Monday 12 December 2011


Video: Learning to paraglide from first flight to thermals

Perfect for beginners, this new film captures the learning process and reveals what it’s like to learn to fly a paraglider
Lena Kruckenberg learning to paraglide
Lena Kruckenberg learning to paraglide
Thinking of learning to fly a paraglider?
German pilot and film maker Kerim Jasperson spent the summer of 2011 filming his girlfriend as she went through the initial stages of training.
The result, Flying is Freedom, is a unique and personal 24-minute film which sees Lena Kruckenberg go from nervous new pilot to launching solo from the famous Tegelberg in Bavaria and earning her licence.

The film is a perfect introduction to the sport for anyone who wants to find out more about learning to fly paragliders.
In German it has English subtitles – click on the CC logo on the frame in YouTube to make the subtitles appear.
Kerim is an established short-filmmaker: he made the five-minute Rush Hour Dream, which caught the imagination of pilots and film festival audiences around the world last year.

Rush Hour Dream

Friday 2 December 2011

New Online Booking


We have a new online booking system. Go to http://www.activeedge.co.uk/booking/ register and choose the course you are on from the drop down menu. There is a price on the course but you won't be paying anything. Once I've received your details I can then activate your account. 


You can then go on to book your day/s.  On the morning of your course Login at 8.15am check the "Daily Briefing"  to determine weather suitability. If the weather is good the "Daily Briefing" will normally ask you to call Dean on 07793 678133 to check-in, he will tell you where and when to meet.


I hope it makes booking easier for you, let me know if you have suggestions for improvement.