from ultralighting to paragliding

With eventual dreams of Ultralights and x-continental travel still alive, I’ve shifted my attention to Paragliding. The reason is because:

1. there’s a community of Paragliders on the subcontinent and associated with the tourist trail. Ultralighting doesn’t have a community perse, only a few dozen pilots.
2. you can fly from one end of the Himalaya to the other – ie, not intercontinental, but at least crosscountry.
3. it’s 1/10^th the cost, allowing me to remain financially independent.
4. it’s still flying.

For these reasons, I’m going to move forward with these flying dreams shifted from a trike to a sail.

To do this:

• Learn how to Paraglide.
• Buy a sail.
• chalk up a 100 hours to become an instructor.
• Fly across the himalaya and other places.
• Open up an instruction school.
• Build hostel paragliding centers.
• Get other people involved with the teaching.
• Build a paragliding travelers support network.
• Build an organization that can bring people from learning to fly, to traveling with a safety net, to going out on their own.
• Cover the planet with this safety network.

There are 2 or 3 schools in Pokara, I’ll be there by the beginning of Nov. to learn. Probably from my friend Rajeesh at sunrise. Once chalked up we’ll see if I still feel the same about this flying business.