bookrandom Chapter 456 Paragliding High in the Sky, the Beauty of Nature
Chapter 456 Paragliding High in the Sky, the Beauty of Nature
Chapter 456 Paragliding High in the Sky, the Beauty of Nature
"Okay, we're here." Shen Yun parked the car in the parking lot outside the paragliding school. He reached out to unbuckle his seat belt and turned back to Washio Yue and said, "Yellow, paragliding is simpler than skydiving, but if you want to fly alone, you still need a paragliding license. The main reason we came here this time is to bring you to participate in paragliding training. You have experience in skydiving, so you will be able to get started with paragliding quickly. It shouldn't take a few days to fully master it."
"Yes!" Washio Gaku nodded, looking at the colorful paragliders hovering in the sky, and immediately rubbed his hands.
Deep down, he longs to fly. Compared to the parachuting training in the Self-Defense Forces, paragliding gives him a better feeling of flying in the air.
After the three got out of the car, they went straight into the paragliding school and signed up for training for Washiodake.
"Okay, we'll pick you up at noon." After paying the money and saying hello to Washio Yue, Shen Yun patted his butt and turned away, leaving Washio Yue alone in the training base of the paragliding school.
"Mr. Shen, then what we should do next, should we..." Tidom raised his head and looked at Shen Yun with anticipation.
"Now that we are here, wouldn't it be a shame if we don't try paragliding?" Shen Yun smiled gently when he heard that, stretched out his hand and pinched Tidom's smooth face, and said.
This girl is so easy to understand.
"Great!" Tidom cheered immediately, pulled Shen Yun's wrist with a smile, and ran towards the store in the school.
As a dangerous sport, paragliding requires tourists to fill out application forms and insurance documents, and also measure blood pressure, heart rate, etc. This kind of high-altitude thrill project does not accept guests with heart disease, acrophobia, high blood pressure and other diseases.
In addition, the paragliding school also provides free windproof clothing rental services.
Especially since it is still winter, we need to keep warm. We should wear scarves, gloves, and hats if possible, and wear protective clothing if necessary.
After paying the cost of renting a paraglider and the safety management fee for the two of them, Shen Yun took the school's small train to the take-off field at an altitude of one thousand meters.
The take-off field is located on the top of a small hill, where there is a man-made steep platform. In front of the platform is a cliff nearly a thousand meters above the ground. People with acrophobia will feel dizzy and their hands and feet will become weak just by looking at it.
Near this man-made platform, many tourists who come to experience paragliding are waiting expectantly. There are also many paragliders flying in the sky, some for one person and some for two.
"Wow!" Tidom got out of the car and looked up at the paraglider flying high in the sky. His pretty face was full of excitement and anticipation. He asked impatiently, "Mr. Shen, when will it be our turn?"
"Don't worry, let's change our clothes first. It's very cold outside." Shen Yun smiled gently, took out a white earmuffs knitted hat from the backpack, and put it on Tidom. There was a furry ball hanging at the end of the thin ropes on both sides of the knitted hat, which looked quite cute.
At the same time, Shen Yun lifted up the off-white scarf around Tidom's neck, so that the scarf almost covered half of Tidom's face.
Then, Shen Yun took out another helmet, put it on Tidom's head, and fastened the buckle for Tidom.
"Put on your gloves too." Shen Yun handed Tidom a pair of light yellow wool gloves with a bow on the back.
"Got it~" Tidom took the gloves handed to him by Shen Yun with a smile. While putting on the woolen gloves, he looked at other tourists who were preparing to take off on the platform with curious eyes.
Here, many tourists who do tandem flights are trying paragliding for the first time. While they are excited, they are inevitably a little timid.
Some timid ones have backed out before the flight even starts, but the pilots and staff here will not show mercy to these tourists. The staff will lift the tourists and run forward, while the pilots will jog behind to catch up.
When the paraglider is blown away by the wind and the pilot's feet leave the ground, the staff will let go and let the paraglider be blown up by the rising air currents, making the tourists scream.
The screams of these tourists will also make some veterans smile knowingly.
Hearing the screams of these tourists, Tidom was not afraid, but rather eager to try.
Soon, the tourists in front of them were also taken into the blue sky by the flight instructor.
Finally it was their turn.
"It's our turn now. Let's go over too." Shen Yun, carrying a paragliding bag, pulled Didom to the steep slope of the platform, and put his arms around Didom's slender waist, holding her in his arms.
