Mysore, Karnataka.

Located a few hours away from Bengaluru, at the base of the Chamundi Hills, Mysore has hosted several skydiving camps in the past.

If as a child you ever dreamt of flying like a bird, here's your chance to do it. Skydiving is a have it all experience that defies words. It is for those who have discipline, focus and the nerve to conquer fear. It is the closest you can get to nirvana, as in the realm of clueless consciousness, yet alert.

Some guidelines to follow-

• You need to be reasonably physically fit and need to get a medical certificate of fitness form a general medical practitioner.

• You will also be signing an indemnity bond before you jump.

• You will have to be below 90 kg in weight for static & tandem both & your height should be maximum 5.10 feet for tandem (In static jump we can take more than 5.10 feet)

• You should have no history of high BP, cardiac problems or serious back injuries.

• Your BMI should be below 27

• You have to be at least 16yrs of age to do the Static jump and above 18 yrs of age to do the tandem jump.

 Tandem jump participant is connected via a harness to the instructor. The instructor guides the participant through the whole jump from exit through freefall, piloting the canopy, and landing. The participant needs only minimal instruction before making a tandem jump.

Tandem jump is a very popular training method for first time skydivers, but it is more expensive than a static jump It exposes first-time jumpers to skydiving with minimal expectations from the participant. The training may consist of many of the activities performed by any participant, for example, how to exit the aircraft, how to do maneuvers in freefall, and how to deploy the main canopy themselves. However, the instructor remains primarily responsible for safe and timely parachute deployment. Jump is carried out at 10,000 ft. Few Hours of training is required for participant.

In Static jump, participant jumps alone with the parachute, and the parachute is deployed immediately after leaving the plane, regardless of actions taken or not taken by the parachutist. However the parachutist must adopt and maintain a suitable body position throughout deployment to minimize the chances of a parachute malfunction.

One instructor is in the aircraft who assist in jumping from the aircraft, and other who is on ground helps in landing by giving instructions through radio contact.Jump is carried out at 3,500 to 4,000 ft. Participant undergoes 1.5 days of training.

Free fall-Accelerated freefall (AFF) is a method of skydiving training. This method of skydiving training is called "accelerated" because the progression is the fastest way to experience solo freefall, normally from 10,000 to 15,000 feet "Above Ground Level" (AGL). Tandem AFF: Is an AFF where you will have a full day training. The next day would be your jump with the instructor piggy backing you,but you would be the one handling all operations, i.e opening of parachute,landing etc.

AFF: Two instructors jump along with you(not piggy backing you) and they help you maintain position mid air,and let you go.A single AFF is a training of 2-3 days.

Location- Mysore, Karnataka.

Nearest city- bangaluru.

Activities to do- skydiving.

Best time to visit/do- throughout the year, except on a high windy or bad monsoon.

How to reach ?-

1) By Rail-  Mysore railway station has three lines, connecting it to Bangalore, Hassan and Chamarajanagar. All trains that connect to Mysore are operated by South Western Railway Zone, Hubli of Indian Railways. The fastest train to serve the city is the Shatabdi Express.

2) By Road- Mysore is connected by National Highway NH-212 to the state border town of Gundlupet, where the road forks into the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.State Highway 17, which connects Mysore to Bangalore, was upgraded to a four-lane highway in 2006, reducing travel time between the two cities.

3) By Air- Mysore Airport has scheduled commercial air services.