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The present study aimed to explore the effects of leisure experience by tandem paragliding participants upon their satisfaction and post-participation behaviors divided by attributes of satisfaction. Among those who took part in the test two-seater paragliding at the training sites in Gyeonggi, Chungcheong and Jeonbuk provinces during the weekends from Oct. 2012 to Mar. 2013, 335 were selected as the subjects for this study by means of convenience sampling. From the study, it was concluded as follows: First, the leisure experience of paragliding participants turned out to have direct positive (+) impact upon their satisfaction. Second, it was found that the leisure experience of paragliding participants had direct positive (+) impact upon their post-participation behaviors. Third, the study found that the satisfaction of paragliding participants had direct positive (+) impact upon their post-participation behaviors. The conclusion suggested that paragliding instructors should seek to operate the experience program that could bring satisfaction to participants, remove any elements that might cause danger to safety, and improve facilities and surrounding conditions with a view to encourage continuing and expanding participation in paragliding practices. Such measures will ensure diversification of tourism goods of local communities and activation of local economy as well as will lay foundation for sustaining progress of aeronautic leisure sports industry.