Soaring in the sky is everyone's dream. With the advancement of modern technology, in addition to space tools such as hot air balloons, planes, and rockets, there are also tools such as paragliding and wing-mounted flight that allow ordinary people to get closer to the blue sky more conveniently. In this issue, we experienced Guan Yuanyuan on Beautiful Driving Day and felt the joy of climbing the blue clouds in paragliding.

What is paragliding?

Paragliding originated in Europe in the early 1970s. At that time, some climbers parachuted down from the mountains and experienced a wonderful feeling and fun, thus creating an emerging aviation sports event. In 1984, Rogge Feron from France flew out of Mont Blanc. Paragliding became famous overnight and quickly became popular around the world.

A paraglider is different from traditional parachutes. It is a simple aircraft with slightly pointed ends, a bit like a banana. The paraglider itself has no power. It usually runs down a hillside and combines aerodynamic forces to fly. Its unique challenge and excitement have made it widely popular around the world. In Europe alone, there are more than 3 million paraglians.

Is paragliding safe?

Paragliding is an aviation sport. It is very casual. It cannot be said that it is an extreme sport. It is just that paragliding has some "extreme" ways to play it. Just like driving a car, most people follow traffic rules and drive on the road, which is very relaxed and leisure; but there are also some people who like to play various challenges such as drifting, cross-country, crossing, and even jumping, which is the "extreme" sport in cars.

A paraglider consists of a wing-shaped parachute, parachute ropes, straps and a control system. It actually combines thrilling skydiving with romantic hot air balloons, and relies on the air-filled parachute and pilot control to swim in the sky.

The flying speed of a paraglider, in still wind conditions, does not rely on wind. The fastest speed of a class A-parachute (primary) is about 23 kilometers per hour, the fastest speed of a class D-parachute (advanced) is about 60 kilometers per hour, and the cruising speed is about 40 kilometers. From this data, you can imagine that paragliding is a floating game flying in warm sunshine and warm breeze.

Yuanyuan's first experience of paragliding ~

This edition of Beautiful Driving Day invited a beautiful beauty, Yuanyuan ~

As an "Internet celebrity anchor" with many fans, Yuanyuan was also her first time coming into contact with paragliding, but after taking over the task of an experience officer, she was not afraid at all.

After a period of warm-up exercise, Yuanyuan sat in this experience official car, GAC Mitsubishi Igo, and ran all the way to the mountains and forests.

This challenge is like the name of Yige-have a happy life and sing heartily.

To fly into the blue sky and shout to your heart's content is the most wanton look of youth.

From the city to the mountains and forests, under the shuttling of winding mountains, the control requirements for vehicles in corners are also particularly prominent.

Fortunately, Yuanyuan was driving Igo this time, equipped with Mitsubishi's famous S-AWC super all-wheel control four-wheel drive system. On this kind of multi-curved mountain road, the control was very good.

Every flight for beginners and experimenters is equipped with a professional instructor to operate the entire flight. With their escort and high-amount insurance, you can fly boldly ~

Before taking off, the coach repeatedly checked the seat belt and repeatedly emphasized the precautions for run-up and take-off: just run forward, run forward, and not lean back. Leave everything to the coach and all that remains is to enjoy the joy of flying.

The safety check is complete. When the wind comes, we will take off in an instant!

Soon, I was associated with the blue sky and side by side with the sun, and felt the infinite beauty of flying in the air. Fly high and see far, enjoy the panoramic view at 360° without dead corners, and the whole journey is smooth and comfortable.

Not feeling exciting enough? You can also ask the coach to add some ingredients and do a "spinning rapid descent". Hailing in the air and changing directions is like riding a roller coaster to reach the top of the track. It is really exciting to hand over everything you have to the sky to decide.

After the thrilling action experience was over, he glided smoothly again, but soon it was time to land.

After landing safely, Yuanyuan excitedly took a photo with the coach, and then took a photo with the car Yige.

Thanks to the high-looking and reliable Mitsubishi Igo, the paragliding challenge was a success!~