"Mr. Shen..." Tidom was startled by Shen Yun's sudden action and subconsciously wanted to struggle.
"Don't move, I'm connecting the safety lock. This is related to your safety." Shen Yun raised his hand and patted Tidom's waist and said.
With his current telekinetic strength, he can fly even with one person.
Of course, there was no need to tell Tidom this.
"Hmm..." Tidom turned his head slightly, and a faint blush appeared on his fair jade-like cheeks. Fortunately, the scarf covered it, so it was not visible.
Tidom put his hand on his heart, his heart was beating so fast...
"Okay." After Shen Yun connected all the safety locks, he also released Tidom, then waved to the security operator next to him, indicating that he was ready.
The safety operator who had already laid out the paraglider came to Shen Yun and Tidom after seeing Shen Yun waving at him. After checking the safety locks on the two and finding no problems, he nodded to Shen Yun, indicating that they could take off.
"Tidom, are you scared?" Shen Yun lowered his head, looked at Tidom in front of him, and asked with a smile.
"Don't be afraid." Upon hearing this, Tidom, who was leaning on Shen Yun, quickly shook his head and said.
She didn't know why, but when she was with Shen Yun, she always felt comfortable and secure as if she was immersed in honey.
Besides, she was just being shy and her mind was in a mess, so how could she think about something like fear?
"Just don't be afraid. Then when I tell you to run, you'll run. Got it?" Shen Yun said with a smile.
"Yes~"
Shen Yun stretched out his hand to feel the air currents in the air, then pulled the parachute rope and said, "Run!"
Upon hearing this, Tidom did not hesitate and ran quickly towards the steep slope that was like a cliff.
The moment Tidom moved, Shen Yun also ran forward.
As the two of them ran quickly, the paraglider dragged behind Shen Yun was instantly inflated by the air flow and hung high above their heads.
Just as they were about to rush off the cliff, an invisible force suddenly came, as if a giant hand grabbed the paraglider and carried Shen Yun and Tidom into the air.
"Wow!" Tidom exclaimed excitedly. The moment the paraglider took off was even more thrilling and exciting than a roller coaster!
Without any turbulence, the opened paraglider climbed upwards with the help of the updraft.
Generally speaking, without the help of updrafts, paragliders will remain stranded at an altitude of 800-900 meters.
But Shen Yun had a good grasp of the timing. With the help of rising air currents, the paraglider climbed all the way to an altitude of nearly 2,000 meters.
At this moment, Tidom also opened his beautiful eyes wide, shocked by the beautiful scenery before him.
The azure sky, the clouds within reach, the vast Asagiri Plateau, and the snow-capped Mount Fuji, standing between heaven and earth like a silver pyramid, all make people feel the grandeur and magnificence of nature.
Even for her, it was the first time she saw such a scene.
"How about this scenery?" Shen Yun let go of the rope that controlled the direction of the parachute, reached out and pinched Tidom's face, and said with a smile.
"It's so beautiful~" Tidom didn't pay attention to Shen Yun's actions. She looked at Mount Fuji in the distance, her little face flushed with excitement.
As a Yafu priestess, her favorite thing is the scenery of nature.
Although she had seen the scenery of Mount Fuji thousands of years ago, viewing it from such a height and perspective was something she had never experienced before.
After admiring it for a moment, Shen Yun lowered his head and looked at Tidom, smiling, "Tidom, do you want to try something exciting?"
"Exciting?" Tidom felt a little nervous and excited when he heard this, but finally nodded slightly.
"Ok!"
Shen Yun smiled slightly and pulled the brakes of the paraglider without any warning.
Without any warning, the paraglider suddenly tilted in the air, flipped 360 degrees in the air, and spiraled down.
"Ah!" Tidom was caught off guard. Her body suddenly felt lighter and her vision was spinning. When she came to her senses, her vision had stabilized again and only the sound of her heartbeat was left echoing in her ears.
"Do you want to come again?" Shen Yun asked with a smile.
"Yes!" Tidom nodded excitedly. This was much more exciting than a roller coaster.
"Then get ready, it's coming." Shen Yun smiled slightly and pulled the brakes of the paraglider again.
The paraglider began a series of large flips at an altitude of two thousand meters, and then dived down in a rapid spiral.
