Hang Gliding & Paragliding Frequently Asked Questions
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| Does the SE Wales Club offer coaching? |
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| A: Yes, the Club has has a team of coaches able to guide newly qualified pilots through the tricky transition from school to club, and to assist more experienced pilots to progress through the BHPA Pilot Rating Scheme.
Club coaches can also offer useful sites advice to visiting pilots. Further information |
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| Does the SE Wales Club offer hang gliding instruction? |
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| A: No, I‘m afraid not. Recreational clubs, like the SE Wales Hang Gliding & Paragliding Club, are only able to offer coaching to qualified pilots.
Initial instruction must be undertaken with a BHPA registered school. Further information |
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| Does the SE Wales Club offer paragliding instruction? |
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| A: No, I‘m afraid not. Recreational clubs, like the SE Wales Hang Gliding & Paragliding Club, are only able to offer coaching to qualified pilots.
Initial instruction must be undertaken with a BHPA registered school. Further information |
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| How do I learn to fly a hang glider? |
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| A: We strongly recommend that you attend a Club Pilot course at a BHPA registered school.
If you‘re not sure about taking up the sport, you might prefer to book a 1 or 2 day taster course at a school, or simply arrange to meet them on the hill, and see at first hand what the sport is all about. Further information |
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| How do I learn to fly a paraglider? |
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| A: We strongly recommend that you attend a Club Pilot course at a BHPA registered school.
If you‘re not sure about taking up the sport, you might prefer to book a 1 or 2 day taster course at a school, or simply arrange to meet them on the hill, and see at first hand what the sport is all about. Further information |
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| How does a glider gain height? |
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| A: The only way to gain height when flying an unpowered aircraft is to seek out air that is rising faster than your glider is descending, and then try to stay in it.
An air mass rises for a number of reasons. Wind blowing up the slope of a ridge can create rising air known as ridge lift. If a mass of air warms to a higher temperature than its surroundings it will usually become dislodged, and start to rise. This mass of rising air is known as a thermal, and will continue to rise until it cools to the same temperature as its surroundings. Once located, a pilot will usually try to stay in a thermal by circling. |
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