A very exciting future to come Mar 13, 2019 I’m sure you have heard our very exciting news at the Free Flight Academy by now but if not I am again very excited to announce the formidable partnership that has been formed with Jack Pimblett and the Free Flight team. In this blog I will go a little more in depth as to what this partnership is... South Africa 2019 Jan 22, 2019 Our yearly South Africa trip has become some what of a tradition for the Free Flight Academy team and this year we celebrated the tenth anniversary of running trips there. With an amazing two weeks of flying the trip statistics were great, so before I continue let's take a look at the nitty gritty... Colombian Adventure 2017 Apr 15, 2017 It is no secret that our Colombia XC tour is my favorite trip of our yearly season and this year did not disappoint. Before we get into the nitty gritty of the trip lets just have a quick statistical analysis and crunch some numbers. We flew 25 out of the 26 available days and made a number of... Sunny South Africa 2017 Feb 18, 2017 As has become our custom at Free Flight Academy our 2017 season started with a trip to Wilderness and Porterville in sunny South Africa. Arriving into Cape Town we rounded up everyone at the airport with an unusually large bag and set off to Hermanus. This pretty seaside town has become an ingrained... SIV Season is well and truly underway! Jun 8, 2016 We’ve just completed two SIV course in Oludeniz and without a doubt we have to say it is one of the highlights of our annual calendar. It seems each year our groups get more and more enthusiastic and the commitment to the manoeuvres this time round was impressive. Symmetrical Deflations,... Big Fat Repack 2016 - blog by Dan Edwards Mar 27, 2016 Another year is marked by the annual emergence from hibernation of that shy creature they call the paraglider pilot. Some have already taken to the sky but this event sees many more pull out the kit bag, brush off the dust and congregate in a large sports hall in Reading with one thing in mind - get... Dan Edwards joins the Free Flight Academy Team Feb 5, 2016 Free Flight Academy is pleased to announce that Dan Edwards has joined our team. As one of only a few BHPA registered Packers it is great to have him on board, to read his full profile just head to the 'meet our team' section on the home page. With our newest team member in place it would be a... Morocco Nov 26, 2015 Our Morocco trip saw the end of our 2015 season and it proved to be a great way to finish things up with 14 days flying in a row. For British pilots it is very hard to find anywhere to fly in the Northern hemisphere at this time of the year let alone doing it in shorts and t-shirt, but... Throwing shapes all over the sky - SIV in Oludeniz Sep 12, 2015 Oludeniz has certainly delivered this week. Week one of our September SIV courses and we've had some serious shapes being thrown across the sky. The entire group have given brilliant demonstrations of how to control their wings and have also learnt how their individual wings react in certain in... XC Courses in Ager Sep 12, 2015 As June rolled around it meant it was time for our annual pilgrimage down to the Spanish side of the Pyrenees to begin our XC progression courses. Ager is the perfect location for learning the black art of XC flying and it has become a regular part of our European program. For the first time Akis... Page 1 of 2 (10 total entries) ‹ 1 2 ›