Free Ground School Program

Airtime of San Francisco offers FREE** paragliding ground school lessons.   **Non-students can come to one of these sessions. Students in any program can come to unlimited sessions.

The classes are offered 4 times a month rotating between Tuesday and Thursday nights. The sessions begin each month on the first Tuesday, The second will be the following week on Thursday and rotate back and forth for the four sessions. The classes begin at 6:00 PM.

• Watch Fun Paragliding Videos
• Learn the theoretical side of Paragliding
• Begin to achieve your lifelong dreams of flying!

Please Note: If you come to one of these sessions, please dress warmly (Coats or Jackets are a good idea).   The evening nature and winter season are not conducive to a super warm environment.   My showroom /classroom is not heated.

The basics of launching and landing, speed control, and steering will be covered via videos, discussion, whiteboard drawings, and the use of a special paragliding simulator. In addition, each lesson will include a specific topic. These include Ridge Flying, Right of Way Rules, Thermal Flying, Meteorology, Paragliding Ratings, Glider Certification and more.

There is nothing to lose here. It is also a good opportunity to meet me and get a feel for what I have to offer as an instructor. In the process you will begin learning about Paragliding and have fun doing so. Advance reservations are requires, so make sure and save yourself a seat.

To attend you need to make a reservation in advance. This can be a good way to help you figure out if this is something you want to pursue, even if it is just a little curiosity. Contact me through my contact form to request a reservation.  In the programs, I do regular ground schools throughout the lesson program and also make them available at other times to ongoing students if the normal time does not work out.

 

From the North (example San Francisco):

• Take 101 South to San Mateo
• Exit at the 3rd Ave East and cross over highway to E. 3rd Ave.
• Continue East about 1.5  miles and Turn Right at stoplight (stoplight is at Detroit Dr.) next to All American Storage Facility
• About 200 yards down, on right, is the main entrance at Gate 2.

From the South (example – San Jose):

• Take 101 North to San Mateo.
• Exit at 3rd Ave – Take the East Exit
• Continue East about 1.5  miles and Turn Right at stoplight (stoplight is at Detroit Dr.) next to All American Storage Facility
• About 200 yards down, on right, is the main entrance at Gate 2.

From the East Bay (example – Hayward, Fremont etc.):

• Cross the bay on the San Mateo Bridge / Highway 92 West.
• Take 101 N. about 2 miles to 3rd Ave
• Exit at 3rd Ave – Take the East Exit
• Continue East about 1.5  miles and Turn Right at stoplight (stoplight is at Detroit Dr.) next to All American Storage Facility
• About 200 yards down, on right, is the main entrance at Gate 2.

Once you are at All American Storage

Directions to Airtime’s unit (S-107):

• Park curbside, but you might have to look around a bit (they recently painted thee nearby spots Red!) Since there are only a few parking spaces in front of the entrance, the facility owners request us not to use these during the ground schools.  Also, do not drive in the gate if a vehicle is entering in front of you,  you need to walk in any time you visit the shop.  Even though there is a sign across the street saying no parking in the huge corporation area lot, nobody has ever been ticketed there.  There is also parking out on 3rd Ave just before Detroit Dr.
  
• From Gate 2 / Main gate at 2000 E. 3rd Ave – Walk through gate, straight ahead about 75 yards and turn right at T
• Walk about 100 yards to just before 2 story building and turn left.
• Walk 50 ft to T and turn right.
• Airtime Store is in unit S-107.

click on below for map at All American Self Storage

 

 

 

 

Address for ground schools is:
2000 E. 3rd Ave
Unit # S-107
San Mateo, CA 94404

650.685.6503