South Africa Cross Country Masterclass

What to expect

South Africa is one of the most incredible paragliding arenas. From big desert mountain flying, to flatlands, to coastal cliff soaring, to pristine dunes, South Africa has it all. Learn to start bridging thermals together to cover more distance on the ground with our exclusive intermediate course. We will arrive in Cape Town and will likely begin the course in Wilderness where we will go over thermal theory and team flying and start small cross country tasks, intermixed with strong wind ground handling practice and launching/landing mastery. Weather depending, we will move on to bigger mountains and more technical flying, depending on the progression and skill level of the small group. This course is lead by US Air Force Weather Forecaster and Tandem Paragliding Instructor Brian Morris, who has been flying this area for over 11 years. He is one of the only people to have completed the famous "Kommetijie Run", soaring over Cape Town's mountains and Table Mountain on both a hang glider, paraglider, and is hoping to accomplish it on a tandem as well. Expect to hone your skills in developing a flying plan based on the day and weather conditions, team flying with other pilots, in air coaching, progressive daily task flying and analyzation, and evening debriefs with your team. This is limited to 6 students with a 3 to 1 student to instructor ratio.