Paramotoring
paramotoring courses UK

Learn Paramotoring in England with Extreme Sports Cafe. Our UK Paramotoring centre is based on a 17th Century Yorkshire farm and most of the training is on hills within easy commuter distance from Leeds or Manchester.

We have paragliding and paramotoring sites in the south Pennines that are the closest to Manchester and Leeds. Situated within easy reach of the M6, M1 & M62 motorway networks. Our main slopes are within 1 hour of Birmingham & Nottingham, 30 minutes from Liverpool, and just 25 minutes from Manchester and 35 minutes from Leeds.

We normally meet at 10.30am and after a brief theory session, you will be on the hill learning how to control the paraglider, initially on the ground. Once you can manage this you will attempt to make your first flights on gentle nursery slopes and will be no higher then a set of kitchen steps. As your skill and confidence increases, you will progress higher up the hill to make longer, higher flights. At this stage we will use two-way radios to guide you safely through the air. Soon you will be soaring like a bird, airborne for hours! Where appropriate, Dual Control Paragliders may be used. On completion of your CP course you will be invited to register with our Club and the British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Council, so that you can take advantage of annual insurance cover and many other benefits.

Our Paramotoring school is the UK's most experienced professional hang gliding and paragliding training centre. We are recommended by our sports Governing Body, the BHPC.

Tony is the Club Chief Flying Instructor. Throughout the 1990's, Tony whilst running the school full time with his team of instructors was also dominating the competition scene, winning a string of national and international titles. He remains the British Tandem Paragliding Pilot, undefeated since 1997.
He runs the school with his son Oliver, who is office manager.
John is Head Of Training and is Club Senior Instructor and acts as CFI when Tony is out.

Graham is Senior Instructor and Ned & Kevin are assistant instructors who work at the school.

We offer two routes to training...firstly we provide the training and equipment hire or secondly, you can purchase a complete package including the aircraft, equipment and training.

This package provides a complete ground up course from complete beginner to certified power pilot. You will follow a carefully constructed course based on national and international standards. You will first be trained to Club Pilot and then introduced to power. The aircraft is your property.

The other method is to take the course in two parts either using our equipment or purchasing your own paraglider. (In which case training is free)

Part One
Beginner to Club Pilot (Elementary EP & Club Pilot CP Combo) is un-powered and is designed to take you to Club Pilot self-launch.

This is an 8-day course, which can be taken at any time over 12 months, often at weekends, but any time except Mondays to suit you. £855 (using our Kit)

Buying a Paraglide Inclusive package (suitable for power later) £1500 - £2890

Part Two
Power unit and conversion - Club Pilot self launch to power pilot. £2700
If you are using our kit the paramotoring course is - £950

Before power conversion you will first obtain your EP then CP rating. It will normally take the "average" person about 8 days to attain CP.

ELEMENTARY PILOT CERTIFICATE (EPC)
This is a serious introduction to the sport. By the end of this 4 day course you will have attained a basic level of competence, receive your EP Certificate, which marks the half way point in the basic training syllabus. You should achieve over 20 flights. This qualifies you to go on to the BHPC Club Pilot course. Before starting the course you be expected to have watched the basic Training Video at least a couple of times. Try and do a little reading of the Training manual too. But please do not get too bogged down. It will all fall into place, (not literally) when you get ‘hands on’ experience. You will be expected to maintain a Flying Log book provided.

CLUB PILOT CERTIFICATE
This is the follow on course, over 4 days, will prepare you to ridge soar with relevant theory. You will be expected to study the Resource pack before starting this course and be familiar with the concept of stalls, ridge soaring, turn dynamics, landing approach procedure as well as a good knowledge of meteorology and relevant air law.

