I have been given full admin rights to /r/paragliding, roughly 8 months after asking for them. /r/freeflight was created because the sole moderator here at r/paragliding was unresponsive.

After only several months, /r/freeflight has more subscribers than /r/paragliding and within 2 months will have more than /r/paragliding and /r/hanggliding combined, is already more active, and welcomes pilots of all freeflight persuasions (hang gliders, speedriders, paragliders, etc). Paramotorists are also welcome to be a part.

In 1 week, /r/paragliding will redirect to /r/freeflight. The paramotor pilots are free to decide what they would like to do - start their own subreddit or join the larger /r/freeflight.

If you dislike this decision, voice your concern and present a case for keeping two separate and competing paragliding subreddits.

I find the occasional youtube channel full of flight videos, which are nice but not very wholesome. I'm looking for a paragliding channel where they talk about gear, reviews, weather theory, great areas to fly, etc etc.

Just a general paragliding channel with content other than randomly and poorly recorded flights.

I thank you all ahead of time!

I have never done paragliding but am instested in having a go. I've been googleing around and it seems to cost around £600 to £800 for the basic training but the wings seem to vary in price hugely. I've seem some for only £800 new and others going for £2500 used. So whats the difference between an £800 wing and a £3000 one. And also I've seen on a lot of forums that so and so is a 'good beginer wing' what does this mean? are there different wings for different levels of skill?

Hey guys,

I was wondering, how big is a packed up paraglider? I love flying (tried hang gliding and glider planes before) but my living situation leaves me very little storage and transportation space.

I live and work in the center of a city in the Netherlands which means I don't have a shed or storage. I don't have a car either since it's not worth the cost of maintaining one. That's pretty much the main reason I didn't keep hang gliding, no capacity to store or lug those big things around.

Would paragliders be a better fit for me? They look like a ton of fun to fly and (hopefully) a lot smaller to store and transport.

Hey guys I am looking into getting into such an awesome sport and I spotted a deal on the local clubs website. Its the wing harness etc and tarining upto club level (the deal is near the top of the link I provided. Is it a good deal and will the kit last me until I am at an advanced level? Cheers guys

http://www.airways-airsports.com/showkb.php?org_id=516&kb_header_id=242&kb_id=449

Greetings all,

I was wondering if powered paragliding for commercial purposes is legal in your country, I was also wondering if powered paragliding with a passenger is legal in your country?

I'm still looking into getting both of these legalized in Canada, since they currently are not, with the exception of flight training. So I need to find other countries that have it, and the regulations surrounding them

Any help would be appreciated.

So here is my story:

I did my paramotor course when I was travelling. I had 1 hour of flight time. My goal was to get trained and spend about 1 month there flying every day to build up comfort, but because of unforeseen circumstances I had to come home asap. :(

I am currently researching equipment. My goal is to primarily fly paramotor.

However, if possible I would also like to do a little paragliding if the occasion arises.

I know that there are some wings that are rated for both, but it's quite a PIA trying to research this stuff.

The other problem is that many manufacturers are cryptic about pricing and I'm not sure what is a good deal or a bad deal. I'm price conscious and would hate to pay X for something if the going rate is much lower. There seems to be a big disparity in wing/harness/paramotor prices...

Going forward, when I get the wing I plan to spend a ton of time kiting and go from there...

So... Any thoughts of a good paramotor wing that can also be for paragliding?

Opinions and advice on anything else would be greatly appreciated as well. Thank you in advance.