You are an awesome courageous person I want to learn to para glide also learn to hang glide but when I can afford it etc stay blessed brother have you looked into power paragliding with trike or is that what you doing already?
You are an awesome courageous person I want to learn to para glide also learn to hang glide but when I can afford it etc stay blessed brother And keep up with this awesome hobby
As a Swiss paraglider i'm surpriesed how fast you can become a pilot in other countries. I had to do a theoratical test in different topics like weather, material, swiss flightsectors or fligh rules with about 80 multiple choice question. I had to have at least 50 flights to go to the practical test where i had to pass 2 of 3 flights with some flight maneuver like: do a backward start, fly two cicles in 20 seconds and land inside of a ø30m circle. Everything was controlled by the swiss paragliding assotiation.
Sounds like a solid requirement but also a bit cumbersome and expensive. Do you think an extensive training like this is necessary or could you just get extra training if the area requires this of you? eg an area with treacherous winds. I`m thinking about getting off the ground in a "basic" course as shown here. I would appreciate your input!
That's why the English phrase "All that glitters is not gold" fit into this situation. There is a big difference between just flying and safely flying in all weather and emergency situations.
sorry to break it down for you bro, but.... all countries that have big salaries, have people that profit on it. all high salary countries suck, big time.
Note to self.. if you’re into hanging out with middle age men from 6am -10pm for weeks on end pick up paragliding. If you’re a single women having trouble finding dates there is no better place than air sports. The odds are good but the goods are odd
I am from Ecuador, and I learned by myself, just reading and watching videos on youtube. What a difference to have instructors such as the ones on this video. It would have solved many errors, mistakes and errors I have commited. This is a extremely dangerous sport if not properly learned. Great video, great teaching
I wish my flight school was as professional and caring as yours. Today I witnessed a crash because the instructor on the landing site couldn't follow the student(maybe he was busy doing something else) and she applied full brakes too early and fell down from a height. She broke her back and was in a lot of pain. It was one of her first flights... The ambulance took her and the flights have continued as nothing has happened. Before the crash, the instructors told me that they forgot to bring my wing and it would be OK if I used the smaller wing which the weight limit was lower than my weight. I had never flown with this wing and I got nervous because there was almost no wind and I had to run a lot during the takeoff and landing... After seeing the crash and all of this, I refused to fly. Seeing that poor girl in so much pain in the ER and all of this bullcrap, I gave up on paragliding... Because where I am, there is not a lot of options when it comes to flight schools and this school was supposed to be the best... From your videos, I understand that you do this job right. Thanks for caring for the lives of your students and doing a good job. Hope some people (so called instructors) could learn something from your videos.
Hi Maker. I'm very sad to hear about your bad experience. I hope the girl made a full recovery? The truth is that learning to fly is not without risks, but we can keep these risks to a minimum by learning progressively at the right pace for each student and of course making safety the number one priority. I'm sorry if you've been put off continuing with the sport, but after your experience it's easy to understand. If you do give it another chance I wish you much better luck. Peace
@@passionparagliding3994 - I agree, your school looks superb! I have watched your SIV course video as well. I can see you’re a top notch instructor with a top notch school!!
same as my instructor wanted me to learne fly tandem trike !! before single paramotor as i had trouble with that after many attempts which put me right off lossing my passion for wanting to learne but he said only way to get permit!!! 😥
@@passionparagliding3994 Unfortunately she injured her L1 section of the spine and she will have to go through surgery. After the crash she had pain but she could move her legs and everything, so it makes me hopeful that she won't have any permanent injury, though there is always a risk in a surgery.. It is sad that such a small mistake caused something that will effect her life in this scale... I hope that the surgery goes well and she recovers fully and she puts all of this behind. Thanks for your good wishes.
I’ve always wanted to become a pilot but I lost my eye 3 years ago in a pellet gun accident. For those who don’t know, you have to have 20/20 vision to become a pilot. I’ve always depended on glasses but up until I lost my eye, I planned on getting plastic eye surgery. This video has motivated me to get into the hobby of paragliding and perhaps start my own school to teach others like myself who may be unable to achieve their flying goals
As Frosty says, having the sight in only one eye does not have to stop you flying. When I was in the air force I flew with a guy who lost an eye hitting a bird in his jet at high speed. There is also a partially-sighted paraglider pilot in my club. Where there's a will there's a way!
