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FlyBC Airsports offers offers many different levels of Paragliding Instruction from Two Day Introductory Paragliding P-1 Courses from $600 CDN, which include ground school sessions and ground handling orientation and solo flights in Savona BC, Canada's safest training site. We also train pilots through USHPA P2 levels all the way to Advanced Ratings.
Testimonials from past FlyBC student pilots.
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Paragliding Course Costs
Full HPAC Certification Course - $2500 CDN inc. Tax
FlyBC supplies the glider, harness, radio for 10 flights and you supply a helmet and hiking boots.
After 10 flights you must purchase your own equipment to use for ground handling practice to help you get certified.
Used equipment is available here or you can purchase new gear from SupAir, Ozone, Gin and other lines at the Eagle Ranch facility.
(we strongly recommend against buying used gear from eBay or other non-school sources until you are certified and understand glider certifications,
and we will not train you on gear that we have not sold or are unfamiliar with.)
FlyBC is the only facility in Canada that uses the JDT Porosity Meter to test gliders to EN standards, without this porosity measurement it is impossible to tell if a used glider is safe to fly.
Cell phone is Call 604-618-5467, and if you have a ham band radio we are on 146.415 mhz.
Curriculum designed to instruct Beginning Pilots how to handle the Paraglider on the ground and on the Training Hill. New students are assigned a modern Paraglider that fits their weight range, and they use only that glider for the duration of the course. The SupAir EONA Paragliders are standard rated beginner/intermediate gliders with very responsive handling and aids in developing flying skills fast.
Paragliding is NOT Base-Jumping! we launch our gliders from groomed slopes, only after the glider is fully inflated over our heads.
Paragliding is not Para-Sailing, the Paraglider Pilot has complete control over the glider flight path.
Introductory Course P-1 Course Outline:
Day One - glider orientation, ground school and theory of flight, basic ground handling techniques,
decision-making skills, and launch and landing practice on gentle slopes.
Then, solo flights radio controlled by Instructors (top and bottom).
More ground school during the mid-day thermal conditions.
Evening flights as conditions dictate.
Day Two - flights from 1000 to 2200 foot launches, radio controlled by Instructors (top and bottom). Specific tasks include speed control in flight, 180-degree turns and landing patterns in different Landing Zones (LZ).
Students receive HPAC Introductory Certificates and all flights qualify towards HPAC Novice P-2 Certification (25 observed flights and written test). Each student's progress is monitored using the FlyBC Report Card, kept on file until the student pilot receives the HPAC Novice Sign-Off.
Cost is $600 total.
HPAC Certification Course P-2 Course Outline:
Seven Continuous Days of flying starting with the P-1 outline above for the first two days and amassing many flights toward the 25 flight requirement minimum and prepping you for the P-2 Written Exam.
More ground school during the mid-day thermal conditions.
Evening flights as conditions dictate.
Cost is $2500 total (less P-1 cost if you took the P-1 Course earlier).
There is no faster way to become certified to HPAC Standards than with FlyBC!
Experienced pilots at a competition, thermalling before the race. This is the ultimate goal of Paragliding . . . thermal up and go the distance. Up to 245 kms has been logged in a single flight in Canada!
Speed Flying Course Outline: ($900.00 for three days)
Day One - speed wing orientation, ground school and theory of flight, basic ground handling techniques,
decision-making skills, and launch and landing practice on gentle slopes.
Flights from 400 foot hills all day long.
There is no official HPAC Speed Flying Rating but we teach you to the US Stanards for Mini-wing pilots.
Day Two - flights from 1000 foot launches, radio controlled by Instructors (top and bottom). Specific tasks include speed control in flight, 180-degree turns and landing patterns in different Landing Zones (LZ). Plan for 10 flights per day.
Day Three - more flights from various launches, 360 turns and spiral dives, barrel rolls for the more adventursome pilots!
Cost is $900 total for three days of training including the use of our speed wings/harnesses.
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10993 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Halfmoon Bay, BC V7Z 1B8 Mobile: Call 604-618-5467 E-Mail: FlyBC E-Mail |