Tandemski polet z jadralnim padalom // Tandem paragliding

Včeraj se mi je uresničila moja nekajletna želja - skočila sem s padalom. :-)
Yesterday, I realized my few years long wish - I jumped with a parachute. :-)

On my way to the top :-)

V Vipavski dolini imamo dobre pogoje za skok s padalom in tako sem že velikokrat opazovala padalce v zraku in se zraven spraševala, kakšen je občutek. Verjetno sem pri tem včasih tudi na glas razmišljala, da bi si želela tudi sama poizkusiti. 
In Vipava Valley we have good conditions for paragliding and so I have often watched paragliders in the air and wonder what it feels like. I was probably sometimes thinking out loud that I would like to try myself.

Prepering for a jump.

In tako sem lanskega avgusta dobila za rojstni dan darilni bon za tandemski polet z jadralnim padalom. 
And so last August I received a birthday gift certificate for a tandem paraglider flight.

I`m prepared! :-D

Ker pa je bilo lansko poletje precej grozno, kar se vremena tiče, kasneje pa sem se zaradi službe preselila v Grosuplje, je čas za moj skok prišel včeraj.
Since last summer was pretty awful what the weather goes and later I moved in Grosuplje for work, my time for jump came yesterday.

Oh, I also need a helmet!

Vendar nič hudega, saj so mi vsi povedali, da je dan idealen za letenje - kar verjetno potrujejo tudi ogromno število ostalih padalcev na vrhu Kovka. Mislim da nas je bilo vsaj 20, od tega smo bili štirje za tandemski polet. 
But nothing bad, because we were told that it`s perfect day to fly - what probably also upholds a huge number of other skydivers on top of Kovk. I think there were at least 20, of which we were four for tandem flight.

Last minute before the jump.

No, na vrhu so nam najprej razložili kako vse poteka, kaj moremo narediti pri "startu" in potem še dolgi rokavi gor in greeeemooooo .... 
Well, on top they first explained to us how everything is going, what we must do in the "start" and then up the long sleeves and let`s gooooo ....

And let`s goooo :-D

Aaaaah, občutki so res neverjetni. Hitrost med poletom je bila nekje med 35-45 km/h, letela pa sva na višini nekje med 900 - 1000m. Kakšen je bil razgled si verjetno lahko predstavljate :-) Baje sicer ni bil ravno najboljši zaradi vročine, vendar zame je bil čudovit. Je pa bilo v zraku prav prijetno hladno, glede na 38°C v dolini! 
Ah, the feelings are really amazing. Speed flight was somewhere between 35-45 km/h and we flew at an altitude somewhere between 900 - 1000m. What the view is you can probably imagine :-) Apparently it was not the best precisely because of the heat, but for me it was wonderful. It was also pleasant cold in the air, according to the 38°C in the valley!

I belive I can fly :-)

Sam polet je trajal okrog 40 minut in je vsekakor minil prehitro, saj so minute kar letele mimo.
The flight lasted about 40 minutes and was definitely gone too soon, because the minute just flew by.

I do, I do! I fly! :-D

Potem pa pospravimo padalo in začnemo podoživljat vse čudovite občutke, gledat fotografije in filmčke in se čudit, kje sem bila še par minut nazaj. :-)  
Then we stow the parachute and begin to relive all the wonderful feelings, see photos and movies and wonder where I was a few minutes ago. :-)

The view from the top.

Tule pa sem "zlepila" skupaj nekaj fotografij in posnetke. :-) Ti je všeč? Bi skočila tudi ti?
Here I "glued" together some photos and videos. :-) Do you like it? Would you jump too?

Hvala društvu jadralnih padalcev Polet Nova Gorica, za varen in čudovit polet, ter staršem in sestri za super darilo! :-) 
Thank to paragliding club Polet Nova Gorica, for safe and wonderful flight, as well as my parents and sister for a great gift! :-)

Look! It`s me! :-D