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 In India some of the major Aero sports that adventure lovers would love to indulge in include – Ballooning, Para Gliding and Hang Gliding. Each is different from the other in one way or the other yet the basic intention is the same - to provide you that feeling of exhilaration while you soar above in the sky like a free soul. The destination for Aero sports in India range from the hilly to coastal regions and from plains to desert regions. You also get an opportunity to fly over and watch the cities as they move by in usual manner. The amateurs can even indulge in these sports, but firstly you have to get a proper knowledge as too exactly you can take up an adventure activity in the air and enjoy it too. There are many government sports institutes and sports club in India that organize training course for para gliding and Han gliding. Tourism organizations in various states of India also organize sports event and competitions to promote these air sports. |
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Ballooning |
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 A huge nylon balloon fills about 50,000 cubic feet of hot air to which your basket is attached. Hot air ballooning is becoming a big adventure option in India. 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 plentiful international balloon festivals and exhibition flights annually. There are clubs in Guwahati, Dehradun, Bangalore and Jaipur too. |
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Para-gliding |
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 The climatic and physiographic conditions in Himachal are ultimate for paragliding. Due to the varying altitude, the low-lying valleys get intensely heated during summer; as a result, hot air begins to rise from the valley floor in vertical columns. These thermal currents are a delight to paragliding enthusiasts. Paragliding locations are Billing in the Kangra valley, Lahaul, Spiti, Bijli Mahadev, Solang in the Kulu valley and Bandla ridge. |
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Hang Gliding |
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 A hang glider is an elastic wing aircraft that is piloted by shifting one's weight. Flight is dependent on the existence of rising columns of warm air called thermals. Take off involves running off moderate slopes till the glider inflates. Tandem flights use a wing large enough to hold two people, the pilot and a passenger. Though a relatively recent entrant in adventure sports, hang gliding has really caught on with clubs coming up in cities such as Pune, Delhi , Chandigarh , Shimla, Mumbai, Devlali, Bangalore and Kalaheti.
According to experts, while India has good thermal soaring effects during the summer months, and offers hill soaring almost round the year, the soaring in the winter months-although too static-is also good for hang-gliding. Like many other sports hang gliding and para-gliding are dependent on the weather so don't be too disappointed if you land up on a cloudy day and you have to return later.
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