Late day

Paul B sets off on the Stubby for a flight

now you know why it's good to cross your legs

Paul B explains the finer points of the "Air Board" to Phippsy

Steve D looking serious at launch as evening sets in

Steve d heading off and up into the sunset

With the morning starting off damp we delayed heading to the field until 10.30 to let the drier weather come in. Paul B (Bristol) was quickly back in the air on day two of his taster days now on the Stubby. He did a fine job getting more confident as the day progressed and having the morning and early afternoon to himself as it was a little breezy for the Paragliders. by the evening he had put in 12 tows and was looking nice and smooth as he flew across the field.

Late afternoon saw the breeze drop and Steve D (Bodmin) who had hung around all day got his turn o the winch. He had a great evening putting away 10 tows all to the top of the line and getting him nicely into his CPC tasks. Sorry Ray but you knew it would happen, your ground work was good though. We wrapped up as darkness fell and Tell came into land on his Doodlebug power unit having had another cracking day buzzing around west Cornwall.

A late day bit a good one.. off to Spain to check out flying sites for a group trip in late November, call if you want in.....

Testing day

It was bright and sunny in the filed all day with a moderate southerly breeze. Steve M (Tresillian) and Paul B (Bristol) were along for a go at Paragliding and Hang Gliding respectively. Whilst Steve got on with the ground handling on the para Steve got to grips with Hang Gliding ground work. By just after lunch they were both ready for a go on the winch. Steve D (Bodmin) put in a nice high flight before the others got on the winch. Next it was Steve M's go and despite his best efforts at pulling the brakes the Ozone Element managed to keep itself in the air giving him his first taste of Paragliding flight. Then it was on the line for Paul who started off well with a nice "moon walk" flight before getting his feet off the ground on a low level flight. On his final flight a lack of airspeed resulted in a lack of roll control added with a bit of a twist ended up in a un dignified landing putting the Condor out of action so stopping play.

Tell put in another 3 flights on his Powered hang Glider Doodle bug combination and the two Steve's rounded off the day with some more ground handling as the wind picked up a little towards evening.

Carlsberg Day

Dean F gets set to join Kaz at the crack of sparrows

Kaz and dean enjoy the early morning air

that must be Rick that deans talking to, wondr what he's saying??

Mike G looks happy after his first high flight

Mike on his way back down after another high

Nice landing set up over "abandoned" Paramotors

WOW what a day. Up at 06.00 out on site at Perranporth at 07.15 where Kaz p was sent off to check conditions before Dean F launched to complete his hill conversion on the paraglider. Dean had a super couple of flights to gain his endorsement complete with excellent top landings. He then put in another couple of nice flights as a qualified pilots giving him nearly two hours airtime before 10.00. Gay j got her first flights on her new Ozone Buzz Z and did a fine job finding it nice and light to control with responsive being the word to use. We headed back to the tow field leaving them flying for 10.00 to get Mike G back in the air on the Hang Glider.

By lunchtime Mike was putting in his first high flights moving him into his CPC tasks, by 17.00 he had put away 24 tows and completed his CPC flying tasks looking very smooth and relaxed having also converted to a chest release. Jim M came along on his Rush 2 and joined in with Mick L using up some of the spare lines.

Pete L and Paul H entertained us on the Paramotors and i even managed to get a flight in on the school unit at the end of the day to see the superb views along the cliffs as the sun began to drop.
A cracking day especially for Dean and Mike and very satisfying for us to.

Making the most of it

With the weather forecast to deteriorate during the day it was a 09.00 start in the field for Mike G (London) on his 2nd “day” of his Hang Gliding course. Mike did well moving from the Condor to the Mars glider and also getting to his release flights and performing gentle turns despite having to take several breaks due to dampness. By lunchtime the wind was picking up and becoming a bit blustery so we called a halt to proceedings, quitting whilst ahead comes to mind.
Still a useful time putting Mike well into his EPC course with another 8 flights to his credit, hopefully Wednesday will see him progress into his CPC, keep an eye on him.

