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John Ashbridge. Spain Trip.
Thanks again for the fantastic holiday! Was very hard returning to work after those adventures! John.
Tim Hughes. Two Day Intro.
John, just a quick note to say thanks for a great weekend. Both you and Ozzy have a great laid back and safe approach to teaching. Hopefully, all being well I'll see you in the spring when I continue learning all about this exciting and fun sport. Cheers! Tim
Keith Worsdell. CP Course.
Hi John, hope you had a good time in Italy. I thought I would just let you know that I completed my final soaring flight for completion of my CP. I met Dave Massie at Bo Peep and managed a 20 minute flight with a top landing. When this bad weather breaks I will be coming down to fly every chance I get. Thanks once again, John, for your calm and knowledge without that I may well have given up! Hope to see you soon, weather permiting, thanks, Keith.
Rodney Chambers. Two Day Intro.
Hi John, I had a two day course with you and Ozzie this weekend and thought it was brilliant. I would like very much to do the next three days to complete the five day course. Thanks, Rodney.
Charles Foulkes. CP Course.
I am really chuffed about getting to CP this week and thank you again for all your patient help. Charles.
Matt Charlesworth. Spain Trip.
Our instructor, John Barratt from South Downs Hang Gliding, drove down to Spain with the gliders and we flew down to Malaga to pick up cars at the airport. He's a very cool, and confidence building, instructor and is very experienced which was very helpful as day one started with putting gliders together then doing a couple of 1,500ft top to bottoms! WOW! It makes White Horse look a bit flat. I know that lots of people reading this will have experienced this before but it was quite an eye opener to us. Adrenaline ? I love it!
Adrian Mallett. EP Course.
Hi John, Thanks for a great day yesterday, I'm really looking forward to the next one now! Adrian.
John McBride. Spain Trip.
Again many thanks for making the trip possible and for all your advice during the holiday, I feel big improvements have been made in my flying. Lijar was great to practice tight and wide 360 turns in open air space, just need the confidence to try them above the hill now. The rough terrain of Teba & Loja was a bit scary when looking down! John.
Adrian H. Spain Trip.
Hi John - just a quick note to say thanks for the Spain trip. I met my own personal objectives which were to get some good airtime, relax properly in the air, zip up my harness and do some proper soaring. Adrian.
Jolyon Roe. Hill Conversion.
John, thanks for yesterday. I enjoyed our day together and your instruction was useful. I also have to applaud your help in carrying the glider. I have never known a coach 'muck in' Very grateful to you ! In Skywings this month I see that you are credited with manufacturing the control lines for the carbon dragon micro glider - well done. All the best and I look forward to our paths crossing in the future. Jolyon.
Joanna Cooke. One Day Intro.
John hi, Thank you very much for looking after Eleanor so well today and for giving her such a good day. She obviously enjoyed herself enormously but, as you said would happen, is stiffening up in her arms and legs! I am hoping the amount of exercise she took today will cure her insomnia, at least for tonight! Regards Joanna.
Des Huth. EP and CP Course.
Hi, my name is Des, I finished training with South Downs Hang Gliding last Autumn. If you are reading this page, which is not going to be the most interesting on the site, you must be at least tempted to try hang gliding, my advice would be book some training now! Even if it is only a one or two day experience. You won't regret it, I have found it to be the most exhilarating sport I have ever experienced. As for the training costs, I consider the rates to be a bargain, the sport is very weather dependant and I have had over double the number of days training that I paid for, either half days when some flying has been possible before the wind shifted or days when we have sat on a hill and not flown at all. These occasions although disappointing are tremendously valuable, training is not just a job to John and his instructors, it is clear that they all have a great love for their sport. Anyway I hope you give hang gliding a go and I look forward to seeing you on the club hills, I fly a green and yellow Airwave glider. Des.
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