| Pierre Lamoigne couldn't have known that
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| | with a built-in platform for take off and
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| he was making aviation sport history when
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| | landing.
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| in the early 1960's he attached a
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| | The Pioneer Parachute Company started
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| parachute to his moving car and invented
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| | making parachutes under the protected
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| parasailing. Lamoigne was a parachute
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| | name of "Parasail" back in the 1960s
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| teacher, and the easiest method then to
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| | after Lamoigne's first successes.
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| teach the use of a parachute was to raise
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| | Parasailing historically has enjoyed most
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| the "pilot" into the air to a certain
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| | of its popularity as an air and water
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| height and then untie the parachute to
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| | sport, but there are now land-based
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| let the pilot float free. People often
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| | parasailing competitions that are
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| confuse this method called parascending
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| | especially popular in Northern Europe and
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| with hang gliding. But when Lamoigne did
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| | Finland. History was made again with the
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| not release the parachute and pulled the
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| | first international competitions being
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| pilot along in the air behind in a
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| | held in 2004.
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| high-speed vehicle, parasailing truly
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| | Parasailing does not have to rely on
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| began.
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| | competitions to be a popular sport.
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| Higher standards for parasailing were set
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| | History shows that the thrill and
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| in the 1970s when a man named Mark
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| | excitement of being airborne has made the
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| McCulloh made history by using the
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| | sport of parasailing very popular with
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| parachutes at sea. He started first by
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| | families. But caution and good judgment
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| raising parachutes from the shore but
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| | should always be used, especially with
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| then went on to design a motorized
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| | the equipment and weather conditions for
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| platform, then a boat to pull the
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| | flying. Everyone should get training from
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| parachute back to the ship. These days
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| | a certified parasailing instructor before
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| there is even a specially designed ship
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| | attempting a first flight.
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