User talk:Airwavesport4

I believe that the shorter distance record for paragliders as compared to hang gliders is due less to the lower glide ratio of paragliders and due more to the slower speed of paragliders. In the distance records I am familiar with, the pilots were in the air all day and only landed due to nightfall. True, a hang glider could cover more distance on glide between thermals, but how many record setters pass up good lift just because they have an extra 5:1 glide-ratio? I think that the longer distance of the HG records is because at the end of a long day the HG has a higher average speed and covers more ground in the limited daylight available. Airwavesport4 (talk) 23:15, 9 September 2011 (UTC)