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 have access to several large flying sites suitable for most wind directions and between 1500-2000ft in height. They are all novice friendly grass launches with large landing areas and flyable for 12 months of the year. All training and flying takes place within 30 minutes of Canungra, so there are no long drives or overnight stays in remote locations. Once onsite we provide transport to our training hills and mountain launches. We have a dedicated air conditioned classroom with a toilet and kitchen facilities. Canungra is a small tourist town with lots of small cafes, takeaways, supermarket and a pub.

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We teach our students on grass covered flying sites and training hills, not on hot, sandy, windblown beaches like with some other schools. Sand is difficult to walk in and gets EVERYWHERE!!

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Paratech are one of only a few schools that teach throughout the winter months with great success, while most coastal schools and schools in the Southern states are forced to close due to a lack of suitable flying weather. Queenslands traditionally dry winters provide excellent flying, and we strongly recommend beginning your training from autumn through to spring to avoid the summertime heat, humidity and strong thermals.

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We work with only with small groups of new students each day (1-6 max), which allows us to move faster through the early training stages and take advantage of any small weather opportunities when flying from our high mountain sites. It is simply not possible for students at any training facility to fly simultaneously for the obvious safety reasons, and the fact that it is rarely 'flyable all day' for beginners. A large group might be a fun social environment, but if you want a more personalised experience and more actual flying....it's what we are selling.

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If you follow us on Facebook and Instagram, you will see we are an active school, constantly teaching new students how to fly at some of Australia's premier flying sites while integrating them into the local club as part of our comprehensive training packages. All students all learn 'hands on' from day 1 at a wide variety of training hills and real flying sites, which gives them the best possible start into the sport. We also continue to mentor our local graduates long after their initial training is finished.

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All modern equipment is included in the cost, with no pressure to buy any equipment until you feel ready. We of course can supply a full range of the latest equipment when ready to go for it, and can certainly offer discounts on packages.

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Our local flying club has over 150 active members (male & female) including recreational, advanced and international competition pilots and 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 nearly 35 years flying experience in 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.

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