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most advanced under extreme ways to fly. soon but. i've never been like this before. so how does it feel. we did it. these people don't have a runway with powerful engines all that's needed is a steep hillside or a with each bullet each take off there is always a risk that festival pilots but they proudly call themselves preflight pilots.

kid in the foothills of the rules a thousand kilometers from moscow. these paragliders have three days at their disposal they have decided to make several flights in different parts of passion. to launch points are still talks but many paragliders consider them difficult. so it makes a machine called head of the expedition chooses a gentle slope to start from the pilots are in a hurry they need to reach another launch point later in the day but you know this you would know this is my first flight today so i feel a little jittery. it's always destroy it first year cancer trembling before takeoff but still this car is calling us. so once you get it tasted is stronger than if. that's the paragliding infuse e.-s.

like nikolai like i'm a cold weekend pilots he only recently began taking to the skies. in this expedition he has won an important and dangerous to make his first unassisted flight from mountain top. for the time being he's getting accustomed to the sky in tandem with his instructor. were ready for takeoff we're going to get there and my instructor is taking care of me. so you see what it's like up here if it's all quiet pull off some aerobatics. oh good lord have mercy on me. when a winch is used to launch paragliders the pilots in tandem depend. on.

the winch motor further down the slope tragedy may strike at the snaps too quickly the pilots can relax only when the paraglider has gained enough height and the wing is filled with. what compels us to fly. the adrenalin you know it's not. that we fly like birds that's it it's. all mine it's really great thank you. when i was a child. release. when i was a child i used to fly in my dreams. over my hometown. and i really had a feeling that i was flying. sort of feeling i guess when flying apparently no

doubt about it that's when you feel your hands are like. everything is beneath you and everything. as above you. and you have total power over that is of course if you know exactly what you're doing. the first flight suit being troublefree before any takeoff the pilots once again go through a detailed run through of in-flight take meek's on the ground you should be scared up here just carefully assess the situation especially if the weather is six tree and the terrain is dentures in that case you need to act with clockwork for sedition if you panic nothing good will come from your actions you need to be warned only before launch and after landing. so the russians south. before and by the sea. and beginners

this is the place where many. and larger part of its effect skills. will take up now and will turn left to the plateau. after that will try to line up. the members of russia's national team a hang glider pilots they head out by early in the morning when the weather around you is completely calm. this is the best time for what is known as speed it's a risky but spectacular competition when you're not very close to nature. you're in the air not in the cabin like a pilot the truth will look at where you feel the wind you're controlling the balance you're catching the. with your body with your head forward. flying like a bird. hang glider is a swept back wing supported on

a rigid frame the pilot controls it by shifting his body weight in various directions a hang glider can reach a speed of more than one hundred twenty kilometers per hour. speed glider pilots into fly as close to the ground as possible to gain speed. it may look serene from the ground but there's a serious competition going on between pilots they are trying to keep the maximum speed through the final lap. one hundred and one thousand kilometers per hour is a decent speed. physical but it means that the risks are great. just. to be gliding is difficult. the pilot needs training. not all of them get the nod right away. training is an absolute must for

a regular route let alone speed gliding. this rope around a little mountain ridge the next destination for the expedition is mount. its food to pay homage to a pilot who was killed in an accident is several years ago. is blunt and to the point the mountain gives us wings takes away friends in exchange. the free flowing pilots regard mounted as one of the treacherous. a convenient and easily accessible point is found at its top but the pilots have to be on the watch during flights. clear of danger to the wind is coming from the valley you mustn't go be on the rocks because into the clouds even are all signs to film in the wind

to be condescending and as a grove down there so we talked difficulty touching down the flight path is narrow is only about a hundred meters just right. here in the spring this is a very problematic mountain if there are dangers place you have to be very careful here that if. the weather. take off from the mountain because he is only a beginner. he does allow the failed to go ahead he's experienced and has taken over from the mountain single handed several times before. the. full me in my way ride behind my dad. come on come on be careful great. get into rising near.

the forward. beautiful well done rafa and. just get it flying confident on good control of the glider. he had no problem touching. i'm going to join. but look this is lisa pretty hard time up here this lunacy. weather conditions. anybody. but we fulfilled the exercise despite all that.

in paris only one in the finals and flights may result in accidents but there are extreme pilots they often risk their lives. roche's medland the small time of the. local pilot by the name of alexei machete was one of the first russian pilots to attempt a painter's trick of flying a powered power glider under a bridge. measuring tape checked out five different branches none of them suited our navy. friends inspected many bridges before they settled on this one that is situated between the towers of tokyo and some. suited us marvelously.

and it's high above water on the river flowing underneath gives us more guaranteed a safe flight under the bridge with the rest is a matter of technique. i like say flies something called a power motor which is a traditional powerglide a wing powered by a small. with a propeller attached. to a very simple piece of equipment it has a two stroke engine with cooling. muffler and a fuel tank and is completely safety. use the weather is the main risk factor. should be totally calm the volga river is one of the most beautiful but difficult sleights for such flights it is always windy. alexei needs to pinpoint the exact moment when the wind dies down and then fly under the bridge as quickly as possible the motive behind the pilot's bike weighs fifty kilograms if the wing brushes the bridge he will be sent crashing into the water. but when you start later use

a special system to rescue pilots after splashdown it's called a gamma can find it here on the power outlet or. not go through. this system works automatically when a pilot crashes into the water. instantly into a big balloon within three seconds with the initial lift them up to safety. as he circles over the bridge aleksei chooses the right moment for the aerobatics the wind has now dropped precision is crucial the gap between the bridge and the water is quite narrow and the gust of wind will push the pot of course. and the glider traveling is sixty kilometers per hour it is in for a rough ride if he hits the water.

