Welcome to Malibu Paragliding & Paramotor school
Start with a tandem flight with instructor and pretend to have wings for your arms for up to 30 minutes
Then book a lesson, buy your own Paraglider or Paramotor from us and fly everyday!
30 years with perfect safety record
Anyone can fly including kids!
No experience necessary!
Tandem Flights
Our $250 paragliding tandem flights are the most popular by far and you fly up to 30 minutes depending on your weight and wind conditions. Hire us and we can also capture great images and videos!
A few notes to prepare yourself mentally before your flight even if it is very safe and easy 😉 1st step, we wait for a good breeze and then we walk forward a few steps fast enough to bring the Paraglider over head then your pilot decides if it is perfect to execute the take off. If it is then it is important to run fast enough to create the lift after your pilot says RUN. If you do not run fast enough we may abort and try again which we rarely do because most follow instructions ;-). During the run, you will feel lifted up which is a fun sensation and at that point it is best not to jump or sit down. If you jump you can hit the person behind you in the face with your helmet. You will enjoy the take off way more if you run fast! Sometimes the wind is good enough that we do not have to run at all or walk slowly. Once airborne, you want to sit back and wrap your arms around the support system for maximum comfort and lift your knees up to sit deep in the harness as you can very well see on all photos. ENJOY!
Bring water and a snack in case of delays. We recommend long clothes and solid shoes.
TAKING OFF NICE AND CLEAN! On the 1st photo below you can see her holding on to the harness straps. We recommend not, to improve balance. Some fall on their butts while doing so, forcing us to abort.
Second photo below shows handsfree and leaning forward during the ground part of the take off, favoring a good run when your instructor says so. And a clean fun take off!
On the 3rd photo below you can see the passenger in an uncorfortable position knees down and shoulders and arms forward. Simply sit back and lift your knees.
The 4th photo below shows a happy passenger and pilot sitting comfortably. The passenger can let himself / herself fall back on the pilot for optimal comfort.
LANDING GRACEFULLY! One the 1st photo above you can see them in the correct position arms in the middle and leaning forward. Must hang and not sit before landing!
Second photo above shows incorrect hand position while holding on to straps. Landing requires leaning forward and ready to run a few steps. NO SITTING before and after landing!
On the 3rd photo above you can see the passenger arms in between the straps but could lean forward a bit more to make sure he does not land on his butt.
The 4th photo above shows a happy passenger and pilot after landing on their feet. The passenger had to run a few steps to allow the pilot to control the glider after touching down.