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My camera shoots fascists 2y ago

#paragliding training update.

If the weather cooperates tomorrow, I will get my first mountain flight, after which I will be checked off for my P2 paragliding license! P2 is a novice level license that means I can fly on my own, without an instructor present. It's a super basic skill level, but allows me to fly at other sites wherever I travel.

This is something I've wanted to do for over 20 years. If anyone recalls, I started in October, but botched a launch, landed hard and seriously injured my ankle. I trained another five days in late May, but ran out of time to finish, so now I'm back and need one more good day.

Can't wait to get off the training hill!

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My camera shoots fascists 2y ago

BTW I am learning with Eagle Paragliding in Santa Barbara California. Totally recommend them.

Like many paragliding schools, they have a seemingly odd business model: Buy your gear and the lesson package from them and you get lifetime lessons whenever you want to show up.

This makes a lot of sense from a student point of view, because people learn at very different speeds (it's been kind of slow for me, tbh) and you don't want to feel rushed with a sport that could easily kill you.

The nice thing about #paragliding, from a financial point of view, is that once you've paid for the gear and lessons, flying is basically free. No lift tickets, etc.