LEARN TO FLY!
Learn to fly a paraglider over the beautiful scenery of Wiltshire.
Our experienced, talented, caring instructors pride themselves in giving quality instruction. We believe everyone is individual, so our training is geared to your specific needs and ability with the ultimate aim of getting you flying safely in a Club Environment and beyond.
Train as a paraglider pilot
Learn to Paraglide, or improve your existing paragliding skills, with our experienced instructors over the beautiful Wiltshire countryside or in sunny Greece, Slovenia, Spain or Colombia
TRAINING OVERVIEW
We are a British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (BHPA) registered school and our instructors can teach you to paraglide to Club Pilot standard and beyond.
The First Step...The Trial Flight!
If you have never been flying in anything smaller than a large passenger aircraft you will never forget your first experience of paragliding! It is designed for you to have fun, and to familiarise you with the glider including safety and the flight controls, whilst taking in the scenery. There are a range of air experiences to choose from and in every case you’ll receive a thorough safety briefing before you fly.
Whichever experience you choose you’ll have loads of fun and learn a lot. Some experiences include more flying than others so check out the options or give us a call to find what’s likely to work best for you.
The Next Step...The Training Begins
Once you’ve been bitten by the bug, you need to book your Elementary Pilot Course. This is the first BHPA level of competence and where you start really learning to fly paragliders. By the end of the EP Course, you will be able to take off and land un-assisted in moderate conditions, turn your wing and pass the EP theory exam. You’re not yet a pilot but you’re well on the way.
The Final Step
Now you need to qualify as a pilot by joining us for a Club Pilot (CP) Course. This is the BHPA level of competence required to paraglide without direct instruction, within a club environment. By the end of your course you will be able to handle and fly your paraglider in a full range of flyable conditions and land safely on the hill side or back on top where you started from. You’ll also learn to fly safely with other pilots, learn about active flying, rapid descent techniques and dealing with problems in the air like small tucks. You will have to pass the CP theory exam having learned about Meteorology, Principles of Flight, Air Law and General Airmanship. As part of your training you do at least 30 minutes of soaring flights and will safe and competent to leave the school environment and go on to enjoy paragliding with your local BHPA club (or clubs) and fly on their sites. Now you’re a pilot.
ELEMENTARY PILOT COURSE
The first stage in your paraglider pilot training
This is the first step to becoming a Paraglider Pilot.
PHASE 1: Ground Training
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Introductory Talk
Site Assessment Briefing
Introduction to canopy and equipment
Parachute landing roll
PHASE 2: Ground Handling
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Pre flight checks
Getting into the glider
Launching the glider
Directional control
PHASE 3: First Hops
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Getting Airborne at low level
PHASE 4: Flight Exercises
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Flight briefing
Communications (radio, bat signals etc)
Responsibility briefing – you are the pilot in command!
Higher flights
Introducing turns
Basic flight plans
PHASE 5: Theory and Exam
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Theory lecture on meteorology, principles of flight, anti collision and airlaw
EP 30 minute exam – (70% pass rate)
What’s Included:
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All the necessary tuition to include classroom work and flying training
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Log book
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Use of school equipment including glider, harness, helmet and radios for your EP training
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EP Theory Exam
From:
£750*
CLUB PILOT COURSE
This is the qualifying stage of your paraglider training
Once you’ve completed your EP training you can go on to do the Club Pilot (CP) Course which is the BHPA level of competence required to fly without direct instruction. This means that you can fly within a club environment using a variety of sites.
What’s Included:
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All the necessary tuition to include classroom work and flying training
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Use of school equipment including glider, harness, helmet and radios
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CP Theory Exam
You will learn to:
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Ground handle – inflate and control your paraglider on the ground in the full range of flyable wind conditions
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Take-off and land in the full range of flyable wind conditions, from light to moderately strong winds
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Use your canopy’s full range of airspeed appropriately
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Make 180 degree turns
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Carry out hill-side and top landings
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Fly safely with other pilots
Demonstrate understanding of the concept of “active flying” -
Deal with small asymmetric tucks and carry out the “big ears” rapid descent technique
In addition:
You will also have at least 30 minutes of soaring flights and will have gained further theoretical knowledge of Meteorology, Principles of Flight, Air Law and General Airmanship. Most importantly, you will have shown your instructors that that you have a sufficiently responsible attitude to paragliding to leave the school environment without posing an unacceptable risk to yourself or others.
Once you are CP qualified, you can join a local BHPA club (or clubs) and fly on their sites. Clubs cannot train you any further but the BHPA club coaching system has been devised to help you progress.
From:
£850*
COMPLETE PILOT COURSE
This is the full package and includes your own brand new equipment
This is the complete course that takes you from novice to BHPA Elementary Pilot and then to qualified Club Pilot. Once you are qualified you will be able to join a club and fly paragliders without instruction from club sites all over the UK. In addition, with this package, you’ll have all your own paragliding gear and will have learned to use it properly.
What’s Included:
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All the necessary tuition to include classroom work and flying training
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Log book
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Use of school equipment including glider, harness, helmet and radios for your EP training
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Triple Seven Pawn wing in the appropriate size and your choice of standard colour scheme
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Independance Innovation Pro Harness
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Reserve Parachute
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Plusmax Helmet in the colour of your choice
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EP Theory Exam
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CP Theory Exam
From:
£4,500*
Or call us on 07795632710 to discuss if this is the right package for you.
*If you have already completed your EPC this is available as CP only for £3,950