Organisation profile

Crickhowell Paragliding

• School

Crickhowell Paragliding in South Wales offers a one-day taster and the successive Elementary Pilot and Club Pilot stages. EP covers wing control, launches and landings on small slopes, theory and a test; the school normally allocates 3–5 days. CP adds ridge soaring, top landings and further theory over a typical 5–7 days. A separate conversion course introduces UK hill sites to pilots trained overseas or on tow.

Small groups train around the weather. The school proposes suitable days through WhatsApp 5–7 days ahead and confirms the meeting place the evening before; a training day allows 6–8 hours on site. School equipment is available, and unsuitable flying conditions can be used for ground handling or theory. Reaching the sites generally requires a car or taxi. Students should be fit for a day of hill walking; some sites require a walk in and generally lack toilets or refreshments.

Refresher training caters for pilots returning after a break. Further options include cross-country guiding for visiting pilots and groups, plus tandem flights intended to rebuild confidence.