Learning to Paraglide

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Have you ever dreamed of soaring like a bird?

Airworks can make that dream a reality. Paragliding can be enjoyed by people of any age - you can learn to paraglide in as little as ten days and they don’t have to be consecutive days, you can spread the training over several weekends or whatever best suits you.

With our expert tuition you will quickly develop the technique to become a competent pilot; strength is not a requirement. We have private sites covering all wind directions, ideal for the early days.

Our Club Pilot training includes the top landing and slope landing skills rarely taught abroad but required to fly safely in the UK.

Training Courses & Gifts

Paragliding Weekend Taster Day - £170

A whole day learning to paraglide, typically first getting airborne about lunchtime and solo flying all afternoon! This is designed to give you an insight into what paragliding is all about. The introductory day is actually day one of the ten day 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!) You will need to join the BHPA as a day member (£29, £5/U18) when you arrive here.

Paragliding Weekend Taster Day for Two - £320

Weekend

Paragliding 5 Day Elementary Pilot Course - £850

This five day course takes you on to the more important building blocks needed in order to achieve a safe and fulfilling attitude towards flying. You are introduced to the theory behind the fun. We will teach you to make site assessments, the importance of the weather and air law. You will learn how to improve your newfound skills both on the ground and in the air. You will now start to fly higher and for longer, hopefully flying from the top of our 500ft hills. Elementary Pilot Rating will enable you to move onto the Club Pilot course. You will need to join the BHPA as a full member when you arrive here.

Paragliding 5 day Club Pilot Course - £960

The five day Elementary Pilot to Club Pilot course builds further on the knowledge you have gained during your EP course. (If you upgrade this purchase to a package deal, we will teach you until you achieve CP, even if it takes 40 days!) We will teach you greater control, flying even higher and longer than before, until you have achieved your first soaring flights, landing back on the top of the hill. (Our Club Pilot training includes the top landing and slope landing skills rarely taught abroad but required to fly in the UK.) We will build further on the theory, giving you a greater knowledge of our flying sites, the weather, air law, theory of flight and general airmanship. Once qualified, you will be free to join a local club and fly unsupervised, but we do prefer you to stick around and fly with us until you are truly competent!. You will need to join the BHPA as a full member (£149/year) when you arrive here.

Beginner to Club Pilot Course - £1700

By purchasing your complete training course when you start training, or immediately after a taster day, you save significantly on the cost of the two separate courses.
Ten days training, but more importantly if you upgrade this to a package deal, we will teach you until you achieve CP, even if it takes 40 days! You will need to join the BHPA as a full member when you arrive here.

Fast Tracking and Upgrading to a course

We have, with no shadow of doubt, the most committed group of instructors, dedicated to actually teaching you to fly. We go the extra distance every time to ensure that your learning experience is both enjoyable and effective. We don't offer any gimmicky fast tracking options; all of our students are on the fast track if they so desire, we don't charge extra, you just need to be available. Alternatively, if you wish to learn at a more sedate pace, we can help there too. If you have completed a taster day with us or another BHPA school and you wish to progress your training towards Club Pilot(Novice) level please select the appropriate upgrade below. You will have to join the BHPA as a full member (currently £195 p.a.) when you come for your next days training:

Upgrade Taster Day to Elementary Pilot - £680

Upgrade Taster Day to Club Pilot - £1530

Package Deals

By purchasing your equipment together with your training course when you start training, or immediately after a taster day, you can make huge savings!
We can also tailor packages to best suit you!
(Package deals are sold through Winging It)

Bronze package - £4550, saving well over £600: Independence Cruiser wing, Skyman Hike harness c/w back protector, 10 day club pilot course.

Silver package - £5599, saving over £870: Advance Alpha 7 wing, Skyman Looping harness, Gin Lite Reserve, Neo Hexagon Helmet, Flymaster GPS LS Vario and Open-ended club pilot course.

Gold package - £7140, saving almost £1100: BGD Epic wing, Gin Genie x-lite harness, Gin Classic Lite 90L rucksack, X-Dream X-Triangle steerable reserve, Neo Hexagon Helmet, Flymaster GPS-M Vario and Open-ended club pilot course.

