The paraglider was taking part in an event at the Fenland Wind and Airsports Centre.

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This, along with a paraglider wing, gets the flyer off the ground.

CNN: Flying 'Parajet' takes off

Bill Kitchen, his father, has called on paraglider users to carry beacons and for improvements in the way searches are carried out in remote areas.

BBC: GPS plea to paragliders after Joel Kitchen Himalayas death

The father of a backpacker who disappeared on a paraglider in the Himalayas has urged others to carry GPS devices in case they get lost.

BBC: GPS plea to paragliders after Joel Kitchen Himalayas death

And for aviation engineer Oliver Caldara, it was the motion of birds in flight which inspired him to design a new, more efficient, type of paraglider.

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"You run through a field and the paraglider wing catches the wind, it fills with air, blows you off the ground, you switch on the motor and off you go, you're flying, " he said.

CNN: Flying 'Parajet' takes off