advance stage of parachute.

Most recognised courses lead to a national licence and an internationally recognised international pilot proficiency information and identification card. The specifies five stages of paragliding from the entry level 1 to the most advance stage 5. If they would like to proceed with a full pilot training program, most school offer tandem flights in which an experience instructor pilots the para glider with the prospective pilot as a passenger. Sports and competitive flying , cross country leagues annual leagues of the greatest distance flying. Accuracy spot landing competitions where pilots land on targets with a 3cm centre spot out to a full 10meter circle competitive flying based on completing a number such a fling around set way point. Aero acrobatic manoeuvres and stunt flying, heart stopping tricks such as helicopters wing overs, synchrony spirals, infinity tumbles and so on. National and international records, despite continually improving gliders, these become ever more difficult to achieve aside from longest distance and highest altitude. For examples include distance to declared goal, distance over triangular course, speed over 100 km triangular course. Competitive flying is done on high performance wings which demand for more skill to fly then their recreational counterparts but which are more responsive and offer greater feed back to the pilot as well as flying with better glide.