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TANDEM FLIGHT £65 (Flying on board with your instructor) includes BHPA membership.

Mellow soaring along the cliffs £65 ::: Adrenaline-boost tow-launched circuit £65.

TANDEM FLIGHT with photo £75 (Flying on board with your instructor) includes BHPA membership.

Mellow soaring along the cliffs £75 ::: Adrenaline-boost tow-launched circuit £75.

TANDEM FLIGHT with DVD £115(Flying on board with your instructor) includes BHPA membership.

Mellow soaring along the cliffs £115 ::: Adrenaline-boost tow-launched circuit £115.

AIRSPORTS INTRO FUNDAYfrom £95 - (Solo Paragliding) Click here for action video

Low season Weekday £95 ::: High season Weekday £125. Includes BHPA membership.

WEEKENDER PACKAGE from £250 (includes organic B/B Saturday )

Low Season Weekend £250 ::: High Season Weekend £320. Includes BHPA membership.

STUDENT PILOT COURSE £495 (Five good flying days) Click here for action video

Days can be spread over the year! Requires BHPA membership.

CLUB PILOT COURSE £745 (approx 8 more days)

Days can be spread out, course fee valid for one year! Requires SP rating.

COMBINED COURSE £1140 (day one to Club Pilot)

Days can be spread out, course fee is valid for one year from SP rating!

SUPERDEAL!!! £2745 (CP flying your own kit!)

This is a hellacool deal. You will be impressed.

PILOT RATING £375 (the real thing, fly cross country)

Join our Pilot Club for £375.. right now, you fool! Don't ask why, just do it...

FLYING SAFARI COURSES from £495 (overseas paragliding holidays)

Thermalling, mountain, SIV and XC ::: Trips suited to all pilot levels.

PARAMOTORING CP COURSE £745 (approx 7 days) Click here for action video

Days can be spread out, course fee valid for one year! Requires SP (power).

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TANDEM FLIGHTS from £65 (Dual control glider,

with Instructor).

Mellow Soaring along the Cliffs .................................£65

Including photos..........................................................£75

Including DVD ............................................................£115

Adrenaline-boost tow-launched circuit flight ..............£65

  • Fly dual, as co-pilot, with your Instructor to guide you.
  • You may take controls after take-off, if your instructor thinks it is safe.
  • We normally land back close to where we started from.
  • 100kg max, Tandem is less arduous than solo training, No age limit.
  • BHPA membership included in booking fee.
  • Soar along the beautiful Isle of Wight coastal cliffs(weather dependent).
  • Soaring flight usually lasts 15-20 minutes ( weather permitting).
  • Air Experience tow-launch alternative is sometimes available (weather dependent).
  • Tow-launch circuits have much faster climb, higher altitude and shorter duration.
  • Free upgrade! Your fee can be treated as deposit on an EP Course.
  • Paragliding is absolutely weather dependent for safety. Please call us in the days before you are due to be setting off, to assess the forecast conditions.

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AIRSPORTS FUN DAY from £95 - (Solo Paragliding)

Midweek FunDay: October to March ........................£95

Midweek FunDay: April to September ......................£125

Weekend Funday: October to March.......................£115

Weekend Funday: April to September.................... ..£150

 

  • Full day of airsport training information and activity.
  • Includes BHPA membership, briefings,equipment, site transport and training.
  • Guaranteed to get your feet off the ground or you come back (free) another day!
  • Solo and/or tandem flying (depends on suitable wind conditions). Practical and theory sessions all day, normally involving our solo and tandem paragliders, unique flight simulator, four line kites. Hill, tow and power launch training, model gliders, even hang glider topics may be included, we fit the activities to the weather conditions as much as possible.
  • No weight limit.
  • Free upgrade! Your day can be treated as deposit and day one of an EP Course.
  • Confirm your booking now, for priority later in the season! Our small classes fill up quickly!
  • Paragliding is absolutely weather dependent for safety. Please call us in the days before you are due to be setting off, to assess the forecast conditions. We will reschedule your day if necessary, to give you the best chance of a great experience.

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WEEKENDER PACKAGE from £250 - (includes B/B for a friend!)

October to March ........................£250

April to September ........................£320 .

 

  • Two days of airsport training information and activity.
  • One night free organic bed and breakfast at the flight centre for your companion!
  • Shared room with wash basin facility and outrageous coastal view.
  • Includes BHPA membership, briefings,equipment, site transport and training.
  • Guaranteed to get your feet off the ground or you come back (free) another day!
  • Solo and/or tandem flying included (depends on suitable wind conditions).
  • Normal fitness, no weight limit.
  • Free upgrade! Your day can be treated as the start of your SP Course.
  • Paragliding is absolutely weather dependent for safety. Please call us in the days before you are due to be setting off, to assess the forecast conditions.

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STUDENT PILOT COURSE £495 (Five good flying days)

Days can be spread out, course fee valid for one year!