"Ah!" Tidom also screamed excitedly.
After rapidly descending nearly 500 meters in altitude, Shen Yun stopped and let the paraglider float quietly in the sky. After flying in the sky for nearly 20 minutes, Shen Yun returned to the ground with the satisfied Tidom.
After returning the paragliding bag, Shen Yun saw that it was still early, so he drove to Jingjin Lake with Tidom.
"It seems that our luck is pretty good." Shen Yun drove to Kawaguchiko Town, looked at Mount Fuji that was not obscured by clouds, and chuckled.
The weather today was clear, with no clouds blocking their view, and the stunning view of Mount Fuji was presented before them.
At this moment, behind the lake, the towering Mount Fuji covered with snow and the 'petite' Mount Omuro form a straight line, as if the big mountain embraces the small mountain. This is the wonder of 'Fuji embracing a child' that can only be seen in Lake Shojin when the weather is clear.
"This is Fuji with a baby in its arms. It's really beautiful..." Tidom said in surprise as he sat in the back seat and looked at the beautiful scenery outside the window.
"It's a pity that the wind is a bit strong today, otherwise, we might be able to see the Upside-Down Fuji with Child Fuji." Shen Yun said regretfully as he looked at the lake surface sparkling in the wind.
The two of them just admired the beautiful scenery of "Fuji Embracing Baby" for a while, then drove away from Kawaguchiko Town. After playing around nearby, Shen Yun returned to Fujinomiya City and came to the paragliding school on Asagiri Plateau again.
When they returned to the paragliding school on Asagiri Plateau, the training on Washiodake had not yet ended.
The training base of the paragliding school is located on a grassy slope. The slope is nearly twenty meters high and nearly a hundred meters long.
On this slope, there are many students who come here to learn paragliding and are conducting ground paragliding training.
And Washio-dake is also among them.
Shen Yun was not too surprised to see Washio Take's back as he flew with a parachute.
Since Washiodake himself had experience in skydiving, and paragliding is indeed easy to master, it is not surprising that he was able to practice it in just one morning.
In addition to these students taking the certification exams, there are also some children aged 11 or 12 who are experiencing paragliding ground-skimming flights under the guidance of a flight instructor.
With this slope, you only need to pull the paraglider rope and run for a distance. The wind created will open the paraglider and carry you into the air.
However, the altitude here is too low. Even if it can fly, the flying height will not exceed five meters, and it will fall from the sky before flying far.
Of course, it is enough for students taking the certification exam to become familiar with the operation of paragliding.
"Want to try it?" Shen Yun glanced at Didom, seeing the slight excitement on her pretty face, and asked.
"Yeah! I want to try it too!" Tidom looked at the little boy who, with the help of the flight instructor, took off from the gentle slope and slowly flew downwards, and he was eager to try it.
"How about we try it again after lunch?" Shen Yun said with a smile.
"Okay." Tidom was happy.
When Washio Yue finished his training, Shen Yun and Tidom hurried over to meet him.
Shen Yun threw a bottle of water he bought to Washio Yue and asked with a smile, "Yellow, how is the progress?"
"We should be able to try a test flight this afternoon." Washio Yue took the water thrown by Shen Yun, took a sip, and replied.
"This afternoon?" Shen Yun was not too surprised when he heard that. He just smiled and said, "Then we will watch you test fly this afternoon."
Paragliding is a safe and relaxing aviation sport that can be enjoyed by anyone from 14 to 65 years old.
"But can just flying a paraglider really improve your strength?" Washio Takeshi expressed doubts about this method.
"Just keep calm, don't take it too seriously. It's just a try, and you won't lose anything." Shen Yun patted Washio Yue's shoulder and said with a smile, "Let's go. I'll take you to eat eel rice. This is a specialty of Shizuoka Prefecture."
"Huh? Eel rice is the specialty here? Doesn't that mean the eel rice here must be very cheap?" Tidom said in surprise.
She had also eaten eel rice a few times, and although it was delicious, it was too expensive.
"Shizuoka Prefecture is the origin of Japanese eels, and the price is indeed much cheaper than in Tokyo. I have been to Shizuoka Prefecture once during a school trip and had eel rice here." Speaking of eel rice, Washio Gaku also became interested and said with a smile.
The three of them chatted and laughed as they walked out of the paragliding school and drove to the city of Fujinomiya.
(End of this chapter)