Utah Paragliding - Paragliding School

We start out learning how to launch the glider on flat ground. As we progress, we get higher and higher up the hill side, and before you know it you are flying the glider for little short flights. It is common to leave the 2 to 3 hour long lesson with about 4 or 5 good flights under your belt. It is also common for those flights to be anywhere from 30 to 100 feet off the ground. Remember though, progress is set at the students own pace and ability as well as the windspeed, so some people get in a few more and some get in a few less flights. By the end of the lesson you will know if this sport is for you! All money paid for the introductory lesson goes towards the full certification course if one decides to pursue the sport. Introductory lessons occur in the mornings at the crack of dawn at the South Side flight park at the Point of the Mountain. That is where our training hill is located. Lessons require a south wind, which we get like clock work every morning. However, occasionally the wind will blow from the north in the morning. On those days we cancel lessons, so please make sure to call 801-368-5139 for a weather check before you leave home! To schedule a lesson, please call 801-368-5139 or email info@utahparagliding.com

It takes the average person about 10 to 15 lessons to acheive those requirements to a P-2 certification level. It may take you 10 lessons or it may take you 25. With purchase of the full certification course, Utah Paragliding's program is structured to allow you HOWEVER MANY LESSONS YOU NEED in order to achieve all P-2 requirements. Last season, many of our students finished their P-2 training with almost enough flights and hours for a P-3 rating. If you are like most people, you may not have $1200 to pay all at once. That's okay! You can pay $80 per lesson. Once you have paid for 15 lessons then you are all paid up, even if you need more lessons, you wont pay more than the $1200. We are in no hurry to kick you out of the nest. However, some people are in a hurry. So, folks who travel from out of town to learn here, or even locals who want to learn fast are welcome to take an express course. Unlike the full course which can be attended at leisure, the requirement is daily training every morning and afternoon until finished. The cost is $80 per lesson. Progress is made so much more quickly when lessons are attended consecutively, so for the express course you only pay for the lessons you get. If you can get certified in 10 sessions then you only pay $800 to get certified. A great program for people without a job or who can take work off for extended periods of time. Utah Paragliding students also enjoy special discounts on equipment when they are ready to buy. No equipment purchase is required for lessons. Training occurs on the school's gear.

P1 Rating Requirements
P2 Rating Requirements
P3 Rating Requirements

When that day arrives, call again for a weather check before you leave home. If the wind is good then we fly, if the wind is not cooperating then we reschedule. We do tandem flights in the morning for about the first 3 hours of the day and in the afternoon for about the last 3 hours of daylight. This is when the air is the smoothest. The Point of the Mountain has 2 sides that we can fly on. Flights take place on both sides. The South side in the mornings and the North side in the afternoons. Both sides are a lot of fun to fly on, but the North side offers the opportunity to get thousands of feet over the valley where the south side offers the the opportunity to get hundreds of feet over the valley. Arrangements can be made to fly other locations as well. Please call or email with additional questions.