i don't have a runway with powerful engines all that's needed is a steep hillside or a with each with each take off there is always a risk. question of 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 to different parts of passion. to launch points all hilltops 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 i 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. so once you get it tasted is stronger than. paragliding enthusiastic 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 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 and my instructor is taking care of me.

just you see what it's like up here it's all quiet 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. 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. which is 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 fewest 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 extreme and that's rains dentures in that case you need to act with clockwork first cision . 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. beginners this is the place where many. parrots perfect skills. will take off now and will turn left to. after that will try to line up. these young men or members of russia's national team of hang glider pilots. 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 the truth will you feel when you're controlling the balance you're catching the. your body with your head forward. you're flying like a bird will. 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 trying to keep the maximum speed on the way through the final. underdone

one thousand kilometers per hour is a decent speed. for the good but it means that the risks are great. just. to be gliding is difficult to the wind 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 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 high school foam on the way to be condescending and as a grove down the hatch so we'd have difficulty touching down the flight path is not only about one hundred meters. right. here in the spring this is a very problematic mountain up there are dangers place 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 allow the failed to go ahead he's experienced. it was taken over from the

mountains single handed several times before. the full me in my way right behind my desk oh come on come on be careful great. get into rising here. you fool were. beautiful well done ref it. is good it's line one continent on good control of the glider. he had no problem touching down. 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 an accident but they are extreme parlance and they often risk. 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 power glider under a bridge when people thought we picked up a measuring tape checked out five different bridges 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. a very simple piece of equipment it has a two stroke engine with. a miller. 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. 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. can find it here on the power outlet or. this system works automatically when a pilot crashes into the water which. instantly inflates a big balloon within three seconds with a way to 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 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.

well to. bring you the latest in science and technology from around russia. we've got this huge area 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 club so for a pilot with the emergency ministry special unit has been flying his trike for thirteen years flying isn't a whole b. or a spoof on t.v.

it's his job to my time is to do a fly by sector spot fire sources with a theater with you. generally i gather information about. the forest down. an airplane wing in steering mechanism of a it is reliable convenient and. to put together a. colleague will always help. people. nearly every year in the region. the fuzz adjust to the ground 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 his

route one last time before setting out. and then to do. to the north. in the northern region or. sometimes just away. 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 dream news the locations of the places where fuzzing most likely to break out and where one can make an emergency landing but on the three is an experienced pilot he always tries to pass over the forest quickly goes lower than three hundred meters 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. 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 safely back to. call a bitch everything's fine. but i got delayed by having a flight appear to be forty minutes longer than intended i checked. the 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. day i expect it to be a great day for pilots being 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's going to size up the situation in the sky and the strength of the wind. the wind is so strong. that one of the most important thing is to move forward but that's not happening right now so. i'll release the brakes. and. brief scramble the pilot studies the wing and saws into the sky. so you can

see 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 the approaches. 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. well 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 and fly with nicholai in tandem. flying is it different why it's a life of a bird when flying you feel is 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 acceleration you must fly by old means very good. looking so many of those on the ground think that attended is just for girls. i found this is just not true like i 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 helping he can rely only on the instructor. we did and there's some people can keep stadiums for landings they fall to the ground yet those times not because they're scared they're just carried away by the moment so they sit on the ground along thinking 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 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. this is where experienced pilots come to fly. conditions. created by the wind are very good for high glider pilots. but the real interesting flights can be found. close to the rocky ridge. only professionals can fly there because you have to fight against turbulence. conditions for. the most experienced pilots to takeoff. strict instructions before they are allowed to fly.

blind so. don't go into the gorge. even if the weather is good you are simply not skilled enough. taking from chik and always gain altitude within a short time even the 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 mountain is landscape is a source of inspiration for instructor. to do so. in the sky game is regarded as

a source of great skill. crazy . every pilot would be of the name is expected to take over from and she can invest kuria least once this is the last launch point for members of the paraglider expedition the pilots go to it on food dispy the most difficult to send in three days the weather is getting worse strong winds and drizzle leg say is ready for the flight but first of all if he decides to monitor a nicolaas takeoff it will be nicholas first unassisted flight from this mountain in extreme weather conditions that there is not that you were racing big larger easier number one objective you are on tour develop and takeoff on the way i'll be instructing you by radio. i'm always jittery when i take or.

who only not terror twenty such takeoffs. try my best ordinance. 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 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 surface go back to the launch point spread out the glider no doubt that if you. grab the controls make a turn run for your life quicker hold up your hands keep running. keep running don't drop your hands. dancing 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 a real. taste 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 that. these mountain tops have been conquered but there is still free flowing in store.

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