powered paragliding
noun[U]
(abbreviationPPG)thesportofflyingthrough theairwearingapieceofequipmentconsisting of amotorconnectedto aparachute(= alargepieceofcloththat isattachedto thepersonwithstrings):
According to theUnitedStatesPowered ParaglidingAssociation,poweredparaglidingisprobablythesafestformofprivateaviationthere is.
Synonym
paramotoring
- Mostpoweredparaglidingaccidentsaffecttheupperlimbs.
- Poweredparaglidingis one of thefastestgrowingsportsin theworld.
- Paramotoring, orpoweredparagliding, is aformofaviationin which thepilotwearsasmallmotorontheirback andrunsinto theairwithliftfrom aparachute.
Air sports
- base jumper
- base jumping
- glide
- gliding
- hang-gliding
- parachute
- paraglider
- paragliding
- paramotor
- paramotoring
- parapente
- parascending
- powered paraglider
- PPG
- skydiver
- skydiving
- slow roll
- wingsuiting