We are lucky
to have an enthusiastic team who share a love of paragliding with
the ability to teach you at your own pace. Andrew does the majority
of the training but is supported by one or two of the rest of the
team on the busier days and on the trips.
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Andrew Pearse
Andrew started flying
when paragliding was in its infancy. He qualified as an instructor
in 1990 and gained the senior instructor rating in 1993. This was
the year that he moved back to Dorset and set up Flying Frenzy.
Throughout the 90's Andrew was active in the national and international
paragliding competition scene, coming 4th in the British Nationals
in '92. Nowadays Andrew prefers to mess around on the cliffs when
not out instructing and has recently started learning some of the
acro moves.
“I am often asked
if I get frustrated always instructing when its flyable, but amazingly
I don't – I always get so much out of teaching people to paraglide
– from the first time students ever leave the ground to seeing more
experienced flyers getting to grips with a new technique.” |
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| Gary Mullins
Gary is a very experienced
instructor having been flying since the 90's. Students are constantly
amazed by his aura of total calmness. Gary has been working with us
for a couple of years now and is in charge when Andrew is not available. |
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| Roy Menage
Roy trained with Flying Frenzy
in 2004 and a year later completed his pilot rating on his first trip with
us to Greolieres. He has been a club coach with the Wessex club for several
years and then joined Flying Frenzy as a TI in 2009. He has since become a
senior coach with the club. He lives in Stalbridge with a view from his back
garden of Wessex’s very own Bell Hill. |
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| Paul Gasser
Paul started as a TI in 2011 and
quickly showed his impressive knowledge of all things flying. Paul also runs
his Greenarches B&B in Yeovil - trip advisor's favourite in the town and only
a quarter of an hour down to Telegraph and Folly flying sites. In his previous
life he was head of Air Traffic Control at Yeovilton airbase! |
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| Paul Knibbs
Paul learnt with us just
a few years ago but quickly expanded his flying horizons having
flown abroad in France, Slovenia and Macedonia. Paul is soon to
be a Dad! |
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