Flying School

PARAGLIDING TRAINING OFFER

We have prepared a comprehensive training offer for those who wish to get airborne with a paraglider.
With our paragliding school, you will walk safely and in friendly atmosphere from the total "beginner" into "newly born pilot" to a fully independent "cross-country pilot"!
If you are interested in paragliding competitions, we will help you efficiently in your first real competition adventure.
Below you will find a brief description of the whole journey that is waiting for you, full of joy which at the end makes your paraglding dreams come true!

Curious about paragliding

If you are not sure if the sky is for you, we invite you to a tandem flight. With the assistance of an experienced tandem pilot, you'll  see the world from a bird's eye view, and you can experience how paragliding looks like in practice.
You'll be provided  with necessary paragliding theoretical knowledge, which is essential at this stage.
If you feel like flying is your natural uncovered talent, you can move into the next stage, and as the happy customer, come back to us, and you'll be given 10%  discount for a paragliding course.

Paragliding trainee

Our trainees are participants of the professional paragliding course which is conducted and approved by the Polish Civil Aviation Authority.
Step by step, in theory first, then in practice, we will teach you to takeoff, fly and land safely.
At the end of the course, you can pass an internal paragliding exam at  our school in a friendly and stress-free environment.
Once the exam is passed, you will receive a certificate of completion of the training, so that you can be redirected to the official Polish state exam in order to receive an official Paragliding Qualification Certificate.
The total price for the course includes the whole paragliding equipment and the insurance for the duration of the training.
You do not need to own your personal paragliding stuff. We will provide you with the whole set.

Beginner Pilot

Then, as an independent, novice pilot with a Paragliding Pilot Qualification Certificate in hand which is issued by the Civil Aviation Authority, you will be able to polish your paragliding skill under our watchful eye as part of additional training courses, flying in thermal conditions and attend foreign expeditions, the offer of which can be found here.

Cross-Country Pilot

The next stage on the path of the conqueror of the skies is cross-country flying, which we will gladly teach you at our seminars, private guiding (one-on-one or small-group coaching with an instructor) and paragliding trips to the farthest corners of the world.

At each of the above stages, you can count on full insurance, constant radio contact with the instructor and video registrations, photos and video reports, as well as analysis of each flight and recorded material.

We value the trust that our clients place in us, so for students who have already attended our school, the prices of subsequent training courses are 10% lower. You're more than welcome to join us!

GringoFly Paragliding School is the youngest and most modern school in Poland. We have been dynamically operating on the aviation training market since May 2020.

We are a Licensed Aviation Training Center with an entry in the register of training entities of the Civil Aviation Authority, No. 324RPS-05/2020.

The trainings are conducted by experienced instructors and active paraglider pilots using the most modern equipment of the most well known paragliding companies.
Our training manager is a competitor of the Polish Paragliding National Team, a two-time paragliding vice-champion of Poland and an active tandem pilot.

TRAINING BASE

Our training base is located on the premises of the Regional Aeroclub in Pińczów, beautifully situated between the reservoir in Pińczów and the meanders of the Nida River.
It is a place where you will not only learn to fly, but also have a good time and rest in close contact with nature.

Tourist attractions and leisure

In the vicinity of Pińczów you will find many tourist attractions worth seeing, and in the city itself a very good gastronomic infrastructure.
In your free time, you can go kayaking and relax on the beach of a water reservoir or Nida river.
The proximity of the water speaks for taking the whole family for training, which will certainly not be bored.

Perfect location

The central location of the Aeroclub near Kielce and Kraków, the enchanting area with the beauty of the landscape has for many years attracted pilots not only from the surrounding cities, but also from Warsaw, Rzeszów, Łódź, Częstochowa and Katowice.
The location of the Aeroclub next to the "Garb Pińczowski", very well known to paragliders, from which long-distance cross-country flights are regularly made, including record-breaking even over 200 km, allows us to train and improve piloting skills both in winch and in mountain conditions.
This great location in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship allows convenient access from the following urban agglomerations:

● Kielce - 45 minutes by car
● Kraków, Tarnów - about 1 hour 15 minutes drive
● Katowice, Częstochowa, Rzeszów, Nowy Sącz - less than 2 hours
● Warsaw, Łódź - approx. 2.5 hours

Perfect location and a great training base with an unparalleled aviation atmosphere make Pińczów one of the best places for paragliding training with paramotor and using a paragliding winch.
It is worth coming to us for training, for tandem flights, for free flying and for evening flight integration at the grill. You're more than welcome to join us!

Accommodation places at the Aeroclub

The resort has:

● eleven beds in five rooms
● camping sites for those who want to pitch a tent or put up a caravan
● fully equipped kitchen and bathrooms
● a lecture room where the theoretical part of the training is conducted
● a hangar where you can leave your equipment
● a modern gas grill at the disposal of pilots, students and their families
● a place for a bonfire
● covered outdoor area with wooden benches and a table

For more information, please visit the Aeroklub's website: arwp.pl