overlooking a farm covered valley. At the landing site local van drivers come out to shuttle gliders back up the hillside.

This was a really exciting and beautiful day for me. Many thanks to my teacher Hubi and the other pilots who assisted me on this first day of flying (esp you Riyadh!)

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• paragliding
• fuyang
• china
• hubi
• american
• mcgee
• first
• flight
• flying

[GabbyGirl1981]

I used to live in Fuyang. I never heard of any paragliding before, though. Cool stuff.

[icelandicglassart]

Nice video, would have liked to see more though :)

[geniennis]

Welll done, nice launch. Fly safe.

[q0s2c0f1]

Yeah, I'm thinking of Fuyang in Anhui province, further west of Hefei.

[obnard]

You must be thinking about a different location. The place we fly from (Fuyang) is only a few hours south of Shanghai. FYI, 10 hours south on a train would get you past Yiwu, most of the way to Guangzhou.

[q0s2c0f1]

Fuyang is about a 10 hour train ride from Shanghai

[lowpo123]

congradulations, how are is Fuyang from Shanghai?

[FegrusMojo]

Are there many sites in China ? I'm going there next February, dunno if I should bring my wing.

[Flugtschabo]

BigTime!

[flyhghgy]

Congradulations on making your first flight!