At MWPGC we provide courses and instruction to meet the requirements of all grades of pilot whether it is your first experience of paragliding or you are quite competent and require challenges outside your normal flight routine and locations.

We are well equipped to provide support for group and corporate needs. Please enquire.

This is an introduction to Paragliding where you will learn about the equipment, how to set it up and pack it away, you will learn about dynamic airflow and site selection. You will be taught the need to take off and land into wind. By the end of the day you will have piloted the aircraft solo.

£160

You will do all the above with more flying and higher flights up to 50ft, you will reach a reasonable and consistent level of competence and confidence making directional control corrections required to maintain a straight course. By the end of day 2 you will have had around 10 – 15 solo flights.

£300

This is a four day course and the first part to gaining your (cp) license. You will do all of the above on the first 2 days then you will have higher flights up to 100ft where you will have to do 90 degree turns. You will demonstrate unassisted launches and fly demonstrating good airspeed, control and lookout; you will follow simple flight plans and you will have to land in a designated area.

We will spend time doing various lectures including the bhpa, principles of flight, Meteorology and Air law. You will then have to pass a multiple choice exam before being awarded your ep rating.

This is the first stage to becoming a club pilot.

£499

Another 5-8 days in witch you will be introduced to ridge soaring, you will learn how to initiate 180 degree turns. You will have to demonstrate a minimum of 3 flights of at least 10 minutes in the air.

After you have completed these tasks you will have to demonstrate a minimum of 4 top landings at 2 different sites.

You will also have to demonstrate cross wind slope landings and be able to land within 10 meters of a designated target. You will be introduced to weight shifting and pitch control, accelerator systems and rapid decent techniques. We will discus the hazards involved with slow and fast flight. There will be 3 more in depth theory lectures and another multiple choice exam.

£599