Sunny afternoon

Gay J gets her first tate of her new Buzz Z

Mike G gets his first taste of "the winch"

and quickly gets to grips with it

getting higher

and further

As promised by the forecast the rain cleared away late morning and the wind veered to the NNW although remaining strong. We decided to head to the tow field to get Mike G who had travelled down from London started on his Hang Gliding training. Mike having spent a disturbed night in his tent in what must have been one of the worst nights for ages was well up for it. We had a relaxed afternoon working through the basics and the ground runs before we got him on the end of the hand tows. Dean F dropped by to give some manpower whilst Paul and gay dropped in to hopefully check out gays new Paraglider (Buzz Z). By late afternoon the wind had dropped enough for Gay to try some ground handling and didn't she do well finding the Buzz Z lighter and more responsive than the school wings.

With conditions looking good we decided to give Mike a go on the winch and didn't he do well! Looking super relaxed he moved through "moon walking" into low flights and finishing off with a nice 40-60' flight untethered to add a huge bonus to a day that looked unpromising to say the least. Super sunset too. Thanks guys.

evening all

Having spent a large part of the day "sorting out Ady's hang Glider after he had an unusual experience on it at Vault bay a week or so ago it was off out to Perranporth to see if it was fixed. In brisk conditions with a fair amount of north in the wind a couple of test flights confirmed all was well so Ady jumped back on the horse and had a couple of lovely flights himselg getting higher at paerran than he has been before. his verdict on the glider " flying better than ever, glad I crashed it!". Paul h also nipped out for a flight on his hanger and had fun playing with the sea thermals as the sun set. Nice one

over the hill and far above..

Scenic shot as Tony T climbs out on his first hill soaring flight
Patient Paraglider pilots play "where's Tony T?"

...that's where he is guys, learn to fly one, it could be you

Tippy toe top landing, his first, can't be bad

says it all

Different day different sit. It made a change to be on the hill (Perranporth) where we hoped to get some Paragliders up before the wind filled in. Alas it never happened so the danglers had to put up with watching the hangers for a change. Tony T fresh from his CPC success on the tow had perfect conditions for his first hill soaring flight. A sweet take off was followed by some super smooth soaring on the dear old Mars, yes the very same one, and ended with a tipy toe top landing resulting in a huge grin and round of applause. Can't print his comments here but the word amazing did feature amongst the less publishable ones.

Graham W (Torquay) was also along to hopefully get back into flying after a 16 year lay off, we actually taught him when he was only 16 himself, and did a fine job on the Calypso despite being suitably nervous.

Tony got a second flight in as the wind freshened and got some good height before once again bringing the glider back in "on top" to round off a amazing day for him. Looks like he will head back to Sussex a very happy man with the added bonus of starting his hill conversion on top of the CPC he hoped to get. H's already booking up to start a Paragliding course along with a power conversion so we must be doing something right.....

...and again!!

Tell O heads off at the end of the day
Bev C sets off at the start of her first flight


Deebah A gets air under her feet on her Taster Day

Chris C looking neat on his way to 150' on his second day

Nick F comes into land after a high flight

Tony T looking "good" on the Calypso

What a glorious day it was with more fun and flying in the field. Bev C (Perranwell) and Deeba A (Truro) were along for Taster Days on a Hang glider and Paraglider respectively. Both worked hard in the morning session getting to grips with their chosen sport and by lunchtime there was hope for each of them! In the afternoon they both got onto the winch with Debba putting in three super flights on the Paraglider and Bev doing really well on the Hang Glider showing that the secret of success is to relax resulting in three nice flights, in both cases landings have room for improvement. Big smiles from the both of them, well done gals.


Chris C (Bev's 16 yr old son) was back for his second day and had a fab' time getting better and better and by the end of his day he was getting up to 150' off the ground releasing the line, turning and coming in nicely to land. We shall see if he decides to continue, would be good to see some younger pilots out there.


