Paragliding is a weather dependent sport and sometimes it seems like Mother Nature messes with us just for the fun of it.
We've scheduled four maneuvers clinics in the past two years. All of them have been cancelled. High winds at a usually predictable site in California cut our trip short.
Getting stuck on the ground is frustrating, but it's a part of the sport. No matter how disappointing it can be, not flying is always better than flying in dangerous conditions.
There's a saying in aviation, "Gravity never loses, the best you can hope for is a draw." For paragliding, I think it's more appropriate to replace 'gravity' with 'weather.'
You can't beat the Mother Nature. The wind does what it wants. We can't control it. Some pilots handle
We've scheduled four maneuvers clinics in the past two years. All of them have been cancelled. High winds at a usually predictable site in California cut our trip short.
Getting stuck on the ground is frustrating, but it's a part of the sport. No matter how disappointing it can be, not flying is always better than flying in dangerous conditions.
There's a saying in aviation, "Gravity never loses, the best you can hope for is a draw." For paragliding, I think it's more appropriate to replace 'gravity' with 'weather.'
You can't beat the Mother Nature. The wind does what it wants. We can't control it. Some pilots handle