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Glider, is a flight vessel whose fly is maintained via pull of another motorized plane or rapid pull via a steel rope connected to a motor outside the runway. Glider is separated from pulling rope by its pilot when it reaches to a certain altitude and begins to its free flight. Its appearance and functions of the commands are similar to the other motorized planes. But air conditions have more importance.

As glider has no motor, it has a special wing design. Special design of its wing profiles, being its wings big and wide gains glider a great rising force. Staying on air and flight of glider is maintained by air files. Air files formed during forward flight position of glider establish turbulence over wings by means of upper wings profile cross section, and also air files form a lifting force under wings due to wing under profile cross section. Thus, staying on air and flight is maintained, it can land and take off within a very short distance.

Cockpit of the glider can be for one or two persons. There are pedal, maintaining vertical axis movement of glider, and lever, maintaining vertical movement of glider in the cockpit. Other than these, there are subsidiary flight commands which will change the speed of the glider. There is also a wireless which will maintain the communication between glider and ground in the glider.

Inventor of the first glider in the world is known as Otto LILIENTAL, who had died during a trial flight on 1886 Otto LILIENTAL. Today glider sport is one of the most liked and performed air sports in Europe and the World. It is one of the oldest air sports in Turkey, Glider Flight School is opened in 1935.

Micro light is a very basic motorized flying vessel. Micro light, which is very easy to learn and use with basic motor structure can be for single or two persons. Command panel and indicator table is not complex. There is no importance of landing and take off runways, it can land and take off within short distances. Micro light, can fly without motor like delta wings and glider after take off due to its aerodynamic structure. In this way, it can fly for longer hours with smaller amounts of fuel – oil. Micro light flight is performed in our country like all countries of the world. For flying with micro light in Turkey, you should apply to Turkish Aviation Organization or aviation clubs.

Turkish Aviation Organization and aviation clubs are serving training for parachuting sports.

Falling Zones

Ankara: Administrative center of parachute school, is working under Turkkusu General Directorate, which is the executive organ of Turkish Aviation Organization in Ankara. Due to being air traffic very dense there is no possibility for frequent falls but in special days and for training of staff parachuting is made.

Inonu: It is the main training center, in which activities of parachute school are densely performed during summer months. It is 40 km away from Eskisehir, and it is one of the regions on which all of the aviation activities at the same time and having training and accommodation facilities.

Efes: It is 70 km away from Izmir, and 15 km away from Kusadasi, and adjacent to Efes ruins and Meryem Ana church, and a touristic falling center hosting to especially parachute competitions with 1760 m long asphalt runway.

City Name – Codes
Adana 322
Adiyaman 416
Afyon 272
Agri 472
Aksaray 382
Amasya 358
Ankara 312
Antalya 242
Ardahan 478
Artvin 466
Aydin 256
Balikesir 266
Bartin 378
Batman 488
Bayburt 458
Bilecik 228
Bingol 426
Bitlis 434
Bolu 374
Burdur 248
Bursa 224
Canakkale 286
Cankiri 376
Corum 364
Denizli 258
Diyarbakir 412

Edirne 284
Elazig 424
Erzincan 446
Erzurum 442
Eskisehir 222
Gaziantep 342
Giresun 454
Gumushane 456
Hakkari 438
Hatay 326
Igdir 476
Isparta 246
Icel 324
Istanbul Asia Side 216
Istanbul Europe Side 212
Izmir 232
Kahramanmaras 344
Karabuk 370
Karaman 338
Kars 474
Kastamonu 366
Kayseri 352
Kirikkale 318
Kirklareli 288
Kirsehir 386
Kilis 342
Kocaeli 262
Konya 332
Kutahya 274
Malatya 422
Manisa 236
Mardin 482
Mugla 252
Mus 436
Nevsehir 384
Nigde 388
Ordu 452
Osmaniye 322
Rize 464
Sakarya 264
Samsun 362
Sivas 346
Siirt 484
Sinop 368
Sanliurfa 414
Sirnak 486
Tekirdag 282
Tokat 356
Trabzon 462
Tunceli 428
Usak 276
Van 432
Yalova 226
Yozgat 354
Zonguldak 372

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