Nick F cracked on with his training in readiness for the Paramotor and moved quickly into high flights and circuits, he worked hard on the forward launches which will pay dividends when he gets the power pack on his back.


Tony T kept at it on the Hang Glider and is ready for a trip to the hill, hopefully tomorrow along with Mick L and Dean F for hill conversions.


Tell O had another epic day on his powered Hang Glider putting in 5 flights including a good XC to Falmouth and back and a "high altitude" one then an unpowered flight down, he went of home with yet another huge grin.

Sunny days are here again

A cracking day in the field with loads going on. Matt F (Truro) and Chris M (Perranwell) came along for taster days ( well a 2 day taster in Chris's case) on Paragliders and joined in with Nick F (Exeter) who was along for an assesment day with a view to taking up paramotoring having done some work with a hill school previously. They all had a top day with Chris and Matt getting there first flights on a Paraglider by the end of the day across the field at up to 60'. Nick's previous experience helped him out a little and we took him a little further getting in release flights and setting him up nicely for future training which he is up for.
Tony T took it easy on the hanger with a couple of flights on the Calypso which he got on well with before taking an early bath in rediness for tomorrow.
Ray D cracked on with his CPC puting away hs Big Ears and Assymetric tasks leaving only his speed bar to go, nice one.
Clare, Tom, Donna and Steve came along and had some excellent tandem flights giving such lovely views they had to be seen to be believed.
Tell O (Warminster) buzzed around on his powered Hang Glider, Pete Lazenby on his Paramotor along with Richard W who dropped by. Glyn P, Mick Wmade up the numbers to give a very busy day, still all good fun.

Nice 'n' easy

It was a more relaxed day in the field with Steve D (North Cornwall) getting on the winch for his first towed flights after his "hard" day in brisk conditions things were a lot easier for him. He had a busy day putting away a total of 14 tows which ended up with flights to 200' releasing the line and good turns down to land, about 2 1/2 days work in one I reckon!
Tony T (Sussex) kept at it on the Hang Glider and converted to a chest release system and experienced the joys of slow flying and gentle stalls, nearly there, another day should see his CPC completed.
Keran and Garrick R came along for some Tandem flights as a top up to their taster days andgot to see what they could soon be doing if they continue. Ruth and Tim (Cardiff) down on holiday also opted for the Tandems and were blown away by their flights with Ruth letting pretty much everyone within several miles know when she took off! Jenny P also got her first taste of Paragliding on the tandem which has convinced her she will be back for more.
Phil S (Plymouth) had a nice flight on his Rio looking and feeling more at home as he tunes in to the light handling. Gay J and Bill got some Paragliding flights in to keep them current and Paul H put in a couple of flights on the Paramotor to consolidate his restricted endorsement. Even I managed to get up on the Paramotor so it must have been a quieter day.... Ohh and the sun shone for some of it.

A "Hang" of a day

What a super day in the field it was with a good mixture of flying going on, in fact it was a very rare day in that the only students were on Hang Gliders as all the Paragliders were qualified pilots. Gerry W (Hereford) did well on the Condor moving into untethered flight putting in seven tows and looking smoother after each one to get him well into his EPC tasks. Tony T (Sussex) cracked on with his CPC tasks getting through base bar and prone conversions in fine style whilst sweetening up his general flying at the same time. Tell O (Warminster) was back on his Doodlebug power unit and had a "cracking" day in more ways than one putting in three flights and logging nearly two hours airtime. Phill S was back after a year long break getting to know his Rio Hang Glider and did a fine job, nice to see him and share in his humour again.

