Your Instructor 

Our Chief Flying Instructor Jerry Parles is an IAA (Irish Aviation Authority) registered Instructor  HERE  reg number. 262463 D, quote this number for all inquiries directed to IAA . As a British Hang-gliding & Paragliding Association ( BHPA) trained Instructor he operates his school to internationally recognised standards, offering quality training combined with the highest safety standards. He started paragliding in 1993 so has many years of experience behind him and boasts a zero accident record.

He is the only qualified Paragliding reserve parachute repacker in the country at present, and is the most senior paramotoring instructor / pilot in Ireland starting in1997.He flies tandem paramotor, combined with many years of hill tandem flying in Ireland and in Europe. 

From his entry into the sport he has been campaigning tirelessly on ratification issues for students, for higher school and instructional standards aided through-out by the generous and very helpful assistance of the British Hang-gliding & Paragliding Association (BHPA).

As Sites Officer he has from the start of his flying career liaised with land owners and Coillte and has a very positive relationship with all to this day. 

Developing the sports of Paragliding & Paramotoring here in Ireland has always been his vision. 

He is chairman of "Irish Powered Paragliding & Hang gliding Association"

& Sites Officer & Safety Officer for " Falcon Paragliding & Hang-gliding Club"    

[ If you live in the North of Ireland call First Flight Paragliding BHPA Registered School  based in Newtownabbey.]