Had a fantastic experience training for my EP rating with Steve. He gives really clear instructions, makes it exciting and is super safe. Would highly recommend to anyone thinking about getting going.
Great bunch of guys, instructors very knowledgable and very friendly. Had a great day, highly recommend this company if you want to Learn to paraglide or just want a taster. Be prepared for a lot of walking up and down hills, but we’ll worth the fun.
First Class experience with these guys. I completed my paragliding (hill) and (power) within the 12 days allocated and there was no funny business with using a day up if the weather turned out less than ideal. I was lucky to have Steve Purdie as my 1:1 instructor throughout and he knows his stuff and then some, his instructional technique was also spot on for me. I highly recommend and will be back for more coaching as time allows.
Finished my CP with Steve after I started my training somewhere else. He s super good! A lot of experience, infinite patience and really focused on what each student needs to do. Thanks a lot!
Would love to leave a higher review as the instructors were very friendly. However, the day itself was really quite confusing and had a number of things to improve on. The location was a good large hill with multiple different heights to take off from (note you have to walk up it each time carrying your chute). First issue was there was a LOT of waiting around. Normally this would be okay, except no explanation was given, meaning we were standing around without knowing why. However, the main problem was the instruction. There were three instructors, sometimes talking at the same time, and definitely contradicting each other. At one point an instructor advised that the steepness of the hill directly related to how quickly you took off, and then immediately after another instructor said that had nothing to do with it. It was almost comical. We were first taught to run forward with the wing above us, whilst leaning over at the hip but without taking off. It appeared most of us were doing it wrong as we mostly all took off mistakenly. However, when we tried to get clarification what we were doing wrong we couldn't get a straight answer. Most people's faces were either bemused or concerned, and I spoke to several people in the group afterwards also agreed they had no idea what they were supposed to be doing. It got worse when immediately after this we were told this time we would be TRYING to take off and fly. However, the instructions were identical to the previous exercise where we were NOT supposed to take off. It was very frustrating and somewhat concerning that even after asking for clarification multiple times we were still very unclear. The method of teaching very much seemed to be “give it a try and we'll tell you what you did wrong afterwards” but never actually saying what had to be done right. As I say a friendly bunch, but unfortunately I cannot consider extending the taster day into the full 10 day course with this company.
I really enjoyed my time training at Airworks for my paragliding club pilot licence. The instructors are all very professional and most importantly very friendly, and patient, making the whole experience enjoyable despite the fears of flying everyone has at the beginning. In particular, chief instructor Steve Purdie is inspirational, very knowledgeable, full of humor, and he teaches with safety always in mind. I will never forget my time at Airworks and I cant wait to join your team on overseas trips. Thank you all very very much !!!!
Extremely knowledgeable with a common sense safety first attitude, I really enjoyed Day one of paramotoring, definitely recommend to anyone who wants to take up Paragliding/motoring
Did my Club Pilot course here. It was excellent. The instructors are great and very accommodating with last minute bookings even if no one else is training that day. I would highly recommend Airworks to anyone wanting to do a taster day or a full CP course.
Airworks Paragliding Centre is located at 4 Stone Cross Farm, Laughton, Lewes BN8 6BN, UK
You can contact Airworks Paragliding Centre at +44 1273 434002
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