alexei machette a cough stream came true but not before putting his life at risk this is undoubtedly an extreme sport.

early morning in the most scary reaching an unusual vehicle is driving along the highway it's a three wheeled carriage with a propeller. this aircraft is known as an ultralight trike they are used in russia for forest fire reconnaissance. spots so a pilot with the emergency ministry special unit has been flying his trike for thirteen years flying isn't a full b or a spoof on t.v. it's his job in the mind. is to do a fly by sector spot find sources with a theater with you. generally i got the information about. the forest down. and.

an airplane wing in steering mechanism of a hangar it is reliable convenient and collapsible but. to put together a. colleague will always help. right. left. nearly every year in the region. the fuzz adjust to the ground so no one can see the flames just the smoke it's hard to locate the hot spots from the ground but they can easily be spotted from the. pilot always confirms his route one last time before setting out. and then to. to the north. in the northern region or.

sometimes just away. from believing we'll have to come to one thousand eight hundred square kilometers which is always the area of london the capital of great britain most of the territory is heavily forested. in green news the locations of the places where the most likely to break out and where one can make an emergency landing. is an experienced pilot he always tries to pass over the forest quickly goes lower than three hundred metres above the treetops. is waiting for you to land try and tell him yourself. who've tried to tell him yourself. john he. offroad i'll tell him.

do it. first fires create powerful columns they rise sharply and can easily overturn a trike despite the fact that the machine weighs around four hundred kilos only did not see any major fire breaks during his two hour flight and return safely back to . everything's fine. but i got delayed by having a smoke a flight appeared to be forty minutes longer than intended i checked. the trust fund but the firemen sent the trucks immediately. with the. expedition is in its third to the weather is more favorable to. day i expect it to be a great day for pilots seeing. fellow pilots who'll be flying around in great numbers

the spectacle will be simply breathtaking. the instructor alexei sets off he's going to size up the situation in the sky and the strength of the wind. the wind is so strong. that the most important thing is to move forward but that's not happening right now so. i'll release the brakes. and go. brief scramble the pilot studies the wing into the sky. do you think this is typical of summer time earlier this year if pilot covered one hundred kilometers in area. he took off from here first healing girty in a dynamic current waiting for the arrival of thermal and then it lifted him to

an altitude of want or even more and then from that point he embarked on the route. say radios another member of the expedition to tell him he is cleared to take off. approaches and. greets him and both pilots begin soaring. all right now we start soaring. every now and then we go up or down with the wind field of beauty and comfort of the flight there is a little turbulence because of the smoke see that's what i'm talking about. let's go to the right it's safer there. well the third member of the expedition on the ground has been desperately trying to raise the wing stabilize it

and takeoff but all of his attempts have been in vain the instructor decides to touchdown and fly with nikolai in tandem. flying is it different why it's a lie from a bird when flying you know you feel are still you are looking at things through the eyes of a bird as if you had wings sensing every tiny wee for fear the flying gives you incredible it's a liberation you must fly by old means very good. looking bad so many of those on the ground think that attended is just for girls. i found this is just not true like if you fly without legs see you will see what a time there is all about yourself. he spent three days trying to take off single handed the bad weather and his inexperience helping he can rely only on the instructor. we do that there's some people can't keep stadiums or landings they

fall to the ground yet those things not because they're scared they're just carried away by the moment so they sit on the ground. and feeling great was their eyes are dilated but not from fear it's pure euphoria. one of the pilots is back on the ground after completing his flight he is helping alex a deal with the strong winds during takeoff. our speed is seven kilometers per hour against the wind most of the pilots flying here are weekend pilots professional pilots don't fly here unless they want to practice takeoff or flying in a dynamic current. the northern caucasus is one of russia's best choice for professional paragliders the route from the takeoff point goes through the chip game the goal.

this is where experienced pilots come to fly. conditions. created by the wind are very good for. glider pilots. but the real interesting flights can be found. only professionals can fly their. conditions for. the most experienced pilots to takeoff. strict instructions before to fly. planes. into the. even if the weather is good you are simply not skilled enough.

taking from. within a short time even a tandem of pilots is swiftly lifted in a vertical position by a powerful current. i'm well above the clouds to an altitude of one thousand meters. view reveals a breathtaking landscape many people overcome their fears and fly over mountain tops in order to see that. the mountainous landscape is a source of inspiration for instructor told. to do some. chick him is regarded as a great skill. she is crazy.

every pilot would be of the name is expected to take over from him and she can in bash kuria least once this is the last launch point for members of the paraglider expedition the pilots go to the old food dispute the most difficult to send in three days the weather is getting strong winds and drizzle leg say is ready for the flight but first of all if he decides to monitor nicolo is takeoff it will be nicholas first unassisted flight from this mountain in extreme weather conditions on the fire is not that you were racing to go our juries your number one objective you are on tour de then we takeoff on the way i'll be instructing you by radio. i'm always jittery when i take or. who only notched up about ten or twenty such takeoffs. try my best to and with who i wish to ask god to grant me a smooth flight so prejudiced the lord forgive me and have mercy on the sailor. for

you member everything i taught you to do you be careful with the brakes go through the procedure twice or three times i already don't worry. if you control control don't panic let's do it once again who is on board school surfers go back to the launching point and spread out the blood of the right if you will. grab the controls make it turn brown for your life quicker hold up your hands keep running. keep running don't drop your hands. dancin no get away from the mountain. this is a difficult mountain beginners are not. to takeoff from it because it's dangerous.

for nicolai he has gone through basic training and he can well afford to take off from this mountain. the paraglider expedition in has been a success three pilots have been able to take off from the. wreckage. the landscape is real. taste a breath away from the excitement of free flowing. and i'm not an experienced pilot yet but i hope everything will be just fine that. these mountain tops have been conquered but there is still free flowing in store.