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5 adrenalin-pumping air sports

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1 Skydiving

Skydiving is practiced by athletes jumping aircraft, making use of a parachute to decrease its fall speed. It can be done individually and with groups of people. Training is required.

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You can practice Skydiving in the aerodrome of Braga, which is the capital of our district and is about 30 km from our city (Guimarães).

Daniela

You can practice Skydiving in the aerodrome of Braga, which is the capital of our district and is about 30 km from our city (Guimarães).

Skydiving is parachuting for fun. Unlike most paratroopers, skydivers often wait until they are low, before opening the parachute.

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2 Balooning

It is an aeronautical sport practiced with a hot air balloon. Attractive aspects include the lack of a feeling of movement and the bird's-eye view. It is exceptional quiet (except when the propane burners are firing). Hot air ballooning has been recognized as the safest air sport in aviation.

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Alenjejo, Algarve, Aveiro are some of the best destiantions in Portugal to fly on a hot air baloon. But you can also do that in Lisbon or Oporto.

Cátia

You can practice Skydiving in the aerodrome of Braga, which is the capital of our district and is about 30 km from our city (Guimarães).

Cappadocia in central Turkey is considered the best place in the world to practice ballooning. Its raggy landscape of and its “fairy chimney” rock formations are best enjoyed from above.

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3 Paragliding

Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like 'speed bag' suspended below a fabric wing.

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Portugal, where the weather is reliable, is proving to be a popular choice for paragliding. Montalegre, Algarve, and Azores islands are popular destinations.

Inês

You can practice Skydiving in the aerodrome of Braga, which is the capital of our district and is about 30 km from our city (Guimarães).

Wing shape is maintained by the 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.

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4 Hang Gliding

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Portugal has many trails to practice Hang Gliding. (Madeira island)

Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame covered with synthetic sailcloth to form a wing.

Otília

You can practice Skydiving in the aerodrome of Braga, which is the capital of our district and is about 30 km from our city (Guimarães).

Typically the pilot is in a harness suspended from the airframe, and controls the aircraft by shifting body weight in opposition to a control frame.

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5 Base Jumping

BASE jumping is the recreational sport of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend safely to the ground. "BASE" is an acronym that stands for four categories of fixed objects from which one can jump: buildings, antennae, spans, and earth (cliffs).

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Mário Pardo is considered the first Portuguese BASE jumper. He has already jumped from Cabo Girão (Madeira island), from the 25th April Bridge (over the Tejo River) and from the Monument to the Discoveries (Lisbon).

Bruna

You can practice Skydiving in the aerodrome of Braga, which is the capital of our district and is about 30 km from our city (Guimarães).

Participants exit from a fixed object such as a cliff, and after an optional freefall delay, deploy a parachute to slow their descent and land. A popular form of BASE jumping is wingsuit BASE jumping.