PARAGLIDING COURSES · QUEENSTOWN & OTAGO

Find the course that meets you where you are.

You do not need to understand the whole pathway before you begin. Start with the way you fly now—or the fact that you have never flown—and find the next step that makes sense.
NZHGPA TRAINING
CORONET PEAK · QUEENSTOWN
COACHING THAT BUILDS JUDGEMENT
CHOOSE YOUR STARTING POINT

Which sounds more like you?

You can change direction later. This simply gets you to the most useful courses now.
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NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED

I’m new to paragliding.

I want to try flight, begin training or work towards flying independently.
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LICENSED HERE OR OVERSEAS

I’m already a pilot.

I want stronger canopy control, better decisions and higher-level training.
PATH 01 · NEW TO PARAGLIDING

You don’t have to become a pilot before you’ve felt flight.

Start with as much—or as little—commitment as feels right. Each step gives you a clearer answer about what you want next.
TRY IT

Tandem

LEARN IT

Intro Course

OWN IT

Solo Pilot · PG2

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I WANT TO EXPERIENCE FLIGHT FIRST
TANDEM

Feel what flying is actually like.

Run a few easy steps with an instructor and lift into the Queenstown sky. No experience, equipment or commitment to a full course required.
•  No experience needed
•  10–20 min in the air
•  From NZ$299
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I WANT A REAL FIRST STEP
INTRO COURSE

Start learning—not just watching.

Two structured days to meet the equipment, control the wing and progress towards your first training-hill flights. Find out properly whether flying is for you.
•  2 training days
•  6 training-hill flights*
•  NZ$890
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I WANT TO BECOME A SOLO PILOT
SOLO PILOT · PG2

Become the pilot who makes the call.

Build the flight experience, canopy control and judgement to fly independently. The goal is not simply a licence—it is calm, repeatable decision-making.
•  34+ mountain flights
•  ≈ 5 flights per flying day
•  14–28 calendar days
*Flights and progression always depend on suitable conditions and your individual readiness.
PATH 02 · ALREADY QUALIFIED

You’re not starting over. You’re building from where you are.

Trained elsewhere? Flying in from overseas? Licensed—but not settled? We begin by understanding how you currently fly, then build the technical skill, judgement and confidence that will move you forward.
TECHNICAL FOUNDATION · PITCH · ROLL · YAW · ENERGY
MAIN ADVANCED COURSES

Build the pilot—not just the manoeuvre.

Each course has its own objective, but the pathway is connected. Better canopy understanding strengthens everything that follows.
CORE TECHNICAL TRAINING

Canopy Dynamics & Precision Control

Develop a precise understanding of pitch, roll, yaw, pilot inputs, energy management and the relationship between you and your wing.
WHAT CHANGES
Make cleaner inputs and understand the response they create.
CONTROL UNDER PRESSURE

SIV

Experience your wing outside normal flight in a controlled, radio-guided environment over water, with exercises selected for your current level.
WHAT CHANGES
Replace ‘what if?’ with recognition and a practised response.
DISTANCE · WEATHER · DECISIONS

Cross-Country

Learn to read the day, connect climbs, choose routes and manage the chain of decisions that turns height into distance.
WHAT CHANGES
Move beyond the local flight arena with a repeatable XC process.
RACECRAFT · EFFICIENCY · MINDSET

Competition

Bring equipment, navigation, tactics, mindset and self-management together so you can fly the task with clarity—not urgency.
WHAT CHANGES
Build a structured performance framework for competition flying.
SPECIALIST & PROFESSIONAL PATHWAYS

Your next goal may be more specific.

PG3 Advanced Pilot · Pre-SIV · Acro Fundamentals · Queenstown Gondola · Single-Skin · Tandem Pilot Training
CHRIS CONNOLLY · HEAD INSTRUCTOR
STILL DECIDING?

Tell us how you fly now. We’ll help you choose what comes next.

You do not need to diagnose your own training gap. Send us four useful details and we can recommend the course—or sequence—that fits.
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Your licence or experience
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Your recent airtime
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The wing you fly
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What you want to improve

5.0

★★★★★
143+ GOOGLE REVIEWS
“The level of training and skills I received here far exceeded either of those two courses.”
GRANT RAWLINSON · PG2 STUDENT
“Patient, professional and supportive… they always took the time to make sure I felt confident.”
THIBAUD RATHS · PG2 STUDENT
YOUR NEXT STEP

The right course should make the way forward feel clearer.