Great video! I’m actually in the middle of a course now. I’m an American living in Beijing, China. There’s a small club here just north of the city and my instructor has a bit over 30 years experience. Being a 17,000 hour helicopter pilot myself the theory, air law, weather etc all come to me fairly quickly as you’d expect. I’ve had 5 ground handling lessons of about 4 hours each with a couple different sized wings and tomorrow we are driving to the seaside where the wind is a little more reliable and I will do my first flights on a low gradient hillside. Looking forward to it. Maybe when the pandemic has been relegated to the land of bad dreams I can come out there for a visit and a fly. Thanks for posting the video.
Hi Bob. Thank you. Good luck with your course. If you've found an instructor in China with 30 years experience, you've done very well. (It's a very fast growing sport in China) Hope to see you in Ager one day
Great school,, I am taking a similiar course in Colombia, South America, great to know that my instructor is following the similiar guide lines as your school
Thank you Toby Colombe, great video and thankyou to the participant students. I was interested in Paragliding some years back then became more towards paramotoring but now I think paragliding would be best, it is so PURE, the absolute most compact self contained portable aircraft that there is. And no horrible noisy scary thing (petrol motor) on your back !. THIS is what I want to do.
I'm doing a paragliding course this month in my home country Egypt and you guys made me more enthusiastic and passionate about paragliding. Thank you so much for the incredible video. I'll read the guidelines booklet carefully. Every single moment of experience you shared is highly appreciated.
@@HanyAlsaeedunfortunately my instructor passed away last November. He was the only one in Egypt. But you can start your course with any licensed instructor anywhere around the world. Passion Paragliding are definitely the best. Later on after getting your P2 you can join any other pilots in Egypt for Paragliding either in Egypt or abroad.
In the UK the average age of a paraglider pilot is low to mid-50's. We have 2 pilots in our club who are mid-70's and loving it! A friend flew tandem with a lady in her late 80's!!! It's never too late!
8:03 I'm not sure about that arms in the back stance. It's usually taught as the thing to do but notice how _badly_ it influences the entire body: the pilot does not look up to check the wing's inflation (it's very hard to move your head up with your arms in the back like this). I could never understand what the _point_ of this was. The official version of the story is that when you bend forward and down like this, you'll be able to examine your shoelaces more closely, um, no, sorry, the official version is that in this body stance one can easily push on the front ("A") risers to give more energy to the wing. Sounds good on paper but in real life it's simply equally easy to push on the A risers while simply running forward AND being able to look up and check the wing. It seems paragliding is full of such fake fairy tales. Russ Ogden from Ozone deals with some of them (like the "don't look at the wing while flying, feel it all with the brake handles and risers" fairy tale). Yet another one is "flat turns in a thermal" (another one Russ and also Dennis Pagen tries to dispose of). There is also the pod harness fairy tale. I don't know why that is, it seems like this particular sport at least would be free of nonsense like this.
A great instructive video Toby. A student can only be as good as the instructor teaches and you’re certainly top notch ! Unfortunately I’ve seen instructors in Bassano making students fly in low visibility situations with accidents occurring later on, very frustrating at times. Yet I’m very much looking forward to next year ...hopefully your Atlas trips will take place in Marocco ! Stay safe and healthy !
i always wanted to skydive and then i realized the part i want to experience most was once you use the parachute. i didnt realize paragliding is basically that!!
Awesome video, Toby-even we experienced pilots could enjoy your presentation! It was cool seeing Dana and Job learning the skills they put to good use in Morocco, and to experience again the fabulous views of Ager from the air. Looking forward to flying with you and your PP gang once this Corona virus no longer is keeping us at home and groundbound.
Missed out the summitless hill climbs in baking hot heat, the draggings, the endless hours sat on the side of the hill and the fence collisions. Not to forget the messed up launches with every man and his dog watching. Getting to watch the casualties being airlifted from the mountain. Dealing with tangled lines, over and over. Wondering what that tearing noise is coming from your harness 500m above some powerlines. The crash landings, the being ripped off your feet. Being thrown about all over the sky. That point where you realise you're flying backwards, over a village. Great fun though.
