Aired (November 10, 2023): Forget the heights and enjoy the view! Let's join the former cast of Royal Blood, Rhian Ramos, in her paramotor gliding adventure in Bamban, Tarlac!
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00:06 Guys, what's the result when you combine the go-kart motor for the chute and glider?
00:11 You'll know the result because Rian Ramos is fearless in the Paramotor Gliding in Tarlac.
00:19 I'm so excited for this amazing event.
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00:31 Rian Ramos, ready for takeoff.
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00:37 Hi, Napoy! I mean, Dong!
00:40 Well, after the Royal Blood, I miss the thrill.
00:44 So, I want, no, I need an adrenaline rush.
00:49 And the answer to that is the Tarlac Paramotor Sky Adventure.
00:54 It's here in Bambang, Tarlac, and I will be flying the Paratride.
01:01 Of course, I can't do it.
01:05 We need an expert pilot, Leslie, Captain Harley Gomez.
01:10 Hi, Cap!
01:11 Hi, Rian! Is this your first time?
01:13 Yes, but is this scary?
01:16 This is actually one of the safest aviation, the Paramotor, Paratride.
01:22 Because it has a parachute, even if our engine dies, we can still glide.
01:27 It's like paragliding. That's what we're going to do.
01:30 So, this is our takeoff. We'll probably fly 500 to 600 feet.
01:34 The takeoff is so fast.
01:35 It's fast. It's a very short takeoff.
01:37 So, we don't have time to back out. That's important.
01:40 That's right.
01:42 I've known Rian Ramos for a long time, and I can say that he doesn't lag behind.
01:48 Just get closer, Rian, because it's just the beginning.
01:53 Watch out. Rian Ramos takes her weekend adventure to new heights
01:57 because she's flying in the middle of Tarlac and Bambang.
02:02 Paramotor, gliding pilot, before you reach the retirement and success
02:07 that you've been going through all your life.
02:09 Here's my friend Rian Ramos' chance to fly the car that she'll be flying in two provinces.
02:18 So, Cap, it looks very small and lightweight. How does the Paratride fly?
02:25 Okay, basically, the Paratride has an engine with a propeller.
02:30 And then, it also has a control. This is the throttle, our speed.
02:36 So, the good thing about the Paratride is that even if the wind is zero, we can still fly.
02:41 Unlike paragliding, where they jump in the mountains.
02:44 So, it requires a lot of skill and high performance.
02:47 This is the most important thing I want to know. How is the landing? Is there a pre-load?
02:52 Good question. Actually, the landing is the most pre-loaded.
02:57 If you see fighter jets, they have parachutes.
03:01 Yes.
03:02 So, it's like that.
03:03 So, we can control that due to these control brakes.
03:06 At this time, it can fly 1,100 kilometers non-stop in a straight line.
03:15 It sounds very relaxing, but just to make sure, what is the most dangerous thing that can happen?
03:21 First of all, before we fly, the weather.
03:23 That's the most dangerous thing. If the wind is strong, you can't fly.
03:27 If it rains heavily, that's the only thing.
03:29 But the rest of it, in terms of engine failure, it's very safe.
03:34 Cap, actually, I have trust in you.
03:38 Of course.
03:39 Let's get ready.
03:41 Let's get on. Let's go.
03:45 The challenge is real for Rian Ramos in his first ever paramotor gliding adventure.
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03:58 I wasn't nervous. I trusted Cap.
04:10 And when he said the top speed, I wasn't afraid anymore.
04:14 He said, "It's all up to 40." I'm like, "Okay, I can do it."
04:17 Regarding the paratrike, it wasn't bumpy at all. It was very smooth.
04:22 It's like we're just gliding.
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04:26 We are flying over the river at 200 feet.
04:32 The first thing we flew over was a river.
04:36 And everything just looks so beautiful from above.
04:39 That's what the birds can see.
04:41 We are over the air.
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04:52 When it's low, it's like everything passes by faster.
05:13 And you feel like you can touch it in a short time.
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05:19 Feeling so lucky and blessed and just in awe of this beautiful world.
05:29 And what a playground we're given.
05:32 It's amazing. It moves so quickly and easily.
05:43 We're going down again towards the rice field.
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05:49 The landing actually took a few tries.
06:00 Every time it's low, we're pushed to the side.
06:04 If there's any part at all where I was slightly nervous, that would be it.
06:09 And when we got the landing, no pain, absolutely smooth and very, very relaxing.
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06:19 I enjoyed it so much that I didn't even notice that Margaret's wig was coming off.
06:27 But thank you so much, Cap. I really enjoyed it and I felt safe the whole time.
06:34 And thank you to Dong and Amazing Earth because I really enjoyed that.
06:39 It was a different extreme activity that I checked off from my bucket list.
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