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By the way, on prolonged flights, you can become a little tired, if you haven’t trained your core.

Over time you will start to instinctively feel how the glider will act in response to your input.Ĭontrarily, in hang-gliding, the bodies of pilots are connected to the craft and in order to change the direction they have to move their body weight while turning. Although it is likely to seem a little dangerous, it is easier than it seems. Paraglider pilots change direction and pitch by tugging on the strings attaching them to the awning changing the form of the wing and hence the way the wind interacts with the wing. However, it should be mentioned that managing a hang-glider is more complicated than a paraglider. With regard to the pilot’s physical agility, power and activity, there isn’t much required. From the flier posture, rather than just going with the flow of the wind, you can push yourself precisely where you want with rope pulling.īoth hang gliding and paragliding are relaxing types of sport and both aren’t demanding in terms of pilots’ physical preparedness. Using the brake lines for changing both the direction and speed is very handy and straightforward.įurthermore, if brakes failures happen, pilots can positione the risers connecting to the rear of the wing to guide and reduce the speed of flight. The paragliding pilot pulls one of the two brake lines to make it go in the direction he wants. In terms of paragliding, the wing and the harness are joined by suspension lines. While, contemporary chair-like paragliding harnesses let the pilot sit in a high posture in a harness between the wing, which is certainly more convenient, especially for complete beginners than the abnormal position of hang gliding. In hang gliding, the flier is laying down in a prone – fully horizontal position similar to superman. So the next significant difference between hang gliding and paragliding is the posture of the flier. Both hang-gliding and paragliding require air moving upwards in order to increase the duration of the flight, nevertheless, the differences between the shapes imply that the approaches of pilots to operating the equipment must vary as well.