The 10 day CP Power Course is a way for total beginners to get a license to fly a paramotor, you will learn practical skills with the flying along with theory lectures about meteorology, theory of flight and air law and navigation. Students will experience their first flights without power on day 2 and their first Solo Powered Flights on day 5 of the course. 3 multiple choice exams will need to be passed during this course. Once passed you will have the knowledge to safely fly within a 3km radius of your take off without the need of an instructor present, providing you are not in breach of airspace regulations.
Day 1
Safety, introduction to the equipment, daily inspections, general maintenance, safe starting procedures, torque effects
Day 2
Through ground-based activity the student should achieve a reasonable and consistent level of competence at preparing the equipment for flight: inflating the canopy; running with it whilst looking ahead; how the controls work for directional control – initiating turns – lookout and looking ahead maintaining direction; flaring and collapsing the canopy. The student should now combine the skills practiced on the ground to make straight ground skimming flights (typically less than 5m/15ft) ground clearance.
Day 3:
Will start from where we left off on day 2 with a briefing on the need to prepare before take-off, plans to deal with the unexpected and the responsibilities briefing.
Maintaining course: We will have higher flights typically of about 15m/50ft, where we will start to make slight directional controls to maintain a straight course, we need at least 4 successful flights before we can move on to the next exercise Introducing turns.
Introducing turns: The student should reach a reasonable and consistent level of competence and confidence whilst flying with a greater ground clearance (maximum 30m/100ft), maintaining good airspeed control and making gentle turns. The student will be briefed on turns and the need to avoid low turns and the need for lookout. The turns will be of no more than 90’ (Ie. less than 45’ from directly into wind). Again, we need at least 4 successful flights.
Day 4:
Completing simple flight plans the student should reach a reasonable and consistent level of competence and confidence when making flights with a further increased ground clearance. Flights should involve unassisted launches, turns of 90’ or more with good lookout, good airspeed control and controlled landings in a defined area. The student should be briefed on turns and the need for lookout. At least 4 successful flights must be made. Any increases in altitude must be progressive.
Days 5 – 9:
Airfield management, fuels, multiple powered flights, out of circuit flights, flights above 1500ft agl. landings in a designated area without power.
Day 10
Final assessment
