FREE FLIGHT ACADEMY
Explore some of the world's best paragliding sites with instructors who have been teaching for over a decade. Experience local culture and push your cross country flying to the next level. Magical memories guaranteed.
Develop Skills
Cross Country flying is an art that is difficult to master. This beautiful sport can be incredibly frustrating at times but that's where a guided course can help. Flying with experienced instructors helps with:
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Take off & Landing Techniques
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Thermals - Sources and Triggers
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Reading Clouds
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Climbing in Thermals
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Best Glide Performance
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How to Make Distance
See the World
The guided courses are designed to help you progress in your flying, to do this we want to maximize our airtime which means visiting the best paragliding sites around the world.
From fresh Colombian coffee to the sweet Turkish Delight, we travel to places that allow us to dive deep into the local culture and really explore what the country has to offer.
Meet New People
The beauty of flying is so much better when enjoyed with others. A challenge taken on together brings us together and Cross Country flying is no different. Working together allows us to cover more distance, learn more and have more fun on the radio.
After a day of hard work, enjoying the local cuisine and celebrating our individual and team goals is where life long friendships are made .
Join the Family
Our courses don't just end when you get back on the plane. We care about your flying and how you progress which is why we're always available to offer advice, point you in the right direction and best of all, hear about your flying tales.
Our pilots go on to bump into each other all over the world, it's a privilege when you share these experiences and stories with us along the way.
Who are these
trips suitable for?
Just Starting
Some of our guided courses are suitable for those who have little hours post CP. Although these locations also offer the opportunity for big distances, we can focus on the key skills that allow us to reach those initial goals safely. Quite often moving onto bigger distances in the same week.
Progression Session
You cracked the thermals and you're getting some distances in but it's taking a long time to gain height and you keep bombing out when everyone else is still up there. Don't worry, we've all been there. Practice makes perfect, and guided practice gets you there a lot quicker!
Getting a Hang of It
Cross Country flying can sometimes feel like black magic and your not alone in discovering the art of thermals. This position is perfect for our course as we can focus on flying with others and how to core thermals, cloud-base here we come!
Cross Country God!
If you think you've mastered the art of Cross Country flying then the destinations and comradeship are key reasons to join the course. Our courses are thoroughly planned out, providing a dedicated retrieval van, accommodation, local flying information and a competitive guide.
