Paramotor Courses

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Whether you learn to fly a paramotor from scratch or you are already a paraglider pilot, learning to paramotor is not hard. second day of the course - first flightsecond day of the course - first flight

An introductory day to paramotoring can help you decide to do a full paramotor course and purchase your own equipment. Such intro course gives you a good idea of how the gear works, of ground handling and launching the glider. We will also give you an introductory tandem paramotor flight in order to teach you in-flight skills. Such course costs $290.

In order to fly a paramotor solo, you need to acquire a Paramotor rating, issued through Wings & Waves by the NZ Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association, called NZHGPA.

Such course takes 5-10 days, depending on your previous flying experience. 

During our courses, we teach you to plan your flight, to launch, to fly the motor safely, to look after your equipment, to read aircharts and prepare you to achieve a paramotor rating.

You will need your own equipment for the course.

If you already fly paragliders, you need a PPG Conversion Course or PPG intro.

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PPG Conversion Course

Competent PG 2 pilots need to be good at ground handling on flat ground, adjust to the difference in launching technique and learn a few new things generally about motors and how to fly them. Motor maintenance and safety issues are the main issue.

This should only take about 4 days of a course and some practice flights, depending on how good their glider handling is.

Cost: $1,500 per person. In a package deal with the motor unit, this course will be discounted.

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PPG Course for new pilots

New pilots need to learn some basics of launching and glider handling first. We get you onto our simulator, take you for a paramotor tandem, get you do have a few small flights without a motor, before you do your first solo flight. Theory lessons are included to back up what you learn during the course.

Our entire, newly designed course aims to make every step of the course easily manageable and the progress constant.

This course takes 5-10 days depending on the weather and your prior skills.

Cost: $2,000 per person. In a package deal with the motor unit, this course will be discounted.