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Training Programs
  SFPPG,
LLC. offers Powered Paragliding training year round. Our instructors are USPPA
Certified. We offer immersion training programs for new pilots who want to
learn this exciting and complex sport thoroughly, as well as advanced training
for pilots who want to improve their flying skills.
We offer training on both trikes
and foot-launch techniques. You will need to determine which technique you
prefer to go with when scheduling your training. These training programs are
divided into Powered Paragliding Basic and Advanced Courses.
Basic PPG Course:
It is usually completed in 3 to 5 days; weather and student skills permitted.
The first 2-3 days, the student will learn terminology and maintenance of the
complete gear, basic meteorology (weather to fly), aviation regulations,
inflation techniques (forward and reserve) with and without the paramotor,
ground school on flight patterns and landing procedures. Once a student has
mastered these techniques and has a clear understanding of the flight
procedures, the student's first solo flight will take place.
Duration: 3 to 5 days - four
hours of effective training per day (weather permitted).
Includes: use of all equipment (paramotor,
paraglider, harness, radio helmet), radio communication and school diploma.
Cost: $1,500.00 up to 5 days
(ONLY $950 with purchase
of a new PPG Package - paramotor + paraglider - through SFPPG, LLC. prior to
the beginning of the course -- 8 days total --). If a student needs more than 5 days of
training, a rate of $350 per day will apply. Instructor and student will decide
together if further training is needed.
To Enroll: Please contact us
through our online contact form or by phone 954-868-9154.
Advance PPG Course:
Here the student will consolidate the learned information and focus more on
advanced techniques in ground handling, inflation, foot launch techniques,
flight and landing patterns, as well as on flight emergency procedures in order
to obtain more confidence as a pilot.
Duration: as many days as the
student requires ($350 per day - four hours of effective training per day).
We
offer an optional Student Starter Package to
get you on with all the right information from the get go.
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