Elementary and Club pilot Courses run to the BHPA teaching program. In this you will be taught the following:

1: Forward and Rear Launch.

2: Air and Ground Speeds.

3: Top and Spot Landings.

4: 180 degree turns.

5: Descent methods.

6: Metrology.

7: Air-law.

8: Soaring with Others.

And remember we have a private site at Steyning Bowl.

If you do a 1-Day Taster and decide to continue to do the EP course the price of the Taster Day will be deducted from the total cost of the EP course

ADVANCED COURSE 1: TANDEM FAST TRACK (TFT)

Accelerate your training on a "Tandem Fast Track Course", a unique course to Freeflight Paragliding.

What is TFT?  Simply put, your BHPA tasks are normally carried out solo.  This can lead to frustration and disappointments.

On TFT you are piloting the tandem while on the flight/task.  The tandem pilot instructs through out the flight vastly accelerating your potential growth in confidence and knowledge.  This gives you a bigger edge on your solo flight/tasks, ultimately qualifying earlier as a Pilot with a higher level of skill and safety.

A typical TFT day involves:

Site Assessment & Meteorology

Flight Plan including Tasks

Tandem Flight under instructor control followed by student taking control

Solo Flight under Radio, this allows the student to repeat the exercises carried out during tandem and reinforce the lessons learnt.

End of day debrief

This is an intense one-to-one experience and will be tailored to your particular skills and requirements and will cover all tasks required for Pilot and Advanced Pilot.  It can also be used to supplement your CP course if you have not already qualified as CP.

The primary objective of this course is for you to gain sufficient knowledge and experience to thermal with confidence and complete your first cross country.

ADVANCED PARAGLIDING COURSE 2: SOARING COURSE (SC)

Accelerate your training on a "Soaring Course", a unique course to Freeflight Paragliding.

What is SC? This course builds on the Club Pilot tasks and provides you with the confidence to soar and top land at all of the Southern Hang Gliding Club sites.  This course can be linked to the TFT course.

Training starts at our prime teaching site at Steyning but will move to the main Southern sites such as Devils Dyke, Caburn, Truleigh, Ditchling, Bo Peep, Firle, High & Over, Beachy Head and Newhaven Cliffs.

A typical SC day involves:

1: Site Assessment & Meteorology.

2: Flight Plan including Tasks.

3: Tandem Flight under instructor control followed by student taking control

4: Solo Flight under Radio, this allows the student to repeat the exercises carried out during tandem and reinforce the lessons learnt.

5: End of day debrief.

This is an intense one-to-one experience and will be tailored to your particular skills and requirements.

The primary objective of this course is for you to gain sufficient knowledge and experience to soar with confidence at all of the Southern soaring sites.

ADVANCED COURSE 3: PILOT THEORY COURSE (PTC)

Accelerate your Pilot training on a "Pilot Theory Course", a unique course to Freeflight Paragliding.

What is PTC? To go cross country you are required to first take your BHPA Pilot Exam. This course teaches you everything you need to know about meteorology, air law etc. that will enable you to pass you Pilot Exam and provide you with sufficient knowledge to Cross Country Solo.  The course is not just classroom based but involves site visits, site assessments and monitoring weather patterns and can be linked to the Tandem Fast Track and Soaring Courses.
The syllabus includes:

1: Air Law.

2: Principles of Flight.

3: Meteorology.

4: Airmanship.

TANDEM TASTER

Do you want to experience the wonders of free flight?  Come on a Tandem Taster.  You can experience soaring, cross country and top landings on a Tandem Paraglider.  The duration of the flight will vary depending on the conditions of the day but typically you can be expecting to be flying for a minimum of 30 min's.  If you want to fly longer why not sign up for an EP course?