28/04/08
New details in "Choosing the right Glider" page. Full write up on how to make that all important decision on how to choose the right glider. Click here.

21/04/08
A new "Google Earth Way Points" file for the Offa's Dyke Paramotoring Trip added to the itinerary pages. This will enable you to simply look at the proposed route using Google Earth. To download click here.
New Newletter index page for all our old newsletters and reset all links. Click here.
Updated Niviuk Gliders on the N-Gravity. Click here.
Updated Offa's Dyke Itinerary page with location of Powis Castle, 30a. Click here.

20/04/08
Updated Niviuk glider pages.
NK1 Click here.
Hook Click here.
Artik Click here.
Peak Click here.
Icepeak Click here.
F-Gravity Click here.
Takoo Click here.

15/04/08
New info on Airwave Gliders updated. Click here.
New info on Sol Gliders updated. Click here.

13/04/08
New Niviuk logos included on web pages. New Niviuk prices for gliders. Click here.
Acro diary updated a little bit more. Click here.
New Offa's Dyke page created on the web site, more details to follow. Click Here.

12/04/08
Details of the new F-Gravity from Niviuk that will be released in June 08. It's been a long time coming but I'm sure it will be worth it. This is the glider I have been waiting for and as we are now Niviuk dealers I can't wait. Available in 2 main colours, custom colours are available by special request and there is a great page on the Niviuk web site, Click here, allowing you to really see what the wing would look like etc. Try it and have a look. I'll be ordering mine soon.

11/04/08
New details of the Hang Gliding and Paragliding trip to Castelluccio on the pages. Click here.

10/04/08
New Acro pages online with the start of the new pilot profiles, only mine for the moment but I am sure more will follow, Click here.

Big gap, sorry.

20/03/07
Morocco
Well we have just got back from Morocco again and as usual it was great.
Fantastic weather and only 2 days when it wasn't flyable. Everyone had a great time and lots of cobwebs were blown away ready for the new forthcoming season. Our two "from scratch" students, Sam Macallister-smith and Mark Rice-Jones, almost completely finished their CP's but just need a day or so back here to pull it all together in the UK.

Once again we were so blown away with the place and we have been talking about finding premises there to start a winter school. Well, we've found a place and now have an address and phone number in Mirleft and, if things fo right, by October it should be open for business. To begin with it will only be a place to store some gear and offer replacement lines for other visiting pilots etc but our hope is that by next year it will be open most of the time so that our students could go go down any time there is bad weather here in the UK.
Discussions are also under way to start paramotor training there next year.

New Premises
We have been trying, for some time, to find new premises nearer the hills and the M4 and can now announce that we have found them. We are in the final throws of negotiating a lease and it will take a little time to decorate the place and transfer the business from Abergavenny. When it's finished it will have twice as much space as the Abergavenny shop used to and after taking on some extra staff should be open most days through the week.
When we have a completion date we will let you know.

10/10/06
Its been an interesting summer season this year going from July where we had some of the hottest weather ever, to August which gave us some of the wettest. It has been a very good year for some of our ex students who have been clocking up some impresive XC distances in their first full season since completing their CP and pilot courses. Even our T.I Lee Tryhorn has been getting in on the act completing his first ever XC of 6k.

The winters approaching but we still have a full training programme in place for the whole of the winter months (weather permitting) so theres no need to stop ringing in. As you can see by our holiday pages we also have an action packed holiday training programme in place to help you beat those winter blues.

 

If you have'nt heard by now we are also having a massive sale of our wings to make way for our new training stock for the 07 season. We have many bargains to be had with some of our ex demo and training wings such as the Ozone Mojo for a give away price of £1500 with less than 20 hours on it. If you would like further information on what we have available give us a call on 0791 402 6004.

28.04.06
The school is now back in the UK and ready to start training again. A few changes have come about such as the departure of Nigel one of our TIs and the arrival of our new apprentice, Alex. We are currently sorting out the post-Morocco "organised" chaos and will soon be ready to rock and roll into the new flying season! Check out the photos from Morocco on the Pictures page.

Also, a new W.A.S website and online shop are being developed as we speak and we hope to have them up and running soon so you can browse and order our products on the net.

