testimonials
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
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
Amazing area, amazing ,flying!
Brian’s coaching brought out a lot of answers to my flying question’s. If not for the scenario, definitely for Brian and Barb’s years of xc knowledge, worth every penny…I would pay more!
Thanks for a fun filled knowledge pack few days guys. Loved it and will be back. Ian Neilsen
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.
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.
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. 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.
Very good value. I felt well supported and catered for as a novice; also good clinic for the more experienced.
“Loved it! Think everyone at camp crusty asked me about it at least once and I told them it was really good. Lots of information to keep me going for months. Would love to do this again!”
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,
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..!
Brian, Barb, Phil and Chris,
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!
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.
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 🙂
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…
Alway’s a pleasure learning from someone with years experience and great knowledge
Brian and Barb, thanks so much for a great course.
I feel much more confident and comfortable in improving as a XC pilot as a result! I do hope to see you both again in Bright or elsewhere down the track.
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
Excellent vehicle! I love the swivel chairs
Well organised and very efficient. I can’t thank Barb enough for her wonderful way of returning us from remote locations.
The track logs at the end of the day were good and showed me that lines taken are important.
This course should be compulsory for all pilots thinking of flying XC and comps. There is just so much to do and so much information.
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