Temple pilots was born out of a pure passion for flying and a dream of sharing the sky with you!

Avi, an ex - fighter pilot (IAF) has been flying various aircrafts from simple fixed wing gliders and single engine training & hobby aircrafts to supersonic fighter jets. He has been an aviator till he discovered 'flying' - the purest form of free flight.paragliding! Where the birds are not a flying hazard but friends that celebrate the spirit of freedom with you. Where you ride the waves of the wind.and be one with the sky. He loves to teach beginners and has devoted his professional life to competent, enjoyable and patient instruction.

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Anita, an adventure enthusiast since childhood, has been not only actively trekking in the Sahyadris, but enjoys adventure writing and nature photography. Anita has a background in advertising and pure marketing. She is a paragliding pilot with a passion for environmental issues having also worked with NGO's like World Wide Fund For Nature. Experiencing the beauty and feel of the mountains, the charming simplicity of its people is as important to her as flying.

Temple Pilots instructors team includes Tanaji from Kamshet- a born natural flyer with a flair for training and inter personal relations. He took to the skies early as a young boy, with as much ease as he manages his sugar cane and rice farms. But flying is his passion, to watch the mountains that surround his village and the Indrayani river from the skies has bought a completely new dimension to his love for his homeland. TJ as he is popularly known is quite a star in our local flying area - and everyone is so very proud of him.

Dhawal – a wannabe scientist decided to the skies for some fun flying. A Space Science PostGraduate but Dhawal had a different calling in his heart. Pure love and passion for flying reached him to Paragliding...

Dhawal flies a GIN Zulu and is an assistant instructor with Temple Pilots as a full time professional.

He also likes any thing related to aviation. Has had a stint with microlight and sailplane flying and is a Bronze medal winner in All India Aeromodelling Competition.

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Deev is an all round adventure enthusiast. He’s keen........ Interested in all elements of nature - Land, Water & Air.

He has abundant experience in Rock climbing, Mountaineering, Kayaking, Sailing and Windsurfing. He is also experienced in Adventure based learning. An avid mountaineer who has climbed quite a few high snow covered mountain in the Himalayas, his highest climbed mountain – Mt. Sudarshan in the Gharwal Himalayas is 6507m, also sea kayaked along the Indian coast for 20 days. Loves to be in the midst of Mother Nature and has always wished to fly like a bird.

That is why after his paragliding courses he joined us as an Assistant Instructor, to combine his passion for flying with being able to teach people how to take to the skies.
His dream is to fly from the snow covered mountain in the Himalayas.

Melissa -Our newest entry .
Melissa, gave up her short career in the media to pursue her passion for adventure sport. Energetic, spirited , fun loving and naturally adventurous , she is up for just about any challenge that may come her way.

She completed her undergraduate degree in economics from  St.Xaviers, Mumbai after which she was bitten by the media bug. She wanted to document travel stories and ended up working on an adventure sports show.This opened up her mind to the immense potential that the indian extreme sports fraternity has to offer.

Her natural athletic ability combined with her love for the great outdoors has brought her here. She also has her mind set on mountaineering, kayaking, rafting, base jumping, handgliding, zorbing, kite surfing,snow boarding....the list goes on.
 
She's currently smiling, re-discovering herself in the skies.

Other than flying we are about fun, friends, laughter and discovering...more about yourself through this wonderful sport.