Phil ? (Derbyshire) visited us and had a top day on his Wasp power unit exploring west Cornwall and enjoying the views. Mick l was racking up tows in readiness for his hill conversion (maybe this week) and had a fun time practising Big Ears and speed bar amongst other things. Glyn P (Wollacombe) dropped by and kept his hand in by putting in several tows in buoyant conditions. Pete C (Winchman) enjoyed his day off playing with elusive thermals, really must give him some tips some time. Kaz P put in a few flights to keep her hand in and Sarah P, Lee P and Lauren ? all enjoyed Tandem flights in super conditions. This truly is summer!!!!! Sorry no piccies cameras broken.....

"Handy" day for some

It was bright and sunny in the tow field to get The taster day Paragliders going with brothers Garrick and Kyran R joined by Dan T for a crack at paragliding. Steve d was also up for it starting his EPC course. The wind quickly freshened making the ground handling challenging but in fairness everyone did well. Gerry W got back on the hang Glider in the by now bouncy conditions and did a good job as he flew across the field with full tethers just in case. By ate afternoon things had moderated enough for us to get some excellent hand tows going on the paragliders. It was hard work (especially for Tim and myself) but by the end of the day the guys were all looking pretty sweet as they flew across the field under two man power. Gerry got some more flights on the hanger to round off an energetic day, still saves on fuel I guess!

Indian Summer favours the Brave

What a day we had out in the field. The morning saw the "hard" work with Jerry W (Heroford) getting to grips with a Hang Glider on day one of his EPC alongside Tony T who was back with us to start his CPC following his EPC that he gained last October. Meanwhile Chris D on a Paragliding Taster Day went through the ground work in readiness for his tows. Lunchtime saw Lorraine E come along for a Tandem flight which she thoroughly enjoyed especially as she could see her own house from the top of the tow line. The guys were soon on the winch with Chris having some super flights ending in stand up landings on the paraglider and big smiles, an excellent taster day. Tony T got back into it without too much trouble and by the end of the day put in his first high flights moving on to the "Mars" as well. Jerry did really well and ended the day flying nicely across the field on the hanger so should hopefully get off the tethers tomorrow weather permitting.
Jim S ( South devon) completed a tow endorsement on his new Rush 2 which he can't speak highly enough of and had a fun day with it learning a few new tricks along the way.
Add into this lot Adam W, Bill N, Tony P, Kaz P, and Tim J all getting some tows in it was a busy but fun day, long may it continue....

Spinny wizzy day

St Michaels Mount and westwards from Ben's powered Hang Glider

Proof that Giants live in Cornwall as foot prints show one going for a swim

Ben F photographer and noe Powere hang Glider pilot

What a gorgeous day in the field playing with the power units. Ben F back down from Swindon came along to finish off his Powered hang Gliding rating which he did in fine style. After a couple of "warm up" flights he disappeared for an hour and 20 minutes on his 30k XC flight taking in some lovely sites as he flew over Portreath, Carn Brea, Stithians, Praa Sands before heading back to the North Coast. He then topped it of with a final flight taking in both coasts again before landing back at the field in nil wind, well done Ben.

Pete L was out having fun on his unit although technical difficulties did interfere with his day. Paul H on the other hand got to try out the new school unit (Fly Products Power 115) which performed faultlessly and after mastering the basics of running around the field with it on his back was soon set up for his first flight. Five cracking flights later with not one aborted launch he was smiling from ear to ear, not bad for his first day on one.

Nice to have Richard W drop in on his Paramotor for a chat who was pleased to have some new friends to play with. Only shame was it would have been a good day for towing with plenty of lift around, still there is always tomorrow...

The Old, the not so old and the young

It was perfect training conditions in the tow field for Chris P and Nick G who were back for some more Paragliding. They both found conditions much easier than Sunday and were quickly on the tow line with Chris getting his first taste of it. By the end of the day they had put away over 20 tows between them and were happily releasing and doing nice smooth turns followed by stand up landings, top day.
Mick L put in an appearance and completed his CPC tasks with his final Asymmetric before just playing in what proved to be very buoyant conditions. Bill< Kaz and Adam all had fun on the line.