An excellent representation of getting started on your paragliding journey with a top team at Passion Paragliding. Toby and his team's attention to detail and customer care is exceptional. Their knowledge of local areas and weather is fantastic and if it's possible to fly they will make it happen. Personally, I'm looking forward to flying in Ager this year with Toby, Mike and the gang. Great camera work Kieran Campbell! Were the Coca Cola cans in the classroom deliberate product placement? ;)
That looks awesome,it would probably be a very good sensation,to fly with the birds soaring above so high in the blue sky,the air so fresh and miles to see.
Highly recommend this School, everything was very controlled, methodical and disciplined, I felt more nervous sitting on the back of a horse. Course was confidence-inspiring and held in the most beautiful setting of Ager; I recommend spending a few days in Barcelona either side of the course but it is a great way to learn a new skill in a safe fashion and take your life in a new direction with trips and meeting people with a shared interest. We had a lady in my group, I don't know why women seem so under-represented in this sport/hobby/pastime because it is not a male reserve and requires only a reasonable levels of unfitness to get a Wing off the ground. Would highly recommend this as a week away for the girls or an activity-based Hen night with a difference. I'll be in within a couple of months for the CP course after the August break, so glad I chose Passion Paragliding, very reassuring.
Great video Toby. I'm missing my Hang Gliding holiday this year and those views of Ager brought back all the fun flying I've had there. It almost makes me want to sign-up for a course !!
Great video Toby and credit to Kieran for the editing. I've flown at this site many times with Passion, I keep coming back so they must be doing something right 😁
I'm a 63 year old paraglider student. I wish I had started this 10 years ago. One thing is you need to be more fit that I am. I'm a power point/excel engineer which means I'm out of shape. It took me 5 lessons to not be so tired learning to Kite and to make the hike back up after a cliff launch and flight. I'm now half way in shape to get good kiting practice. But the instructors are not giving me any slack and I dont ask for any. So if you're out of shape get in shape before you take lessons. (Or find a school that trucks you back up the cliff). I dont know how anyone can become a P1 is a day. Maybe after 3 or 4 days. Maybe some place with calm weather? who knows. Anyway if you are thinking about it just do it, before you physically cant.
Very good video. It might be worth making clear in the kit familiarisation bit that the kit belongs to the school and you don't have to make any investment in kit until you know you want to carry on. Obvious if you know how most schools work, but not necessarily to someone watching the video...
Hello TOBY could you to do a TUTO about Thermiques . I explain How to turn to go up ? i hope you undrestand I'M french and my english is not too good . Thank you so much TOBY
Zajímavé!?Hold západ!Neni to srce Evropy.Tady se to učí zvedat před sebou a držet to nad hlavou až se to perfektně umí pak se teprve může když učitel dovolí trochu proletět!Bez řízení.Seznamování se s padákem zajímavé!To neznám.Her got!Vy tam máte i kameramana!Vy jste ale bohatá škola!
I like it so much, and want to learn it. But it's so expensive here in India. I don't know how but it would be possible one day for me. I am waiting for that day.......
Dear mister Toby. I am your channel subskriber. Your videos are the best explanation off teqnice ever i seen. You are super professional and experienced master. Therefore I have one question: which wing to buy: Nova Prion5 or Davinci point?
Hi will there always be wind to enable one to fly?And how to scout for good landscapes or places ideal to do paragliding. Cud u share some examples please? Thank u
As you will learn on the course, you do not necessarily need wind to fly - too much wind is more of a problem for paragliders, the direction of the wind is crucial too, particularly for beginners. I would highly recommend this course.
Hi, thank you for a really informative video. I recently went out in a tandem with my uncle whose been doing it for 40 years, and I've now fallen in love with paragliding and want to learn. I'm trying to figure out whether to learn at a BHPA registered school in the UK or abroad. I live in Plymouth & over an hour from the nearest school, so I considered looking at one abroad to save time and money. My only query is, how well do the nicer conditions at schools such as yours prepare you for flying in the UK, where as you say, the weather is so much windier and unpredictable???
