Acro Paragliding
Hi everyone,
I have organised the Salomon Acro Paragliding Team (Against the Grain paragliding acro club) from Austria to come out here in Dec-Jan. They will be staying with us for 2-3 weeks and are going to perform an Acro displays and run an SIV/safety course. For people who are keen, they will also be offering a basic acro course. It's amazing to see what they can do with a wing! The guys (Bernd and Alex) compete in all the major Acro Comps throughout Europe including Red Bull Vertigo and are in the top 10 in world rankings.
They are both really nice and down to earth people, Bernd works in IT and Alex is a PG instructor and test pilot.I'm keen to learn this stuff mainly to get a better understanding of how to control my glider and to build up confidence in piloting it out of extreme situations.
The guys have sent me a DVD of them flying in Red Bull Vertigo and other Acro comps throughout the world. It is inspiring and MIND BLOWING! If anyone would like a copy let me know.
We're planning an Acro video/pizza/beer night using John Vasta's "Big Screen" digital projector and our Dolby surround system, so we can really experience the action! We had a trial run a couple of weeks ago. It was Awesome!
Bernd and Alex in action!
Red Bull Vertigo.
If you want to check them out on the net here is their site -Salomon Acro Paragliding Team - Against the Grain
If you have a fast net connection they have some cool movies to download.
You can also find more Acro videos and Acro info here -Please let me know if you're interested. I feel this will be a great opportunity to improve our safety, skill, confidence and above all, fun, that we experience while paragliding. It may even reflect in other aspects of our lives as well.
Thanks and hope to fly with you soon.
Rob
