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paragliding
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or in a cocoon-like 'pod' suspended below a fabric wing. Wing shape is maintained by the suspension lines, the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing, and the aerodynamic forces of the air flowing over the outside.

paramotor
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thumb|Paramotor pilot "reverse launching", showing how seat bottom moves to allow for easy ground handling
powered paragliding
form of ultralight aviation
Red Bull X-Alps
International long-distance paragliding race