Aero Sports In India

Be it ballooning, hang gliding or para gliding, India offers excellent locations and facilities at Kangra, Dasauli, Dharamasala, Shimla, Pune, Mhow, Indore, Mysore, Udhagamandalam and Shillong. Float over the mountains ... soar higher on every current of air ... hang-glide in the mountains and valleys of Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu, the Chamudni hills of Karnataka and the hills in Shillong in Meghalaya. Except for the monsoon season, para gliding and hang gliding are safe throughout the year.

Ballooning in India
About Ballooning
About 50,000 cubic feet of hot air fills a giant nylon balloon to which your basket is attached. Hot air ballooning is becoming a great adventure option in India. To learn to pilot a hot-air balloon you need to be at least 16 years of age and physically fit. Depending on how quickly you master it, training takes three to six months. Facilities for ballooning are available for amateurs and professionals across the country. A festival balloon mela is organized in Delhi every year and anyone can take a joy ride. The Ballooning Club in India organizes numerous international balloon festivals and demonstration flights annually. There are clubs in Guwahati, Dehradun, Bangalore and Jaipur too.

Major Ballooning Sites In India
India also has its own hot-air balloons and the Ballooning Club of India organizes international balloon festivals and demonstration flights annually. There are Ballooning clubs in Guwahati, Dehradun, Bangalore and Jaipur.

Ballooning Places in India:
Agra, UP
Pushkar, Rajasthan
Beneshwar, Rajasthan
Nagaur, Rajasthan


Gliding in India
Flying like a bird, soaring through the sky with heedless enthusiasm-- floating in the cool breeze, swooping high and low looking down from a new paradise the running life, endless stretch of green vegetation and other targets below!

Gliding invites zealot to scrupulously hold the wind and trust the Mother Nature-- as you ride on your man-made wings in to her open arms. Just have confidence, you can control it of course, some times there comes is a feeling of helplessness during your flight that makes gliding sports much of an excitement.

Hang Gliding
About Hang Gliding
hang-glider is quite heavy (almost 55 kg in weight), bulky, and much complicated object. It takes around 2 hours to open the glider and almost the same time to pack it. The technicalities are more complex than, say, a para-glider and the risks more. But, then, what is in adventure if some element of risk is not involved? This is the only reason that this game is still quite popular despite so many new versions coming out. The joy of flying in the sky just like a bird is unparalleled and enormous.

Major Hang Gliding Sites In India
Hang Gliding, comparatively a new sport in India, is gaining popularity. India has got thermal soaring effects in the summer months and hill soaring almost year-round. Most Indian hang gliding sites have been highly rated and those in the lower regions of the Himalaya are among the best the world has. Hang gliding clubs in India are located at Pune, Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Shimla, Devlali and Bangalore.

Hang Gliding Places in India:
Billing, HP
Dharamkot, HP
Pune, Maharashtra
Delhi
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Chandigarh
Shimla, HP
Devlali, Maharashtra
Bangalore, Karnataka
Kalahatty, Ooty

Hand Gliding
Himachal Pradesh in North of India is one of the popular sites for adventure sports. The majestic peaks, snowy slopes and green meadows with deep valleys, offer exquisite options for mountain climbing, trekking, skiing and also for hand gliding, quite a recent charm added in winter sports. Most Indian hand gliding sites have been highly rated and those in the lower regions of the Himalaya are among the best of world's sites. Hang gliding clubs in India are located at Pune, Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Shimla, Devlali and Bangalore.

India enjoys good hills flying almost throughout the year, the winter months are idle for hang-gliding. Like many other sports hand gliding is also dependent on the weather, don't be disappointed if you are not able to take up this adventure sports on a cloudy or rainy day - a sudden change in whether is quite a common phenomenon in Indian sub-continent.

Paragliding in India
About Paragliding
Para-gliding is the latest aero sport to take the world by storm. The origin of the sport dates back to 1940s when an aviation pioneer, Dr. Francis Rogalo constructed his flexible Delta Kite and filed a patent for it. But it was not until the early 1980s that parachutes were foot launched regularly from hills. Since then, this sport has been rapidly expanding.Thousands of people all over the world have found this sport convenient, sheer fun and a safe medium of soaring in the air. A para-glider is different from a hang-glider or a parachute in the sense that it is much lighter than a hang-glider, much easier to open up, takes little time, and the additional advantage that you do not need to jump from a helicopter or airplane to enjoy the glide in the sky. What you need is some basic training and the will to achieve success.


Paragliding Places in India:
Billing, HP
Kullu, HP
Solang, HP
Lahaul & Spiti, HP
Naukutchiyatal, Nainital
Dayara Bugyal, Garhwal
Dhanolti Ridge, Garhwal
Bedni Bugyal, Kumaon
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Udaipur, Rajasthan
Bikaner, Rajasthan
Matheran, Maharashtra