The paraglider landing spot is an area of grass about 1km from our flat, with a walking/running track around it. We often head there on a Sunday afternoon for a quick walk and run around and to watch the paragliders landing.
The photos below give a fairly accurate representation of what it is like. Because not only is the paraglider landing place used for paragliders landing, at a weekend it is also full of people who've come to sit outside, kick a ball around, have a picnic and enjoy being outside on a warm afternoon. Yesterday I saw someone who had obviously ordered takeaway to be delivered to the landing place (and I thought what a great idea!).
But I do feel sorry for the paragliders. It's not enough to try and land a paraglider (which seems to require quite a bit of space and quite a lot of skill), they must also negotiate the groups of people literally sitting all over the field. Some people even bring camping chairs. And many people sit there often apparently oblivious to the paragliders landing around them, with no intention of moving whatsoever!!
I've never seen a collision yet, though I have heard paragliders shouting at people to watch out.
The side of Ali Dağı is on the left hand side of the photo, and the paraglider can be seen close to it.
Coming into land on a field full of people
Over everyone's heads
Zoomed in
And just about to land
