AWESOME I can feel the freedom... great vid..I think that anything that moves using the wind is so cool. If I had the money and time, I ll do them all anyone knows where are the big open beaches around here in W.A??
Powered paragliding used to be crap due to the unreliable gear. It's much much better now but you still have to dick around with motors and fuel and stuff. It's definitely not for me. There's still a certain suspicion of flying jet skis.
The good guys are doing full-on aerobatics (loops, tumbles and death spirals) and long distance flights (1000km ocean crossing). Almost any kind of acro on any kind of paraglider makes most freestyle kiteboarding look mega-gay (rail grabbing baton-twirlers!!!)
I've seen some great footage of people doing desert crossings and flying through jungle gorges and stuff.
You can still thermal them but they don't like too much wind.
