Published January 04, 2012
Rare Air
A Parachute. A Fan. And Majesty.

Now that Iowa’s over and all, there’s only one thing to do:
Talk about fan- and parachute-based personal flight for a minute.
Introducing
Parajet, a potentially revolutionary opportunity to go to Spain and learn the art of
motorized parachute travel, accepting test subjects now.
What you have here is a parachute, a fan-engine and a handful of training sessions. It’s almost
disconcertingly easy.
But let’s be clear: we haven’t attempted this. We haven’t seen it done in person. You don’t even
need a license to do it. But think about it: best-case scenario, you could be soaring through the air,
overlooking mountain ranges and rolling hills in your spare time. Worst-case scenario: just, you know,
let’s not think about that.
It’ll happen like this: you’ll sign up for the
1-2-3 Let’s Fly Paramotor Package, which
includes your new equipment, plus a week of training either near coastal Spain or Great Britain. All from
what they call “Europe’s leading paramotoring school” (it’s the Sorbonne of flying through the sky
on a fan).
You’re going to learn everything you need to know to fly solo, including some meteorology and air law. And
in the end, you’ll take the pilot-level exam to be certified as a full-on pro.
Next stop: Super Bowl halftime show.