“ For once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward; for there you have been, and there you long to return.” -Leonardo Da Vinci
Xtacee Paragliding club comprises of a core group of highly passionate and dedicated pilots like Jagadish , Magesh,Tara, Narendra, and Vinay.
Our group has become livelier with the addition of Shivakumar, Bhaskar, Chetan, Gunaranjan, Vinit, Gautam, and Murthy who fly with us on a regular basis, and the family is growing!
Our visiting pilots list is even longer and is growing as the year passes.
Pilots from WPA Mumbai also visits us every year We have gained a lot by flying with them. Pilots Like Magesh, Alan, Keith, Clotie, Ajay, Amar, Nikhil, Dipankar,Christo, Neeraj, Samit, and Sumit, from WPA have already fallen in love, and more WPA pilots are likely to be lured by the magic of Nandi Hills in the years to come.
Other Indian visiting pilots who have enjoyed, flying Nandi hills with us are Bhagatram and Maher Chand from Himachal Pradesh,Dinesh,Joy and Avi from Pune, Milind and Shubang from Delhi.
Come, let‘s go skywards !!!
PARAGLIDING TANDEM FLIGHT
Fly Like a bird ! Tandem Paragliding is safe and exhilarating !!
A tandem paragliding flight is perfect for those who would like to try paragliding for the first time. This exciting introduction allows you to fly with an experienced pilot and enjoy every moment in the sky.
PARAGLIDING TRAINING PROGRAM
Learn to fly
Designed to produce safe, confident, and competent pilots, the paragliding training programs at Xtacee Paragliding Club combine practical flying with essential theoretical elements. Theoretical lessons are conducted in natural environments at various paragliding sites around Bangalore, with discussions taking place in real time
101
Ground handling and glider management
Course Duration
4 Days
Course Content
👉Forward/Alpine launch setup and execution.
👉Reverse launch.
👉 Standard cross brakes method.
👉 Mitsos technique / Front & Rear risers method.
👉 Three axis launch technique.
👉 Assymetric launch technique (Cobra).
👉 Big ears launch technique.
👉 Glider management skills.
👉 Wind and weather.
P1
Basic level course
Course Duration
10 Days
Course Content
👉Theory of flight, basic meteorology and air law.
👉Introduction to the paragliding equipment, its transport, care and maintenance.
👉Pre-flight safety checks.
👉Glider inflation and deflation procedure.
👉5 days of forward/alpine launch technique training
👉Takeoff and landing procedure.
👉Preflight checks and set up procedure
👉Five flights from 30m high hill.
👉90° left and right turns.
👉180° left and right turns.
👉Evaluation.
P2
Intermediate level course
Course Duration
10 Days
Course Content
👉Intermediate level theory.
👉Reverse launch technique training.
👉Site and weather assessment.
👉Flight planning.
👉Pre launch checks and preparation.
👉Airlaw /Airmanship.
👉5 Dynamic soaring flights of 20 minutes duration each.
👉Maximum glide and minimum sink speed flying.
(Speed to fly)
👉Understand stalls, spins & deflations – recognition and recovery procedure.
👉360 degree turns.
👉Pitch control exercises.
👉Wind drift correction exercises.
👉Big ears & Big ears+ speedbar descent techniques.
👉Precision approaches and landings.
👉Evaluation.
Narendra Raman is a devoted paragliding instructor whose journey into the skies began in 1998 with the microlight aircraft Xair—a 3-axis ultralight powered by a Rotax petrol engine and a wooden two-blade propeller. His fascination with flying only deepened in 2000, when he took part in a static line skydive in Mysore, an experience offered to the general public for the first time.
That same year, a tandem paragliding flight introduced him to the serene thrill of flying with the wind in his face, under a silent fabric wing. Captivated by this unique experience, he and five fellow microlight pilots pooled resources to buy a paraglider and began their self-taught journey into paragliding. With Ian Currer’s Touching Cloudbase as their guide, they immersed themselves in every facet of the sport.
After six years of exploring the skies across India and abroad, Narendra turned his passion into a purpose. In 2006, he founded Xtacee Paragliding Club, where he has since dedicated himself to teaching and sharing the joy of free flight with countless aspiring pilots.
