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aerial sports
Sports or leisure activities done in the air using specialized apparatus and equipment.


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hang gliding
Sport where a pilot strapped to a hang glider or a paraglider launches from a mountain slope, gains altitude and remains aloft for some distance.


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glider
Small engineless aircraft that is launched by a tow plane and stays aloft on air currents.


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ballooning
Sport of traveling in a balloon carried along by the wind; flights take place at dawn and dusk, when winds are light and the air is stable.


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parachuting
Range of sporting activities that all include opening a parachute in the air after jumping from an airplane.