The first things you will notice about a Paraglider is the look of it. Somewhat like a sports parachute. It doesn’t have features like a skydivers chute where you will pull their rip-cord after diving off a plane, and the chute opens, sometimes with a smoke flare, just to make it look more attractive. A paraglider is inflated even prior to the actual flight, unlike the sports parachutes.
Decades ago, when the mountaineers found it tricky and dangerous to descend from their climbs by gliding off the hillside, using only a steerable parachute, they needed to come up with a lighter, safer and better gliders. Their invention was then called para-gliders or paragliders.
The paragliders that are used now came from the wonders of aeronautical engineers in fabric and lines which are safe and easy to use. It consists of 30 or more cells between an upper and a lower sail surface, which is called the canopy. To keep the wing inflated during the flight, the cells are open at the front to allow the air to flow inside. 
The number of lines leading down the risers, are connected to the underside of the canopy. These risers are connected to the harness which is above the shoulder of the pilot. The brake toggles are also connected to the special steering lines. The pilot pulls on these steering lines as it glides down. Though the lines that supports the pilot have really thin and light materials, it is strong. It is organized in a way that there many different points attached to the wing. This shapes the wing and allows control.
When taking off, the first phase is to inflate your wing. After you spread your wing on the hillside or the wide area behind you, make sure that your wing will approach the wind. As soon as that’s done, start pulling on your A-risers, which are attached nearest to the front edge of the wing.
After some instructions of how to get your wing filled with air and soaring up in the breeze, next thing to do is to kite your wing up. Yes, like how you would fly a kite. You face the breeze, hold the brake toggles approaching the wind until you’re off the ground!
After you enjoy your paragliding, and you decide to go down, all you need to do is drift a little to the left, so you can pull down the toggle to your right with just a tad. Soon, you are gliding down to the ground. Just make sure not to land on any golf course where there are golfers around, or horses running around. Choose a clear spot.
As you get closer to the ground, you pull down firmly on both toggles so you can land at a gentle drop and walking pace to the ground. Your wing deflates behind you and flutters down. You need to pull it into a bundle and start all over again for round two. It would take you much practice to perfect your take offs and landings. Most importantly, you have enjoyed the ride.
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