Hi guys I tried to download the book but after my name and email address and click on download like gave me errore I tried few time. I thought to let you know. Many thanks
I’m paralyzed and I’m learning now, trike and powered of course. I love it!!
✌ spot on...its inspiring hearing others when they have health challenges, do something awesome like this
And you are living more Than I am with no disabilities, kudos to you. Respect
You are an awesome courageous person I want to learn to para glide also learn to hang glide but when I can afford it etc stay blessed brother have you looked into power paragliding with trike or is that what you doing already?
You are an awesome courageous person I want to learn to para glide also learn to hang glide but when I can afford it etc stay blessed brother And keep up with this awesome hobby
@@dalroache Thank you 🙏 If you really want it you’ll find a way.
As a Swiss paraglider i'm surpriesed how fast you can become a pilot in other countries. I had to do a theoratical test in different topics like weather, material, swiss flightsectors or fligh rules with about 80 multiple choice question. I had to have at least 50 flights to go to the practical test where i had to pass 2 of 3 flights with some flight maneuver like: do a backward start, fly two cicles in 20 seconds and land inside of a ø30m circle. Everything was controlled by the swiss paragliding assotiation.
Sounds like a solid requirement but also a bit cumbersome and expensive. Do you think an extensive training like this is necessary or could you just get extra training if the area requires this of you? eg an area with treacherous winds. I`m thinking about getting off the ground in a "basic" course as shown here. I would appreciate your input!
Also in Italy, this would be a first course. Then you need a much longer course to get the license to fly alone.
Your government sure loves extracting money from you guys. Let me guess, you paid for every single step along the way too?
That's why the English phrase "All that glitters is not gold" fit into this situation. There is a big difference between just flying and safely flying in all weather and emergency situations.
sorry to break it down for you bro, but.... all countries that have big salaries, have people that profit on it.
all high salary countries suck, big time.
Note to self.. if you’re into hanging out with middle age men from 6am -10pm for weeks on end pick up paragliding. If you’re a single women having trouble finding dates there is no better place than air sports. The odds are good but the goods are odd
They don't come odder. But nice, on the whole, if you can share the obsession.
Dying laughing right now
And if you are scared of heights, you can join us sailing. It doesn't get more middle age than that...
@@FranFerioli maybe hydrofoil sailing. That seems fun.
see this free VLOG song ---> Scandinavianz - Paraglide :) SOO NIICE ...please
I am from Ecuador, and I learned by myself, just reading and watching videos on youtube. What a difference to have instructors such as the ones on this video. It would have solved many errors, mistakes and errors I have commited. This is a extremely dangerous sport if not properly learned. Great video, great teaching
I'd love to hear more from your experience.
I wish my flight school was as professional and caring as yours. Today I witnessed a crash because the instructor on the landing site couldn't follow the student(maybe he was busy doing something else) and she applied full brakes too early and fell down from a height. She broke her back and was in a lot of pain. It was one of her first flights... The ambulance took her and the flights have continued as nothing has happened. Before the crash, the instructors told me that they forgot to bring my wing and it would be OK if I used the smaller wing which the weight limit was lower than my weight. I had never flown with this wing and I got nervous because there was almost no wind and I had to run a lot during the takeoff and landing... After seeing the crash and all of this, I refused to fly. Seeing that poor girl in so much pain in the ER and all of this bullcrap, I gave up on paragliding... Because where I am, there is not a lot of options when it comes to flight schools and this school was supposed to be the best... From your videos, I understand that you do this job right. Thanks for caring for the lives of your students and doing a good job. Hope some people (so called instructors) could learn something from your videos.
Hi Maker. I'm very sad to hear about your bad experience. I hope the girl made a full recovery?
The truth is that learning to fly is not without risks, but we can keep these risks to a minimum by learning progressively at the right pace for each student and of course making safety the number one priority.
I'm sorry if you've been put off continuing with the sport, but after your experience it's easy to understand. If you do give it another chance I wish you much better luck. Peace
What a post!! Yep, I can see that choosing the RIGHT school is crucial! Horrible thing to happen!
