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JR's Paragliding Page

Well, I said I have sampled them all. I didn't say I had actually tried them all. I have never paraglided. However due to my hang gliding activities I have been exposed to and involved with paragliding and some of it's devotee's. It looks like a lot of fun and probably the next best thing to hang gliding. They just look so unusual in the air. A hang glider looks so much cooler. IMHO (In My Humble Opinion) anyway.

I hope I don't sound like I am anti-paragliding. The more the merrier! I think it is cool ! Plus there are sites with not road access that you wouldn't ever consider hiking a hang glider into. Believe me, I have hiked a hang glider up a mountain before and it is not much fun. Maybe one of these days I will give paragliding a try. ;-)

So instead of trying to compile a comprehensive paragliding page. I am going to refer you to the excellent site already on the web at flyroanoke.com maintained by a local paraglider pilot Kermon.