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Old 20th Apr 2004, 16:19
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Parapunter
 
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Seriously My Sky Atis 26, DHV 1/2 rated Paraglider.


Folds up into a bag & carries away at just under 6kg

Goes in the boot of my car easily.

Is quite pitch unstable & therefore very agile in flight

Costs 35 quid a year to service & has just two moving parts

Is capable of 38kmh accelerated in still air

Is capable of climbing to whatever cloudbase is on any given day
& flying hundreds of km's in a single flight (Range proportional to bladder control of pilot).

Fully functioning aircraft for less than £2k

V. good camaraderie with other like minded fools.



Has a tendency to shrink one's balls in any decent turbulence

Is a cloth wing & therefore is prone to folding up, without any gentlemanly warning

Lacks any form of in flight catering or entertainment

Wears out in about three years & has to be replaced

Currently offers about 8:1 glide thus generating much hilarity on the part of Hang glider & sail plane pilots & frequently causing rapid & thorough flight plan rethinks & creation of temporary air strips, occasionally coupled with furtive scuttle off's prior to enraged farmer noticing & falsely claiming that ewes aborted as a direct result of one's temporary prescence.
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