OUR MISSION

To promote healing and inspiration through world class
paragliding instruction and experiences

Balance

“Afraid of the life on the ground, afraid of routine, afraid of the problems and distractions our minds seem to hold dear when we’re not in the air. People have to meditate for years to become present. All we have to do is launch. Escaping gravity, escaping reality. Or, for once, living.” — Gavin McClurg in Surfing the Sierras

Adventure

“In the sky you are on your own. Other pilots just make it easier. Like birds, clouds, smoke, they provide an extra visual cue to our invisible world. Air, rising or falling. Find the rising air. Keep going. Land in a remote location.” Find a way to get home. Share your story. Simple. — Quote from Gavin McClurg in Surfing the Sierras

Friendship

Meet a paraglider pilot anywhere in the world, and you will feel like you have just reunited with a lost family member. Connected through that shared experience only a few lucky souls have tasted, we rejoice in each other’s growth and victories, and constantly look out for each other’s safety. Brothers and sisters of the sky, we are one family.

Bliss

Spectacular colors shining through cloud wisps manifesting before your eyes. Masterpieces all around you, every time you go up. Soar with birds, sharing a thermal, wondering if you will ever see them again. Will they remember you? When on the ground, forever bound to look at clouds with desire, longing for the company of the birds of the sky.

Our Philosophy

We believe in the following core principles:

Safety is our top priority. Examination of equipment, weather conditions, and an individual’s skills will always be carefully considered for every step of the journey. Paragliding — like any other adventure sport — involves inherent risks which we will teach you to observe and respond to. Because of utmost concern for safety, flights and outdoor training may be rescheduled on short notice due to weather.
We believe in delivering the highest quality instruction possible through constant instructor training, and thorough outdoor and indoor lessons. Our students graduate with significant practical and theoretical knowledge, set up for successful flying for years to come.

While students will often develop their ground handling skills on older wings that were donated to the school, students are only allowed to fly on equipment that has been recently manufactured and/or certified as airworthy. We firmly believe that there is no cutting corners when it comes to the safety of our students.

The dream of flying is beautiful, perhaps a little scary, but to most people seems out of reach. By providing a thorough education program we hope to inspire people that they can do anything they aspire towards, no matter how out of reach it may seem. Even for those left on the ground, the sharing of exciting stories, videos, and pictures collected through paragliding extend that inspiration.
As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, we want to make sure we are 100% transparent with regards to how much money we raise and how it is spent throughout our programs. We also make all relevant Policies and financial statements available for public scrutiny.
We must run a tight ship in order to make the most out of the limited resources available to us. With the help of volunteers, donated equipment, and manufacturer discounts, we are proud to offer paragliding instruction to our target groups at an incredible cost-benefit, allowing us to impact a growing number of lives every year.
Although paragliding is an individual sport when you are in the air, it is actually a team sport while you are on the ground. There is a considerable amount of logistics involved in flying — particularly in Florida — and without each other’s selfless assistance, no group can enjoy the flying for long. As such, we like to foster a great sense of community and collaboration among our students, so that we can grow strong and enjoy this unique sport safely for years to come.

For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return — Leonardo da Vinci

Not sure if flying is for you?

Keep in mind that most people consider paragliding the most amazing thing to have happened in their lives, so just schedule an introductory lesson and give it a try. You will probably wonder how you ever lived without it.

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Feel the healing power of flight

When

Most days from Sunrise until Sunset

Where

Find a training site close to you

How

Call us at (954) 99U-FLY2 and register today