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WHAT IN THE WORLD! - Paramotor daredevil beats daily grind commute by gliding across skies into work─── 13:50 Tue, 28 Apr 2015
High-flyer Paul Cox is beating the early-morning rush hour - by paragliding into work.
Paul Cox takes to the skies in a paramotor for the 10-mile journey to Holyhead Boatyard from his back garden in Gwalchmai, north Wales.
The Royal Navy overseer jumps into the £8,000 motor - around the same cost as a family hatchback car - when conditions are clear and the wind is below 12mph.
The 51-year-old also gains clearance from RAF Valley’s 22 squadron before taking off.
Once he has completed the half-hour journey, he simply folds up the four-stroke motor into a suitcase and strolls into work.
Paul, from Anglesey, takes in the beautiful Welsh coast on his morning commute before posting videos of his ride to work online.
The trip is a far cry from the 12-mile each-way commute he used to endure every day - and he certainly has turned heads.
Paul said: “I’ve certainly become well-known on the island. It’s not too noisy. Only on a still day can people hear me coming.
“It’s fantastic and it’s a surreal feeling being up in the air - I’ve been up to 7,500 ft around Mount Snowdon and it doesn’t feel like you’re at a great height.
“Once you’re up you have to concentrate - you can’t be thinking about anything else - but it does take you away from it all and it’s quite relaxing.”
Paul got into the unusual transport, which consists of a seat with a large fan behind it attached to a parachute, while visiting his parents in Alicante, Spain.
