This course is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Equipment is provided so come and join the fun!
These courses are run at Ruapuke on the west coast (near Raglan).
As a Paragliding (PG) 1 student you will have a great weekend experiencing your first flights. Fly solo from day one!
You also gain FREE access to our new VR training equipment where we provide video analysis coaching this is a fantastic learning tool you can fly anywhere in the world. You will get to fly our training site and build knowledge and skills prior to your first actual flights.
This is the first step in your exciting journey towards becoming a safe and competent paragliding pilot. It's a great way to be introduced to flying without needing to purchase gear.
You will learn -
- to ground handle your glider
- launch techniques
- flight and landing skills
- launch and fly your glider
During the PG1 course you get to launch your glider solo - staying on the ground initially and then progressing to short flights off a low site.
"Would like to say a huge thanks to you and all the team for making my PG1 such an enjoyable 3 days. Thanks to your clear instructions and calm manner with a couple of hours guidance I was in the air and doing my first flights!! Unbelievable and super appreciated. A huge thanks to not only you but your community of pilots, such great helpful people. Looking forward to doing my PG2!"
- Josh
PG1 Details
After arriving at the flying site there will be a safety briefing, you will be issued with gear and shown what to do. After that you'll get to learn by doing. The course involves -
- Ground handling - learning frontal launch techniques
- 6 short top to bottom solo flights, or equivalent soaring flight/s, on radio with the instructor
- Equipment is provided for PG1
"We showed up for our PG1 course and couldn't believe we were given brand new equipment. We completed the course in 2 days starting with ground control, then 3 short flights on day 1. We then completed the course on day 2 with another short flight then a beautiful soaring flight."
- NIck and Veronica
