That means no running to take off? U just start in mid air from a rope?
Correct. You're laying with the instructor in the "cocoon," the tiny plane tows you up then releases you. No timed jumps, no landing on your legs (it lands on wheels like an airplane), and no need for the right wind.
Where'd you go?
http://www.yelp.com/biz/highland-aerosports-ridgelyThey just shut down this summer. I went 3 weeks before my wedding, about 6 years ago.
Paragliding in the Swiss Alps and parasailing in the Pacific, and hang gliding? Are these all similer? Is anyone of them more fun then the other? (to me the all sound the same! )
All very different. Hang gliding feels the most like I would imagine a bird feels, you can stall out, catch thermals, etc. Paragliding feels like flying in a small open airplane. Parasailing is more meh, IMO.
Skydiving is better than all 3.