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developments in less than from now in the meantime spread your wings as our team looks at the most advanced and 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 winch with each takeoff there is always a risk they are fresh no pilots but they proudly call themselves preflight pilots.

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 hilltops many paragliders consider the difficulty. 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 this way it's first year cancer trembling before takeoff but still. calling yes. so once you get it tasted is stronger than. the thought paragliding infuse e.-s.

like nicholai 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 it's all quite pull off some aerobatics. good lord have mercy on me. when a winch is used to paragliders the pilots in tandem depend.

the winch motor further down the slope tragedy may strike if 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 no it's not. like birds that's it it's. all my it's really great taking. 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 like gas. powered no doubt about it

that's when you feel your hands are like. everything is beneath you and everything . only the wing is 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 techniques 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 conversation if you panic nothing good will come from your actions you need to be worried only before launch and after landing. so. far and by the sea. and beginners

this is the place where many. parrots effect skills. will take up now and will turn left towards the plateau. after that will try to line up. the members of russia's national team of 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. you feel the wind you're controlling the balance you're catching the. your body with your head forward with earth and if you're flying like

a bird it will look like a. hang glider was a swept back wings supported on a rigid frame the pilot controls it by shifting his body. wait 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 after gaining speed. 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 means that the risks are great. it's. difficult. the pilot needs training. not all of them right away. training is an absolute must for

a regular route let alone speed gliding. this route around. the next destination for the expedition. it's 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 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 so as to stick. to the wind is coming from the valley you mustn't go be on

the rocks into the clouds even. in the winter. grove down there so we talked difficulty touching down the flight path is narrow only about one hundred meters. if that's the right going to move with my food here in the spring this is a series problematic mountain if they were dangerous place in mind you have to be very careful here that if. the weather alexei. take off from the mountain because he is only a beginning. he does allow the failed north to go ahead he's experienced and has taken over from the mountain singlehanded several times before. or after follow me on my way to ride behind my dad. come on come on be careful great. get into rising near.

the forward. beautiful well done raft. just get it flying one confident home good control of the glider. he had no problem touching. i'm going to join. the so says lee had a pretty hard time up here in the saloon us. poor weather conditions. is that the minus if anybody got fond of the view and when. we fulfilled the

exercise despite all that. in paragliding only one in the thousand flights may result in an accident but they are extreme pilots and they often risk their lives. russia's middle and the small time of. the copilot by the name of alexei machete was one of the first russian pilots to attempt a dangerous trick of flying a powered powered lie down under a bridge when people. checked out five different branches none of them suited our navy. friends inspected many bridges before they settled on this one it is situated between the towns of tokyo and some. marvelously.

high above water. 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 a motor which is a traditional powerglide a wing powered by a small. with a propeller attached. very simple piece of equipment it has a two stroke engine. and a fuel tank and is completely safe to use the weather is the main risk. the volga river is beautiful but difficult 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. can find it here on the power outlet or. this system works automatically when a pilot crashes into the water. instantly and leaves a big balloon within three seconds with the initial lift them up to safety. as the 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 gust of wind will push the pilot off course. and the glider traveling at sixty kilometers per hour is in for

a rough ride if he hits the water. like same a shot across dream came true but not before putting his life at risk this is undoubtedly an extreme sport. it won't. bring you the latest in science and technology from around. we've got the future covered.

early morning in the most scary region 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. and police a pilot with the emergency ministry special unit has been flying his trike for thirteen years flying isn't the whole b. or a split phone but it's his job to my task is to do a fly by sector spot find sources within. new sources as well as old ones generally i gather information about fires about pos of

the forest down. and ultralight has the wheels and propeller of an airplane wing in steering mechanism of a hang glider it is reliable convenient and a bubble collapsible but it is hard for one person to put together alone so a colleague will always help the prepare. to lift it up. people because nearly every year in the region. the fuzz adjust on 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. from. and then to. the

north. firing from west to west in the northern region. contacts must away. with 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 dream news the locations of the places where for the most likely to break out and where one can make an emergency landing but only is an experienced pilot he always tries to pass over the forest quickly and never goes lower than three hundred meters above the treetops. gupta our chief is waiting for you to land trying tell him yourself. leave trying to tell him yourself. john hey you. offroad i'll tell him.

do it. first fires create powerful columns they rise sharply and can easily overturn an ultralight 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. call a bitch everything's fine and dandy but i got delayed by having a smoke a flight appeared to be forty minutes longer than intended i checked old spots got pictures to trust time called five of the five and sent the trucks immediately. with. the explanation is in its third day to the weather is more favorable to date i expect it to be a great day for pilots sure who will be joining our fellow pilots who'll be flying

around in great numbers. tacl will be simply breathtaking. the instructor alexei's said so first he is going to size up the situation in the sky and the strength of the wind. the wind is so strong. the most important thing is to move forward but that's not happening right now so. i'll release the brakes. and go a bit. brief scramble the pilot studies the wing and soars into the sky. do you think this is typical of summer time earlier this year a 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. alexei radios another member of the expedition to tell him he is cleared to take off when. 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 we fielded 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. meanwhile a third member of the expedition on the ground has been desperately trying to raise

the wing stabilize it and take off but all of his. attempts have been in vain the instructor decides to touch down and fly with nicholai in tandem. flying is it different why it's a life of a bird when flying you know you feel as though you are looking at things through the eyes of a bird as if you had been weaned sensing every tiny wee for fear of the flying gives you incredible it's celebration 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. if you fly without legs see you will see what a time there is all about is that. his spent three days trying to take off single handed the bad weather and his inexperience helping he can rely only on the instructor. we did and there's some people can keep stadiums or landings they fall

to the ground at the last i'm not because they're a skier thought they were just carried away by the moment so they sit on the ground . and fuelling grain because 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 aleksei a nickel deal with the strong winds during takeoff. our speed is seventy 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 again is one of russia's best choice for professional paragliders the route from the takeoff point goes through that should give him a gold watch and the main qualification ridge. this is where

experienced pilots come to fly. it's. conditions. created by the wind. and hang glider pilots. but the real interesting flights can be found. only professionals can fly there to fight against turbulence. conditions. the most experienced pilots to take. strict instructions before they are allowed to fly. planes. into the gorge. even if the weather is good you are simply not skilled enough.

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

name is expected. she can curious. least once this is the last launch point for members of the paraglider expedition the pilots go to told food this is be the most difficult to say in three days the weather is getting strong winds and drizzle. is ready for the flight but first of all if he decides to monitor takeoff it will be nicholas first unassisted flight from this mountain in extreme weather conditions. racing big larger easier number one objective you are on tour develop and takeoff on the way i'll be instructed you by radio. i'm always jittery when i take. ten or twenty such takeoffs. to grab me a smooth flight. 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 don't worry. if you control control. let's do it once again who is on board school surface go back to the launch point spread out the glider. grab the controls make a turn run for your life. hold up your hands. keep running don't drop your hands. dancing no get away from the mountain. this is a difficult mountain beginners are not going to take off from it because it's

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