Jamie and Lydia who are twins aged 12 and from across the Big Pond came along for Tandem Flights and had a fun time making the take offs and landings easy as they weighed in well under most passengers, so good to see youngsters up for it, not sure who smiled most them or me....

Hope to get some piccies up if sent them

More chilled day in the rain

The day started off pretty good with a little sunshine and a moderate breeze. Warren D (Saltash) was along for a Taster Day on a Hanger whilst Chris Pearce (Stithians)was along for the first day of a Two day taster on a Paraglider, also out was Nick G for his second day on a Paraglider. The Para boys did well with the ground handling despite the breezy conditions and Chris was quick to get a grasp of the basics and how to stay safe. Warren found life with the Hanger easier as conditions were nearly ideal and to be fair he had a good feel for it. By early pm the breeze had not eased so with the Paragliders being restricted to hand tows we had some fun getting them into the air, Chris's face was a picture as we towed him aloft and kept him there for as long as we liked.
Kaz flew over the field courtesy of Sue B in her Sky Arrow aircraft whilst on a scenic tour of west Cornwall and gave us a wing waggle on the way to brighten up our day.
Tim ran the winch out for the Hanger just as the first spots of rain were felt and by the time the demo' flights were done it was a light drizzle. Still undeterred warren clipped in and did a great job on his first hops and was quickly getting into it. By the end of the day he was flying nice and relaxed across the field and even putting in some nice landings, think he should give it a go myself. We packed up in the wet at the end of what turned out to be a good day with plenty getting done lets hope the next one is drier.

Busy day in the sunshine

With a good workload on we arrived at the field to find perfect conditions. Neil t and mark L got on with rigging the Hang Glider for their Taster day whilst Nick G got introduced to the Paraglider for the Start of his 2 Day Taster session. Pretty soon all were getting on with the ground work and having fun. Just after lunch the "Tandems" arrived with the group swelling to 5 so making a busy period. Paul K was first up followed by Sarah , Mark R, Garrick and Steph' who deserves a special mention as she overcame some real fears to do the flights. All had a top time enjoying the view and the ride down, think we may see some of them again.
Then it was back to it getting the Taster Days boys on the winch who were now joined by Will G who following an earlier Taster Day had decided to go the whole hog and Learn. Neil and Mark worked hard on the Hanger with it has to be said varying degrees of success, but by the end of the day they both had me running as fast as I could to keep up as they flew across the field.
Nick found the Paragliding a little easier and had three cracking flights setting him up well for his second day. Will G moved on nicely into his EPC tasks with his first release flights and gentle turns.
A long day but smiley faces all round and it's always nice to introduce people to the feeling of flight.

A right shower at Perranporth

With a good forecast we headed out to Perran to fine it nicely flyable on arrival. A quick session up on Kaz's Mojo 2 confirmed this and all of a sudden everybody was turning up. Within 30 minutes there was a good gathering and pilots quickly made the most of conditions. I took the opportunity to take my sister Chris up on the Paraglider an experience that she thought was just amazing. Whilst in the air we could see rain on the sea so landed with plenty of time to spare. Whilst conditions did get just flyable after the rain for some it did see pretty much the end of the good times putting some on the beach and others slope landing. Still all good fun and ray D got his first taste of ground handling on the hill..........

Leaps and bounds at vault

Gunny joins Kaz after a 5 month lay off

Gay J celebrates getting her hill endorsement

Chris S heads out for his final endorsement flight

Kaz, Chris, Gay and Gunny enjoy flying together

Based on a positive forecast of the wind backing and staying light we headed out to Vault bay at midday. Arriving on site things were not so good so we played with Paul's model and tested the air with Paul H himself on his Paraglider. After a couple of hours things began to change wit the wind moving on and the lift increasing. Gunny was next off and did a good job having not flown for 5 months working the lift before slipping in for a good top landing. Kaz P then had a shot and whilst she was up there things got even better so Gay J and Chris S who were along to hopefully finish off their hill conversions got kitted up. With kaz safely down gay took off and was soon hundreds of feet up enjoying the lift and the view before performing a first class top landing. Chris followed suit and proved things were getting even better before he to slipped it in on top.
Now it was play time with everyone now a qualified hill pilot. Within minutes there was five gliders in the air having a ball. Gay and Chris did well mixing with the others, Paul, Kaz and Gunny. After about 40 minutes Paul led the way into the corner field to land with the others following him in at the end of a cracking afternoon. Well done Gay and Chris, watch out for them on the hills.

