Is paragliding Dangerous?
452127
Gliding ism't dangerous and neither is falling but crashing into the ground at high speeds can hurt alot.
823249
Your question gives a wonderful excuse for some reminiscing!\nA group of us were in the flying club bar (after flying had finished!) and in came a few of our resident sports parachuting club members. At various times one or two of us had flown the aircraft from which they had jumped, and after a  convivial shandy or two, one of the parachuting instructors said, half jokingly,"How about you lot making a jump?" ... to which a couple of us said, also half jokingly, "No problem. When?" \nAnyway, next day we started the compulsory basic training, and the following day we were at 2,500 feet over a well known airfield in the South West of England, in a Cessna 172.   So that tells you why and where...\nNow, how did it feel?  Exhilarating and a little scarey, sums it up!  You see,  in those days you made your first jumps all  by yourself (not strapped to an instructor like today), using a static line  - i.e., a line attached between the aircraft and your main chute,  which,  when you fell away from the machine, pulled out the pilot and main 'chutes.  (NB You also  wore an emergency chest parachute). You stood with your left foot on the aircraft's starboard main wheel (the pilot held the brakes on so that it did not rotate), and swung yourself  out of the door so that your right leg hung out into space, while your two hands grasped the wing support strut - a sort of 'letter X' position .  On the word 'Go!' you leapt backwards and counted up to 3 secs, by which time your main chute would be (or should be!) deployed.  If it was - fine;  you simply settled down to enjoy the view and the silence.   Of course, if it was not open fully then you had a few seconds to sort out  the problem or to pull the emergency chute! \nWould I (did I) do it again? Well, yes -   because  I made several more jumps, but in the end decided that staying in a nice warm aeroplane was preferable. :- ) \nAnyway, go for it - several friends of mine made it their hobby and carried out hundreds of jumps in several different countries.  And as you progress to high altitude free fall you will be even more thrilled by the experience.  So good luck and happy landings!
797877
try to watch here:\nhttp://www.google.it/search?hl=it&q=Paragliding+club+near+Peoria+Ill&btnG=Cerca+con+Google&meta=\nOr use google maps:http://maps.google.com/maps
194437
I don't know if its ILLEGAL to open the door of an airborne plane, but having a parachute is a damn good idea.. Oh and if its going down and everyone is gonna die, who gives a shit if its legal, whos gonna tell?!?!?!?!?!!
704321
anything on a bike is risky. as soon as you swing your leg over the seat and ride down the street, your taking a risk.\n\nstunts are even more dangerous. if you want to start doing stunts, start out small than gradually work your way up to the bigger stuff. nobody starts out as a pro.\n\nand be prepared to fall a lot.
855815
whoa! i know i wouldnt go on them..rollercoasters are like bad for your health. it jolts your heart and cant be good on your lungs either.
1063076
All sports are dangerous.If you wear adequate protective gear,should be ok Look at other riders and emulate the best in safety gear
749848
The maximum speed is about 220-235 MPH, and it can be achieved in about 20 seconds of freefall, in a verticle dive (hands flat against the legs, body very straight, head down attitude),  which would require only about 6000 feet of altitude. Then the parachutist would have to assume the 'flat and stable' body position, after about 25 seconds,  in which the back is arched, arms outspread, hands flat, facing the earth, legs slightly spread and slightly bent. This will allow him/her to slow down to the normal 120 MPH speed for the opening of the parachute at a safe altitude.  To open a parachute at the higher speeds could easily cause sturctural failure of both the parachute,  and the human body.  In civilian skydiving, 2500 feet is considered the minimum safe altitude for parachute deployment. Only licenced Experts are allowed to go lower,  in the US the minimum for the "D" (Expert) licencee is 2000 feet. In Europe it is 600 meters, or 1960 feet.  Many military drops are conducted at lower altitudes,  but rarely with freefall rigs. The openings on these parachutes are automatic and happen immediately as the jumper leaves the aircraft. Federal Aviation Regulations do not regulate military operations.
844893
too dangerous, it could have broken a guys neck
199668
This is analogous to asking if bumping your head on a branch can kill you as you are falling 1000' off of a cliff...\n\nPlease check yourself into a program and throw Tina out...
181325
1. General opinion is that chinese acrobats (or nutters!) used frames with silk to jump off high buildings as a stunt to entertain.  The first practical use of a parachute (as we would recognise it) was to escape damaged barrage balloons in WW1.\n2. Skydiving is a worldwide sport with many many lines of developement from materials to diving techinques ... a complete design free-for-all :-)\n3. basic equipment is a harness, main parachute and a reserve parachute - altimeters, helmets, gloves, automatic activation devices etc are used depending on the circumstances.\n4. Most important thing to consider is safety.  Jump safe both in equipment and attitude.  In practical terms height is your friend as it equals time to deal with possible problems.  Train well, listen well, look around and never ever ever assume you know it all. \n5. Skydiving in its most basic form involves leaving the aircraft and falling in a controlled manner.  This can be extended to other disciplines such as inverted body postions, freestyle displays and relative work (formations with others).  The part under canopy (parachute) while not 'skydiving' as such also has diciplines such as CRW (formations with others) and accuracy cometitions.\n\nHope this helps and blue skies =8-0    (<<< skydive smilie)
419186
this can be very dangerous. it is a very bad idea to do this
149256
Yes but not safe.  Think really hard about this.  IF it worked safely, would there be fat people roming around?
160450
O plenty of Dangers...too many to list but football is one of the best sports thier is soo you can either take the chance and have fun...or not take the chance and miss out...\nyour decision
206030
Inherited? Say, the guy who died and left it to you, how did he meet his end?  Was it paragliding by any chance?  If I was you I'd found out.  And I think price should not be a consideration when learning to fly.  That is something you spend good money on.
837476
Yes. It is more dangerous though if you are older.
564456
Sorry but you will not be permitted to do this unless you are "display" qualified.\n\nIt is way too dangerous for an in experienced jumper to jump into such an arena (you also need insurance).  If the pilot lets you jump without the experience and demo rating he could get in deep doodoo.  I have seen students up trees, onto roofs and injured on fences even in wide open DZs\n\nParachuting is not simply jumping out of a plane ... can you spot for the landing?  What about wind conditions?  Contingency planning?  \n\nSorry to burst the bubble but not really a practical proposition ... go to a DZ and try it out and you will see what I mean.\n\nHave fun but leave demo's to the professionals.  Drop me a note if you need any other info.\n\nBlue skies =8-)