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 residential, group and corporate needs.

Group discounts available for 3 or more people.

Substantial discounts off training fees when purchased with a new glider.

This is an introduction to paragliding, you will get hands on experience with the equipment and learn about the different parts and functions, how to set it up and how to check it before its daily use. You will then spend time getting used to controlling the glider above your head on level ground. Once you have mastered this you will then take several short hops where you are between 5 – 15 feet above the ground maintaining a straight course and flaring upon touchdown.

You will also learn some theory on how the gliders fly, what keeps us in the air and suitable weather for flying. If the conditions are suitable you will get a chance to take a tandem flight where an instructor will fly you around so you can get a feel for higher altitude.

Should you decide at the end of the day you want to carry on with training, the day you have done will go towards the full course and the price you paid for the day will be deducted off the price of the course.

£160

Day 1 will cover all the above and day 2 will start with daily checks and then more ground training before taking progressively higher flights and getting used to making turns and the correct in flight control positions. There will be short lectures on site selection, meteorology and principles of flight. By the end of day 2 you will have flown from around 50 feet and experienced the buzz of paragliding. .

Should you decide at the end of the 2 days you want to carry on with training then the days you have done will go towards the course and the price you paid for the 2 days will be deducted off the price of the course.

£300

This course is 3 – 4 days depending on how quick you learn, After doing this course you are nearly halfway through your training.

You will have covered Daily inspections, pre flight checks, straight flights, introducing turns up to and more than 90 degrees plus higher flights up to around 100ft, You will now be getting a feel for the glider in flight and how to respond to the controls to make it do what you tell it. You will be able to make a landing in a 20m radius of your given point.

You will have had some soaring beats where you will maximize your time in the air flying along the ridge rather than just flying straight down. If you’re lucky enough then you may have encountered flights of around 5 minutes. You will have covered lectures on principles of flight, meteorology, basic air law and airmanship.

There is a multiple choice exam at some point during the EP course to make sure you have grasped the basics of understanding flight.

£499

Another 5-8 days in which 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 and we will discuss the hazards involved with slow and fast flight.

There will be 3 more in depth theory lectures and another multiple choice exam.

Once you are a qualified CP pilot your licence alows to ridge soar, if you want to progress to XC flying you will need to sit the Pilot Tasks and Exam before embarking on any cross country flights.

See your club coach for further information.

£599