Hang Glider pilots make good paraglider pilots

I had the opportunity to dabble in paragliding while I was employed as a hang glider test pilot for U.P. in Utah in the early 90's. The equipment was all right there for the using and I was surrounded by some of the best paragliding pilots of the day. The Point of The Mt. was our test and R&D site and a great spot to try out this new way to get off the ground when I needed a break from "work". I thought it was simple at first pull it up over your head turn around and walk off the hill. Need to turn, just pull down on a break handle till it turns, need to stop pull down on both at the same time all the way till you touch down, simple. I only flew when the conditions weren't conducive to testing or R.&D. so I didn't get into any trouble, lucky I guess. I say lucky because like a lot of other pilots of that time I though that I already knew enough about foot launched flight to just jump into a paraglider and do just fine. Then I noticed that a lot of hang glider/paragliding pilots were getting hurt paragliding, some of them were very accomplished hang glider pilots! I slowed way down, I decided that applying my judgment about flight conditions I learned from years of hang gliding wouldn't work, I had to start all over. Developing sensitive active flying skills, flying in smooth conditions on stable gliders and getting good instruction is the way to make a safe transition to flying bags.