with each with each takeoff there is always a risk. question all 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 all hilltops many paragliders consider the difficulty. 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. i 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 comedy is calling us to sneer with 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. so the time being nicolai is getting accustomed to the sky in tandem with his instructor alex. got there 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. if it's all quiet 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 a third party. the winch motor further down the slope tragedy may strike if the two snaps 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 them. out isn't the adrenalin you know it's not. that we fly like birds that's it and i'm with. you. all my it's really great taking. 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 six tree and that's rains dentures in that case you need to act with clockwork for solutions if you thank nothing good will count from your actions you need to be. only before

launch and after landing. so. far in both seasoned professionals and beginners this is the place where many of. the parrots perfect skills. will take off now and will turn left to. after that we'll try to line up. these young men are members of russia's national team of 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 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 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 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 away through the final lap. one hundred and one thousand kilometers per hour is a decent speed. physical but it means that the risks are

great. just. to be gliding is difficult to there when the pilot needs training. and not all of them get the nod right away. 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 treacherous sights

a convenient and easily accessible launch 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 becan turn to the cloud see there are all signs fulfillment the way to be condescending and as a grove down the hatch so we'd have difficulty touching down a flight path is not only about one hundred meters. right. here in the spring this is a very problematic mountain if there are dangers to place in mind you have to be very careful here. the weather alexei. to take off from the mountain because he is only a beginner. he does allow the failed to go ahead he's experienced and has taken off from the mountain single handed several times before.

follow me in my way you ride behind my back you know come on come on be careful great. get into rising near. the forward. beautiful well done rafa. just get it flying one confident home good control of the glider. he had no problem touching. i'm going to join. us this is lee had a pretty hard time up here at this lunacy. who are weather conditions.

is that the minus if anybody on the t.v. when. we fulfilled the exercise despite all that. paragliding only one in the finals and flights may result in an accident but there are extreme pilots and they often risk their lives. 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 dangerous trip of flying a powered power under a bridge when people. checked out five different branches.

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. the river flowing underneath gives us more of a safe flight under the bridge with the rest is a matter of technique. i like say flies something called a 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 with cooling. and a fuel tank and is completely safe to use the weather is the main risk. the volga river is beautiful but difficult to 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. later. use a special system to rescue pilots after splashdown it's called. going find it here on the power outlet or. this system works automatically when a pilot crashes into the water. instantly in the it's a big balloon well on 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 the 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. likes a machette a cough stream came true but not before putting his life at risk this is undoubtedly an extreme sport. culture is that so much of a given to give each musician the power to find the mark left in politics emma graphics a recent pew research report predicts muslim populations around the world will increase significantly compared. to the world to. bring you the latest in science and technology from around russia.

we've got the future covered. early morning in the most scary reaches. 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 boats 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 time is to do a fly by sector spot fire sources with. new sources as well as old ones generally i gather information about fires about parts

of 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 me prepare. right. to left it up. people nearly every year in the region near moscow. 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. and then to. the

north we are firing from west to east 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 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. is waiting for you to land try and tell him yourself. will find it telling yourself

. john hey you. offroad i'll tell him. do it. forest fires create powerful columns they rise sharply and can easily overturn a trike despite the fact that the machine weighs around four hundred kilos. 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 smoke a flight appeared to be forty minutes longer than intended i checked all spots got pictures to trust time called fire 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 being 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. that the most important thing is to move forward but that's not happening right now so. i'll release the brakes. and go. brief scramble the pilot studies the wing and soars 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 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 begin soaring. all right now we start soaring. every now and then we go up or down with the wind field of 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 touchdown and fly with nicholai in tandem. flying is it different why it's a lie from a bird when flying you look at that you feel as though you are looking at things through the eyes of a bird as if you had wings sensing every tiny wee for fear of the flying gives you incredible excel aeration you must fly by old means very good. looking many of those on the ground think that attended is just for girls. i found this is just not true like you would pop over if you fly would i like to see you will see what a time there is all about said. nick lowe his spent three days trying to takeoff singlehanded the bad weather and his inexperience hoping he can rely only on the

instructor. we do that there's some people can keep steady at your landings if they fall to the ground yet those times 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 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 again is one of russia's best choice for professional paragliders

the route from the takeoff point goes through that should get in the goal which and in the main qualification ridge. this is where experienced pilots come to fly. conditions. created by the wind very good for hang glider pilots. real interesting flights can be found. 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 a tandem of pilots is swiftly lifted in the vertical position by a powerful current. view 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 great skill. crazy .

name is expected. she can. at least once this is the last launch point for members of the paraglider expedition the 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 that's why i thought that you were racing to get larger easier number one objective you were on tour 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. 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 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. 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 to take off from this mountain. the paraglider expedition in has been a success three pilots have been able to take off from that. wreckage. landscape is a real. taste of breath away from the excitement of free flowing. and i'm not an experienced pilot yet but 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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am in moscow i match reza giving you today's top stories and a look back at the week that was here on r t egypt's government has agreed to make changes to the country's constitution after a landmark talks with the nation's main opposition groups that measures include greater media freedom and legal reforms and intent to end almost two weeks of protest against president hosni mubarak's rule is comes as a gyptian accuse western countries of hypocrisy for now criticizing the regime they have propped up for the better part of three decades party's policy or has more from cairo. well the latest is that a decision was reached to establish a committee to investigate a constitutional reform and this is obviously to deal with the government's stance that president mubarak cannot step down despite the demand from protesters on the the streets.