Gliding in India

Since age's humans have a lust deep in their heart to fly like a bird in the vast blue sky, to some extent we humans are able to quench our this thrust by taking up the adventure of aero-sport to fly in open skies. The desire of an eventual adventure, the escapade of floating freely in air, without any stoppage can be achieved through aero-sport adventure like Para-gliding, Para-sailing, Hang-gliding.

Para-gliding
Para gliding is most adventurous sport that gives ultimate satisfaction to adventure lovers. People from all over the world have found this sport quite agreeable, full of fun and the most safest and convenient way for flying in the air. As compared to the hang-glider, para-glider is advantageous in the sense that it is much lighter than a hang-glider and easy to handle, the operation and opening up is much easier and requires less time, and on top of it the supplementary benefit is that there is no jumping from a helicopter or airplane to relish the glide in the sky. A simple training is required to achieve your goal of flying in the sky.

Major Destination for Para-gliding
Para gliding can best be under taken on the slopes of the Solang valley near Manali, the valley offers some of the most approved destinations for para gliding in entire India. Places like Nilgiri hills in the south, the Eastern Himalayas in the Darjeeling-Gangtok area, Auli in Uttar Pradesh, and Sansar in Jammu and Kashmir are other important places coming up and getting world wild recognition in recent times.

Major Equipment Required
For Para-gliding not much is requires, there is a specifically designed square parachute with fittings attached by lines that hold the body tight and keep it in place. The parachute is made of rip stop nylon, which is specially coated, with polyester to ensure no air passage.

Hang-glider
As compared to Para-gliding, hang-glider is quite much heavier almost weighing up to 55 kg and much cumbersome to handle. It takes around 2 hours to open the glider and almost the same time to pack it. The trivialities are more complicated and much risk factor is involved. Then it is a fact that there is no adventure if there is no risk factor involved in the game, due to this reason this game is still quite favorite of many adventure seekers. The rapture of flying in the vast blue heaven is just beyond description and it's just awe-inspiring.

Major Destinations
Valley of Himachal Pradesh offers perfect destination for hang-gliding. Billing at the altitude of 8,500 feet in Kangra Valley gives some of the best opportunities for excellent flying. Billing offers 100 km of up and down, and cross-country flights.

Dharamkot at an altitude of 11,800 feet, located near Dharamshala in the state of Himachal Pradesh also offers adventure for hang-gliding.

Major Equipment Required
The equipment's required for hang-gliding are a good hang-glider, a safety helmet, yoke, and life jacket. India offers quality hang-gliding equipment with in built safety features all matching with international standards.

Para-sailing.
The adventure with para-sail is just dazzling, in this normally a parachute is attached to a motorboat. As the motorboat picks up a speed the parachute rises up in the air. The splendid satisfaction of flying in the sky hundreds of feet above the blue sea is beyond explanation. Not much training is required to indulge in this adventure that the reason the game is getting tremendous vogue all over the world.

Major Destinations
Billing in the Kangra valley is very popular for Para sailing, the sport is regularly undertaken here. Other place where the game is fetching its popularity is in Goa, Trivandrum, Orissa, slopes of Uttranchal, in the northeastern states, especially Manipur, and many other places in India.

Major Equipment Required
There are not much equipment required to enjoy para sailing. A big parachute is required, a rope tows about 300 feet long to tie the motor boat and a motor boat with 100 HP is required. Further for safety majors, you need a helmet and a life jacket.

Best Visiting Time
India is a vast country that enjoys deviant geographical zones with variance in the climatic conditions of the country. These climatic conditions offer immense opportunities through out the year in aero-sports adventure for the sport lovers. People come here to participate in their favorite sports all through the year.

Major Events
The hang-gliding events in India are mainly organized in Billing in Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh. The place also has the distinction of organizing first every paragliding competition according to the rules of Federation Aeronautic International. That makes the Valley quite popular and also acceptable for other world paragliding championships.