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 to different parts of passion. to launch points are still talks but many paragliders consider them difficult. so it makes a show 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 at first year cancer trembling before takeoff but still this car is calling us. so once you get it so used it is

stronger than if you see it with a. 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 one important and dangerous a to make his first unassisted flight from mountain top. for the time being nikolai 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 it's all quiet we'll 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 a third party. the winch motor further down the slope tragedy may strike at the snaps or is pools too quickly the pilots can relax only when the paraglider has gained enough height and the wing is filled with. that's what compels us to fly. the adrenalin you know it's not. that we fly like birds that's it i'm with. you. all my it's really breathtaking. to see. when i was a child. i thought. release. when i was a child i used to fly in my dreams that's true over my own time. and i really had a feeling that i was flying that sort of feeling i get 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 and you are on top. only the wing is above you. and you have total power over us 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 shouldn't be scared up here just carefully assess the situation especially if the weather is extreme and the terrain is dentures in that case you need to act with clockwork rescissions if you panic nothing good will come from your actions you need to be worried only before launch and after landing. the rush hour. before and by the sea. beginners this is

the place where many. parrots perfect skills. will take off now and will turn left at the plateau. after that will try to line up. these young men are 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. it's a risky but spectacular competition. very close to nature. if you're in the air or not in the cabin like a pilot. you feel when you're controlling the balance you're catching me. your body with your head forward with earth and if you're flying like a bird with

a. hang glider as a swept back wing 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 lap. one hundred and one thousand kilometers per hour is a decent speak for physical but it means that the risks are great. lighting is difficult the pilot need.

training. not all of them get the nod right away. but training is an absolute must for a regular routine let alone speed gliding. this route around a little mountain ridge the next destination for the expedition is mount. pools and it's 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 clouds leave the all stars to full moon the wind to be condescending and as a grove down the hatch so we'd have difficulty touching down the flight path is narrow it's only about one hundred meters. right. here in the spring this is a very problematic mountain if there are dangers to place in mind now 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 does allow the fail to go ahead he's experienced and has taken off from the mountain single handed several times before. follow me in my way to ride behind my back oh come on on come. be careful

great. get into rising near. the forward. beautiful well done ref. just get it flying more confident. good control of the glider. had no problem touching. i'm going to join. the so says lee had a pretty hard time up here this lunacy mind you to feel cooler weather conditions. is that the minus if anybody fond of the view and when. we fulfilled the

exercise despite all that. in paragliding only one of 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. 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 powered lie down under a bridge when people picked up the measuring tape checked out five different bridges 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. us marvelously.

and it's 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 the para 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 factor. should be totally 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 what it's called i got in the way and i'm going find it here on the current ladder. this system works automatically when a pilot crashes into the water. instantly and leaves a big balloon within three seconds with a way to 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 the gust of wind will push the pilot off course. and they're going to traveling as 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. wealthy british style holds a passport on. the pretty hot.

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a fly by sector spot find sources within syria with your. as well as old ones generally i gather information about. the forest down. and the wheels of an airplane wing in steering mechanism of a it is reliable convenient and collapsible but it is hard to put together a. colleague will always help. people. nearly every year in the region. the fuzz adjust 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. the north. west. in the northern region. contacts must away. with have to cover 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 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. to find it telling yourself. john hey you. offroad i'll tell him. do it. first fires create powerful columns they rise sharply and 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 safely back to. everything's fine and dandy but i got delayed by having a smoke to be forty minutes longer than intended i checked. the trust i'm cold fine but the firemen sent the trucks immediately. with the.

expedition is in its third day here but 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's 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 sold . out a release the brakes. are. 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 the rising 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 the approaches. greets him and both pilots begins. a fire i reference. 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 the air is a little turbulent 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 instructor decides 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 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 excel aeration you must fly by old me in spades. looking back so many of those on the ground think that i turn to this just for girls. this is just not true like it would pop over if you fly would i like see you will see what a time there is all about yourself. has spent three days trying to take off single

handed the bad weather and his inexperience hoping he can rely only on the instructor. we did and there's some people can keep stadiums for landings if 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 along thinking and feeling great as 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 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 the cegep in the goal which and the main qualification ridge. this is where experienced pilots come to fly. conditions. created by the. hang glider pilots. real interesting flights. only professionals can fly their. conditions. the most experienced pilots to take. strict instructions before.

don't go into the. even if the weather is good you are simply not skilled enough. taking from. within a short time even the tandem of pilots is swiftly lifted in a vertical position by a powerful current. altitude one thousand meters above reveals a breathtaking. many people overcome their fears and fly over mountain tops in order to see that. the mountainous landscape is a source of inspiration for instruct. him is regarded as a sign of great skill. grazie

. worthy of the name is expected. she can. at least once this is the last 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. take off. first unassisted flight from this mountain in extreme weather conditions that there is not that big larger easier number one objective you run toward develop and takeoff on the way i'll be instructing you by radio. i'm always jittery when

i take. ten or twenty such takeoffs. to grab 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. 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 has gone through basic training and he can. well for to take off from this mountain. the paraglider expedition in bashkirian has been a success three pilots have been able to take off from that. read it. landscape is a real. test of breath away from the excitement of free flying. and i'm not an experienced pilot yet but i hope everything will be just fine. these mountain tops have been conquered but there is still more free flying in store.

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it's official the new strategic arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington is in force the two science exchange ratification documents. as the prime minister says multiculturalism in the u.k. has failed one british town sees similar taney as rallies by odyssey and anti islamic facts it's. egypt's ruling party to suppress signs but protesters say they'll stay on the streets until mubarak gives up the presidency. it's two am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on our team our top story the new strategic arms reduction treaty between russia and the us has

come into force at a special ceremony at the munich security conference the treaty aims to limit the nuclear arsenals of both nations to fifteen hundred warheads apiece are to get all thousand more words put into action a historic exchange of ratification documents and the news to arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington is officially in force and when it comes to the button that has worried us the most over the years the one that would unleash nuclear destruction today we take another step to ensure it will never be pushed. to last for the next ten years the treaty said to reduce the number of nuclear weapons on both sides over a third an outcome which would have appeared impossible even a decade ago i think we will be presented with a further to this historical moment the green light has been given in around six weeks to russia and the united states will.