Paragliding in PAKISTAN

Paragliding
 
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like 'pod' suspended below a fabric wing.
 
Q:-What is the difference between paragliding and parasailing?
A:-The main difference between paragliding and parasailing is that parasailers are attached to a vehicle (usually a motor boat) that generates enough momentum and connects the parasailers to safety. Paragliding is a recreational and competitive flying sport. A paraglider is a free-flying, foot-launched aircraft.
 
Q:-What is the difference between paragliding and parasailing?
A:-When hang gliding, the pilot is laying down horizontally, parallel to the A-frame. This special position allows the pilot to control the direction using only its body. While paragliding, you will be sitting upright in a harness, as if you were on a chair.
 
Q:-How safe is paragliding?
A:-Statistically, paragliding is as safe as driving
That comes out to 1 out of 11,000 pilots, slightly lower than the driving fatality rate. The driving fatality rate would actually be much higher if you counted only the people who drive, instead of the entire population.
 
Q:-Can you paraglide with 2 people?
A:-Anyone can experience paragliding by doing a tandem flight with an experienced and qualified instructor. The instructor pilot can fly with one passenger using a bigger tandem wing designed to carry two people with the passenger strapped in a separate harness in front of the pilot.
 
Q:-Is paragliding hard to learn?
A:-How hard is it to learn paragliding? The learning of the basic physical skills is relatively easy; substantially easier than learning the basic skills of hang gliding. Paragliding is almost certainly the easiest form of flying to get started in.
 
Q:-Is there a weight limit to paragliding?
A:-If you're a passenger, the tandem paragliding weight limit usually ranges between 242 – 264 pounds (110-120 kilograms). This allows for a maximum limit of 485 – 529 pounds (220-240 kilograms) for the pilot, passenger and any equipment being carried.
 
Q:-What age can you paraglide?
In the PAKISTAN, you need to be 18 to paraglide on your own. Since paragliding is a somewhat dangerous sport, it does make sense to make sure the person who is paragliding alone is of age to decide.