S-MAX Extreme

MONTH: September 2009
ORGANISER: Air Adventure Paragliding
WHERE: Devil’s Dyke, West Sussex, England
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: Devil’s Dyke is a huge, V-shaped valley on the South Downs and is hugely popular with paragliders. Most days when the weather’s good you’ll find plenty of kindred spirits of all abilities.
CONTACT: Go to airadventure.co.uk

MONTH: August 2009
ORGANISER: Flybubble Paragliding
WHERE: Lewes, East Sussex, England
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: Flybubble’s chief instructor, Carlo Borsattino, has more than 5,000 hours of flying time in over 30 countries under his belt, and teaches everything from tandem flights and one-day lessons to full ten-day courses.
CONTACT: Go to flybubble.co.uk

MONTH: July 2009
ORGANISER: Snowdon Gliders
WHERE: Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: This Welsh school has been training paragliders for over 15 years. Three-day elementary courses will have you soaring on thermals around the mighty peaks of Snowdonia.
CONTACT: Go to snowdongliders.co.uk

MONTH: June 2009
ORGANISER: Escape Paragliding
WHERE: Keswick, Cumbria, England
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: Paraglider Jocky Sanderson, who flew tandem with Andrew Marr in the recent BBC series Britain From Above, runs paragliding training camps all over the world. In early June he teaches elementary pilot courses in the Lake District.
CONTACT: Go to escapexc.com or call 01768 771442

MONTH: April 2009
ORGANISER: Air Ventures Paragliding School
WHERE: Lake District, Cumbria, England
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: This paragliding school offers tandem flights, taster courses and elementary pilot training above some of the most stunning landscape in England. Just make sure that when you land you choose a spot between the lakes.
CONTACT: Go to airventures.co.uk

MONTH: March 2009
ORGANISER: Cloudbusters
WHERE: Glasgow, Scotland
WHY YOU SHOULD GO: Glasgow’s oldest paragliding club offers fun days for beginners who want to try out the sport, or elementary pilot training that arms you with the qualifications you need to fly unsupervised.
CONTACT: Go to cloudbusters.co.uk