8 DAY LEARN TO PARAGLIDE COURSE
Learn why the birds sing
$2150
14 DAY STRAIGHT THROUGH PARAMOTORING ENDORSEMENT COURSE
We love the smell of 2-stroke in the morning!
$3500

2021-2022 COURSE DATES
2021-2022 Paragliding Course Date Overview
April
Friday 15th April to Friday 22nd April: 8 Day Learn To Paraglide Novice Course - Easter Course! Full
Friday 15th April to Thursday 28 April: 14 Day Straight-Through Learn to Paramotor Course - Full
May
Sunday 8th May to Sunday 15th May: 8 Day Learn To Paraglide Novice Course - Taking Bookings Now
Sunday 8th May to Saturday 21st May: 14 Day Straight-Through Learn to Paramotor Course - Taking Bookings Now
I travelled from West Oz to an amazing part of the country where Cloudbase Paragliding has got it wired. Chris & Mark offer the full live in package where you are immersed around the clock in paragliding heaven . Experienced instruction keeps you both safe & comfortable. Its easy to see, as these guys are oozing with passion to get you achieving your goals. Probably take me another week to get this silly grin off my face.
8 DAY HGFA PARAGLIDING COURSE
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Our biggest point of difference is that we run our courses with a maximum of 4-5 students. This ensures that our students achieve more airtime and personal time with an instructor.Â
What to expect
- Introduction to the Sport : The Hang Gliding Federation of Australia, licensing legals, course overview
- Understanding your equipment : All elements of a modern paraglider, harness and associated equipment used when flying are explained in an extremely detailed session
- Ground handling : Forward and reverse launching in varying wind conditions
- Training slope flights : This is where you’ll get an opportunity to get associated with being proficient at take off and landings, and build your confidence before you get to attempt your high flights
- Tandem flights : You’ll get an opportunity to have as many Tandem flights so that you feel comfortable being up high. We also will demonstrate how to ridge soar, thermal, and land effectively
- First High flights : This is where we do our first high glides. A moment you’ll wish you could bottle
- Landing approaches : Figure “8” beats and Aircraft style
- Ridge Soaring : Staying up and using upward lift along a ridge
- Thermalling : Controlling the glider in thermic conditions, using the thermal core. Using a variometer/altimeter
- Big Ears : Understanding an important decent manoeuvre and when to use this technique
- Rear Riser Steering : An emergency manoeuvre in the event of brake line knots or breakages
- Theory lessons : Approx 20 hours theory in a relaxed atmosphere
- Theory exams : including post exam debrief
- Top Landing : Why land on the beach if you can top land?
- Emergency recovery techniques : Understand how to confidently recover from different situations
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