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The aviation in the teenage world.
Something that most of the people don’t now, but that is true, is that a lot of teenagers feel passion for the planes, sometimes as a hobby and sometimes as a possible career. At the age of 14 to 16 or 17 years old, the teenagers are in the process to find a career, and one of the most wanted is the aviation, but how can a teenager live the aviation in Colombia?
If you feel that all you life is the aviation, that you are disposed to do a lot of things for it, you have some other options as practice “aeromodelismo”, or “ultralivianismo” that are hobbies that although they are expensive, they have a lot of relation with the aviation.
From one side, the “aeromodelismo” consist in fly little planes build of wood, that most of the times are radio controlled. This hobby is considered much related with the aviation because you need to have some concepts of aviation, as forms, objectives, physical concepts, among others.
This hobby is also perfect for those who like the aviation, because when you go to the wrong way, you share a lot of time with people that have the same likes as you, so you feel comfortable and happy.
In Colombia, this hobby isn’t very popular, but there are some wrong ways where you can practice it, as “Los alcones, team J.E, Club los 10” between others.
From the other side, there is the “ultralivianismo”. This hobby is even more expensive than the “aeromodelismo”, but also is actually a true aviation experience.
The “ultralivianismo” is perfect who those teenagers that like the aviation because in places as Flandes- Tolima, the “ultralivianos”, that are real planes, are rented to the public, and when you rent it, and take off, you have the possibility to control the plane by some minutes, doing things as ascend, descend, turn right, turn left, practice an stall, etc
Flandes is located four hours away from Bogota, so for the people, go to Flandes to fly, is also a good opportunity to share with the friends or with the family, and to feel the experience of fly a real plane.