I-paragli yinto yemidlalo ethandwayo phakathi kwabantu abajabulela ukuphuma emgodini ngenkathi behlezi ehabheni elihlanganiswe nephiko lendwangu. Lelo phiko lishintsha ukunikeza ukusekela ukubamba iqhaza lomshayeli njengoba lihamba emoyeni amakhulu ezinyawo ngaphezu komhlaba. Usebenzisa uchungechunge lwemizila yokumiswa, futhi usebenza nokucindezela komoya okufaka ama-vents kuphiko, laba baqhubi bezindiza bangakwazi ukuphuma kuma-thermals amahora ngesikhathi, bewela amamayela amaningi kule nqubo.
Kuyoze kube nini futhi kuphi lapho beya khona kuxhomeke ekutheni amakhono abo ekusebenzeni i-paraglider ukuze basebenzise imimoya. Ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezindiza ngezinyawo ngephiko elingenalo imoto eliyi-inflatable iphiko liyi-adventure ehamba ngokukhululekile.
Iphiko le-paraglider livame ukwenziwa nge-nylon yokuvuthwa futhi linamathele kwi-harness ngemigqa ye-Kevlar. Imiklamo yephiko ingahluka ngokuma nokulingana kodwa yenziwe ngamatshe amabili wezindwangu ezixhunyiwe ngakho zakha amaseli ukugibela umoya ongenayo, okwenza lokho kuphephe iphiko futhi igcine umshayeli wezindiza.
Ukuze ubone ukuthi i-paragliding adventure ingavamile kangakanani, bukela le nxenye ye- Nightline mayelana nabadlali ababili abagibeli abagibela i-Mount Everest emuva ngo-201, bese bevela emhlanganweni. Babezohamba cishe imizuzu engu-42 ngaphambi kokuba bahambe ngamamayela angu-15 edolobhaneni laseNamche Bazaar. Ngemva kokufika, base behamba uhambo lwe-kayaking elingamakhilomitha angaba ngu-500 ukuya eMfuleni iG Ganges baya e-Indian Ocean. Lolu hlelo oluyingqayizivele lwathola uSanobabu Sunuwar noLakpa Tshiri Sherpa umklomelo ka-2012 we-National Geographic Adventurers wonyaka.
Izinkampani eziningi zinikeza i-paragliding ye-tandem kulabo abafuna ukwenza indiza yabo yokuqala futhi bafunde kabanzi ngomsebenzi. Ezinye izinkampani ze-paragliding zize zinikeze i-paragliding enamandla ngesikhathi lapho umshayeli ehleli khona esihlalweni se-harness futhi enesithuthuthu esixhunywe kumfana omkhulu esikhwameni sakhe.
I-Paragliding kwi-Skis ne-Parahawking
I-Paragliding inganikeza okuhlangenwe nakho okuyingqayizivele ngempela.
Ngokwesibonelo, kunesinye isimo sezemidlalo esinika abashayeli bezindiza ikhono lokunyuka emgodini wezintambo ezikhethwa yizinyoni ezidlayo - njenge-ukhozi noma i-hawk - eziholela kuzo zonke izindiza. Ngezinye izikhathi, le nyoni ihamba ngesandla esiphezulu somshayeli esheshayo siyabonga ukuthi uyaphatha ukuhola i-paraglider esibhakabhakeni. Le ndlela engavamile yokupaka i-paragliding kancane ayidabuli futhi ibizwa ngokuthi i-parahawking.
Ukudlula emagqumeni asezintabeni ezise-Alps, bese uhamba ngeqhwa ngaphambi kokuba usuqheqheze ungenye yezinto ezijabulisayo zokushayela abagibeli. Nasi isithombe se-paragliding e-Megeve, e-France, lapho le ndlela ehlukile yomdlalo kuyinto evamile.
Nakuba kungenjalo nge-paragliding ngokweqiniso, abanye abagibeli bezindiza bazozibopha ngokwabo, ngakho-ke bangakwazi ukuhamba ngezinyawo ngamamayela phakathi kweqhwa neqhwa, bevame ukuhamba emoyeni njengoba behamba. I-Snowkiting enye enye yangaphambili ye-adventure ehamba phambili, nakuba abahlanganyeli bengalokothi bafinyelele ezindaweni eziphakeme njenge-paragliders.
Amavidiyo wezindiza zeParagly and Races
Ukuthola umqondo walokho okushiwo i-paragliding ne-parahawking, bukela la mavidiyo. Izici zokuqala yizimpawu ezivelele ze-Red Bull X-Alps 2011 umncintiswano we-adventure lapho abagibeli be-paragliding nabagijimi bokukhuthazela kufanele bahlasele ngaphandle kweSalzburg, e-Austria baye eMbusweni waseMonaco besebenzisa kuphela amabhukwana ahamba ngezimoto.
Ezinye zezigcawu kwi-webcast, njengoba ama-racers ephakama eMatterhorn futhi ephakeme ngaphezu kwezinye izintaba e-Alps, akwenza ube nombuzo kulabo abahlanganyela kulo mcimbi. Isiqeshana sevidiyo esilandelayo yindiza phezu kweTelluride, Colorado, ne-Telluride Air Force, kanti okugcina kuvela kwi-Bridal Falls Air Races.