• yabai@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    I fly paramotors. Imagine a fan you strap on your back, a paraglider that goes overhead, and you run run run until you’re airborne! Never fails to put a smile on my face when times are tough. And maintaining the engine and planning that next flight keeps me occupied when the weather doesn’t cooperate.

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      3 years ago

      Been thinking about this. Did you train anywhere or just get a wing and motor and just go for it?

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        3 years ago

        Training was the way for me! I was a pilot beforehand, but it’s such a unique and rather awkward movement that I probably would have really struggled without training.