Whether you just want to experience hang gliding once or would like to learn how to fly, SE QLD hang gliding services offer certified instructional courses with an enthusiastic and a professional approach to hang gliding.

Try our introductory course which runs over two days, or complete a full 9 day course and receive your novice hang gliding certificate*.

The course will commence with your first days on flat ground or on small training hills, where you will learn basic techniques used to control the hang glider.

We will cover important thoery associated with flying a hang glider and gain a basic understanding of the weather.

Your training will progress from repetition on the training hills, to ground skimming solo glides, followed by higher flights under the close supervision of your instructor with the use of UHF radios.

Further flights are repeated until the student is fully confident and comfortable with all necessary aspects in flying a hang glider. To receive your restricted hang gliding llicence, it is manditory that you demonstrate to your instructor that you are competent in all theory and practicle procedures as set out by the HGFA and pass a pre-licence exam.

Please understand that each student will learn at their own individual pace and hang gliding is a weather dependent sport, so completion times of your course may vary.

The course includes

• Training Hill Days (instructor assisted to unassisted flights)
• Instruction for solo flights off Mt Tamborine.
• Transport to training hills and hang gliding sites from Canungra
• Use of all equipment (hang glider, harnesses UHF radios etc.)
• Theory Book – By Peter Cheeney or Denis Pagen.
• All theory lessons
• Theory Exam – HGFA.
• 4 months HGFA membership
• Pilot Training Workbook – HGFA
• Pilot Handbook - HGFA

After you have completed all the necessary training and paperwork, you will then obtain your restricted pilots certificate with the knowledge and confidence to fly safely and enjoy the freedom of flight. Your instructor will be available for any further advice after your training if required.

Cost - $2500 incl gst

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