Paragliding is an adventure sport where pilots fly lightweight, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid structure. The document discusses the history and development of paragliding from its origins in the 1940s, the advantages it offers tourists, and the key equipment needed. It also lists popular paragliding locations in Turkey and globally, including sites in Antalya, Izmir, and Kayseri in Turkey and countries like Costa Rica, New Zealand, and Australia worldwide.

1. PARAGLIDING
Paragliding As A Touristic Attractiveness.
Paragliding in Turkey and Around the World

2. CONTENT
• What is Paragliding
• History Of Paragliding Sport
• Adventages of paragliding
• Tourism Demand & Paragliding
• Tourism Supplies & Paragliding
• Needed Equipments
• Paragliding and related activities
• Who Can Attend To This Sport ?
• Paragliding In Turkey
• Paragliding Festivals In Turkey
• Most Demanded Cities In Turkey For Paragliding
• Most Demanded Countries In The World For Paragliding

3. PARAGLIDING
Paragliding is one of the most demanded aviation sport because;
The matarials that being used for paragliding are movable,can be stored
at home. This sport doesnt require a special takeoff or landing track. İts
simple to learn thans to its easy control. One of the best aviation sport
ever because you are not in the cocpit and you feel all that rush and
adrenalin and its the cheapest aviation branch.

4. Paragliding is the recreational and competitive Adventure sport of
flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched gilider aircraft
with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness suspended
below a hollow fabric wing whose shape is formed by its suspension
lines, the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing and the
aerodynamic forces of the air flowing over the outside.

5. A paraglider can fly hours and kilometers long with following the air
currents by the appropriate weather, hours of flights.
These moves can be done by the personel skills and abilities thats why
pragliders are use the « Pilot» title.
The world Record made by a Turkish Pilot which is 232 KM

6. HISTORY OF PARAGLIDING SPORT
• In 1948, simple sail wings appeared (invented). People started to
discover that these wing can be use to pull themselves and keep
them on the air for a while. In 1948 Dr. Francis Rogalla invented the
portable delta wings and by the time these portaple delta wings are
progressed by security and performance.

7. PARAGLIDING’S HISTORY
• The parachutes used first to jump from the planes and by the time a
new sport catagory created which is callad ‘parapente’ in French,
‘paragliding’ in English, ‘yamaç paraşütü’ in Turkish which means Cliff
Parachuting.
• In 1970’s first Paragliding attempts started and in 1980’s Paragliding
become a famous sport.

8. ADVENTAGES OF PARAGLIDING
• Can easily take off,
• Can easily routed to anywhere,
• Can easily land,
• The wings can open and bend in a couple of minutes,
• With an appropriate training, Basic Flying control abilities can be
learned in a couple of days.
• Cheaper than the other Aviation sports.
• Can be done every little hillside,slope or windy area.

9. TOURISM DEMAND & PARAGLIDING
Tourist demand is defined as the total number of persons who travel, or
wish to travel, to use tourist facilities and services at places away from
their places of work or residence.

10. TOURISM SUPPLIES & PARAGLIDING
Tourism supply is a complex phenomenon because of both the
nature of the product and the process of delivery.
Principally, it cannot be stored – it is a perishable product
Transport and information technology are key elements
Policy, planning and development issues

11. TOURISM SUPPLIES & PARAGLIDING
Attractivenesses;
Natural beauties, Attractive mountains, Hillsides and opportunities for
back ups .
Infrastructures;
Take off runways, Landing Points, accessable raods,
Upper structure;
Accomidation, Transportation, Transport vehicles and transport
equipments.

12. NEEDED EQUIPMENTS
1. Parachute

13. NEEDED EQUIPMENTS
2. Pilot Harness

14. NEEDED EQUIPMENTS
3. Wind Meter

15. NEEDED EQUIPMENTS
4. Helmet

16. NEEDED EQUIPMENTS
5. Suit

17. NEEDED EQUIPMENTS
6. Boot

18. NEEDED EQUIPMENTS
7. Windscok

19. NEEDED EQUIPMENTS
8. Variometer

20. PARAGLIDING IS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING
ACTIVITIES

21. 1. Hang gliding

22. 2. Paramotor

23. 3.Speed riding or Speed Flying:

24. 4. Windsurf or Power kite

25. WHO CAN ATTEND TO THIS SPORT ?
• Every healty person over 15 years old can attend to this sport after they
had their theorical and practical trainings.

26. PARAGLIDING IN TURKEY

27. PARAGLIDING IN TURKEY
• The participants who attend to paragliding are between 20 – 55
years old Tourists, locals and professional pilots in Turkey. Most of
them are a member of special flight clubs or members of
universities’s flight clubs.

28. PARAGLIDING IN TURKEY
• Foreign paragliders are coming to Turkey by tourism agencies, flight clubs,
international festivals.
• Non – professional attenders are mostly tourists and join to the Tandem
paragliding.

29. PARAGLIDING FESTIVALS IN TURKEY
• In many cities of Turkey there are many National and
International Paragliding festivals are being
organised.Some of these festivals are below;
 Aydıncık yelken ve yamaç paraşütü festivali
 Uluslararası Ölüdeniz hava oyunları festivali
 Adapazarı uluslar arası yamaç paraşütü festivali
 Sakarya uluslararası yamaç paraşütü festivali
 Bolu abant havacılık festivali

30. MOST DEMANDED CITIES IN TURKEY FOR
PARAGLIDING
• Ankara – gölbaşı ________ Racon
• Denizli- Pamukkale_______ Rinamit
• Denizli- çökelez _________ Çökelez
• İzmir - boz dağ ___________Boz dağ
• Kayseri _______________Ali dağ
• Erzincan ________________Munzur
• Isparta _________________Eğridir
• İstanbul ________________Ormanlı
• Akşehir _________________Akşehir
• Antalya kaş______________Asaz
• Bolu ___________________Abant
• Sivas ___________________Yıldız eli
• Manisa__________________Spil
• Tokat ___________________Şenyurt
• Muğla- ölüdeniz___________Babadağ

31. MOST DEMANDED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
FOR PARAGLIDING
• Turkey
• Costarica
• Canada
• New zeland
• İndia
• Australia
• Bulgaria
• Cyprus
• Holland
• Greece
• Mexico
• Moscow
• Poland
• Switzerland

32. İsak UZUN
2012 lsth Semester AWF Erasmus