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Ramesh landing at the bottom of chotta hill

More photos from the first batch of Basic course

Climbing up to the chotta hill

Resting under the Big Banyan

Big Banyan chill out at we wait for the winds to die down

Ground handling session at the Big Banyan

Basic Course: batch 1, Jan/Feb 09

Ground Handling at Hoskote

Ground Handling at Hoskote

Chotta Hill take off

take off from chotta hill

Read up Vijay's account of his completion of the Basic Course

Completion of First Paragliding course at Bangalore

PG Massala is happy to announce that it has completed the first paragliding course conducted at Bangalore in collaboration with BMCindia.com and GetOffUrAss.com. The course saw the participation of 8 students, Akshay, Ramesh, Vijay, Anand, Barath, Krishna, Abha and Kanishk. It was a successful Basic course with everyone managing at least 1 flight from the chota hill, with the most ardent participants achieving 3 solo flights. Some videos will be posted later on.

After completion of each course, PG Massala inspects each gliders for any wear and tear, this means inspecting the sailcoth as well as each lines to make sure no damage has occured. If any are found, these are repaired in the Sailloft facility of Raj Hamsa Ultralights Pvt Ltd, the only company in Bangalore with such facilities. The gliders are then cleaned and packed properly awaiting the next batch. This inspections ensures the longevity of the gliders as well as safety for the next students.

Ten Men Flying under Giant Paraglider

A friend of mine recently sent me this video of ten mad French men taking off under a giant paraglider.... 9 men jump off in flight and sky dive. It is interesting to watch the solo landing of the pilot at the end of the flight. The wing is so large that he is barely making any head way and looking at the previous landings of the parachute jumps, it looks like there is very little wind!