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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.
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.
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