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AGC JOURNAL 2016

Exercise Glide Horizonte

Paragliding Sports Tour To Brazil

By Warrant Officer Class 2 Robinson Shakya

Warrant Officer Class 2 Rob Over the next seven days, we flew in
Shakya from Management three different locations in the country
with various distances of cross country
Accountancy Services flights achieved by all. Whilst Governador
(Army), as an active Valadares provided us with the rock
massif of Ibiturana to navigate around,
committee member of Army the undulating terrain at Baixo Guandu
Hang Gliding Paragliding with lush green vegetation and coffee
Association, led a team plantations were the welcoming sights
during our flights there. Despite difficult
of twelve Armed Forces conditions, those more experienced
paragliders to an overseas amongst us managed to cover a distance
of more than 30km whilst others followed
sports tour to Brazil over the behind in a breadcrumb covering varying
period 11th to 22nd May distances.
2016. This was the most
anticipated event in the

Armed Forces Paragliding
calendar as we would be
flying the world cup sites.
Conclusion
Sequence of events
Finally, towards the end of the tour, we
arrived at Rio de Janeiro for that much
Flying in Brazil began after a lengthy anticipated flight over Christ Redeemer.
travel and despite some setback due to Unfortunately, the weather was yet against Backgroud:
unfavourable weather in early days, when us to achieve this goal and most of us Flying over the city of Rio de Jeneiro with a low cloudbase
the flights were finally conducted, the settled with a nice flight over the city of Rio Top Left:
new sites presented pilots with picturesque after navigating around some low clouds. Rob Shakya flying over the city of Governador Valadares
tropical terrain to fly over providing some The views were spectacular nevertheless Top:
unforgettable moments, especially the and at the end, we all came back content Almost the Corps Paragliding team.
flight in the setting sun over the city of with our experiences both sporting as well Rob Shakya and Mark Jones after landing out in Baixo
Guandu during a cross-country task
Governador Valadares. as cultural from this trip to the Southern Above:
hemisphere. View from up high

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