A new wave of flight-related sports has captured the imaginations of the adventurous among us, taking thrill-seeking to ever-higher heights. With Air Sports, you can soar right along with your daring neighbors. Air Sports is a great introduction to the many facets of flying for fun. It presents the many different types of tools people use to get into the air and discusses the strentghts and weaknesses of each. The goal of the book is to help aviation enthusiasts choose which type(s) of aviation are right for their life style, set realistic flying goals, and then helps them with the first steps of acheiving those goals.

Written by Norm Goyer, a  well-known aviation authority, Air Sports delivers fast-paced, entertaining coverage of these gravity-defying activities. You get detailed insight into training requirements, time and cost estimates, and safety precautions for a wide range of aerial pastimes, including:

• Soaring
• Sky Diving
• Ballooning
• Ultralight piloting
• Paragliding
• Gyrocopter Flying
• Hang Gliding
• Remote-controlled airplane flying
• Powered Parachuting
• Home Building

This unique new book describes the great fun and reward of the various flying sports. It includes descriptions of what training is involved with each, the time involved with training and flight preparation, and the cost investments involved with the various different air sports activities. This illustrated and comprehensive guide is appealing to all ages and all walks of life.