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Space Apple is based in
Virar, closest and the best place near Mumbai for
paragliding training. Being a coastal area the winds are
laminar, predictable and ideal for training in the
evenings. Ridge soaring and thermalling is possible in
mid afternoon.
Flying sites: Sydney
hill, Black Beauty hill, Twin Rock hill, Jivdani hill,
Kaner hills and few other small slopes are used for
training depending on wind strength and direction. Virar
is the only place for paragliding in India with so many
choices all in a radius of about 6 kms to 8kms from
Virar station. The sites are close to main road so
unlike at other places you do not spend much time in
travelling. The training sites are never crowded as we
are the only school at Virar so no waiting time unlike
at sites where there are over 15 to 20 students from
different schools using one site.
Innovative method:
Winching is another method used by Space Apple for
training. In winch based flying, the takeoff is from a
flat ground, instead of hill. So you do not have to
climb hill to perfect your landings. This saves time and
energy while learning the basic skills. You also end up
getting more flights in training. Virar has hundreds of
acres of open land where winch based training is
conducted. Virar also has a huge coast of over 20 kms
which is ideal for paragliding and paramotoring
training.
All this add up to your
advantage as we rarely have to cancel or postpone
training due to bad weather.
Advantage: Though
dedicated to paragliding, Space Apple is into many
aviation sports such as paramotoring, trike flying,
power kiting, parasailing and aeromodelling. The Chief
Instructor enjoys teaching and has been training since
1998. The training team has two Chief Instructors and
two assistants. The number of students per batch is
limited between two to four – the advantage is personal
attention.
The
choice is yours to learn paragliding or to go on an
expensive picnic. |