@@passionparagliding3994 - I agree, your school looks superb! I have watched your SIV course video as well. I can see you’re a top notch instructor with a top notch school!!
same as my instructor wanted me to learne fly tandem trike !! before single paramotor as i had trouble with that after many attempts which put me right off lossing my passion for wanting to learne but he said only way to get permit!!! 😥
@@passionparagliding3994 Unfortunately she injured her L1 section of the spine and she will have to go through surgery. After the crash she had pain but she could move her legs and everything, so it makes me hopeful that she won't have any permanent injury, though there is always a risk in a surgery.. It is sad that such a small mistake caused something that will effect her life in this scale... I hope that the surgery goes well and she recovers fully and she puts all of this behind. Thanks for your good wishes.
Captures the fun and joy of learning to fly while giving some excellent pointers. An excellent little film. Well done all involved
Thanks Roger! Lots of work to produce but lots of fun aswell.
Just watched the vid. I've been flying for 15 years and it made me want to start again, to get that pure sense of achievememt. Great work!
Thanks Kevin! Feel free to join us for a beginner course ;)
I live in Colorado and want to learn to paradise so bad! This video gave me a valuable peek into the reality of being a beginner. Many thanks!
Thanks. Go fly!
toby is a very experienced instructor .....every things are well organised.... want to visit him again
Thanks Pips!
I’ve always wanted to become a pilot but I lost my eye 3 years ago in a pellet gun accident. For those who don’t know, you have to have 20/20 vision to become a pilot. I’ve always depended on glasses but up until I lost my eye, I planned on getting plastic eye surgery. This video has motivated me to get into the hobby of paragliding and perhaps start my own school to teach others like myself who may be unable to achieve their flying goals
Not quite true Bo Maggs keeps her problem hidden,Aerobatics and now flying helicopters with just one eye.
As Frosty says, having the sight in only one eye does not have to stop you flying. When I was in the air force I flew with a guy who lost an eye hitting a bird in his jet at high speed. There is also a partially-sighted paraglider pilot in my club. Where there's a will there's a way!
Great video! I’m actually in the middle of a course now. I’m an American living in Beijing, China. There’s a small club here just north of the city and my instructor has a bit over 30 years experience. Being a 17,000 hour helicopter pilot myself the theory, air law, weather etc all come to me fairly quickly as you’d expect. I’ve had 5 ground handling lessons of about 4 hours each with a couple different sized wings and tomorrow we are driving to the seaside where the wind is a little more reliable and I will do my first flights on a low gradient hillside. Looking forward to it. Maybe when the pandemic has been relegated to the land of bad dreams I can come out there for a visit and a fly. Thanks for posting the video.
Hi Bob. Thank you. Good luck with your course. If you've found an instructor in China with 30 years experience, you've done very well. (It's a very fast growing sport in China) Hope to see you in Ager one day
Hi Toby, great videos, I see you haven't uploaded videos again.... I'll be waiting for you here in Medellín when you come back!
Great school,, I am taking a similiar course in Colombia, South America, great to know that my instructor is following the similiar guide lines as your school
Best of luck!
I’m gonna have to get one of these, I’ve always wanted to fly and the fact that you can just run and fly away with one of these is a dream to me
Run n fly away 🤣..
Sounds funny for some reason..
Hope you experience that soon..
Thank you Toby Colombe, great video and thankyou to the participant students. I was interested in Paragliding some years back then became more towards paramotoring but now I think paragliding would be best, it is so PURE, the absolute most compact self contained portable aircraft that there is. And no horrible noisy scary thing (petrol motor) on your back !. THIS is what I want to do.
I'm doing a paragliding course this month in my home country Egypt and you guys made me more enthusiastic and passionate about paragliding. Thank you so much for the incredible video. I'll read the guidelines booklet carefully. Every single moment of experience you shared is highly appreciated.
Great to hear! Good luck
where can i join a course for paragliding in Egypt & how much is the cost till you get your license .
@@HanyAlsaeedunfortunately my instructor passed away last November. He was the only one in Egypt. But you can start your course with any licensed instructor anywhere around the world. Passion Paragliding are definitely the best. Later on after getting your P2 you can join any other pilots in Egypt for Paragliding either in Egypt or abroad.
