PARATECH Paragliding

About Paratech Paragliding

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Paratech are based at Canungra in the spectacular Gold Coast Hinterland less than 1 hour from the Brisbane CBD and International airports in Queensland Australia.

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We are the #1 recommended school by local pilots because they see the results and our high quality of service. We have a large team of enthusiastic instructors who live in the area providing support and advice for all of our graduates, long after they have completed their initial training. This is a critical element for any new pilot to progress into the sport and often overlooked.

Paratech have access to 4 major flying sites for most wind directions up to 2000ft in height, all with novice friendly grass launches and landing areas which are flyable for 12 months of the year. The dry Winter months provide excellent flying and we strongly recommend beginning your training from Autumn through to Spring to avoid the Summertime heat and strong thermals.

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We work with only with small groups of students each day (max 6), which allows us to move faster through the early training stages and take advantage of any small flying opportunities when flying from the high mountain sites. It is simply not possible to fly large groups of students simultaneously at any facility. We chose to provide quality, not quanity.

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Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and you will see we are an active school, constantly teaching new students how to fly at Australia's premier flying sites, while also integrating them into the local club as part of our comprehensive training packages. Our students all learn "hands on" from day 1 at a wide variety of training hills and actual flying sites to give them the best possible start to the sport.

All modern equipment is included in the cost with no pressure to buy equipment until you feel ready.

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Our local flying club has over 150 active members (male & female) including recreational, advanced and international competition pilots, including a large number of volunteer Safety Officers who are required to be onsite when new PG2 pilots go flying.
 

Paratech's Chief Flight Instructor, Jason Turner, has over 30 years flying experience with paragliders, hang gliders, sailplanes, ultralights and more recently, skydiving. Jason's story was recently featured on Channel 9's popular lifestyle program "My Way" and can be seen here.

Jason has been a full time Instructor for over 20 years, well known for his calm, comprehensive and adaptive teaching methods, and high regard for student safety. He is still a formidable and well respected pilot with recent podium finishes in competitions, several long distance record flights and has much more to offer our students than most entry level instructors, thanks to his extensive and proven flying background.