First Time Kiting a Paraglider, Edel Power Atlas

The day after I got the Edel Power Atlas paraglider I took it to work with me so I could take it out at lunch.  There is a small park near my office that would work for a first time inflation. (Inflation is when you get the wing (paraglider) filled with air in order to fly it.)

The weather was great and not too windy.  For my purposes the small park worked great.  It's a bit small to move around much with the wing. There are too many trees to get good steady wind. The wind was choppy and too light to do too much other then just get it in the air and let it back down again. Boy does it pull though!

After work I went to pick up my kids at school. They were running late so I got the wing out again and used the field next to their school.  My son Drake was done so he went with me and got a chance to inflate the wing. The wind was so light that he could never quite get it to stay in the air.


From my flight log:

First time kiting a paraglider! Little wind. Inflated great. Not as easy as it looks to control. I can see why it's good to take a lot of time practicing this. Also first time my son Drake tried kiting.

This is going to be a blast!