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Is it the same thing as a powered parachute, hang glider, or parasail?

April 26, 2017glider hang parachute parasail powered thing

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Is it the same thing as a powered parachute, hang glider, or parasail?

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A. No. Although some people consider powered paragliders to be a type of powered parachute, a powered parachute is a PPG’s big brother, weighing hundreds of pounds, mounted on wheels, with a 40-60hp engine. No foot launching or car trunk storage there! A hang glider (powered or unpowered) has a bulky rigid or semi rigid wing of aluminum tubing. Parasailing is what you do at a beach, in a modified parachute tied to a boat, often in Mexico after you’ve had one too many cocktails. You get dragged around the harbor as a passenger, not a pilot.