We started in the sport at the very beginning and naturally were fully involved in the competition scene, setting a number of site and cross country records and National firsts, and gaining a second place New Zealand ranking and consistently achieving a top ten placing over the early years. Their talents and enthusiasm are a huge asset. SkyWings founders Alan and Belinda Hills started in the sport 30 years ago when paragliding first started in Auckland and have been flying and teaching almost every flyable day since.Īlan and Belinda are joined here and in the surrounding areas by other great Instructors Hunter Hawker and Ed Gordon, Bruce Vickerman. If you wish to learn to paraglide, the most important question for you is – how good is your Instructor? The ability to catch thermals requires basic skills and confidence which takes time and good conditions to develop.This we have in abundance. If you wish to thermal we can prepare you for this much sooner because you’ll have done so much, so quickly and got so good in our smooth, safe coastal air.
We have good sites close by suitable for thermalling 8 to 9 months of the year. SkyWings students graduate with more airtime than anywhere else in New Zealand. Our smooth coastal conditions allow you to master all your takeoff and landing techniques, and long hours soaring prepare you for confident and relaxed flying much sooner.
With long soaring flights you really get to know your glider and understand the feel and handling much sooner. We have some of the finest coastal ridge soaring in the world and this gives an amazing chance for new pilots to grow really quickly in their skills and get a lot of airtime. We have a large number of sites within about an hour of the city and they cover all the wind directions, so we can train in most conditions. We are based in Auckland and we are the longest operating Paragliding and Paramotoring School in New Zealand.Īuckland enjoys a very mild climate and we fly and teach all year round.
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