This consists of 2 sections the theory and the practical
Theory
The Power Unit, Power Checks, Theory and Flights, Taking Off, Flight Theory, Flying Rules, Air Law, Landing.
Practical
Pre Flight, Flight Tasks and BHPC power examination.
Beginners should purchase our Training Resource Pack. Only £110 + p&p

Inclusive Packages
All packages include;
Supair Harness
Helmet
Connectors
Membership to the Club*
Up to 10 days within 12 months Training to Club Pilot Standard
Save hundreds ££££'s
*You will be required to complete a Club Application Form. Joining Fee of £97.00 is included, Annual Club fees will be payable by Direct Debit only.

Gold Paraglider package only £2890.00
Includes the revolutionary Swing Arcus 3 paraglider - the most stable and secure wing available (certified DHV1-2)

Silver Paraglider package only £2790.00
Includes Swing Axis 3 (certified DHV1)

Bronze Paraglider package only £2195.00
Includes the revolutionary APCO Prima paraglider - a very stable and secure wing (certified AFNOR standard)

Used Paraglider package from £1500.00
This package will include a certified used paraglider (model dependant on stock availability)

If you require extra days these are charged at £50 daily rate. (This should be unnecessary).

Beginner to Club Pilot only £855
As it sounds - the complete course to solo standard (EP and CP ratings). This is an 8-day course, which can be taken at any time over 12 months, often at weekends.
Includes BHPC membership and third party insurance.
(Deduct a further £100 if you buy & fly with kit from us - A popular option.)

Power Unit and Training conversion Course From £2700.00
If you can already fly a paraglider you can learn to take off with power, from flat fields, virtually anywhere! You could even land in your own back garden! 4-sessions of the conversion course for pilots holding a current Club Pilot License. Power Units start at £2,500 with conversion training provided free of charge.

Power Unit Conversion on our kit £950
If you are using our kit and not purchasing a power unit

Training Resource Pack only £110 + £5.00 p&p.
Powered Packs include Complete Training Manual and Air Navigation Manual. The official pilots handbooks as used by powered aircraft pilots, these are the definitive books on their subjects. These are very useful for the BHPC Pilot exam. Only £110 + £5.00 p&p

AFNOR and DHV
These are the two norms developed for the certification of paragliders, AFNOR in France, adopted by SHV and most countries, DHV in Germany. Without going into detail, their categories essentially classify which paragliders are suitable for which pilot levels. Those categories are Standard, Performance, Competition in AFNOR/SHV and Class I, II and III in DHV. The FAA does not certify Paragliders. But the voluntary certification as described above is certainly a good indication for what is generally suitable for a beginner, intermediate or very advanced pilot.

The flying site for each day will depend on the wind direction.
To save time we try to meet as near the flying site most likely to be "on" for that day.
You must phone the office between 8.00am and 8.30am, on the morning of each training day, a message will be left on the answering machine informing you when and where we are going to meet, which will depend, of course, on the weather. We normally meet at 10.00 - 10.30am.
For those traveling long distance we strongly recommend that you call the day before to check the weather forecast.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR EVENINGS FREE. Most days training will finish around 4pm, but we sometimes have to carry on training well into the evening, if the weather has held us up during the day. Please be prepared for this - obviously we can’t predict when it may happen.

It will be of great help to you if you have done some preparatory studies. (Training Resource Pack)

What To Bring
Course confirmation letter and these INSTRUCTIONS
Ankle support BOOTS WITHOUT HOOKS. Hooks are DANGEROUS - if your boots have hooks these must be securely taped over. We do not supply tape. Our shop does stock safety paragliding boots.
Waterproofs, light gloves warm clothing.
Packed lunch and drinks.
Small rucksack, invaluable for flights down at the end of the day.
We use radios when you are making bigger flights. Please bring Walkman type headphones to be able to hear us. We do not provide these because of the hygiene implications.
If you are on a 4-day EPC or 8 day CPC course, your course books/Log Book will be given to you at the start of your first day. (You are obliged to record your training activity each day)

Please note: Personal Accident Cover.
Course fees include 3rd Party Insurance. There is no personal accident cover. We recommend that you obtain personal accident cover.