If you’re serious about learning and you want to do it properly this is the best first step.

 

Our taster day is a hands-on introduction to paragliding and paramotoring built around the skill most people underestimate: mastering wing control on the ground.

 

There’s no “guaranteed flying” on this day, because we don’t gamble with safety, but if conditions are right and you’re progressing well, there may be an opportunity for a supervised assisted/tow flight(typically up to around 15ft). For paramotor, the day finishes with you wearing the engine on your back and feeling the power under controlled instruction — so you leave with a real understanding of what training with us feels like.

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Quick facts 

• Discipline: Paragliding + Paramotor (same foundation skillset)

• Focus: Wing handling, control, and safe decision-making

• Flying: Not included / not promised
  Possible supervised assisted/tow hop only if safe + suitable

• Paramotor element: Engine run on your back at the end (ground-based)

• Location: Yorkshire (exact site confirmed on booking)

• Format: Small group, coached drills, full-day session (weather dependent)

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What you’ll do on the day

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1) Safety brief + how the sport really works

We’ll cover the basics: site discipline, wind awareness, equipment overview, and how we make safe decisions on the day.

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2) Proper wing handling (this is the foundation)

You’ll learn the core skills that make everything else possible:

• Safe layout and pre-flight checks

• Building a clean inflation

• Overhead control and staying centred

• Turning, stopping, stabilising and bringing the wing down safely

• Abort discipline (knowing when to stop is a skill)​

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3) Assisted/tow option (only if it’s safe + you’re suitable)

There may be an opportunity for a supervised assisted / tow flight, usually a short, controlled lift that might take you up to around 15 ft. This is not guaranteed. It depends on:

• wind and overall conditions

• your control and responsiveness

• the instructor’s judgement on safety

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4) Paramotor power experience (ground-based)

At the end of the day you’ll:

• get fitted correctly in the harness

• learn safe handling and posture

• wear the engine on your back under supervision

• feel the thrust and power in a controlled run (no take-off)

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What this day is (and isn’t)

This day is:

• a proper introduction to real training

• demanding, coached, and structured

• built to show you whether you’re ready to commit

This day is not:

• a “thrill ride”

• a promise of airtime

• a shortcut to saying you’ve “done it”

If you want the easiest route to getting airborne, you won’t enjoy this. If you want standards, control, and confidence that actually holds up in real conditions — you will.

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What you’ll walk away with

By the end of the day you’ll have:

• a real feel for wing control and what “good” looks like

• a clear understanding of equipment and safety fundamentals

• a realistic view of progression and training requirements

• the paramotor power experience (engine on your back)

• honest feedback on next steps (taster → training pathway)

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What to bring

• ankle-support boots (proper footwear)

• gloves (you’ll use your hands a lot)

• outdoor layers (it can be cold and windy even on a sunny day)

• lunch + water

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Weather and scheduling

We train around conditions. If it’s not safe or not productive, we reschedule — simple as that. You’ll get a weather decision before you travel where possible.

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