The first to take off spreads his paraglider out in the preparation zone, and checks to make sure none of the lines are tangled. He fastens several sets of straps across his chest, and with both hands pulls taut the first main strap and the steering. Then, setting his body at an angle of 60 degrees to the ground, he begins to run.
打頭陣的飛行者將飛行傘在預備區攤開，理了理傘繩確定沒有互相糾纏，便將數組主提帶固定於胸前扣環，雙手拉住第一主提帶和煞車環，與地面成六十度角開始起跑。