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 to different parts of passion. to launch points all hilltops 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 at first year cancer trembling before takeoff but still this car is calling us. so once you get it tasted is

stronger than. paragliding infused 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 nicolai is getting accustomed to the sky in tandem with his instructor alex. mogahed they were ready for takeoff we're going to get there and my instructor is taking care of me. just plus minus till you see what it's like up here fits all quiet so we'll pull off some aerobatics. oh good god 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 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 no it's not. that we fly like birds that's it and i'm with. you. all my 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 that 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 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 train is dentures in that case you need to act with clockwork first cision if you panic nothing good will count from your actions you need to be worried only before launch and after landing.

so the rush is south. before and by the season freshness and beginners this is the place where many. and larger part of it's perfect skills. will take off now and will turn left to the plateau. after that we'll try to line up. these young men the members of russia's national team a hang glider pilots they head out by early in the morning when the weather around 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 not in the cabin like a pilot. you feel when you're controlling the balance you're catching the.

your body with your head forward. you're flying like a bird with a. 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 gaining 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 away 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. just. gliding is difficult to them when the pilot needs

training. not all of them get the nod right away. but training is an absolute must for a regular route 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 stay clear of danger to the wind is coming

from the valley you mustn't go be on the rocks becan to into the clouds even are all signs full moon the way to be condescending as a grove down the hatch 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. take off from the mountain because he is only a beginner. he doesn't fail to go ahead he's experienced and has taken off from the mountain single handed several times before. follow me in my ways. right behind my back oh come on come on be careful

great. get into rising near. the forward. beautiful well done ref. just get it flying more confident home good control of the glider. you had no problem touching. i'm going to join. us this is lee had a pretty hard saima up here at the saloon us marsupial coors weather conditions. is that the minus if anybody can fog the view when. we fulfilled the

exercise despite all that. in paris only one in the files and 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. a local pilot by the name of alexei machette it 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 bridges none of them suited our name. friends inspected many bridges before they settled on this one that is situated

between the towers of tokyo and some. marvelously. high above water. the river flowing underneath gives us more guaranteed 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 cooling. and a fuel tank and is completely safe to use the weather is the main risk. the volga river is beautiful but difficult flights 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. later. use a special system to rescue pilots after splashdown told them i'm going find it here on the powered letter of. this system works automatically when a pilot crashes into the water which. by then it will instantly and with a big balloon ball on within three seconds will 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 part of off course. and

they're going to traveling at sixty kilometers per hour it is in for a rough ride if it hits the water. like the same a shot across stream 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 flushing. 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 thought so a pilot with the emergency ministry special unit has been flying the strike for thirteen years flying isn't a whole b. or a split phone but it's his job to my task is to do a fly by sector spot find sources the think. new

sources as well as old ones generally i gather information about fires about pasta the forests being burnt down. and ultralight has the wheels and propeller of an airplane and the wing and steering mechanism of a hang glider it is reliable convenient and a bubble collapsible but is his home for one person to put together alone so a colleague will always help to be prepared. to lift it up. people nearly every year in the ever reaching. the fuzz a 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. from.

a mental. to the north we are firing from west to east but in the northern region. contacts must away. from green 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 for us and 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. our chief is waiting for you to land trying tell him

yourself. will find it telling yourself. 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 of each everything's fine. but i got delayed by having a smoke a flight appeared to be forty minutes longer than intended i checked all spots got pictures of the trust i'm caught fire but the firemen sent the trucks immediately. with a steep slope. is

a short distance away. from. the expedition is in its third day to you but the weather is more favorable to date i expect it to be a great day for piloting it sure will be joining our fellow pilots who'll be flying around in great numbers. 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. some of 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 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 that different law if it's a life of a bird it's one flying you look at that 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 was the flying gives you incredible it's celebration you must fly by old means. looking back so many of those on the ground think that attended is just for girls. i found 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 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 give that connects some people can keep steady enter 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 a long thing and feeling great was their eyes are dilated but not from fear and spurious euphoria that. 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 is one of russia's best choice for professional paragliders the route from the takeoff point goes through the chip game the goal which and the main qualification ridge. this is where experienced pilots come to fly. conditions. created by the. hang glider pilots. of the real interesting flights can be found. only professionals can fly their. conditions. the most experienced pilots to take off. strict instructions before to

fly. blind so. don't go 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 the vertical position by a powerful current. altitude one thousand meters. view 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 great skill. grazie

. worthy of the name is expected. she can curious. at least once this is the last launch point for members of the paraglider expedition the pilots go to told 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 is first unassisted flight from this mountain in extreme weather conditions. racing big larger easier number one objective you run toward develop and takeoff on the way i'll be instructed you by radio. i'm always jittery when i take over for. terror twenty.

to grab me a smooth flight. forgive 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 may concern run for your life. hold up your hands. keep running don't drop your hands. dancing 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 for 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. landscape is a real. test 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 free flowing in store.

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