This page is for new pilots who are looking to take to the skies at their local hill. You may have just left your school and joined the club and are wondering what to do next.

Below are a list of club coaches who's role is to look after newly qualified and low airtime pilots on the hill. If you get in touch with one of them you can organise to meet on a flying day where the club coach can pass on their knowledge and help you to make the best decisions and guide you on your first post-CP flights.

It is highly recommended that you do this as your first flights out of the school environment can be daunting and you may not have much knowledge at a local scale to do with sites, weather conditions etc.

When contacting club coaches, please ensure you do it the day before a potentially flyable day and at a sociable time rather than early in the morning on the day.
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Paragliding

Name Tel Mob Email Location
Richard Cardwell 01642812184 07725666056 richard_cardwell@hotmail.co.uk Middlesbrough
Dave Kirton 01325485313 07783632227 david@davidkirton.wanadoo.co.uk Darlington
John Hoggarth 01642474820   john.hoggarth@ntlworld.com Redcar
Sarah Hoggarth 01642474820   sarah.hoggarth@ntlworld.com Redcar

Hang-gliding

Name Tel Mob Email Location
Kevin Gay   07974765583 kv.gay@ntlworld.com Ripon
Steve Derwin 01642898989 07860202424 steve_derwin@btinternet.com  Yarm

 

If the list needs updating or changing , please email: webmaster@nysc.org.uk

 

Pilot Rating

The pilot rating is the next step up from Club Pilot. It allows pilots to go cross country by teaching them essential aspects such as airspace. It is also the club coaches' role to help club pilots reach pilot level by signing off pilot tasks and invigilating the final exam. Please use the revision guides below to help prepare yourself for the pilot exam. Files are in .pdf format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to be installed.

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