That was a fantastic holiday which exceeded my expectation in several areas.

Andy Hennessy

Pilot

Can I just take this opportunity to follow in the wake of all your other students comments and tell you how happy we are that we chose FlySpain to complete our CP training. If I could wind the clock back I would have used yourselves to complete our EP as well

Chris Lee

Director

Space Catering Equipment Ltd

I would like you to express my gratitude towards Jimmy and Ed(wardo) for all their help in passing the CP course. The course was a great experience and a lot of fun despite the bad weather at the start of the week.

Ian Grant

Project Manager

Hi Rob and Nic,I just want to say thanks for putting up with me last week. From start to finish everything was pretty much perfect. To complete the CP course in 6 days was a revelation...

Jono Hands

Captain - Flybe

Dear Rob,Thanks to you and your crew for a fabulous two weeks in getting my CP license and being thoroughly enthused by you all about flying.

Mark Gilthorpe BSc PhD FHEA

Professor of Statistical Epidemiology, University of Leeds

...a fantastic time and such a great atmosphere.

Mr Pippin

Artist

great instruction and the time and effort the boys put in should be commended

Paul Allcoat

Brilliant week with Flyspain. got to base most days with 50km & 90km XC flights as an added bonus.

Mark Riches

Norfolk Brewer

Thanks for a truly great week I am feeling a lot more inspired to fly back home

Mike Adams

I:T Director

Jimmy was excellent and did a great job in getting an old hangie and young student into paragliding

Tony Smith

You have a great team there – they worked really hard to get us the best flying while other companies were on the ground talking about the weather

Adam Contoret

As always a great adventure with the Flyspain lads

Steve Scruton

Just a quick note to say thank you to Lee and yourself for the all the effort you put in

Paul Sommers

Travel agent

did have a great time, partly as a result of the flying and partly as a result of your informal and friendly attitude

Jonathon Chutter

Teacher

Sooo wished I had booked for 2 weeks!

Debbie Priestly

Mum & therapist

You both have great enthusiasm combined with careful advice and sense of fun

Bob Gay

Architect supremo

There is one major downside: you won't want to leave.

Simon Coulson

Barclays Capital

I don't do good decisions very often, but learning to paraglide with Fly Spain was definitely one of them

Stuart Chandler

Architect

We often remarked the extradorniarily lengths you go to to get us flying on the non-flyable days and as a consequence

Ray Thorton

Aeronautical Engineer

I want to thank you for an excellent week and for me what was possibly the best holiday I have had in three decades! It is always a bit of a gamble booking things on line

Martin Wimpenny

Hi Nic Quick line to say thanks to you, Rob and Lee for a great week last week

Roger Barwell

What an amazing experience!

Ben Penrose

Engineer

Firstly I would like to thank you, taking my childhood dream and, with enthusiasm, passion and good humor, safely turning it into reality

Mike Hawkins

Aircraft Engineer

Rob gave me a superb week - I went from Para dweeb to para cherub - and am desperate for more.

Jamie Spencer

Consultant

mixing good flying conditions with a nice holiday feel.

Steve Haywood

Assistant Financial Director

Have u heard the phrase "it does what it says on the tin" well.... that's Flyspain, and very well too!!

Ron Phillips

Sensibly retired

Having spent years in the Army where training is always on going it was a pleasure to watch a well run course, slowly building up the confidence of the students.

Brian Freeman

Just a short note 2 thank you all for a cracking good time. Accommodation and Algo was brilliant

Steve Merten

from Up North

Thanks for all your patience and encouragement. It was clear we were in very safe hands, and you gave us the confidence we needed to fly!

David Coultous

IT Chief

Both Jan and I have enjoyed many holidays during our time but we have to admit that this rates amongst the best of those experiences.

Elaine De Vos

Algodonales is one of the world's tiny communities that cherishes the pilots who come to visit and fly the skies above

Hugh Millar

Xc Magazine Editor

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Articles tagged with "thermalling"

4Jul

June Thermalling

Lee Tryhorn on 04th July 2012

Having finished off the club pilot course the week before it was time to put away the training books and get stuck into some Xc flying. this week we were joined by old regulars Liam, Nick and Harry and the new face of Ian out from Sussex. The week got off to a blinding start with all the...

31May

10,000ft and climbing in Late May...many first Xc´s

Rob Mansley on 31st May 2012

May has been a great month of thermalling and Xc flying, we´ve gone from cool April spring changes to cooking Summer temperatures and big flights

21Feb

An outstanding whirlwind flying trip around Colombia and some hunt and kill Mosquitos!

Rob Mansley on 21st February 2012

Our trip was fantastic, we flew almost every day, saw a real positive slice of a stunning country thats shifting its reputation away from kidnappings and drug cartels and more towards the adventure capital of South America. What we saw of Colombia and a host of truly spectacular flying sites was a real privilege. As well as working on my Spanish my flying got its winter dusting off it deserved in extra helpings!

2Jun

April May best on record

Rob Mansley on 02nd June 2011

We´ve been super busy and the weather has been almost perfect. We have qualified over 30 Ep and Club pilots over April and May on our tuition based holidays. The Xc weeks have been brilliant with 20 -100 k flights made fairly regularly

9Mar

FlySpain Winter Safari Report

Rob Mansley on 09th March 2011

This year our winter safari returned to South Africa's scenic Western Cape at the end of January 2011. Lee Tryhorn led a group of 10 pilots on a 2-week trip designed to take in a range of varied coastal and inland flying sites.

8Oct

Fly, fly, fly.... and fly some more

Rob Mansley on 08th October 2010

September has been a whirlwind of a month. We've run three weeks of thermal flying with some great flying, Xc and balmy temperatures. Our first week of tuition has also been fabulous

14Jun

Fiesta...Fiesta and still more paragliding in Spain

Rob Mansley on 14th June 2010

Its Been all parties, or when in Spain, fiestas. We´ve had the infamous 2nd May reinactment, the Algodonales Romeria horse fair, Corpus Christi, its amazing we get anything done under these extreme conditions!

30Apr

Spanish Paragliding holidays rock!

Rob Mansley on 30th April 2010

Due to a bit of late spring /full moon weather we had been faced with some strong Easterley winds, but faced with a challenge the lads at Flyspain made good the week and got at least four good days in....

25Mar

First thermalling week of Spring

Rob Mansley on 25th March 2010

From long winter to summer in the space of a fortnight. A fresh group of regulars and new pilots turned up to some good thermalling. We started with a good warm up at Ronda la Vieja...

1Mar

News... News... News SIV control course with Champion Russ Ogden

Rob Mansley on 01st March 2010

Apart form running the most extensive schedule of paragliding courses and lessons for all level of pilots, Flyspain will be running a Siv styled control course with Russ Ogden, Russ is no stranger to Flyspain having run XC courses

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