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<center> # Flying / Air Sports Journal Originally published 2023-04-25 by Nick Sweeting on docs.sweeting.me/s/motorbikes. </center> --- <br/> ## 🪂 Paragliding I have paraglided a ~ half dozen times around Medellin/Bogota, Colombia. It's only ~$30 USD for half an hour of tandem flying, and the views are spectacular as you go over city buildings. <img src="https://docs.monadical.com/uploads/007461af-9795-4df4-90b4-eb7966e947bf.jpeg" style="width: 50%"/><img src="https://docs.monadical.com/uploads/0e449779-e3bf-4555-ae5f-8610b32b09dd.jpeg" style="width: 50%"/><img src="https://docs.monadical.com/uploads/88eab499-dab4-43a6-b9c8-09b65863e0f1.jpeg" style="width: 50%"/><img src="https://docs.monadical.com/uploads/a1510b1c-05d6-446f-9850-1765575a6f99.jpeg" style="width: 50%"/> ## 🤿 Skydiving I skydove once in the SF Bay Area. ![](https://docs.monadical.com/uploads/0b74785e-8890-4e49-b1e9-6d413497abe0.jpeg) <br/> ## [🚁 Drone Flying](https://docs.monadical.com/s/drone-journal) ![](https://docs.monadical.com/uploads/17ae5e17-0b0e-46e8-a653-a1bfde27a392.png) See my drone flying journal for more... https://docs.monadical.com/s/drone-journal <br/> ## 🎈 Hot Air Balooning I've gone hot airbalooning in Yangshuo, China, and in Mexico City. ![](https://docs.monadical.com/uploads/0db9d498-6f53-48c2-9742-b40bb850e62a.jpeg) ![](https://docs.monadical.com/uploads/b67beb2e-fc4f-44bd-8c5e-63181e8d7a20.jpeg) <br/> ## Wish List: Private Pilots License I'd love to get my pilots license at some point if I can afford it. So far I've only done some basic supervised flying around the Bay Area with a flight instructor friend of mine. <img src="https://docs.monadical.com/uploads/153f6bba-d18f-4e94-abd6-250ad06d2dba.png" width="49%"/> <img src="https://docs.monadical.com/uploads/855c1a77-ed88-4fba-9501-056d51afc35f.jpeg" width="49%"/> <br/> ## Wish List: Paramotor License I really want to get my paragliding / paramotoring license and do long-distance paramotor trips. <br/> ## Wish List: Wingsuiting After I have kids... <br/> --- ## Related Links - https://ciechanow.ski/airfoil/ --- <br/> ## Related Journals * **[🏍️ Motorbiking Journal](https://docs.monadical.com/s/motorbikes)** * [🚲 Bicycling Journal](https://docs.monadical.com/s/bicycle-journal) * [🚐 Vanlife Journal](https://docs.monadical.com/s/vanlife-journal) * [🧗‍♀️ Climbing Journal](https://docs.monadical.com/s/climbing-journal) * **[🏁 Racing & Rally Journal](https://docs.monadical.com/s/racing-journal)** - [🏂 Winter Sports Journal](https://docs.monadical.com/s/snow-journal) - [🌊 Water Sports Journal](https://docs.monadical.com/s/water-journal) - [🪂 Air Sports Journal](https://docs.monadical.com/s/air-journal) - **[🚁 Drone Flying Journal](https://docs.monadical.com/s/drone-journal)** * **[🗺️ Guide: Off-Road Route Finding & Navigation With GPX Tracks](https://docs.monadical.com/s/offroad-navigation)** * [🧳 Guide: Adventure Gear & Packing Lists for Off-Road Moto-Camping](https://docs.monadical.com/s/packing-lists) * **[🏍️ Listicle: Motorbikes I've Owned and Enjoyed Using](https://docs.monadical.com/s/motorbikes-used)**