[Rick Masters]

June 18, 2016

[Rick Masters]

July 3, 2016
The Mercedes Atego-Scheunenbrand ladder truck, a paragliding favorite!

[Bob Kuczewski]

When it comes time for a rescue, there's nothing quite as handy ... as a rigid frame.

[Rick Masters]

April 5, 2017

Unlike hang gliding, which requires a clumsy rooftop carrier to transport a glider capable of reaching a landing area, all today's paraglider needs is a car trunk or an empty back seat and a 12-ton ladder truck manned by a willing crew.

[Rick Masters]

The ever popular Mercedes Atego-Scheunenbrand ladder truck.
When you see one, you know you are getting near a paraglider flying site.
Don't leave home without it!

[Rick Masters]

Ladder trucks are an essential part of paragliding.
Without them, people would be forced to fly hang gliders (which can reach the lz).

[Rick Masters]

July 3, 2018

Here, a ladder truck is used as a crane.
"We need one of those for our club!" says the paraglider guy.

[Rick Masters]

September 19, 2018

Here a ladder truck is used as a crane to retreive a paraglider from the side of a cliff where he crashed.
Police confiscated the naughty paragliding canopy.
"If it wasn't for these ladder trucks, we'd have to fly hang gliders," said a paraglider guy.