Backcountry PPG
Adventure / Advanced Paramotor Training
Adventure / Advanced Paramotor Training
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Prepare To Taste Adventure!
This 5 day training program is designed to push you outside your comfort zone, help you improve your skills, and create memories that'll last a lifetime! During this training program we will fly as a team, venturing off on up to 2 guided flights a day, landing off site, fly camping as a group, flying to breakfast, and more.
This training is designed to be a mix of our advanced training and adventure flying. This training is built around skill building sessions, and fun adventure flying. Half our training sessions (roughly) will be for skill building training, like improved launches, landings, energy management, and more, while the other half of the training is designed around fun group adventures flights.
Bring a strobe, because we plan to fly every second we legally can. From 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. If we can be flying, we will be flying! If you're not totally worn out, tired, and ready for a nap by the end of the training, we didn't fly enough!
Training Details:
- 5 days
- 6 students (very strict)
- 2 instructors
- Ground support for all adventure flights
- Equipment rentals are available
- Accomodations are your responsibility
- 15 flights minimum
Training Dates:
Salton Sea, California:
Nov 6-10 (2024) (completed)
Jan 29 - Feb 2 (FULL)
Feb 12-16 (FULL)
Feb 19-23 (FULL)
Mar 12-15 (FULL)
Salt Lake City, Utah
April 23-27 *NEW*
Aug 13-17 (3 spots left)
Sept 10-14 *NEW*
Oct 8-12 *NEW*
Training starts on a Wednesday morning and ends on a Sunday night.
Training Outline:
- Up to 2 guided adventure flights a day
- Dedicated "skill building" sessions every day
- Spot landing drills
- Motor out drills
- Group fly camping
- Group canyon flights
- Group mountain flying
- Group flight to local restaurants for breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner
- Group flight at local Sand Dunes
- And more
Spot Landing Drills - These drills are designed with a focus of improving pilots consistency at landing within a very tight locations. We will layout cones, and set targets for students to approach and land at safety.
Motor Out Drills - This is an addition to the spot landing practice, where pilots will kill their engines at random times and will work on landing in exact spots without the assistance of the power. This will help improve pilots safety in the off chance they have an real world engine out and have to land in a very tight location without a go around option. This drill is extremely helpful to pilots and is something that should be done on a regular basis.
Flying To Local Restaurants - There are several different restaurants within flying distance of our LZ that we can safely launch and land at. During the training we will fly as a group to these locations which is super fun! We will also have our equipment truck and trailer follow, just in case we need fuel or a ride back to the LZ!
Fly Camping WITH or WITHOUT YOU - If you're like us, fly camping was one of those things that really excited you when you got into paramotoring. The idea of packing some gear, flying to a remote area, pitching tent, sleeping under the stars, waking up and flying home is just something that get's us all excited! Well, during this training we are going fly camping as a group, whether you join us or not. We've schedueled the day, we've packed our gear, and whether you join our group or not, were going to do it. This gives you the perfect enviroment to join us, load up your gear, and have the time of your life! We've got recommended gear we're more than happy to share with you if you're interested!
Canyon Flying - The Salton Sea offers some incredible canyon flying within only 15 minutes of the LZ. We as a group will go off and explore these beautiful canyons.
Mountain Flying - There are a handful of mountains within flying distance which we will outline how to safely approach and fly. We will also as a group explore these mountain peaks and enjoy the beautiful views they have to offer.
Glamis Sand Dunes - The world famous Glamis Sand Dunes are only about an hour drive from our primary LZ and as a group we will all head down there to enjoy some flying together.
Other things we can work on during the training (if requested):
- Improved launches & landings
- Cross wind launches & landings
- Turbulence tolerance
- Energy managment
- Steeper turns
- Spirals
- Wingovers
- Barrel rolls
- SAT's
- And more (no stalls or spins)
- Foot drags
- Formation flying
- Speedbar training
- Tip steering instruction
- Glider tuning and adjusting
This training is here to help you improve, no matter what it is that you want/need to improve on. We're happy to help you work on whatever it is, that you want help with!
Idea Behind The Training:
This training was created to be just like our advanced training we offer, but with more of a focus on adventures, flying, and fun. This training is designed to be more about the adventures of paramotoring, with guided flights, long xc flights, fly camping, flying to food, and more. This is a way to safely push your limits, test your skills, and have a great time in the process. Mixed in during this training we will do skill building sessions, with a focus on improving skills, working out bad habits, and building confidence.
Training Location & Logistics:
Our training programs are held in Salt Lake City, Utah from the months of April-October and at the Salton Sea in southern California from the months of November-March. During the winter months of the year we travel south for warm weather, good wind, and great flying. During the summer months we travel north for cooler climate, and better flying conditions. As a result, our training programs move with us.
Salton Sea, California:
Training is going to be hosted at Johnsons Landing RV Park on the west side of the Salton Sea Lake. This RV park has a built in runway for ppg activity. There will be RV spots available for those who are interested in camping, otherwise there are a variety of hotels and Airbnb options nearby for you to stay. You will need a vehicle for the training, as there may be times we travel to seprate locations to fly and we will not be able to accommodate you in our vehicles. There are several restaurants and food options nearby, including a restaurant in the RV park itself. The closest major airport is Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) which is about 1-1.5 hours from the training field.
Salt Lake City, Utah:
Training will be held at a small airport in Eagle Mountain, Utah called Cedar Valley Airport. This airport is located roughly 45 minutes south of Salt Lake City, Utah. During this training program we will be driving up to 1 hour to a different training location for better flying conditions. Camping is welcomed at the airport we train at, but there is no water or power. It is only dry camping. There are lots of airbnb's available in the towns Eagle Mountain and Saratoga Springs.
For additional information on recommended places to stay, exact training location, detailed day to day logistics, and more, email us directly at Info@BackcountryPPG.com.
Equipment Rentals:
We do provide equipment rentals for students who are traveling in from far away! We've got half a dozen paramotors to choose from. We encourage all students to bring their own wings and reserves if they do plan to rent equipment from us. Motor rental is $100 per day (which includes oil and fuel) and $150 per day for wing and motor rental. Contact us directly and we would be happy to help you with renting equipment.
Training Requirements:
This training is designed for a wide range of paramotor pilots. This training was designed for newer pilots with as little as 15 flights, to more experienced pilots with hundreds of flights. Our training is here to help you no matter what skill level you're at.
Advanced Training VS Adventure Training:
You may be wondering what the difference between the advanced training and this training, and that's a great question! This training is designed to be the advanced training, with a twist. This is to be everything the advanced training is, but with more of a focus on venturing out, exploring the area, and enjoying great flights together. This training is less focused on staying at the LZ to do drills and work on specific skills, although we will also do that. This is designed to be both, in it's own unique and FUN way!
How To Sign Up:
Onve you're ready to rock and roll, add the training dates of your choice to the cart, proceed to checkout, and complete the checkout. Once we see you've completed the checkout, we will reach out directly via phone and email with additional information on where to be, when to be there, what to bring, etc.
All Sales Are Final:
Due to the nature of the paramotor business, all sales are final with Backcountry PPG. We are more than happy to move students around from one class to another if they have to for no charge. Students can also transfer their training spot to their friends / other pilots for no additional charge.












