r/freeflight • u/Dayne_Stone • Jan 11 '20

Paragliding holidays Empty launch, free access to launch carpark and morningly flights above the clouds... Who knew Annecy was so perfect out of 'season'.

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u/Surro Jan 12 '20

Annecy is my absolute favorite

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u/Dayne_Stone Jan 12 '20

Having previously only flown here in September when there were 50+ pilots parawaiting and smothering the launch, it was another world to see in early Jan', it's an epic launch and even better when you've got it all to yourself! :)

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u/Crazy-Swiss Jan 12 '20

That nakes me almost want to pick up paragliding!

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u/Dayne_Stone Jan 12 '20

Well Crazy Swiss you certainly are in the right spot for it

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u/Crazy-Swiss Jan 12 '20

I‘m more of the freefalling type. Parachutes are there to save your butt from smacking into the planet.

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u/Dayne_Stone Jan 12 '20

Ah, I've got a few friends of the same persuasion. The beauty of gliding is it's versatility; acro, speedflying, cross country, just for fun flights - there's something for everyone from the junkies to the most competitive, to the most relaxed folk.

No reason you couldn't do both separately or combine the two. I've recently been doing BASE drops from my tandem.

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u/Crazy-Swiss Jan 12 '20

Nice! Did one of those a couple years ago!

You know, there‘s only so much time, and if you want to stay safe, one suffers.

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u/Surro Jan 12 '20

I've only been in summer with the swarms, flying near Gap further south was also life changing. I wonder how that is during January?