NEC Sports and Leisure Aviation Show

SkySchool will be appearing at the Sports and Leisure Aviation Show at the NEC in Birmingham on the 29th and 30th November. We will be on stand 56 alongside Parajet and Paramania. The show will feature a wide variety of manufacturers and give everyone the opportunity to meet and talk to the professionals. All of the SkySchool Paramotor Team will be around on Saturday and we look forward to seeing as many people there as possible.

Parajet SkyCar

Last Weekend the Sunday Times featured an article on Parajet's latest innovation, the SkyCar. The SkyCar has been designed by Giles Cardozo, the Managing Director of Parajet, with the aim of travelling from London to Timbuktu in January 2009. The SkyCar is a modified RAGE dune buggy with the ability to do 0-60mph in 4.2 seconds on the ground and 80mph in the air. Powered by a large 3 blade propeller in flight the SkyCar uses a specially modified Paramania Powerglider which is controlled via two foot pedals as opposed to the usual hand toggles. SkySchool hopes to one day offer specialised training for these hybrid craft and supports this exciting venture 100%. For further information visit www.parajet.com or find both Parajet and SkySchool on stand 56 at the NEC Sports and Leisure Aviation show on the 29th and 30th November.

End of the 2008 Season, 2009 News and NEC Show Dates

SkySchool has now completed it's last Paramotoring course in 2008 and we are about to pack up and head back to the UK. With over a 100 students through the school this year it has been the most successful season in SkySchool's history.

We would like to thank all of the 2008 students and hope to see you all at the Sports and Leisure Aviation show at the NEC in Birmingham on the 29th and 30th of November. We will not be exhibiting this year however members of the SkySchool team can be found on stand number 56 alongside Parajet so do come and find us! Further information is available on the Events page: http://www.skyschooluk.com/Events/

The 2009 course dates are on the website and we have already taken over 10 bookings for next year due to the 10% discount available to those who book before 2009. For further information follow the link: http://www.skyschooluk.com/Courses/Paramotoring/Beginners-2FIntermediates/

Finally, the latest edition to the SkySchool website is a SkySchool Students YouTube page where students can view their flights and also some training videos. This is a video of the last Paramotoring course in Spain: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge2E3tJwPbU

The full 'Today's Pilot' article on SkySchool

The full 6 page article by 'Today's Pilot' on SkySchool.

Today's Pilot article on SkySchool

In July 2008 Simon Hazeldine, the Assistant Editor of Today's Pilot, visited SkySchool in Spain in order to learn how to Paramotor and write an article on his experiences. The article can be found in this month's magazine which is currently available in most British news agents. It is very well written with an array of excellent photographs which document his time with us superbly.

All readers of the Today's Pilot magazine benefit from a 10% discount on a SkySchool Paramotoring course if they produce a scanned copy of the article! Click here to view the Autumn 2008 course dates:

http://www.skyschooluk.com/Courses/Paramotoring/Beginners/Intermediates/

The Base Jump

On the 21st of August 2008 SkySchool Paramotor pilot and experienced skydiver, Aldo Comas, did the first BASE Jump from the SkySchool Trike, piloted by Alex Ledger, at Aerodromo Ordis in Spain. It was awesome and we hope to do some more jumps soon!

Parajet and SkySchool Collaboration

Parajet and SkySchool have come together to offer the best instruction from Europe's leading Paramotoring school on Paramotors designed by the world's leading manufacturer. Parajet made history in 2007 on a expedition involving Giles Cardozo and Bear Grylls when they flew a specially designed paramotor up to Mt Everest. Parajet now produce a range of unique Paramotors and have been the driving force behind the design of the recent Electric Paramotor known as the E-Pac. SkySchool will soon be using the E-Pac in the training school which will revolutionise the sport and allow more people to enjoy the fantastic experience it offers!