So much Sun So much Fun!

from left to right Adam, Chris S (firts hill soaring) and Dougial M (tandem)
Chris S after landing his first soaring flight
Dougal M comes in on his tandem


It was a glorious Sunny day at Perranporth where it started off breezy so it was up with the Hang Gliders to begin with. Paula (Mick L's sister) cam up first for a tandem flight and didn't stop talking from the moment we took off, she had a super flight and was amazed by the whole thing. Genevieve (that not how you spell it I am sure) was next and also had a top time whilst we played with the sea thermals dodged the other hang Gliders and by now kept an eye out for the odd Paraglider. Finally it was my turn to be on the recieving end when Tim J took me up for a check out flight, we had fun in the now gentler breeze trying get enough lift to top land but we managed it in the end.

A quick flight on the Rush to check conditions then it was out with the Tandem Paraglider to take Peter K up for what was his Christmas present. No sooner had we launched when the air bagan to fill with paragliders and we had a fun time flying with them whilst Pete took in the views before top landing.

A series of tandems as passenger followed with Dougie who completed his tandem rating in fine style and was looking very sweet by the end of the day which he rounded off by taking his wife Julie up as his first passenger as a qualified tandem pilot, nice one.

In between flights gay J took to the air for her first hill soaring flights on a Paraglider and proved that the Mojo1 can still mix it with the best of them. She put in a couple of good flights and top landings to take her one step away from her hill conversion. Chris S followed suit and thoroughly enjoyed himself soaring the cliffs amongst the traffic also putting in two good flights.

To finish the day off Ray D who was down took up the offer of a Tandem flight and spent a pleasant 45 minutes with me scooting along the cliffs as the lift dropped. We persisted and having as Ray put it got on first name terms with all the people on the beach finally managed to find some lift and get back in on top.

By now the BBQ was well underway so a bonus at the end of a busy day.

Good to see lots of old students out having fun on both hangers and para's if only every day was like this.

Up with the lark ( well at least some seagulls)

With a soarable slot forecast early before the wind increased and the rain came there was quite a gathering ( 5 to be precise)at Perranporth by 07.30. Amazingly it wasn't windy enough so we had to wait a bit for it to fill in. The time was not wasted with some ground handling, slope landings and Dougie getting to grips with his new Tandem wing.
The wind veered and filled in and pretty soon it was soarable with Paul h getting up there first. Dougie took me up as passenger to get his first tandem flights under his belt as pilot in command. Have to say it's always weird going up as passenger but Dougie did a good job although a little more practice is required on the landings, maybe tomorrow. Kaz go up there with Paul as the wind picked up a bit more and pretty soon it was getting towards the top end for paragliders. Add a couple of flights on the school Mojo 1, still a nice glider after all the work it has done and by 11 o'clock it was all over.

Nothing quite like a quickie

Passenger's feet whilst watching the surfers


Whils't working away on the winch this evening I glanced up to see that the wind had dropped and veered to the west, hmm on at Paerran I thought. K was keen to get out so off we headed at 19.00 and arrived to find it pleasantly on. being in a lazy mood we decided to get the Tandem out so having to pack only one wing away. We had a nice flight playing with some evening thermals whilst watching the surfers and landed just as the sun was setting and the wind was picking up. Hopefully we may sneak out early tomorrow morning to do some tandem work with Dougie for his rating if the predicted slot appears.