26.03.2006
Well that's it now, the last of our students on the current course are out in Morocco, enjoying the sun, sand, and flying experience. Congratulations to those who have completed either EP, CP or both so far. If you missed this years opportunity watch out for details of the next one or any of our other fantastic holidays abroad.

4.03.2006
Congratulation to Glyn Storey in completing is CP by braving the elements of a snow covered Blorange!!

27.02.2006
This months news letter should be winging its way to you now. If you don't receive one in the next few days, take a look as we have now also put it on-line.

20.02.2006
With the Morocco trip looming, Edi and Lee will be off to warner clims. The first week in March sees club pilots taking advantage of the trip to brush off the winter cobwebs, and give their wings an airing. The four weeks that follow sees a whole new group of students embarking on their first paragliding adventure holiday. Its just a shame someone has to stay behind, sorry Chell!

Pete will be in charge of the school in Edi's absence. So if weather permits, it should see him out once again on the welsh hills. So don't forget, if you are interested in joining him just give him a ring on the Duty Instructors phone (0791 4026004). Michelle will also be available to contact in the evenings (01443 839741) as Edi will only be taking text messages whilst he is away.

18.02.2006
Well it looks like a decision has finally been made regarding the shop. Welshairsports has decided to stay in Abergavenny. Refurbishment has started, which means with the office moving on site aswell, the shop should be open for more hours than previously. We hope to have an increased variety of goods on display including a dedicated paramotoring area. The shop will remain open whist these changes are taking place so feel free to pay us a visit.

20.01.2006
The Adventure Travel Show in Olympia, London saw a record crowd through its doors this year. With three floors of exhibitions and seminars it really was a case of something for everyone. With our new DVD of the Castelluccio holiday playing we were getting lots of enquires about our holidays for this year. There were also discussions with others which could see Skyhigh Global offering even more destinations in the near future.

25.12.2005
It was good to have everyone back home safely after our first epic flying trip to Nepal, the weather, the scenery, the flying sites, the compamy, the local hospitality, the food well everything really was excellent. We all had a breathtaking experience undertaking the SIV and Acro course and watching as everyone threw their reserves and splashed to the warm waters of Lake Phewa. We have every intention of offering this holiday again next December so watch out for forthcoming details.

29.11.2005 The Sport, Leisure and Aviation Show
This years BHPA show was held in the new venue - NEC Birmingham. It was a great success for us and we would like to thank all those who visited our stand. It was also nice to see some or our friends and previous students coming over for a chat, it was good to reminisce about old times. As part of the BHPA AGM Edi has now become a BHPA executive member.

1.11.2005 News letter has reached the doorstep.
We have been thrilled by the responce to our first news letter over the last few weeks. It has been great to get your feed back and opinion of it. Due to the success of the news letter we have already filled half the places for Morocco already, and we will be taking deposites shortly so you need to be quick if you want to get yourself on this excellent training course. We are always interested in your views and opinions and if there is anything you think is of interest to the Paragliding world e-mail it in to us and we will put it in the next issue.

31.11.2005 Another great flying adventure.
We have just returned from another superb trip to Algodonales where we enjoyed some epic flying. With Phil Cunningham in fine form keeping eveyone in stiches, and Kate Murrison showing the boys how its done, (leading the way on a 7 metre water jump when the group went Aqua Caving) we all had a great week. Although we did'nt manage to fly everyday the group recorded some very good flying, with Pete Baldwin showing his Thermalling skills to climbe above take off and Lee Tryhorn the apprentice reaching the top of the stack and gaining his Bronze Eagle award. The whole group returned full of Thermalling expereince and alot of great memories.

23.10.2005 Congratulations all round.
I'm very pleased to pass on my congratulations to Phil Cunningham and David Molesworth who have both just completed there CP rating with us. Phill has shown outstanding commitment and enthusiasm throughout his training with us and has had us all in stitches with his great sense of humour. I'm very much looking forward to spending a week with him on our flying holiday to Algodonales in November. Dave Molesworth has also been another fantastic student to have around and helped to make our recent visit to Castelluccio a very memorable one. It was great to see Daves confidence grow throughout the trip to the point at which by the end of it he was thermaling with the best of them. Watch this space for more news of our up and coming CP students who we hope to see passing in the very near future. May I also pass on my personal thanks to all those on the Castelluccio trip who made it such a great flying experience.

