Paragliders are an advanced evolutionary aircraft that can go places and do things unlike any other vehicle. The entire paragliding set (wing, harness, helmet) up weighs less than fifteen kilos and easily fits into a backpack.

It is easy to transport, easy to launch, and easy to land. The paraglider itself is constructed of rip-stop nylon from which the pilot is suspended by sturdy Kevlar/dynema lines. All paragliders are shock and load tested for safety. The pilot is seated in the harness and connected to the glider in a sitting position. The pilot can choose the sitting inclination for maximum comfort as desired.

Paragliders are classified depending on the weight of the pilot and the level of proficiency. There are training gliders (basic) for beginners, intermediate gliders for club level pilots for soaring and fun flying and advanced gliders for competition level flying.

Paragliding is often confused with Hang Gliding. Paragliders are non-powered aircraft weighing around 6 to 8 kgs, and can be carried in a backpack to any flyable site. It is made of Rib stop Nylon cloth (reinforced and polyurethane coated to make it non porous) with no rigid parts whatsoever. It is inflated and maintained purely by the movement of air across its surface. The pilot 'sits' below the wing, in a harness that is connected to the wing by suspension lines made of Kevlar or Dynema. He steers by pulling on one of two lines, known as brake lines.

Hang Gliders too are non-powered aircraft weighing more and being bulkier, need 2 people to carry them. They are fixed wing aircraft and take more time to rig-up and dismantle and are physically more demanding while training. Being bulky they cannot be carried by one person or put into the boot of a car but need to be strapped onto the roof of a vehicle. The pilot lies in a prone position and maneuvers with the help of a bar that he holds onto in-flight. Hang Gliders have more speed than paragliders and being rigid can consequently take off in stronger wind conditions.

With a paraglider, you actually fly like a bird. With this gift of wings you become a recreational pilot who can not only spice up your weekends but travel with your best buddy (paraglider) to fly anywhere in the world.

While training you will start out doing short flights trying to master the take off and landing technique. As you progress ahead you will be ready to fly higher and enjoy as pilots do – the art of soaring!  

Average recreational pilots, using thermal and ridge lift, easily stay up for 2 to 3 hours or more, can soar to altitudes upto 15,000 ft and travel cross-country for great distances.

Paragliders are aircrafts, which fly by the same aerodynamic principles that keep Boeings in the sky. However, unlike Boeings, paragliders are delightfully slow aircrafts, with a very small speed range. You can inflate it in nil wind, stabilize it overhead with a touch of the brakes, launch it at a steady trot, and yet it will also fly forward in quite a strong breeze. It turns with a gentle pull on a single handle, or will fly straight, with a little more than an occasional shift of your shoulders. It is far easier to handle a paraglider in the air than on the ground.

"No", "No", and "NO". Parasailing is what you do at a beach, in a modified round parachute tied to a boat or a jeep. You get dragged around like a sack of potatoes. You are not in control, very unlike a pilot. (If you want to really offend a paragliding pilot, refer to their sport as "parasailing".)

Parachutes are designed only to descend, to be deployed during free-fall from an airplane and to then descend to the ground. By contrast, paraglider pilots launch from gentle hillsides with their gliders already opened for flight; if the glider isn't flying properly, the launch can be aborted before leaving the ground. Since paragliders do not have to withstand the stresses of free-fall deployment, they are much lighter and aerodynamic and are designed to go up rather than down