A whole day learning to paraglide or paramotoring, typically first getting airborne about lunchtime and solo flying all afternoon!
This is designed to give you an insight into what paragliding and powered paragliding is all about.
The introductory day is actually day one of the full course and your tuition will include all of the criteria that you would learn as a full course student. This ensures that should you wish to carry on to complete the training, you will already have learned the basics:
- You are introduced to the equipment which includes glider, harness and helmet.
- You will learn to handle them on the ground and the basics of how to control them in the air.
- You will learn to take-off and land.
- Once you have acquired a reasonable level of competence you will be able to start actually flying. Typically this stage is reached just about lunchtime.
- You will start with flights only a few feet above the ground and should progress to flights from about 200′ up the hill by the end of the day.
You will have gained a good working knowledge of what is involved in learning to fly and will be ready to continue towards your club pilot rating.
Maximum student weight 200 kg – 30st.
Minimum age 14and there is no maximum age limit!
You will need to join the BHPA as a day member (£16) when you arrive here.
