Paramotor Courses and Lessons in Portugal - SkySchool

From the moment I decided to finally do something about my desire to take up paramotoring everything happened rather fast! I contacted Alex who gave me Zeb's number. Before I had a chance to ring him, Zeb rang me and before I knew it I was at the airfield meeting Zeb and having a go with a wing! I signed up for the 12 day course and did the first few days at Hinton with Zeb, Ricardo ,Otti and Peter. After only four days I took my first flight (something I will remember for the rest of my life). I then went on to Portugal with the school and continued my training. We had the most fantastic time there and I feel I have joined a whole new community of like minded people. Ricardo and Zeb are incredibly professional and amazingly calming when you are feeling a bit overwhelmed by the amount of instructions that have to be put together to fly. Alex has been very helpful and communicative in sourcing equipment and Ricardo is continually messaging useful information about flying days etc. Really looking forward to joining the group in Rio. I would highly recommend this school to anyone looking to fly paramotors. Top marks to all of you!!

Just completed a fantastic two-week beginner/intermediate course with SkySchool UK in Portugal - wow, what an experience! The instructor team - Ricardo, Zeb, Pete and Ottie - did an amazing job pushing us from 'zero to hero' in the time available. We covered vital theory, safety, weather and mechanical issues before ultimately getting up into the air under full instruction and wow, what a ride! Seeing Nazaré beach several hundred feet below while piloting a paramotor is an experience I'll never forget! Highly recommended.

Excellent training and good instructors that are passionate about the sport. I did a week in the UK and in Portugal and would recommend both. Just be prepared for plans to change with the weather. Will be returning for the advanced training.

Absolutely loved my time learning to Paramotor in Portugal with Skyschool. All the instructors know the sport inside out. It was the most incredible feeling getting up in the air for the first time. Massive thanks to Ricardo, Bruce, Ottie and Pete. Cheers guys!

My first time Paramotoring and the groups I was on the course with were great fun, with only one exception. I was on a one week course in Portugal and despite the weather not playing ball we had a blast. Bad weather days were spent in ground training and theory and when the weather was right it was fly fly fly. The crew for the week. Ricardo: A very Brazilian chief instructor with bags of energy, an unerring nose for the weather and a vast swathe of experience. He is stringent on safety and controls all take-off and landings but when noone is in the air is a constant barrage of good humour and a capella solos. Pete: A ground instructor and equipment guru. His gruff manner betrays his routes in the Parachute Regiment (a home for people who can't quite manage the Commando Tests) but his kindness and warm heart is obvious. No-one had more patience with me when I was struggling than this excellent instructor. Cheryl: Professional and calm instructor she would work through any issues with endless positivity. Alex: Only with us for a few days and his main jobs were being in overall charge and looking good without his top on. Both of which he did admirably. Otty: Just in her second year of uni but I can't praise her enough as a teacher. Mature and capable she was patient enough teach even the most difficult of students and her robust sense of humour always shone through. Oscar: Last but not least the cameraman and general morale man. Oscar with his easy personality could put have a smile on our faces in minutes even after the weather stopped flying for the umpteenth time!. All around a great group of people to get to know and I will certainly be haunting them again come the summer.

Just wanted to say thanks to the staff at SkySchool for a great week learning to Paramotor. My son and I signed up for the first half of the APPI PPG training course. The staff were all friendly, knowledgable about the sport, patient and supportive. My son and I both got to go in the air under the expert instruction of the Master instructor Ricardo on the last day and it made all of the hard work worth it. Overall an amazing experience. Would like to thank Rushi, Otilie, Bruce and Zeb as well for their expert tuition. Hopefully we will see you in Portugal next year.