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Watch paragliding in Hawaii on Youtube Mauna Kea Paragliding
Instruction and Guide Service Achim
Hagemann 808 895 9772 Big Island of
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http://www.
@yahoo.comL Pu’u
Loa, Big Island of Hawaii is open now, you must be a
member of the United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Assoc. (USHPA) and the Big Island Soaring Assoc. and be
on our list with the Department of Hawaiian Homeland. Contact: 808 895 9772 Visiting
Pilot Info for Pu’u Loa, Hawaii Call
Achim Hagemann at 808 895 9772 to get on the list. Very
important: when you fly there make sure you know your operating limitiations,
IF you are a Novice you are not
supposed to fly anything more than 200 f per m thermals 12-15 mph max and a
gust differental of 5 mph Pu’u Loa
routinely exceeds that on top by 1030 am. NEVER GO
OUT THERE ALONE AND DO NOT FLY WITHOUT DIRECT SUPERVISION OF AN INSTRUCTOR
UNTIL YOU ARE QUALIFIED. About me: It
has been my privilege to be involved in the development of paragliding on the
Big Island of Hawaii from the very beginning. Fly Hawaii is the oldest school in Hawaii and in
the last 12 years I have taught more students than any other school in
Hawaii. I
moved to Hawaii in 1994 after 15 years as a full time United States
Hang Gliding Assoc.hang gliding and paragliding instructor
in Santa Barbara Ca. Imagine
being a paragliding pilot/instructor coming to the Big Island, looking at
Mauna Kea and discovering
the great flying potential of this island and nobody was flying
paragliders. I
had found my paragliding shangri la. It turned
out to be a very exciting time pioneering new sites like Shadow Mountain and SW Launch , signing off the
first batch of paragliding students and developing Pu’u Loa
as a training hill. I claim a perfect safety record as an instructor at
Pu’u Loa since 1994 with the highest number of students taught. Mauna Kea is now one of the premier
flying sites in the World and our official club training
hills are the best and most scenic in the State of Hawaii thanks to the
support of the Department of Hawaiian Homelands and a
lot of pilots making it all work out. Check
out the picture gallery for a view of our
truly special flying and training sites Finally: When
looking for an instructor make sure to ask about your instructors
qualifications, most important how
many students has the instructor taught, how long in the business, safety
record etc. The
sport is relatively new in the U.S. The quality of instruction is
uneven, many instructors are not very active and do not have a whole lot of
experience
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