The island of Icarus and Daedalus is home to several companies and clubs that organize contests or offer lessons and equipment for air sports. Crete is full of steep slopes, ideal for mountain sports associated with the wind, such as paragliding of paramotor. The area of Avdou by Hersonissos is one of the most popular paragliding spots.
All major airports of Crete house certified air-sport clubs, that provide seminars and small aircrafts to rent. There are also many clubs for aircraft modelling that organize astonishing demonstrations.
For extreme athletes, there are various skydiving schools with experience instructors. The schools operate at some airports of the island, such as Timbaki.
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