Paragliding is the ultimate easy footlaunch aviation!
Let us introduce you to this wonderful sport on the beautiful South Downs, a perfect environment for safe, progressive paragliding lessons ... Apex Paragliding offers a friendly approach to paragliding, with the school having small tuition groups; we are a British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association (BHPA) registered School - our instructors have been teaching and offering tandem flights on the South Downs in Sussex for nearly 24 years. Courses run most days of the week year round weather permitting, you can book your days to fit into your own schedule.
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TASTER EXPERIENCES: We offer tandem flights, single day or two day tasters for those wishing to try out paragliding - these experiences also make an excellent gift idea - we offer vouchers for all of our courses. Tandem flights and taster days are also an excellent way to experience paragliding if you're thinking of taking it up but a little unsure of what to expect. Click here for prices
FULL COURSES: As well as tasters and tandems, we offer the full BHPA Elementary Pilot (EP) Course, designed to cover the basics of paragliding and get you up and flying solo in around 5 days (they don't have to be consecutive). However, unlike many other schools, we do offer an open-ended approach to courses and will allow some extra time if needed. Click here for more details of what to expect on our Taster Days, Courses and Tandem Flights, or click here to book now!
After completing the EP course, you can move on to the Club Pilot (CP) Course level in order to fly outside of a school environment and join a local club. We offer several packages to get you there, either with or without equipment - Click here to see prices or book now or call us on 0780 350 6567 to discuss our money saving options!
About Apex Paragliding School
APEX is a full-time paragliding training school, based on the South Downs near Brighton, around an hour's drive from London. Sussex is one of the friendliest paragliding environments in the UK - rounded, grassy hills and beautiful countryside lend themselves to paragliding, and range from gentle training slopes to 700-foot hills which allow spectacular height gains of thousands of feet to qualified pilots, including famous sites like Devil’s Dyke, Bo Peep, Firle and Ditchling.
At Apex, we have 24 years experience of defying gravity, dating from the early days of this fantastic sport. We offer a friendly approach with small groups and low student-to-instructor ratios, working on both private and local club sites. We are registered with the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association, and all Apex instructors are fully qualified BHPA Instructors or Senior Instructors; Gary Cook, Chief Flying Instructor at Apex, has worked in the sport since 1988, serving on BHPA Training, Safety and Examining Committees and Club Committees.
In addition to teaching, we supply the equipment you will need to become a safe, qualified paraglider pilot; we are agents for all major brands. Our secure online shop stocks a range of books and DVDs about paragliding (click here to explore).
In the 2012 season, we hope to be offering specialised Koch winch on selected weekends in addition to our usual hill-based training.