airsports
Sky-based recreational activities
Airsports are recreational and competitive activities that take place in the sky, including skydiving, paragliding, hang gliding, and hot air ballooning.
The term encompasses both powered activities like aerobatics and unpowered ones like soaring.
She got into airsports after her first tandem skydive.
Participants typically require specialized training and certification, and the sports are governed by national and international federations that establish safety standards.
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
- hang glidingUnpowered flight via portable wing
- wingsuitWearable gliding apparatus
- parachutingControlled freefall using canopy
freefall · canopy · altimeter · dropzone · jumpsuit · tandem · solo · formation
Engine-assisted canopy flight
- ultralightMinimal recreational aircraft
- microlightLightweight recreational aircraft
- gyrocopterRotorcraft with unpowered rotor
- trikeThree-wheeled pedal vehicle
engine · propeller · throttle · fuel · takeoff · aviation · airspace
Drag-creating descent device
- wingLimb enabling flight
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- helmetProtective head covering
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
altimeter · variometer · radio · reserve chute · risers · toggles · AAD · container
Performing aerial maneuvers
- racingSpeed competition sport
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
- swoopingDescending in curves
- championshipsTitle-deciding competitions
judges · scoring · routine · maneuvers · tricks · nationals · team events · individual
Attestation of qualification
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- ground schoolPre-flight aviation education
- tandem jumpTwo-person parachute plunge
- progressionSequential forward movement
instructor · safety course · simulation · practice · logbook · hours · ratings · checkout
skydiving
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
- hang glidingUnpowered flight via portable wing
- wingsuitWearable gliding apparatus
parachuting · freefall · canopy · altimeter · dropzone · jumpsuit · tandem · solo · formation · thermal
paramotoring
Engine-assisted canopy flight
- ultralightMinimal recreational aircraft
- microlightLightweight recreational aircraft
- gyrocopterRotorcraft with unpowered rotor
trike · engine · propeller · throttle · fuel · takeoff · aviation · airspace
parachute
Drag-creating descent device
goggles · altimeter · variometer · radio · reserve chute · risers · toggles · AAD · container · jumpsuit
aerobatic
Performing aerial maneuvers
championships · judges · scoring · routine · maneuvers · tricks · nationals · team events · individual · precision
certification
Attestation of qualification
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- ground schoolPre-flight aviation education
- tandem jumpTwo-person parachute plunge
progression · instructor · safety course · simulation · practice · logbook · hours · ratings · checkout · briefing
airsportswater sports
Recreation involving swimming, boating
aquatic sports · field sports · track and field · motorsports · marine sports
airsportscaving
Sport of exploring caverns
spelunking · potholing · deep-sea diving · cave diving · scuba diving
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