Further Information

Requirements

• Fitness: you should be reasonably fit, able to run a few metres and jump and bend your knees. You must inform us of any health issues.
• Age: At least 9 years old
• Weight: 32 to 110 kg (5 to 17 stone)
• Risk: must appreciate that this is a high risk adventure sport, and be willing to sign our risk warning (under 18s must have parental consent). Click the tab above labelled “The Risks” to read the risk warning.
• Enthusiasm!

What to wear

Paragliding passengers should wear grippy shoes, ideally with ankle support, full length trousers, and a wind proof jacket. Gloves and multiple layers are needed in the winter.

Booking Conditions

Booking process

1. Pay via the website or over the phone – unless you have a gift certificate.
2. Book at least three possible dates for your flight – we need multiple options in case the weather is bad. We’ll book more dates if and when earlier ones are cancelled.
3. The evening before your booked day, you’ll receive confirmation if the weather will allow the flight to go ahead, and where to meet the next day.
4. If all goes well, we’ll fly and have fun. If the weather does not allow us to complete a full flight, you’ll be invited to return another day.

Refunds

• You can cancel and receive a full refund if you have not yet completed any part of your flight, and your purchase was made less than 1 year ago.
• You must complete your flight within 1 year – no refunds after that.

Insurance

Your flight includes 3rd party insurance arranged through our national body, the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association. However, this insurance is not designed to pay compensation for personal injury. If you require personal injury insurance, most travel insurance providers will sell 1 day policies for travel in the UK with paragliding as an option.

Risks

Risk Warning

You’ll be asked to sign this risk warning before you fly with us – please read it carefully – it’s not just there to cover our behinds.

Paragliding brings much joy, but it also comes with the unavoidable risk of injury and death. We reduce this risk by training, equipment inspection, monitoring the weather etc. but accidents still happen, even to experienced pilots who follow all the safety procedures.

You should only come flying if, for you, the joy is worth the risk.

How risky is paragliding?

Insurers tend to put paragliding in the same risk category as off-piste skiing, white-water rafting, and pot-holing. If those kinds of activities sound far too extreme for you, then you should think twice about paragliding.

How can the passenger minimise the risks?

The passenger can do a lot to help have a safe flight:

1. Listen carefully to instructions, and follow them. Ask if you don’t understand.
2. Don’t feel pressured to fly if you have a bad feeling about it – we fly for fun, not to prove anything. Tell the pilot if you want to stop, whether before or during the flight.
3. Relax and enjoy yourself!