21.10.2005 We've been and we're back
We have just got back from the first of our holidays in Castelluccio, Italy and it was a renowned success. 7 days flying and everyone had a great time. Lots of good food topped off the holiday. The full story can be read if you click here.

Lee Tryhorn, our apprentice, succesfully got his CP rating while on the Castelluccio holiday. He's now working towards his pilot rating so that he can become a Trainee Instructor (T.I.) early in 2006.

Prices for courses and holidays will be going up on December 1st for 2006 so book now to get things at 2005 prices.

22.08.2005 The holidays are coming.
Edi has just got back from successful trips to Austria and Morocco. The good news is that holidays are being planned for both destinations and more details are to follow.

Within the next few days the "Holidays" section of the web site will be completed and on line giving all the dates and details of forthcoming trips.

10.06.2005 Congratulations & New Harnesses
Congratulations to David Organ on finally passing his CP. Actually, to be honest, he passed last month but after not flying for a few weeks wanted to come back for a day to polish up his skills again ready for the season. Although he was a bit rusty it didn't take him long to get back into the swing of things.

Other news is that we have been testing out a new harness for the school and all the instructors have been very impressed by it. The new Sup'air "air bag"Alti plume, although more expensive than our normal school harnesses, is going to replace all the existing harnesses over the next few months giving our students even more protection should things go wrong.

Air bag harnesses have been around, in one form or another, for a while but we have never been that impressed by them before. The idea being that air is trapped inside a cushion under the seat and constantly pressurised as you fly then when you need it air slowly escapes through the fabric absorbing the energy, and it works.

In this newer range Sup'air have produced a really light and practical harness. In fact we were so impressed that we are going to stock the whole range of air bag harnesses in the shop.

01.06.2005 More Changes
More changes to the web site with the start of the equipment section. This is only going to get bigger week by week giving, not only a full rundown of all the equipment that we deal in and have in stock, but also a reference point for other equipment available on the market. Keep your eye on this section to see the differences.

Signing of the lease for the new shop in Caerphilly should be any day now giving a much bigger classroom and dales area in the next few weeks. A big opening night is planned with invitations sent out to all our students, past and present and anyone is welcome to talk more about paragliding and paramotoring in the welsh valleys.

Interviews have already taken place for the industry's first "Paragliding Apprentice". The lucky candidate should be notified any day now and already employed in time for the new shop opening meaning that our shop will be manned 9-12 every morning, 7 days a week, in the season to answer the phone and help with advice and purchases.

18.05.2005 - All Change - Well just when you thought nothing was happening here it's all change. Edi has finally signed contracts with David Sagan and finalised the purchase of Welsh Airsports. So, What does that mean to you? Well, as Edi was the main instructor in 2004 most people probably wont even notice, but in the main Edi will still uphold all existing courses and Day Tasters already purchased but as you may have noticed some of the telephone numbers on the web site have changed.

Other changes will be that hopefully Welsh Airsports shop will be moving to Caerphilly. With twice as much space as in Abergavenny there will be a classroom and bigger shop with a dedicated Paramotor section with all kinds of accesories and spare parts as well as 2 new Paramotor makes. We are proud to anounce that we will be the new dealers for Clemente and Parajet Paramotors in 2005 which we shortly have in stock for you to look at.

As ever we will still supply just about any paragliding equipment that you might want but we will be dealers for Airwave and Gin as before, but adding Ozone and Sol to our range. Keep your eye on this site for further news of the opening of the "One Stop Fly Shop" and all the other changes that will occur.

March 2005
Another great trip to Algodonales. Most of the party were first timers to Spain but started to pick up the language straight away. Nice to see that our students were almost as good and definatley more confident in the air than some of the qualified pilots in the other group. Great food and great company from the other group made a thouroughly enjoyable holiday. Amazing views, good photo's even better memories.

01.04.2005 - 2005 - Here we go again, after a fustrating winter where the weather has not been great to say the least, although a couple of winter trips to the south of Spain has kept some of the student current and even seen a couple qualify. We are reving up for this summer, let hope it is another good one!!!