Platinum package - £7769, saving over £1100!: Advance Epsilon DLS wing, Gin Genie x-lite harness, Gin Classic Lite 90L rucksack, X-Dream X-Triangle 125 steerable reserve, Charly No Limits Helmet, Flymaster GPS M FLARM Vario and Open-ended club pilot course.

Diamond package - £7999, saving over £1100!: Advance Epsilon DLS wing, Advance Lightness 4 harness & rucksack, X-Dream X-Triangle 125 steerable reserve, Charly No Limits Helmet, Flymaster GPS M FLARM Vario and Open-ended club pilot course.

Bronze Package - £4550

Silver Package - £5599

Gold Package - £7140

Platinum Package - £7769

Diamond Package - £7999

Monetary Gift Vouchers

If you just want to buy a gift voucher to contribute towards someone’s training you can do so here. Valid for five years:

One hundred Pound Gift Voucher - £100

Ten Pound Gift Voucher - £10

Finishing School 5 days - £700

If you have already qualified as a club pilot or a foreign equivalent at level IPPI 3 but you learnt elsewhere or just feel that you need more close supervision and training this is for you. This five day course ensures that you are competent at the skill set needed to fly safely in the densely populated skies of Sussex. You will have your own kit. If not we can hire you equipment. You will need to join the BHPA as a full member when you arrive here.

Finishing School 1 day - £150

If you have already qualified as a club pilot or a foreign equivalent at level IPPI 3 but you learnt elsewhere or just feel that you need more close supervision and training this is for you. This training helps ensure you are competent at the skill set needed to fly safely in the densely populated skies of Sussex. You will have your own kit. If not we can hire you equipment. You will need to join the BHPA as a full member when you arrive here.

Day Rate (started elsewhere) - £200

If you require additional paragliding training to complete club pilot, having started to learn elsewhere, this is our day rate towards ensuring that you are competent at the skill set needed to fly safely in the densely populated skies of Sussex. You will need to join the BHPA as a full member when you arrive here.

Day Rate (additional days) - £165

If you require additional paragliding training to complete club pilot, having purchased and undertaken a fixed length course with us, this is our day rate towards ensuring that you are competent at the skill set needed to fly safely in the densely populated skies of Sussex. You will already have joined the BHPA as a full member when you first arrived here.

Find Us

Contact Us

info@airworks.co.uk

Laughton, UK

(01273)434002

Before You Book

Before you book, please read our terms and privacy policy.

Age limits: Dual flights - 12 (can be waived in exceptional circumstances,) One Day Introduction & EP - 14, Club Pilot - 14.

Please Note: Lessons do not have to be taken on consecutive days and may take more or less days than stated, depending on the individual's ability. It is advisable not to leave too much time between lessons, as progression through your course will be detrimentally affected. If you leave more than one month between lessons, you will be required to purchase an additional days training (£99) for each month without flying. Courses must be completed within 12 months of commencing. On all our courses we will only fly if it is safe to do so and in this regard the Duty Instructors decision is final.

BHPA Membership

Membership to the British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association is mandatory because it covers you for third party liability. This is taken out on arrival at the school.

Day membership is £29, £5/U18 and full annual membership is £200.

Personal Accident Insurance

Aviation is inherently dangerous and can result in injury or death.

Personal Accident Insurance is not included in your BHPA membership nor is it currently available through the BHPA. We strongly recommend that you take out Personal Accident Insurance for the duration of your paragliding course. You would have to arrange this prior to your lesson(s). We are aware that Sportscoverdirect offer such insurance

Voucher Extension - £30

To give you plenty of time to book, our one day introduction and tandem vouchers are valid for one year. Remember that paragliding is a weather dependant sport so you may need to book in a few times before the weather is suitable for you to fly. If your voucher is due to expire soon and you don’t think that you will be able to come along before it does, you can extend it by three months here:

This is applicable to one day and tandem vouchers only. You must extend your voucher before it has reached it’s expiry date, you cannot extend the life of an expired voucher.