VISITORS WELCOME TO FLY
At BIRDS Paraglider School, any visitors that meet the following conditions are welcome to fly.
We have stopped accepting visitor pilots at this time.Thank you for your understandeing.
Required qualifications to register in the area
- 1. Be a valid JPA or JHF members.
- 2. Hold a JPA or JHF Paraglider Pilot Proficiency Certificate.
- 3. Have subscribed to Paragliding Accident Insurance.
- 4. Be affiliated to a school or club counting either a JPA or JHF certified instructor.
- 5. Use safe equipment. Use a harness in compliance with regulations and equipped with a manufacturer approved fall prevention system.
- 6. Wear a rescue parachute that has been replaced within the last 180 days (6 months). (However, a repack certificate by a JPA Rigger or someone with similar qualifications is needed).
- 7. To understand and comply with flight rules and regulations and to proceed at one's own risk.
- 8. Hold a valid pilot certificate IPPI 4 or higher.
- 9. Have a safe glider.
- 10. Have overseas travel insurance or personal liability insurance (third party liability insurance).
Application & Fees
Applying to register
Download the flight application form below. Fill out the required sections on the day of your flight and submit it to the area manager along with the applicable fees.
Addressee
Postal Address
BIRDS Paraglider School 8-2 Ogaichi, Oyamanishimachi, Sonobe-cho, Nantan City, 622-0043 Kyoto Prefecture
Note: whether applying by email or by post, please use the flight application form.
Print and fill it out by hand, or type directly onto it. Email it or post it to the relevant area manager.
Registration fees
Nishi Kyoto Practice Area
2,200 JPY (per person, per day)
Para-Park Kyoto One Day Pass
5,500 JPY (per person)
Para-Park Kyoto Annual Pass
40,000 JPY (per person)
Note: you'll make a saving if you plan to visit 11 times or more in one year
* Validity period: from April 1st until the end of March of the following year.
* If you renew, the next annual fee will be priced at 36,000 JPY.
* Para-Park Facilities Daily Usage Fee is not included.
* A Para-Park (BIRDS) ticket fee applies in addition for each take-off and landing.
* The fee, minus administrative costs, will be refunded if it is not possible to fly due to weather conditions.
* If you fly again within 3 days, we will discount 800 JPY from the area fee. Guided tours should make advantage of this discount.
About the Para-Park ticket
A facilities usage fee (1 ticket / day) applies with the annual membership.
This fee covers take-off and landings as well as road maintenance costs.
1 ticket: 900 JPY - 11 tickets: 9,000 JPY
Para-Park Kyoto Area Approach and Flight Map
At Para-Park Kyoto, we use the 'Surrounding Approach' as the landing approach method.
This so-called 'Surrounding Approach' is an approach method that enables you to land safely and smoothly, even when the area is crowded. The method involves determining a one-way approach route to the landing field.
It is similar to the method used for airplanes approaching a runway. Gliders and hand gliders in Germany and other European countries follow this method.