
Want to Learn to Speed Fly?
If you’re serious, learn from the guys who brought the sport to the States!
Pre-requisites
Your M1(mini-wing certification) is an add-on to your paragliding certification. If you are not currently a rated paragliding pilot, see here for more information on how to get your P2(Novice Paragliding) certification.
Equipment
Cloud 9 uses Ozone, SOL, Supair, X-DreamFly, and U-Turn. Only the best for your training safety. You can expect Cloud 9 to provide everything you need to get your M-1.
What You’ll Need to Bring
Since Cloud 9 provides all the equipment for your lessons, all you’ll need to bring are sturdy shoes (or light hiking boots), plenty of water and weather-appropriate clothing. It’s fine to bring a helmet from another sport as long as it is lightweight and allows you to hear the commands over the radio and offers good peripheral vision.
What you can expect to learn
What you can expect to learn is dependent upon the knowledge you already have about airsports. If you start your speedflying lessons with your USHPA P2 Certification, then you can likely expect to start learning with on larger mini-wings and slowly downsizing. If you’re starting from scratch, you’ll start the process by learning how to paraglide, and work your way into the speed wing after all P2 requirements are met. Lessons are a little less hands-on than paragliding lessons, as you’re already a rated pilot.
Where Cloud 9 Teaches
We are proud to teach at the Point of the Mountain Flight Parks. The majority of lessons take place at the South Side Flight Park, but some evening lessons are available(weather dependent) for those who are close to being certified.
Time Commitment Expectations
Most M1 certifications take 3-4 lessons, but this can vary depending on weather and your own personal commitment.
Cost
Each Speed Flying Lesson at the Point of the Mountain Flight park costs $195.00 and requires a valid P2 USHPA rating
