Paixão, Jairo Antônio daTucher, Guilherme2015-05-252015-05-252012PAIXÃO, J. A. da; TUCHER, G. Risk perception for paragliding practitioners. International Journal of Sports Science, v. 2, p. 6-10, 2012. Disponível em:<http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.sports.20120202.01.html > . Acesso em: 16 mar. 2015.2169-8791http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/5492As an adventure sport, paragliding exposes participants to different levels of life risk. However, the boundary between calculated risk and real risk is a subtle one, depending on the practitioner’s perception. Thus, this study aimed to analyze risk perception of 73 paragliding practitioners. The descriptive-exploratory study method was used. Data was col-lected via a questionnaire validated according to the Delphi technique. Variables were evaluated from a bipolar Likert type scale, ranging from 1 to 7. Paragliding pilots perceive risk as a genuine form of ludic adventure. When airborne, their per-ception of risk is related to their level of confidence in technique mastering and equipment quality. A selfish attitude was also observed: pilots are aware of their own risks but fail to realize the risk they can pose to others when rules are ignored.en-USRiskPractitionerParaglidingArtigo publicado em periodicoAll of journals published by Scientific & Academic Publishing permit authors' self-archiving. Fonte: Scientific & Academic Publishing <http://www.sapub.org/Journal/aboutus.aspx> Acesso em: 02 jan. 2017.https://doi.org/10.5923/j.sports.20120202.01