Hi Toby any more recent videos? Than you. You 're a great teacher
Great video. I have always been dreaming to start, I hope beeing in 40´s is not too late...
I learned to paraglide at 52... It's not too late! Do it. 😎
In the UK the average age of a paraglider pilot is low to mid-50's. We have 2 pilots in our club who are mid-70's and loving it! A friend flew tandem with a lady in her late 80's!!! It's never too late!
I am learning to paragliding and I really love it. Thank you for the video.
Good luck @Nittaya
8:03 I'm not sure about that arms in the back stance. It's usually taught as the thing to do but notice how _badly_ it influences the entire body: the pilot does not look up to check the wing's inflation (it's very hard to move your head up with your arms in the back like this). I could never understand what the _point_ of this was. The official version of the story is that when you bend forward and down like this, you'll be able to examine your shoelaces more closely, um, no, sorry, the official version is that in this body stance one can easily push on the front ("A") risers to give more energy to the wing. Sounds good on paper but in real life it's simply equally easy to push on the A risers while simply running forward AND being able to look up and check the wing. It seems paragliding is full of such fake fairy tales. Russ Ogden from Ozone deals with some of them (like the "don't look at the wing while flying, feel it all with the brake handles and risers" fairy tale). Yet another one is "flat turns in a thermal" (another one Russ and also Dennis Pagen tries to dispose of). There is also the pod harness fairy tale. I don't know why that is, it seems like this particular sport at least would be free of nonsense like this.
A great and fun introduction to paragliding - Nice one :-)
Thankyou!
A great instructive video Toby. A student can only be as good as the instructor teaches and you’re certainly top notch ! Unfortunately I’ve seen instructors in Bassano making students fly in low visibility situations with accidents occurring later on, very frustrating at times. Yet I’m very much looking forward to next year ...hopefully your Atlas trips will take place in Marocco ! Stay safe and healthy !
Many thanks Thomas!
And hope to see you in Morocco next Spring
Great video Lads. Really well edited and a credit to you. Paragliding in Spain is amazing I love it. Good luck with your channel. 👍Cheers Gerry
Thanks Gerry!
I'd recommend Toby as an instructor, and Ager as a good place to fly ( enjoy yourself)
Thank you!
Amazing experience. I paraglided in Oludeniz. Beautiful 😎
i always wanted to skydive and then i realized the part i want to experience most was once you use the parachute. i didnt realize paragliding is basically that!!
Great introduction of paragliding , hope we see u back in Macedonia Krusevo
Thank you. Yes indeed. Hope so!
Awesome video, Toby-even we experienced pilots could enjoy your presentation! It was cool seeing Dana and Job learning the skills they put to good use in Morocco, and to experience again the fabulous views of Ager from the air. Looking forward to flying with you and your PP gang once this Corona virus no longer is keeping us at home and groundbound.
CJ! Thank you so much! I hope you and George are keeping well. Here's hoping for more adventures in 2021.
I'm looking to enter a course this coming spring to learn how to paraglide and this was really fun, thank you so much for sharing I'm excited!!
Love seeing new paragliding vids on youtube. Funny how this one popped up. I've just started flying a BGD Cure and it has your logo on it!!!!!
You bought it from Mike?
@@passionparagliding3994 think that's the chaps name. Nice bloke. Nice wing.
Missed out the summitless hill climbs in baking hot heat, the draggings, the endless hours sat on the side of the hill and the fence collisions. Not to forget the messed up launches with every man and his dog watching. Getting to watch the casualties being airlifted from the mountain. Dealing with tangled lines, over and over. Wondering what that tearing noise is coming from your harness 500m above some powerlines. The crash landings, the being ripped off your feet. Being thrown about all over the sky. That point where you realise you're flying backwards, over a village. Great fun though.
really nice video and as PG instructor I don't understand why some one will give a negative thumb to this fantastic video,,,,,,,,Buena Suerte
Thank you! (There are always haters. Not doing these videos for them though)
That was great thank you , from down under.For shareing. Cheers Foggy.
