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00:00A woman...

00:06...is trapped while paragliding.

00:19Paragliding relies on the environment.

00:22And the environment is never predictable.

00:25Of course, there's wind, and there's the so-called thermal draft.

00:30This video reached more than 2.2 million views.

00:35I got wounds on my elbows and knees.

00:38What's the reason behind the incident?

00:46What do you call this?

00:48Airplane.

00:49Airplane. Paper airplane.

00:50But did you know that you're going to ride in an airplane without an engine?

00:55No?

00:56Are you going to ride in an airplane without an engine?

00:58No.

00:59Why not?

01:00How can you fly without an engine?

01:01Have you heard of the sport of paragliding?

01:03No, I haven't.

01:04You haven't?

01:05Paragliding comes from two words, parachute and gliding.

01:08You saw that airplane earlier, gliding.

01:10You can fly in the air using a parachute.

01:13Paragliding.

01:15It's like an airplane that flies without an engine.

01:19Some people say that paragliding was invented in France.

01:22But in a book titled Hang Gliding, which was published in 1973,

01:25it was said that it was invented in the USA.

01:27And its inventor is David Parrish.

01:30And did you know that paragliding is wheelchair friendly?

01:33It means that even if a person is in a wheelchair and has a physical disability,

01:37they can still experience and enjoy a paragliding flight

01:41as long as the pilot is licensed.

01:44You know a lot, brother Kim!

01:47But if paragliding is that safe,

01:49why was the woman in the video injured?

01:53To be honest, she's not just a paraglider, she's a video uploader.

02:00Kariel, I heard that you're afraid of heights.

02:03Why did you start paragliding if you're afraid of heights?

02:05Yes, growing up, I had this fear of heights and then in deep waters.

02:11And then eventually, I conquered my fears through exploring different experiences.

02:18What did you feel when you landed?

02:22At first, I thought it would be normal if the paraglider would take off.

02:27I wasn't that panicked until I removed my shoes.

02:32I was accompanied by two pilots.

02:39So that's when I panicked.

02:41I didn't plan to fly that time.

02:52We rented a place in Rizal where Kariel went for paragliding.

02:59The pilots here are licensed paragliding pilots from all over the world.

03:04We met Boa, the Indonesian pilot that Kariel was with in the video.

03:10I did paragliding for about 16 years.

03:13I didn't notice that when we inflate the glider, the wind becomes stronger.

03:18I lost control of one of my hands.

03:25I lost control, but yeah, I still can make it.

03:31Kariel did fly before,

03:35but they still had to do an emergency landing or go down right away even though Kariel's flying time wasn't over yet.

03:42That happens sometimes because the wind is always changing.

03:46Sometimes we can read the wind, but sometimes we cannot read the wind.

03:52To do paragliding, the pilot and the passenger need to have a harness.

03:59When the airbag flies, the wind goes in.

04:02The pilot's harness bag has a spare parachute.

04:04We check it before the flight.

04:06If it's properly locked.

04:08Sometimes it's an accident if it falls during take-off.

04:11If it opens, we'll fall.

04:14The pilot also has a radio so that he can communicate with the ground.

04:18And when everything is in place, they'll fix the wing or glider they'll be using.

04:25And they can fly.

04:26You know a lot, Bro Kim!

04:28Let's go back to Kariel.

04:30And he can now fly!

04:49You know a lot, Kim!

04:52Let's go back to Kareel.

04:54Because he's determined to conquer his fear of heights,

05:00he came back the next day.

05:08How did it feel when you finally flew?

05:12It was such a joyous experience.

05:15It was like a bird's POV.

05:18It was so peaceful.

05:20The view was really different.

05:23In Uyman, in the first trial,

05:26Kareel's paragliding experience was a happy ending.

05:30You know a lot, Kim!

06:00KAREEL

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