Once Club Pilot, some students may wish to continue using our private sites while improve their skills and receiving some extra guidance from our instructors. This allows you to continue flying in a familiar,  friendly and controlled environment with pilots you know. We also run Club trips abroad, arrange social events and have Club Coaches to guide you around the Southern sites.

THE STEYNING CHALLENGE 2008

could you fly cross-country from Steyning? Steyning is an ideal training site with gentle grass slopes, and as such does not normally produce thermals suitable for massive height gain.
Although XCs have been flown by experienced pilots in the past. it will take a lot of preparation and skill to achieve even a short distance. From the North to North East it can be difficult, as you have Shoreham airspace to contend with. In a southerly the thermals are generally small, but this is not always the case. While in an easterly, cool air flow and a sunny day can make the chance of XCs quite good. Even if you manage a short flight over the back, log your flight and we will present a trophy to the winner at the end of the year.

FLYING AT STEYNING

The after school Club is now available for our newly qualified  Pilots.
Please contact the office for details on supervision and access to Steyning.
Including discounts on equipment and holidays.

FRENCH TRIPS

Our trips to France were a great success, with every day flyable at some of the best sites in Europe. We had complete beginners flying tandem at 800mts and towing up to 300mts. Solo flights on their 4th day up to 800mts and soaring flights on small ridge sites.
Details of holidays in France

SPANISH TRIPS

Our last trip to Spain saw all  our Students with Club Pilot flying  every day. All manage some long thermic and soaring flights. For this trip we went to new sites and the response from the group was great, easy take offs big landing field and hardly any power lines!. We will post the photos soon.

PILOT LECTURE AND EXAM

We will be holding lectures for Club Pilots with 25 hours plus, who have the relevant tasks signed off. You can also sit the exam at the same time if you feel ready. As usual we need a minimum of six pilots.

TRAINEE INSTRUCTORS

Ever thought of helping out in the school then let us know. It's great fun, you meet loads of interesting people and of course there are lots of perks! Pilots forget what it is like for beginners and you may feel you have something to give.
 

KITESURFING

 We managed to go out a few times this winter, mainly at Shoreham beach. Pete managed a few days in North Devon back in September. We have found the coast line down to Biarritz, South West France,  was very good back in April. Tony managed to combine a flying holiday in Northern Spain and awesome kitesurfing on both the Atlantic coast and Mediterranean all in a week. Kitesurfing compliments paragliding very well, so if you want too sports, one physical and one not, then this is the way to go. Wind surfing friends say it is allot easier to learn kitesurfing than windsurfing. 2 days should see you up on the board! If you want to try it we have spare kit, just ask.

As our sites are private the club is only available to Airsports Paragliding School students