Paragliding Elementary pilot course (BHPA EP)

• You want to learn to fly a paraglider and have no experience
• All paragliding equipment is included for the duration of the course
• It is a 5 day course
• Your weight should be a maximum of 90kg if you don’t already have your own equipment.

If you want to learn to paraglide with little or no experience and progress to the stage of truly getting your feet off the ground and flying like a bird.

The syllabus is as follows for paragliding lessons:

Phase 1: GROUND TRAINING
Introductory talk – Site assessment briefing – Introduction to canopy and equipment – Avoiding/minimising injury.

Phase 2: GROUND HANDLING
Briefing- Pre-flight checks – Preparation – Putting on your paraglider and equipment – Inflation – Take off’s with the glider – Directional control.

Phase 3: FIRST HOPS
Getting airborne – Low level flights.

Phase 4: FLIGHT EXERCISES
Eventualities briefing – Commands and communications briefing – Responsibilities briefing Flights – Maintaining course and airspeed Flights – Introducing turns flights – Completing simple flight plans.

Phase 5: THEORY
Meteorology – Principles of flight – Rules of the air and air law

• Flyeo is a British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (BHPA) registered school as well as a Fédération française de vol libre (FFVL) registered school.
• Our approach to pedagogy is to constantly question, develop and improve in order to bring you the best methods for instructions. We want to exceed your expectations!