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00:23 I started paragliding in 2004.
00:26 I got training from BIR in Himachal.
00:28 And later on, by 2013, we were flying commercial tandem.
00:34 So if I say you paragliding, the sites
00:37 which come to your mind is in Uttarakhand,
00:39 or Himachal, or Maharashtra.
00:41 So this is quite a different concept.
00:43 This is called tow paragliding or winch paragliding,
00:45 which is very popular in Texas.
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01:17 Even pilot and passenger both wear the harness.
01:20 We have to be very careful with the harnessing,
01:23 the first procedure, which is clipping in the harness
01:26 to the passenger and the pilot.
01:27 So for that, we already have a trained crew with us.
01:31 So first, they check the passenger and the pilot both,
01:35 if they are clipped in or not.
01:37 Secondly, it is the responsibility of the pilot
01:39 to check the equipment.
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02:24 - So once we go up in the air,
02:25 we are at a certain altitude, around 1,000 feet of height.
02:28 We release the contraption and it is free from the winch.
02:32 Then we can glide freely and just come
02:34 and land back at the same place.
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02:51 Because we've got such a nice place here.
02:54 We've got several launch points here.
02:56 We have to fly against the wind.
02:58 So from wherever the wind is coming,
02:59 we can launch to this place.
03:01 Flying is, I think, is all a meditation.
03:05 Because once you are up in the air,
03:07 it is so silent, so peaceful.
03:10 Most of the people, they just want to enjoy the flight.
03:12 They want to be there forever.
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