hills 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 or build talks for many paragliders consider them difficult. so it makes a showing 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 this car is calling us to smear with so once you get it to the studio stronger than it. paragliding infuse the nicholai like i'm a cold weekend pilots he only recently began taking to the skies.

in this expedition he has one important and dangerous a to make his first unassisted flight from mountain top. so the time being nicholai is getting accustomed to the sky in tandem with his instructor alex. mogahed they were ready for takeoff we're going to get there my instructor is taking care of me. just you see what it's like up here if it's all quiet we'll pull off some aerobatics. oh good god lord have mercy on me. when a winch is used to mulch paragliders the pilots in tandem depend on a polity. the winch motor further down the slope tragedy may

strike at the two snaps or is pools too quickly the pilots can relax only when the paraglider has gained enough height and the wing is filled with. what you want compels us to fly them. out isn't 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. my. release. when i was a child i used to fly in my dreams that i flew over my hometown. and i really had a feeling that i was flying. sort of feeling i guess that when flying a powered lighter no doubt about it that's when you feel your hands are like wings . everything is beneath you and everything you are on top. 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 flights are being trouble free 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 that's rains dentures in that case you need to act with clockwork first cision if you thank nothing good will count from your actions you need to be worried only before launch and after landing. so the russians have. to find by sea. and beginners this is the place where many. part of it's the fact that skills. will

pick up now men will turn left the plateau. after that will try to line up. these young men were members of russia's national team of hang glider pilots they head out by early in the morning when the weather around mt is completely calm. this is the best time for what is known as. it's a risky but spectacular competition. very close to nature. if you're in the air they're not in the cabin like a pilot. you feel when you're controlling the balance you're catching me at. your body with your head forward with earth and if you're flying like a bird. hang glider is a swept back wings supported on

a rigid frame the pilot controls it by shifting his body weight in various directions 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 the way through the final. one hundred and one thousand kilometers per hour is a decent speak for physical but it means that the risks are great. used. to be blinding is difficult the pilot needs training. and not all of them given much right away. training is an absolute must for regular. let alone speed gliding.

this through warnings around a little mountain ridge the next destination for the expedition is mount in. the pools of its food to pay homage to a pilot who was killed in an accident is several years ago. the sign on the monument is blunt and to the point the mountain gives us wings but takes away friends in exchange. the free flowing pilots regard mounted as one of the most treacherous sights 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 clear of danger to the wind is coming from the valley you mustn't go be on the rocks become to the cloud see there are also eyes full moon the way to be condescending as

a grove down there so we'd have difficulty touching down a flight path is not only about one hundred meters it's right. here in the spring this is a very problematic mountain up there are dangers to place in mind you have to be very careful here. the weather alexei lepper shrink of. to take off from the mountain because he is only a beginner. he doesn't love a failed to go ahead he's experienced and has taken all from the mountains single handed several times before. follow me in my way to ride behind my back oh come on come on be careful great. get into rising near.

you sure it's. beautiful well direct fan. is good at flying i'm confident come on good control of the glider. and no problem touching. i'm going to join nulls. but look this is lee had a pretty hard time up here this lunes. weather conditions. anybody. but we fulfilled the exercise despite all that. in

paragliding only one in the thousand flights may result in an accident but there are extreme parlance and they often risk lawyers. roche's middle and the small time of the full. political party by the name of alexei machette it was one of the first russian pilots to attempt a painter's trick of flying a powered power glider under a bridge when people thought we picked up the 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 the very simple piece of equipment it has a two stroke engine with a 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 sights for such flights it is always windy here 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 ladders use a special system to rescue pilots after splashdown it's called. going find it here

on the power outlet or. not go through. this system works automatically when a pilot crashes into the water which. by then it will instantly inflates a big balloon within three seconds with the initial lift him 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 a 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 stream came true but not before putting his life at risk this is undoubtedly an extreme sport. culture is that so much going on there is a huge percentage share of our financial markets in the rise of a new middle east with the spectacular changes occurring in egypt what will become of these really gyptian peace treaty. negotiated. early morning in the most scary region an unusual vehicle is driving along the

highway it's a for three wheeled carriage with a propeller. this aircraft is known as an ultralight trike they are used in russia for forest fire reconnaissance. companies squad so for a pilot with the emergency ministry special unit has been flying has tried thirteen years of flying isn't a whole b. or a spoof on v it's his job in the mind. is to do a fly by sector spot find sources with a theater with you. as well as old ones generally i gather information about. the forest down. and ultralight has the wheels of an airplane wing and steering mechanism of it is reliable convenient and a little but easy. to put together alone so

a colleague will always help. people. nearly every year in the region. the fuzz just under 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 do. to the north. west. in the northern region.

contacts blast away. will 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 fuzzy most likely to break out and where one can make an emergency landing but only three is an experienced pilot he always tries to pass over the forest quickly goes lower than three hundred meters above the treetops. gupta our chief is waiting for you to land trying tell him yourself. leave try to tell him yourself. john hey you. offroad i'll tell him. do it. first fires create powerful. they rise sharply and can easily overturn troy despite the fact that the machine weighs around four hundred

kilos only did not see any major fire breaks during his two hour flight safely back to. call a bitch everything's fine around it but i got delayed by having a smoke a flight appeared to be forty minutes longer than intended i checked all the spots got pictures to trust time called fine but the firemen sent the trucks immediately . with. the expedition is in its third 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 the spectacle 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. that 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 dirty in a dynamic current waiting for the arrival of thermal and then it lifted him to an altitude of want kilometer 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. him and both pilots begins. to fire high risk. 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 the 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 instructed to. so as to touch down fly with nicholai in tandem. flying is it different why it's a life of

a bird when flying you know you feel or 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 exploration you must fly by old in spades. looking bad so many of those on the ground think that attended is just for girls. i found this is just not true for you but if you fly would i like to 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 have and there's some people can keep steady at your landings if they fall to the ground yet ballasting is not because they're a skier thought they were 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 that should give him a gold watch and the main qualification ridge. this is where experienced pilots come to fly it's narrow gorges regularly cause strong. conditions. created by the wind are very

good for hang glider pilots. but the real interesting flights can be found. close to the rocky ridge. only professionals can fly there to fight against turbulence conditions. the most experienced pilots to take. strict instructions before. don't go 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

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 a mountain tops in order to see it. the mountainous landscape is a source of inspiration for instructor. to do. him is regarded as a source of great skill. she is crazy. worthy of the name is expected. she can. least once this is the. point two members of the paraglider expedition pilots go to the old food this is

been 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 that larger easier number one objective you run toward develop and takeoff on the way i'll be instructed you by radio. and always jittery when i take. ten or twenty such takeoffs. to grant me a smooth flight. to give me and have mercy on the sailor. for you member everything i taught you to do be careful with the brakes go through the procedure twice or three times. 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. now 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 afford to take off from this mountain. the paraglider expedition in has been

a success three pilots have been able to take off from that choose. but it. landscape is a real. taste of 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 good but there is still more free flying in store.

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