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Brief explanations of the principle of paragliding
1: the base
The paraglider "falls" in the air, always.
Sometimes the air rises faster than the paraglider falls. The paraglider is flying in the air, so it starts to climb relative to the ground.
The air that rises is hotter than the air that does not rise, it is the one that makes us rise. And it heats up thanks to contact with the ground which is heated by the sun.
It is like "gas" cooking, the water does not start to boil when the hotplate is switched on, it must heat up.
So: you can't go paragliding when there is no sun at all, or too early in the morning or late at night. And especially not when it's raining.
You can fly in the morning only if: the flight is short and if the passenger is light, as well as in the evening.
2: The aerological conditions:
When the water starts to boil, it is turbulent, it is the same with the air. So we cannot fly children and light people when the air is boiling, otherwise it is unpleasant or even dangerous but we can fly "heavy" passengers (or if the conditions are said to be "weak" one can).
You cannot fly when the wind is too strong "In the air" (not to be confused with the wind on the ground which is always weaker). That is to say from 25km / h of wind, the reliefs create turbulence like stones in the bed of a small river, so it becomes unpleasant or even dangerous.
To sum up: and ideally:
Flights between 10:00 am and 11:00 am are for passengers weighing less than 75kg!
From 12h00 for 60 and + kg.
From 4:00 p.m. (summer) for less than 75 kg.
Short flights are to be made between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and after 4:00 p.m.
Long flights between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. maximum.
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