testimonials
This course was excellent!
Brian’s calmness, sense of humour, and ability to instruct and guide his students whilst allowing for varying levels of experience was very much appreciated by all members of the group. He instilled confidence and encouraged his students to fly safely while extending their abilities and have fun at the same time.
The course was really well organised and well managed. Dee and Barb were great retrieve drivers who also helped to make the course very enjoyable. I got to fly further and higher than I had ever done before, learned a lot, and enjoyed every minute of it.
Can’t ask for much more than that. Except maybe a longer course!
The course was excellent! Brian’s knowledge and experience is second to none, every question that we had for him was explained very well and in terms that we could understand. I will be booking future courses. I believe that no matter the level of pilot you are you would be able to get some thing out of it.
Thanks again,
Great service from Brian, great understanding of the area and conditions and a very good risk assessment conducted each day. I learned lots with the few days spend in his company. Will be back again for sure. Thanks Brian
Cathal Redmond (The Irishman living in Scotland 🙂
I would strongly recommend to anyone to undertake the XC Clinic before contemplating XC flying. This course gave me the knowledge and confidence to fly away from an inland launch pad.
Well organised documentation sent in advance. Brian remained consistent when sending updates out regarding the scheduling of the course
It was excellent to bounce ideas off Brian and Andrew to obtain the same consistent messages from difference perspectives.
It was a great course and am looking forward to scheduling another one
The very good rating scale doesn’t adequately describe how I felt about the course. Â I thought it really was excellent and such a good learning experience. Â Brian has so much experience and he imparts that experience in such a positive way. Â I learnt so much and had such a good learning experience.
I’m looking forward to getting more air time and more XC flights and possibly doing the XC and competition course with Brian once I’m more experienced. Â It was very hard going back to work today (especially since I’m still sick!) after such a good weekend.
The course was catered to different levels of flying experience which was great (ie me with 12 hours vs those with lots of coastal hours, in land hours etc).
Many thanks – I had a blast!
Regards
Chaye Gough
Probably the most difficult step for low-airtime pilots is to get beyond the sleddie and ridge soaring stage. Brian’s clinic is perfect for that. He nudges you along and modifies your practices without putting you under pressure. The organisation is superb, with lots of flying time, good coverage of theory, well organised retrieves and very helpful debriefs.
Bright has superb flying sites and the Outdoor Inn (aka Camp Krusty), which is right below Mystic launch, is the perfect base for your stay in Bright. The pilots doing the clinic all had different levels of experience, but each of us had our best flight to date on the first day of the clinic and then exceeded it on the following day.
Brian’s clinic will reignite your interest in flying – Barry
Brian, Barb, Phil and Chris,
Really valuable information made available, and very good way of passing information. I really appreciated the way of teaching; this was totally adapted to what I am looking for. It makes the course continue for us if we want to put the time to continue it for ourselves. This is a great gift!
Organisation was very clear and efficient.
Retrieve very efficient. Â We didn’t lose any time in the car, every minute was spent learning.
I was satisfied over my expectations!!!The involvement that both of you showed is unbelievable! And I am even more impressed by your email saying that we could still contact you if we need help.
Thank you for the wonderful course.
I went to the course and focused on improving  the skills I need for XC flying as no amount of reading would give that to me.  (thermalling and scratching)
It is quite a revelation to me that I also need to expand my cognitive dimensions and improve on the mental aspect of the sport. (goal setting and decision making)
You spoke a lot on tactical decisions and the need to acquire inputs to make better decisions.
I take with me these valuable lessons and will continue to work on them.
Flying is such a wonderful sport and the fun and enjoyment I get out of it is priceless
I trust I will see you in the skies for years to come
Beny Aycardo
Fantastic! BW has a great gift in his ability to impart knowledge, complemented by a good and patient ear.
Fast delivery, Highly recommen… oh shit, there goes my ebay response again…
I completed a XC course with Brian in November 2015. The course was professionally run with a strong focus on safety. I found the course flowed well. Tow up was perfect (Thanks Garth), Flew 141km, retrieve was waiting for me (Thanks again Garth) great weekend.
I’ve completed my Tandem endorsement and Flatlands clinic with Brian and have enjoyed both I learnt allot.
I would thoroughly recommend XCkms to anyone who wants to progress there flying.
Chris Noye – Melbourne, Australia.
Alway’s a pleasure learning from someone with years experience and great knowledge
Wish I had connected a lot earlier. Very impressed with professional style, knowledge and willingness to share with pilots.
Had a fantastic time and improved XC understanding and skill.
Brian is not just an excellent pilot, but is also a master at organising all the knowledge and experience in his head and then communicating it logically in an ‘easy to understand’ sort of way – a rare combination.
I think we ran out of time but would have been interested in going over analysing Rasp and Xc skies, Would definitely do another one of your clinics
Amazing, can’t believe the level of detail we went into talking about skills and what we wanted to achieve. Was very impressive working with Brian to talk through the developmental stages. Personally extremely valuable..!
I felt that you guys did everything possible to maximise our flying time and couldn’t have wished for more. Though I did feel guilty with poor Conrad driving 14 hours to get us to a site..! Thanks again 🙂
I’m torn between rating between very good and good. In terms of paragliding and learning VERY GOOD..! ++ But based on some of the question above I feel probably fairer to rate as good. Thanks again Brian, Barb, Conrad and Joy. What an amazing experience..!
What a great and worthwhile experience the clinic was.
Brian’s experience and knowledge and willingness to share this was much appreciated.
This clinic is a must do for all paragliders wanting to advance their thermalling skills, and what better place to do it then the lovely area of Bright.
Really enjoy the course. Brian and Bard are great. As a novice that just finished my course few months ago, this clinic helps me to be kore confident in thermalling and preparing myself for my first XC. Thank you Brian and Barb.
Bernard
A great clinic. Â I was rather apprehensive when applying, as I felt that it would be way above my capabilities – but with Brian’s assurances, and in flight coaching, I never felt out of my depth.
I ended the clinic with far more confidence – and although I have a looong way to go, I now have the ammunition to get me there.
Thanks Brian and Barb
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