Intro Paragliding Lesson

This course is designed to allow a student to take the first steps in learning to fly a paraglider as if they were signed up for the P2 Pilot Certification course. Students learn the fundamental skills involved in safely launching, flying and landing a paraglider. 

This intro course offers the opportunity to fly one of the most inspiring aircraft on the planet. We start the first day with a full introduction to the paraglider, how it works and what it takes to get it flying. We quickly get you geared up and ready to practice some ‘simulated launches’ to get the launching sequence nailed down. As you’re perfecting your launches, you’ll have the opportunity to watch trained pilots come in to land and you’ll learn how to set yourself up for nice soft landings. Once you have a well-developed understanding of the launching and landing process, we’ll let you hang in our paraglider simulator to better understand what it feels like to fly a paraglider. We’ll walk you through the techniques involved in safely flying a paraglider with your feet hanging just a couple feet off the ground. You will come away from the first day’s lesson with a comprehensive understanding of how to launch, land and fly a paraglider at a beginner level.

Day two is treated as a flying day with the goal of getting you one or two flights off of our 300 ft training hill. You will experience the beauty of flight and find out if paragliding is something that you’d like to pursue further. The two training days are meant to be consecutive as the skills learned on day one are essential for a successful second day of flying.

The two-day lesson is considered an intensive course because the student’s learning happens at an accelerated rate. Attempting to fly any aircraft after just one previous lesson should be considered carefully. Every student learns new skills at their own rate and should not feel rushed to move through the paragliding progression at the same rate as any other student. For this reason, we also offer a Three Flight Intro Lesson Package which may allow for a more comfortable progression depending on the student. After years of instruction, we’ve found that the two-day intensive intro course is most appropriate for students that have years of experience in other adventurous activities like whitewater kayaking, rock climbing, skydiving, backcountry skiing, etc. Reason being, these disciplines teach one how to make clear decisions under stress, which is important for remaining safe in any form of aviation including paragliding.