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British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association

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BHPA Registered Schools are monitored for safety, the quality of the training they offer, and the equipment they use, and their instructors are licensed by the Association.
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Hang Gliding and Powered Hang Gliding

Hang gliders are unpowered wings that can be launched from hills or winches, or launched by being towed aloft behind a microlight aircraft.

A hang glider can be turned into a powered hang glider by using a specially designed hang glider harness fitted with lightweight 2-stroke engine.
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Paraglide
Paragliding and Paramotoring

Paragliders are unpowered wings that can be launched from hills or winches.

A paramotor or powered paraglider (PPG) consists of a small motor driving a propeller, worn like a backpack under a paraglider wing.
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Parascend
Parascending

Parascending pilots fly canopies that are towed into the air by a Land Rover or winch before gliding back down to land.
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Speed Fly
Speed Flying

Speed flying is a sport based on the principles of paragliding, but using a specially designed wing to fly fast hill descents.
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Power
Powered Flight

A powered hang glider consists of a light weight motor driving a propeller that is fitted to a specially designed hang glider harness, in which the pilot is suspended under a hang gliding wing.

A paramotor or powered paraglider (PPG) consists of a small motor driving a propeller, worn like a backpack under a paraglider wing.

It is also possible to use human power to take off from level ground and fly specially constructed ultra light weight aircraft.
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British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association

BHPA Courses

The BHPA courses listed on this page are for qualified pilots. If you want to learn to fly a hang glider or paraglider, please visit our registered schools page.

Coach Courses
Currently there are no Club Coach Courses planned for 2020 due to the pandemic. This page will be updated when the situation changes.

Please note that the club coach course fee is now £30 per participant, and £20 for a retake.

Existing coaches are reminded that the BHPA now operates a system of Coach Revalidation, and that FSC recommends that coaches re-attend a Coach Course at least every five years to ensure that nothing gets forgotten, and that they are fully up-to-date with current thinking.

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BHPA Courses Calendar last updated: 09 July 2020

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