wrote:

just a quick question for yuz,If yuz don't mind that is.
Is Paragliding on the decline in the UK,I ask because I *always* used
to see gliders round the top of a ridge near me,(Swhat got me
interested in them).But lately there hasn't been any.I also used to see
them around Glyder fawr near Snowdon,but I haven't seen them lately
either.Whats goin on!!!

The weather was rubbish this year.


Oh sorry one more thing to ask (Yeah I know 1 quick 1 I said(always did
have trouble with maths))lol.
Do you have to pass a test to fly.I mean are you legally bound to, or
can you just insure yerself,and go jump off hills.
Thanks in advance chaps.

Legally, you can fly without training. However, nobody is going to
insure you, and you are likely to hurt yourself.

Also, most flying sites are private property and the owners usually
insist on club membership and a valid license.

If you book a course abroad, you can have your "club pilot" within
a week. That's a week of invaluable information about what not to try.
;^)

BTW, you are not "jumping off hills" you are taking off. It's a wing,
not a parachute.

Kind regards,

Iwo