More Sun and more Fun

Dougie as passenger starts his Tandem training

Louise takes off at the start of a fun flight

Tam gets ready to launch

The view from the Tandem to the right of launch

and the view heading back towards launch, look hard and you can see the gliders on the top


Well it turned out nice by mid afternoon with the sun coming out on what was a good day. We started early in the field at 07.30 getting Tell up in the air on his powered Hang Glider (Doodle Bug). He put in acouple of nice flights taking a trip out to the lighthouse at Godrevy to see the surfers as well as enjoying some low (ish) flights around the field. Next it was off to Perranporth arriving at 10.15 to fine Kaz and Paul D smiling after having some lovely early morning flying with the hill all to themselves (Kaz says sorry to Tony P).

We cracked on with Dougal M's Tandem Paragliding rating by introducing him to the ground handling, launching and landing techniques as the wind had dropped to barely soarable. With the breeze picking up Dougie came up as passenger for a couple of flights to get the jist of it, the wind increased further as did the lift and by the time we landed it was "strong enough".
With tandem flights to do on the Hang Glider that was next out and it wasn't long before Louise down on holiday was clipped in and ready to go. She had a super flight cruising the cliffs and experiencing the joys of soaring flight, the stall demonstration resulted in a kind offer.

Next it was Tam's turn who had the flight as a Birthday gift, we had a cracking flight playing with the sea thermals and talking about pretty much everything as well as putting the world to rights before coming into land, think we may see him again some time.

With the wind still a little strong for Paragliding Kaz took advantage of the Tandem Hang Glider for the last flight of the day as the sun shone and the sea thermals kicked in giving us some nice hieght which we had to burn off to land.

A nice day with a bit of everything going on maybe this is summer ??

Some Sun and lots of Fun

Guy gets his feet off the ground on a Tandem launch

and gets them back on it whilst posing for the film crew

He looks pretty happy to with a huge grin

Well we did actually see the sun although can't say we saw a lot of it, still enough to get my shirt off in. Another busy day With Basil S from Exeter along for a Taster Day on the Paraglider and Mark D from Hayle for a Taster Day on the Hang glider. Both had a fine time and both did well getting in some good flights by the end of the day despite us having to move the winch several times due to wind changes, thank goodness we weren't on the hill!
Basil excelled on his first flight by jumping into the air but soon settled down to get three cracking flights in. Mark made a poor attempt to follow Basil's misdemeanor but only lifted his legs up and missed out on the jump. however he too soon got the "Hang" of it and ended on some cracking flights across the field getting me running at full chat.

Guy G came along for a Tandem flight and thouroghly enjoyed it getting a couple of flights in and experiencing both gentle flight and a less than smooth one with some tight turns leaving him with a big smile.
Tell put in some more flights on his Doodle Bug unit with some super take offs and equally good landings to move him towards his restricted licence.
Pete L got in a couple of flights on his Paramotor with good take offs so also being on the verge of his licence, nice one.
Mick L finally got to fly his new Mojo 2 and found it much more sensitive and responsive than the school wings especially when combined with his new Velvet 2 harness. he soon got it sorted and put in his "Big Ears" exercise and the first of his Asymmetrics to get on the verge of completing his CPC tasks.
Gay J had a cracking day finishing off her CPC tasks with Big Ears and Asymmetrics before putting in a few bonus flights in the evening air.
Chris S was back building up his experience flights for the hill and was looking good so maybe it will be off to the hill tomorrow, we shall see. Another long day but plenty done and lots of happy faces thanks to Bill N for pulling the lines, quote of the day "I like a girl with impressive asymmetrics".........

Still no Sun but lots of Fun!

Another day with sun forecast but we saw none. However every coud has a silver lining and ours was super conditions for the Taster days that came. Harry R (Falmouth) and Will G (Plymouth)were both along for a crack at Paragliding and both had top days doing really well and each ending up with 3 super flights across the field getting up to 40' for distances of 200m, cant be bad. Chris M (Truro) came along for a taste of Hang Gliding and joined in with Lee H (yes the same one that's learnt to paraglide). They both did well in the light conditions and despite being a little shaky on their first few flights they settled down and by the end of the day were flying the hanger across the field with me in hot pursuit on the tether rope.

