Flying
The man has a never ending quest to fly and be at par with the birds in the sky. The effort started long back with the Icarus according to the Greek mythology with the help of the wax welded feathers to form the wings and after that those wings were attached to the Icarus who flown with it but died short while by a fall from the air due to melting down of the wings. This caused his death. Indian relics also frequently mention the name of the Pushpak and other vimanas which were able to fly and used frequently at that time. Modern efforts started getting success from the time of the famous German Otto Lilienthal who made and flew the gliders with quite a success. After that Write Brothers of America invented the powered Flying machine and man was able to fly at par with the birds.
This hobby is for those men and women who get the thrill from the great heights in the air and want to fly like a bird in the air. The Hobby can be divided into two parts. The first being the Gliding and the second is the powered flying. The gliders are the flying machines which do not have the power plant to enable them to fly. They are launched with the help of the winches or the powered aircraft. The gliders remain in the air for a very short span of time. Some time the gliders are towed to the air with the help of the powered aircraft to get a longer duration of flight.
The duration of the flight also depends on many other factors like the skills of the pilot and the conditions of the weather. There are many clubs available to offer the gliding facilities in India. Almost all the major cities have the facility for gliding and training facilities for gliding.
Other branch of the flying is the powered flying. This provides the real enjoyment and the thrill of the open air to the pilot. Many times the pilot gathers so much experience flying the aircrafts that he gets the chance to pilot the larger aircrafts and can become a professional pilot for any airline or some business house. Of course there are certain examinations he has to go through before that.
Like the gliding power flying also can be followed in India in almost all the major cities. As there are number of flying clubs available in the country. The facility of the flying and training for the enthusiasts are available here.
This hobby satisfies the man’s quest for flying and getting the thrill of flying at the same time it may offer you a lucrative career option also.
