paraglides
Flies with canopy
Paraglides is the third-person singular of paraglide, meaning to fly using a lightweight, free-flying glider launched by running off a hill or cliff.
The pilot hangs in a harness beneath a fabric wing, steering by shifting weight and pulling brake toggles: She paraglides every weekend in the mountains.
Flies high, effortlessly
- glidesMoves smoothly, frictionlessly
- thermalsWarm air columns
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airborneTraveling through air
canopy · harness · updrafts · ridge lift · launches · descends · maneuvers · spiral
Limb enabling flight
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- risersUpright stair sections
- linesStrokes connecting two points
carabiners · helmet · variometer · GPS · radio · brakes · toggles · stuff sack
Warm air columns
- windAir current outdoors
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- cloudsAirborne water masses
- cumulusDense, billowing cloud type
gust · lull · inversion · lift · rotor · convergence · sea breeze · katabatic
One who steers aircraft
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
site · landing zone · records · federation · license · training · beginner · intermediate
soars
Flies high, effortlessly
airborne · canopy · harness · updrafts · ridge lift · launches · descends · maneuvers · spiral · banking
wing
Limb enabling flight
lines · carabiners · helmet · variometer · GPS · radio · brakes · toggles · stuff sack · airbag
thermals
Warm air columns
- windAir current outdoors
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- cloudsAirborne water masses
cumulus · gust · lull · inversion · lift · rotor · convergence · sea breeze · katabatic · conditions
pilot
One who steers aircraft
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
- instructorOne who teaches skills
- certificationAttestation of qualification
competition · site · landing zone · records · federation · license · training · beginner · intermediate · advanced
mountains
Tall elevated landmasses
coastline · dunes · hillside · Alps · Himalayas · Andes · bowl · saddle · peak · escarpment