Frequently Asked Questions

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• Do you teach people to fly?
• Can I fly your sites without joining?
• Are you a member of the Welsh Free Flight Federation?
• Can I fly other hills in the area?
• What are the historical reasons for being members only, not a WFFF member, etc.?
• What is Fforest Fields really called?
• Do you teach people to fly?
• Please send me the username and password to access the members-only part of the site.
• Please post my advert on your site.
• My question isn't answered here...

Do you teach people to fly?

No, we are a club for qualified pilots only. The local school (Paramania) is currently not operating. We recommend that you contact Beyond Extreme or the Mid Wales Paragliding Centre if you would like to learn.

Can I fly your sites without joining?

No. Our sites are strictly members only. However:

• Talybont is an open site.
• Bache Hill is shared with hang glider pilots from the Long Mynd Soaring Club, who use a different access and take off. Paraglider pilots may not fly the LMSC site (not even LMSC members), nor may hang glider pilots fly from the WBPC site. See the LMSC's web page and site guide (LMSC members only).
• Tremaen (the Western end of Aberedw Hill) is shared with the Malvern Hang Gliding Club, who do not charge a fee to visiting hang glider pilots. See their sites page and site guide.

Are you a member of the Welsh Free Flight Federation?

No, for historical reasons we're not. This means that we don't get free access to WFFF sites, nor do WFFF members get free access to ours.

Can I fly other hills in the area?

No. All the flyable hills in the area are known to us. If they are not listed as sites it is either because the site is either under negotiation or lost. Relationships with some landowners are extremely sensitive. so if you fly any other hills you jepordise all flying in the area. Please do not do it.

What are the historical reasons for being members only, not a WFFF member, etc.?

All our sites are registered to the club by an arangement with Paramania. The club was initially set up to provide flying and post-CP support for Paramania students. The school negotiated with landowners and the commercial nature of the school meant that careful agreements were required.

Although the school is not currently operaitng, it still exists and its sites are one of its' major assets. Use of the sites by WBPC is under an exclusive arrangement with Paramania.

What is Fforest Fields really called?

This site has numerous names:

• Fforest Fields: the name of the campsite.
• Fforest Farm: the name of the farm.
• Aberedw Hill: the name of the hill.
• Tremaen: the farm at the west end of the hill, flown in NW'lys and shared with the MHGC.
• Builth: the nearest large town and MHGC name for Tremaen.

Please send me the username and password to access the members-only part of the site.

Sorry, we don't do that. You should have received this with your membership card, helmet sticker, etc. when you joined/renewed your membership. If you have lost it, please contact the membership secretary Jan Jeffcoate (01249 782798, membership@flywelshborder.org.uk) to obtain it. Note that the webmaster cannot give you the username/password because he does not have an up-to-date list of members.

Please post my advert on your site.

Sorry, we don't do that. This site doesn't get enough traffic to justify the effort required to maintain such a page. The only exception we make is for adverts from current club members.

If you're advertising paragliding courses, fly-guiding, or holidays then consider posting your advert to the EuroPG email list and/or putting an advert in Skywings.

If you've got gear to sell then post your advert on EuroPG, Skyads, Skybuyer, and/or Skywings.

My question isn't answered here...

Please telephone or email the club contact, Paul Adams(01449 760641, contact@flywelshborders.org.uk), who will be happy to help.