Tell made great progress on his Doodle Bug (powered Hang Glider) with four flights during whitch he enjoyed the local scenery from above and rounded of with a power failure just to keep him on his toes.

Ray D got another four flights under his belt on his new glider and now looks very much at home on it. The day was ended on a high with Chris M having a Tandem on the tow to show him what's ahead if he decides to take it up, we shall see....

Where's the sun gone?

With an early start planned and a sunny day forecast we were up at 06.00 only to find it grey and damp. Still we put things on hold and made good use of the time trying to sort out the motorcycle. late morning and things improved so it was off to the field where Matt R from Gloucester way got things going by starting his Hang Gliding Tow endorsement. he was quickly into his stride putting in 5 flights before lunch. Gay J joined him on the winch on a Paraglider working through some more of her CPC tasks leaving just a couple to go before qualifying. Her ground handling efforts payed dividends making her life easy and relaxed. Ray D got his first flight on his new Mojo 2 and also settled in nicely finding it much more responsive than the good old Element training wings, he to is approaching the end of his CPC tasks.

Tell from Wiltshire was along for a Doodle Bug conversion course which we started off with some low power tows to get him the feeling of what was to come and also let us check him out. As the weather closed in again Matt finished off his tow endorsement looking nice and relaxed on the line so is now ready to enter the Suffolk clubs tow comp, well done Matt. Tell made use of the by now damp conditions by getting in some take offs low hops and landings on his Doodle Bug looking like he knew what he was doing by the end and even giving us the confidence to send him up into the blue yonder next time out...maybe tomorrow... watch this space.

Mix & Match

The day started early at 07.00 with Mark F (Norfolk club) starting his Tandem tow rating on a Paraglider. We got in the first couple of tows with Mark as passenger before the real fun began when we swapped roles. An hour break at 09.00 whilst the days taster students arrived,did the theory bit then it was full on. Andy G and Gina (Bristol) got going on the Hang Glider. whilst Ashley (N.Devon) took a Paraglider. Things went well until some unexpected rain arrived putting a hold on things. Still it cleared things dried out and off we went again. The wind was in a changeable mood resulting in a couple of winch moves, no big drama and far easier than moving a hill.
Mid afternoon and the winch was pulling the guys into the air for their trial flights with Ashley first off. he had three super flights across the field which he rounded off with a Tandem flight to get the full experience. Andy and G found the Hang Glider a little more challenging but both did well with moments of brilliance when they managed to relax!
Mark F had the full round of tandem conditions from nil wind through to "strong enough" and chuck in a line break its fair to say his Tow tandem training is complete, nice one. A tough day to get things done but we got there in the end and everyone had fun, thats what it is all about. will sort piccies when get time...

Tasty day in the field

Nick takes to the air on an early flight
a couple of flights later Nick looks good getting some "air"
Keir flies straight and level
Keir rounds off his day with a nice flight looking relaxed


Despite a less than perfect forecast we headed to the field to carry out some Hang Gliding taster days with Nick C (Cubert) and Keir L (Mawgan Porth). The morning went along well with the guys getting to grips with glider introduction and the ground work. As forecast it got a little damp around midday but as it turned out this gave us a plesant lunch break (something we are not used to) before it began to clear allowing us to get on with the hand tows. Pretty soon it was almost bright and in a nice breeze the guys got ready for their first flight on the tow line. Conditions continued to improve and by the end of the day they were both flying nicely across the field almost looking relaxed with it. It was good to see Dave T come along for a look and help out on the tethers so allowing Kaz to take the photos. A good day with Nick and Keir not only having fun but keeping us amused along the way.



Anyone want a shortened mini ? How short is that? ask Keir