What's the difference between powered paragliding and unpowered paragliding?

What's the difference between powered paragliding and unpowered paragliding? Let's get to know each other.

1, equipment difference

Unpowered paraglider is an ordinary paraglider, while powered paraglider is developed from paraglider with power device. Unpowered paragliders glide entirely by airflow, while powered paragliders have a power device to promote flight.

2. Differences in site requirements

Unpowered paragliding takes off with relatively harsh environmental requirements, requiring a small hill; There are many power devices for powered paragliders, so the environmental constraints are relatively small.

3. Differences in takeoff requirements

Before the unpowered paraglider takes off, check the paraglider and its equipment; In addition to checking these, the power paraglider should also pay attention to checking the power device.

4, air demand difference

Unpowered paraglider has no power device and can only glide by airflow. If there is no airflow, they can only land. Powered paragliding is different. Even if there is no airflow, they can climb and slide by power plant.

5. Price difference

The price of powered paragliders is basically more expensive than that of unpowered paragliders, depending on the price of power plants.

Extension: What is a powered paraglider?

Power paraglider, also known as power glider, is a kind of flying paraglider, which belongs to personal leisure flight and consists of paraglider and engine. Through electric paragliding, people can slide and climb in the air.

Electric paragliding is one of the most popular extreme sports in the world. In addition to entertainment, electric paragliders have many uses, such as advertising, aerial performance, aerial photography, paragliding routes, paragliding passenger sightseeing, paragliding ladder route patrol, paragliding rescue, paragliding reconnaissance (such as ice water reconnaissance, forest fire prevention).

Paragliding or paragliding, which is safer?

Gliding is an extreme sport with certain risks. However, paragliding has been developed for decades. As long as there is no illegal flight, the safety rate is guaranteed. In contrast, electric paragliders are more dangerous than unpowered paragliders.

Compared with unpowered paragliders, electric paragliders have more engines, which may cause problems such as falling, paddling and falling when taking off and landing, and may stall when flying in the air. In addition, paragliders prefer to fly at low altitude, so it is difficult to ensure safety. In addition, in addition to cross-country flight, paragliders generally have a fixed flight airspace. There are fewer unknown safety factors, and the flight path of powered paragliders is more random and relatively more dangerous.

However, for powered paragliders, it is necessary to maintain the power plant, pay attention to the inspection before take-off, and prepare safety protection equipment and protective measures. The danger of gliding in a fixed area is still very small.

Do I have to be led by a coach to play paragliding?

Generally speaking, considering safety factors, friends who have not systematically studied paragliding and have no paragliding pilot's license can't fly alone, otherwise the danger is too great; But for those who have participated in paragliding training and obtained paragliding certificate, they can fly without a coach. If they are worried about safety, they can also ask the coach to guide the flight through the walkie-talkie.

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