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British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association

british hang gliding and paragliding association

Meridian Business Park

Welcome to the British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association (BHPA) website. From its head office in Leicester the BHPA supports a country-wide network of recreational clubs and registered schools, and provides the infrastructure within which hang gliding and paragliding in the United Kingdom (UK) thrive. Hang Glider (Courtesy Mike Scholes) The BHPA oversees pilot and instructor training standards, and provides technical support such as airworthiness standards, and coaching courses for qualified hang gliding and paragliding pilots. Initial hang gliding or paragliding training must be undertaken at a BHPA registered school. Most schools offer training in a wide range of flying disciplines, so it's important to understand the differences between the disciplines before choosing a school. The Learn to Fly section of this web site explains the relative merits of each discipline, the types of flying involved, and provides an insight into the training methods used. As you near the end of your initial training with one of our registered schools, it's important to start looking for suitable recreational club to join. Obtaining your Club Pilot rating marks the end of your formal instruction and qualifies you to leave the school and fly within a BHPA recreational club. The BHPA supports a network of UK hang gliding and paragliding recreational clubs who are able to offer the supportive flying and social environment vital to the safe development of your flying skills, as you join other recreational flyers on the hill, and continue your progression through the BHPA Pilot Rating Scheme (PRS). As your accumulated airtime increases and your flying skills improve, you will probably start to think about your long term goals and aspirations, and working towards your Pilot Rating, the next rung on the PRS ladder. Club coaches can offer advice and support with the flying tasks that need to be completed, and the theory exam you will need to sit. An online BHPA Mock Pilot Rating Exam is also available. This will allow you to test your current knowledge and help you to understand the subject areas you will need to revise before sitting the real exam. When you first leave your school and join a club, you may choose to spend your first few hours' flying with no specific aim other than to safely accumulate airtime. However, it is well known that pilots make safer more efficient progress when they are given particular tasks to undertake. With that in mind, a panel of experienced BHPA coaches have devised a new pathway to learning, the BHPA Pilot Development Structure. This offers an alternative to the more formal Pilot Rating System, and for newly qualified pilots aims to: encourage interaction between new pilots, their club and its coaches provide a structured way to progress, acquire knowledge and build skills through attainable goals reduce flying related incidents and promote safe flying Paraglider (Courtesy Derek Frith) The BHPA also has a disability initiative called Flyability. This reports directly to the BHPA's Executive Council on disability related matters within the sport. Flyability doesn't simply take people with disabilities flying, it strives to motivate people with disabilities to become involved in the sport of hang gliding and paragliding and to train as pilots. Much of Flyability's work in the sport, focuses around changing peoples perception of disability and their attitudes toward people with disabilities. Disability awareness, education and advice play key roles in Flyability's aims and objectives, as does the development of specialist equipment, training and flying techniques. The BHPA also publishes Skywings, the only magazine dedicated to free flying in the United Kingdom. This glossy full colour magazine is distributed by mail to around 6,500 BHPA members each month as part of their membership package. Powered hang glider (Courtesy Ian Ferguson) Skywings magazine is also read by countless more hang gliding and paragliding pilots and organisations around the world who have purchased an International Skywings magazine subscription from our on-line shop. Freely available electronic copies of Skywings magazine are also published each month on our Skywings page. These can be viewed online as a flipbook magazine, or downloaded as a pdf document. When viewing the magazine online on a device with a small screen, we recommend that you select the single page option in the menu at the top of each issue.

Courses matching "Mind"

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Managing a Virtual Team 1 Day Training in Leicester

By Mangates

Managing a Virtual Team Skills 1 Day Training in Leicester

Managing a Virtual Team 1 Day Training in Leicester
Delivered In-Person + more
£595 to £795

Managing a Virtual Team 1 Day Training in Hinckley

By Mangates

Managing a Virtual Team Skills 1 Day Training in Hinckley

Managing a Virtual Team 1 Day Training in Hinckley
Delivered In-Person + more
£595 to £795

Master Business Networking in Just 1 Day - Join our Workshop in Hinckley

By Mangates

Business Networking 1 Day Training in Hinckley

Master Business Networking in Just 1 Day - Join our Workshop in Hinckley
Delivered In-Person + more
£595 to £795

The Art of Staying Calm: Anger Management in Action 1 Day Workshop in Hinckley

By Mangates

Anger Management 1 Day Training in Hinckley

The Art of Staying Calm: Anger Management in Action 1 Day Workshop in Hinckley
Delivered In-Person + more
£595 to £795

Memory skills and mind-mapping (In-House)

By The In House Training Company

This is an incredibly practical programme which has been developed to enable participants to improve their memory skills. The session focuses on specific techniques that can be used to improve retention of information. It also introduces the principles of mind-mapping By the end of this programme participants will be able to: Explain how our brain processes and stores information Describe the difference between short-term and long-term memory Use specific techniques to improve retention Explain the principles of mind mapping Be able to use mind maps to plan and order information Each participant, no matter how poor they believe their memory to be, will by the close of the session have learnt techniques that enable them to memorise 53 items in a prescriptive order - a massive boost to their confidence in their memory skills. 1 An introduction to the brain's functions Introductory brain-training How the brain works Left / right brain function Short-term and long-term memory Barriers to a good memory 2 Memory techniques Tips and techniques for improving memory Basic word association Chaining and linking Touchstone techniques Use of mnemonics Memory hooks Remembering names 3 Maximising memory Minimising barriers The importance of sleep and diet Supplements which may affect memory 4 Mind-mapping Purpose and principles Creating a mind map Use of colour to delight the eye and tickle the brain How to use the output from a map

Memory skills and mind-mapping (In-House)
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Master Business Networking in Just 1 Day - Join our Workshop in Leicester

By Mangates

Business Networking 1 Day Training in Leicester

Master Business Networking in Just 1 Day - Join our Workshop in Leicester
Delivered In-Person + more
£595 to £795

The Art of Staying Calm: Anger Management in Action 1 Day Workshop in Leicester

By Mangates

Anger Management 1 Day Training in Leicester

The Art of Staying Calm: Anger Management in Action 1 Day Workshop in Leicester
Delivered In-Person + more
£595 to £795

Managing Performance 1 Day Workshop in Leicester

By Mangates

Managing Performance 1 Day Workshop in Leicester

Managing Performance 1 Day Workshop in Leicester
Delivered In-Person + more
£595 to £795

Managing Performance 1 Day Workshop in Hinckley

By Mangates

Managing Performance 1 Day Workshop in Hinckley

Managing Performance 1 Day Workshop in Hinckley
Delivered In-Person + more
£595 to £795

Presentation Skills 1 Day Workshop in Hinckley

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By Mangates

Presentation Skills 1 Day Workshop in Hinckley

Presentation Skills 1 Day Workshop in Hinckley
Delivered In-Person + more
£595 to £795