Click here for video of Rob making a good student pilot flight

  • Course, including beginners day, usually takes five days to complete.
  • Equipment provided, including extensive facilities and training aids.
  • Pilots clubroom with tuckshop and complimentary refreshments.
  • Tutorials on flight theory, weather and important safety issues.
  • Unique digital flight simulator, with weight shift paragliding harness control system.
  • Practical solo flying sessions on our local training hill sites.
  • Launch, airspeed control and landing practice.
  • Ground handling technique practice, forward and reverse launch.
  • A tandem flight is sometimes included, if conditions allow it.
  • Winch launch facility is available and used when required.
  • Course leads to BHPA Student Pilot Rating award.
  • Free upgrade to Superdeal!
  • We are very experienced and have an enviable safety record.
  • Paragliding is absolutely weather dependent for safety. Please call us in the days before you are due to be flying, to assess the forecast conditions.
  • You become a BHPA training member (3 months for £55) to participate. We sort that out here, on the day you begin. 

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CLUB PILOT COURSE £745 (approx 7 more days)

Days can be spread out, course fee valid for one year! SP rating required.

  • Most pilots take another seven days to complete this course.
  • Acquire more in depth knowledge and experience more flying conditions.
  • Fly higher and longer, ridge soaring the cliffs or flying circuits over the winching field.
  • Practice landing back on top for the hill rating.
  • Complete the BHPA CP syllabus theory and practical tasks.
  • This course leads to full flying membership, and award of BHPA Club Pilot rating .
  • CP (Novice) rating lets you to join, and free-fly with your local paragliding club.
  • This is just the beginning really... we advise you to continue studying to Pilot level.

 

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COMBINED COURSE £1140 (day one to Club Pilot)

Days can be spread out, course fee is valid for one year from SP rating!

  • Right the way through, baby!
  • Book both courses together to get a big discount and the respect and admiration of everyone ever!
  • This is the option for anyone who's really serious about their flying. Up, up and awayyyyyyy!!!!!
  • Paragliding is absolutely weather dependent for safety. Please call us in the days before you are due to be flying, to assess the forecast conditions.

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SUPERDEAL!!!

This is a hellacool deal. You will be impressed. Here's how it works:

  • You pay us £2745.
  • We spend it.
  • You get your all your tuition (SP and CP)....PLUS...
  • You get £2000 worth of our paragliding kit (Approximately enough to get you in the air even in the crunch) and save £495 on the deal!!!!
  • Beers all round!

No going back now!

 

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PILOT LEVEL (the real thing, fly cross country)

Join our Pilot Club for £375.. right now, you fool! Don't ask why, just do it...

OK, you asked... It's not a course of training, more a mentored journey of discovery and accelerated achievement in a secure, supportive and enabling environment.

  • Our experience always at your service.
  • Achieve your Pilot rating tasks.
  • Get specific advice and technical asistance.
  • Join us, on the winch field or on the hill, as part of the team.
  • Theory tutorials in Air Law, Meteorology, Aerology and Aerodynamics to any level.
  • Enjoy the benefit of priveledged access to our instructors, facilities and sites.
  • Qualify for Club discounts on purchases an holidays.
  • Plus...
  • a Mars bar each time we save you from harm!

 

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OVERSEAS FLYING SAFARI COURSES

Thermalling, mountain, SIV and XC trips

Butterfly was the first to offer overseas paragliding holidays from the UK, (20 years ago!) and has established experience and contacts in many destinations, worldwide.

  • CP Mountain. A mentored introduction to mountain flying for UK pilots. How long before this becomes a BHPA rating. Don't go there on your own... mountain flying is different!
  • Thermalling. Getting up and staying up in thermals, techniques skills and assessments.
  • SIV. We have been teaching SIV since the very early days. Our CFI, Butterfly Dave, favours the conservative approach; active defensive flight planning and control inputs, training pilots to keep the wing in the flight envelope and to recover smartly from unstable configurations. It is about flight safety, not acro, a fairground ride or a boob tube video lark. We explore theory and practice of deflations, rapid descent manoevers, and the dynamics of pitch and roll. Theory of dynamic full stall and spin is covered in detail, however, full stall and developed spin practical is not intended for our first level course (they cause inexperienced pilots more problems than they cure, in our experience). Point of stall recovery and point of spin recovery are included in the exercises.
  • Cross Country. XC flight is a subtle art relying on knowledge experience skill and luck, we find that as we supplement your knowledge, build your experience and hone your skills.... your luck improves dramatically!
  • Pyrenees story, for pyrenees pictures click here
  • Italy pictures of our 2009 italian destination please click here

 

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PARAMOTORING CP COURSE - £745 (approx 7 days)

Days can be spread out, course fee valid for one year!

  • We will teach you to fly a paraglider first.
  • Then we will teach you about the motorised part!
  • SUPERDEAL save £500 on training when you buy your kit up front.
  • Power (sphg) training to BHPA syllabus and BHPA rating.
  • Our prices aim to be fair and track the industry standard, like for like.
  • If you spot a deal you like elsewhere - please tell us, we will try to match or better it!
  • Assessment day rates apply to non BHPA pilots until rated or enrolled on a course.
  • Many pilots choose a training/motor/wing bundle in order to become familiar with their own equipment early on.
  • Package deals (motor/wing/training) are popular.
  • Call 01983 731 611 for more detail on our Superdeal and to set up test flight rendezvous.
  • We match genuine Parajet prices and package deals and also have an Airgate Mantis demonstration machine.
  • State of the art training facilities include winch launching and circuits, integrated harness flight simulator (with weight-shift coordinated control) for navigation and landing approach exercises, air-experience tandem flights and a club-house/pilots mess/school room/shop with complimentary refreshments.

 

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