Great "Guru" fantastic wish you could come to India would love to take lessons and fly in sky😀
We also indian tendem flying pilot you come manali and you will see fly in the sky
An excellent representation of getting started on your paragliding journey with a top team at Passion Paragliding. Toby and his team's attention to detail and customer care is exceptional. Their knowledge of local areas and weather is fantastic and if it's possible to fly they will make it happen. Personally, I'm looking forward to flying in Ager this year with Toby, Mike and the gang. Great camera work Kieran Campbell! Were the Coca Cola cans in the classroom deliberate product placement? ;)
Thanks John! Know what you mean about the Coca Cola: nothing to do with us, but I guess Coke got some free advertising :)
That looks awesome,it would probably be a very good sensation,to fly with the birds soaring above so high in the blue sky,the air so fresh and miles to see.
Paraglideng is the best love it fly free! Fly safe!
Great video! So excited to be joining you next year, I cant wait!!!
Thank you! Welcome aboard!
WOW THATS WHAT I LOOKED 21 YEARS AGO! GREAT FILM........
Thank you!
as done little bit training and brings so many memorys🤗
Thanks Peter. I hope it inspires a few people to give it a go.. or get back into it
Amazing video! I'm loving the shots from Àger, Spain. I'm currently living and learning to fly there and it's amazing.
Highly recommend this School, everything was very controlled, methodical and disciplined, I felt more nervous sitting on the back of a horse. Course was confidence-inspiring and held in the most beautiful setting of Ager; I recommend spending a few days in Barcelona either side of the course but it is a great way to learn a new skill in a safe fashion and take your life in a new direction with trips and meeting people with a shared interest. We had a lady in my group, I don't know why women seem so under-represented in this sport/hobby/pastime because it is not a male reserve and requires only a reasonable levels of unfitness to get a Wing off the ground. Would highly recommend this as a week away for the girls or an activity-based Hen night with a difference. I'll be in within a couple of months for the CP course after the August break, so glad I chose Passion Paragliding, very reassuring.
Thanks for this beautiful video .I hope i can find school and learn Fly
Great video Toby. I'm missing my Hang Gliding holiday this year and those views of Ager brought back all the fun flying I've had there. It almost makes me want to sign-up for a course !!
Thanks Kenneth.
I don't know why I am watching this because I am already a paragliding pilot lol. But I still want to watch and it's fun!
Excellent work, however it would be nice to show some reverse launches in the film.
Thanks Andrew. T'was an EP Course (1st four days of BHPA Course). Reverse Launches are not required until CP - perhaps we'll make a part 2 one day.😉
Thsnk u for walking me through the process
I like to do this, and meet people, who do it in New Zealand 🇳🇿,
Where do you paraglide
Thanks for sharing…greeting from Thailand!
I just signed up for my first tandem flight. I can’t wait!!
TIM ! see this free VLOG song ---> Scandinavianz - Paraglide :) SOO NIICE ...please
Great video Toby and credit to Kieran for the editing. I've flown at this site many times with Passion, I keep coming back so they must be doing something right 😁
Thanks Mark! Hope you're keeping well... and hope to see you in Ager again before too long
Hello. Is there anything scheduled for 2023 in terms of training courses?
Great informative and beautiful filmed video! Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm a 63 year old paraglider student. I wish I had started this 10 years ago. One thing is you need to be more fit that I am. I'm a power point/excel engineer which means I'm out of shape. It took me 5 lessons to not be so tired learning to Kite and to make the hike back up after a cliff launch and flight. I'm now half way in shape to get good kiting practice. But the instructors are not giving me any slack and I dont ask for any. So if you're out of shape get in shape before you take lessons. (Or find a school that trucks you back up the cliff).
I dont know how anyone can become a P1 is a day. Maybe after 3 or 4 days. Maybe some place with calm weather? who knows.
Anyway if you are thinking about it just do it, before you physically cant.
Great video! Compelling!
Thanks Flyshacker
So cool man I wish you well. I would love to try this.
Such nice video. I am on the way to finish my course and become a pilot soon. Btw is walways nice to hear about others paraglider spot.:)
great vid. Honestly the best thing though was the hoodie the instructor had :-) gotta get one of those !
thanks a lot ! excellent explaination
Thanks Rico
Ik this was basically just an ad, but it was quite insightful
The idea of this video was to be useful and give some insight. Glad you found it so
That scenery looks incredible! I've just booked a taster day local to me for next week!
