ready to fly – before you come out

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decide on a course 

Once you have picked a course, please book and pay via the website or get Eva to send you an invoice recording what you signed up to and giving you the bank details etc. 

Call Eva or Reuben if you have any questions about the courses and which one suits you best. Please contact Reuben on 0274-727 013 or Eva on 021-727 013. 9am is always a good time to call, even when we go out flying. 

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bookings

Please call us on 09-446 0020 or call or WhatsApp Reuben on +64 21-727 013, Eva on +6421727013 or email to info@wingsandwaves.co.nz to make a booking. We are available most days from September to May. During the winter we mainly operate on the weekend – unless the weather looks really good.

We appreciate bookings a week in advance as that helps us plan and allocate instructors, but you can always try short notice. During the summer, weekends sometimes can book out and a couple of weekends ahead at times. Please check. 

The best time of the day to call us is 9-9.30am; even if we all go out teaching, we are usually available that time of the day. One of us is often available on the phone during the day.

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To make a booking, we will need your

• full name

• contact phone number

• approximate body weight 

• date of birth

• voucher number if you have a gift voucher.

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Please ensure you are happy with our privacy statement. 

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NZHGPA sign up

If you are coming out for a One Day course or a trial tandem flight, we will get you to fill out an online form on the day. The NZHGPA requires everyone to be a 'student member' which is $20.

If you are doing more than a trial tandem flight or a Oneday course, such as a PG1 or PG2, you need to sign up to the NZHGPA as a student member or a full member prior to your first day flying.

 

Please use this link to the NZHGPA to sign up, It's $70 - to the NZHGPA. Please send a confirmation of the membership to us. 

PG1 booklet

We have developed a PG1 booklet to help our students navigate through PG1, covering all theory and requirements and related info. Please ask for it on your first day of flying with us. 

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PG2 online log book and quizzes

We have developed an comprehensive online log book with progression chart, pilot info, instructor feedback and online quizzes to help you keep on track with your course and to prepare for the PG2 tests. This is an amazing tool, developed with our clever pilot Joe Ward. It is unique in NZ and the PG world and priceless!

Please ask Eva to sign you up for it once you start your PG2 training. 

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get onto our student WhatsApp group

time to get flying: Ask Eva asap to send you the link to our students WhatsApp group so you get our updates on where and when we go flying and where and when to meet!

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car pool – safe the environment and your finances

Ask for rides to the site on the WhatsApp group. Please move to private chats with the details of you arrangements, so our student group makes it easy to focus on the flying arrangement on the day. Always contribute petrol money, please, no matter who gives you a ride. 

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book in

to book you in for any specific dates, please send in your full name and body weight. If it has been a while, please remind us how many days of training you have already done and your body weight and what gear you need.

It's always worth letting us know on the day, but especially for weekends which look good for flying or training, it is much easier for us to cater for everyone, if we know beforehand how many of you are keen. 

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what to bring

Be prepared for a big day outdoors. Long shorts, T-shirt, hat, sturdy footwear such as hiking shoes or boots or alternatively trainers with a good tread are essential. Sun protection is a big deal during the day, so please consider what you need. We supply helmets, but if you want to get into flying, it may pay to buy your own paragliding helmet from us soon. You may be waiting for perfect conditions for a while or train hard all day, so please bring lots of water, at least 2L and food. You also need a warm top in case it cools or we take you for a tandem. 

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what to expect on the day

We typically meet at the flying site at 11am. Our most frequently used training site is at Karioitahi Beach, near Waiuku/Pukekohe, South of Auckland. 

We spend the day out training and flying. You’ll love it! But you will also train hard, walk up and down a hill and end up exhausted. Please ensure to monitor your own well being carefully: Sun exposure, hydration, fatigue etc. Refer to the aviation IMSAFE concept. 

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On many days, we finish flying at about 4.30pm or 5pm, mainly because this tends to be as much flying and concentrating learners can handle in one day. Sometimes we stay longer. We have been known to celebrate the day with a drink at the pub after. If you need to leave earlier, you may want to take your own car to the site, best a 4WD right to the take off site. Muriwai does not need 4WD.

 

cancellations

Due to our day and instructor allocations, we need to receive any cancellation 48hrs in advance of your day out or your flight, please. Shorter notice will void your voucher or payment. That is because we will have planned you in by then and our costs don't change after. 

If we cancel due to weather, we offer to reschedule for you or for tandems, we offer a full refund.

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risk disclosure

Like any outdoor sport, paragliding carries an inherent risk. We consider and manage the risks very carefully. Please refer to our participants form and make sure you are happy with all parts of it. Please print out that form and either email it to us or bring it along filled out if you can. Failing that, we will have copies with us on the day.

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Payments

Payments need to be done in advance, please. Easiest are bank transfers to our ASB account 12-3065-0154223-00 “Wings & Waves Ltd”. Alternatively, you can pay cash on the day.

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Check List

• made a booking

• Filled out our participant form and emailed it to us

• Joined as a one year student member if you are doing a PG1 and / or PG2

• contacted us at 9 am to confirm time and place

• if you are doing a PG1 course, join our whatsapp group for updates

• bring your voucher or cash if you haven’t paid in advance

• Wear sturdy footwear, comfy clothing + warm top

• sun hat + sun screen lotion

• big packed lunch

• At least 2L of drinking water

• enthusiasm and patience to possibly wait for great conditions

• more info is on our first day website

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any questions – call us or WhatsApp!

Eva +6421727013 or Reuben +64274727013. Best is to ring 9am-10am, after that we could be out teaching. 

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