A Frenchman has created an inflatable wing - "part balloon, part paraglider - that can be used while skiing or snowboarding to extend jumps, ease landings, and pull off absurd leaps over crevasses and ravines."
Gave it a go once on my first ski trip but didn't have enough ski experience to get it to work, normally people would have 6 years ski experience, not the 6 days I had. But looks great fun, maybe i'll give it a go in 5 years.
Speed gliding/speed riding/ground launching are pretty much the same thing, only WAY easier and less expensive. Woopy wings are about twice the cost of a speed fly kit, require no electricity, and weigh half as much.
Looks like a fun way to break something. You need some of those rollerblades with the big wheels and a park with a good hill, and a good driver to take you to a hospital. Sign me up. How much does a whoopy cost?
I dont live around snow, so i may never get to try it.. looks like a blast though.. In speed flying... Do you use your main canopy? The one you skydive with ?
I dont live around snow, so i may never get to try it.. looks like a blast though.. In speed flying... Do you use your main canopy? The one you skydive with ?
i have a ground launch specific wing, but a lot of skydivers just use their mains. There are some threads about it on here if you search, but you dont need snow, plenty of people foot launch as well.