Nice video, BTW: guide download link on your website doesn't work (errors out)
Really informative video..I love it thank you
Very good video. It might be worth making clear in the kit familiarisation bit that the kit belongs to the school and you don't have to make any investment in kit until you know you want to carry on. Obvious if you know how most schools work, but not necessarily to someone watching the video...
Good point Edmund!
Great video toby, well done matey.
Cheers buddy!
I come from Indonesia Lumajang city no there is not learning like that i big wish i can that fly .oh i love that
Nice to show some ground handling failures... it's part of the process ;-)
Thanks Xavier. It is indeed.
Thanks for the booklets.😀
Thanks for the clean explanation!
Hello TOBY could you to do a TUTO about Thermiques . I explain How to turn to go up ? i hope you undrestand I'M french and my english is not too good . Thank you so much TOBY
Thank you!
Zajímavé!?Hold západ!Neni to srce Evropy.Tady se to učí zvedat před sebou a držet to nad hlavou až se to perfektně umí pak se teprve může když učitel dovolí trochu proletět!Bez řízení.Seznamování se s padákem zajímavé!To neznám.Her got!Vy tam máte i kameramana!Vy jste ale bohatá škola!
I like it so much, and want to learn it. But it's so expensive here in India. I don't know how but it would be possible one day for me. I am waiting for that day.......
I watched one video and was very excited about the sport, the next video was about collapsed wing it discouraged me alot. Any advise please.
Wanna learn paragliding there...a dream to make come true
www.school.passionparagliding.com/
Dear mister Toby. I am your channel subskriber. Your videos are the best explanation off teqnice ever i seen. You are super professional and experienced master. Therefore I have one question: which wing to buy: Nova Prion5 or Davinci point?
So whatcha you’re saying. I can buy my own paraglide, and parachute equipment online. And do it myself 🧐🤔
BLOODY DANGEROUS
Hi there how are u ..... WoW its really amazing guys ... how can I get touched with u ..... I have few questions about paragliding.
Superb!
did he go on his first flight within the first week of learning? wow looks like so much fun!
Where do you sign up for your booklet on the program? Sounds awesome. I used to skydive, but this looks like more fun.
awesome video.
Thanks!
Amazing
Very interesting
Hi will there always be wind to enable one to fly?And how to scout for good landscapes or places ideal to do paragliding. Cud u share some examples please? Thank u
As you will learn on the course, you do not necessarily need wind to fly - too much wind is more of a problem for paragliders, the direction of the wind is crucial too, particularly for beginners. I would highly recommend this course.
Looks awesome, but I noticed everyone in this video shared similar physical traits... Does being a large, broad, person, a hindrance paragliding?
The booklet gives an error when I try and download - please help!
very nice . i am also intresting in paragliding ... When you visiting pakistan... ?
Would love to visit Pakistan! One day!
Can you help me paragliding how many types clouds i want learning cloud knowledge
I was not able to download your free book, I get some error with it.
i think a hanglider probably comes closer to feeling like a bird when you take body position into account
How about from overseas ???? EPAnd CP training
I think the link doesn't work anymore. For the free booklet.
Would you recommend a good paragliding school in Kenya preferably near Nairobi ?
Hi, thank you for a really informative video. I recently went out in a tandem with my uncle whose been doing it for 40 years, and I've now fallen in love with paragliding and want to learn. I'm trying to figure out whether to learn at a BHPA registered school in the UK or abroad. I live in Plymouth & over an hour from the nearest school, so I considered looking at one abroad to save time and money. My only query is, how well do the nicer conditions at schools such as yours prepare you for flying in the UK, where as you say, the weather is so much windier and unpredictable???
Great video ! I will definitely share this with people who are interested in starting to fly 😃
Are you still doing SIV in Oludeniz ?
Yes we are! www.passionparagliding.com/siv
I watch videos about paragliding every day I skydived for a little while and miss being in the air
Hi guys
I tried to download the book but after my name and email address and click on download like gave me errore I tried few time. I thought to let you know.
Many thanks
Hi . gyz good video.i m enjoy this video .but my one question ?
what is the cost of one glider....