Im Fruhling - In Spring: Paragliding with an Eurasian Griffon: Video
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 20:07 Dion Vuk Greetings from iParaglide,
A lot of paragliding pilots, fledglings and their friends have been contacting us about this spectacular video. It has been very enthusiastically received but the common comment is:
"I don't speak German...what is the paragliding pilot saying in the video?"
We contacted our friend Xandi Meschuh to get the story. Here is the English translation:
"Springtime in my hometown is a really special thing. I like the warming sun, when it is heating up the south ridges, and gazing at the clouds you can see how the thermals arise.
And there are no words for the feeling to get airborne after a long cold winter, to feel the thermals.......
On the one hand, one of the most special feelings is to fly free with your own wing, and on the other hand, this feeling is much more intense, if you are together with a friend up there. In this case, together with a 2.5 meter wingspan Eurasian Griffon: it is simply amazing..."
Be sure to expand the video to full screen as it's in HD. Enjoy inspired paragliding flight with raptors...
Reader Comments (3)
WOW .. Fantastic clip !! This is a truly inspirational video. Thanks to the Team at iparaglide for sharing. It really captures what it feels like to be a Paragliding pilot. Thanks for forwarding this clip !! It is golden footage. For the people watching this, (that are not pilots as of yet) You will be wondering why you waited so long to enjoy this sport. Paragliding has become the best part of my life & I look fwd to getting some of the same quality footage one day. See you at launch.
That's gorgeous! I cannot wait to get back up again and maybe get to meet Mount Woodside's eagles.
That's an exceptional day of flying! That's like dreaming!