Aired (February 22, 2025): Paragliding gone wrong?! Ano rin nga ba ang dapat gawin sa mga ganitong sitwasyon? Panoorin ang video.
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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