Sky Sports or Air Sports
If flying is your passion and you think the sky is calling you to play with the clouds, you can venture into some of the aerial sports. Now does that make you happy… if yes, then get ready to fly. Some of the options available are bungee jumping, paragliding, sky diving and hot air ballooning.
Some Prominent Names
Archana Sardana, Padma Shri Shital Mahajan.
INSTITUTES
Bangalore Mountaineering club (Skydiving, paragliding and tandem jump)
Bangalore
bmcindia.org
IISM (Ballooning)
Gulmarg
iismgulmarg.in
Temple Pilots (paragliding)
Kamshet
templepilots.com
Wings and Flights (paragliding)
Pune
paraglidingindia.com
Course details, duration and Fee
Above 16 years of age and a medical fitness certificate is all that is required to enrol for the various courses. The training process is as under – Theoretical explanation of what is expected, Practical demonstration, Practising with the trainer under his guidance, Performing solo
(Eligibility – Physical fitness and determination)
Duration
2 to 6 days basic course
Fee
Rs.25,000/- to Rs. 75,000/-
Job Profile
Instructor, Solo Pilot, Tour Organiser.
Employers
Airport authorities, adventure sport clubs, tourism centres.
Expected Salary
Rs.15000 to Rs.25,000 a month
Expected Salary
Rs.10,000 to Rs.15,000 for instructors