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Meet our team of experienced instructors

At Green Dragons we have a hugely experienced team of instructors in a wide variety of airborne activities. We teach, paragliding, hang glider, paramotoring, parascending and more so whatever your airborne passion is we have the experience to develop your skills further.

You are in safe hands with our Chief Flying Instructor Andy Shaw, who oversees all activities and is one of the most experienced instructors in the whole of the UK. If you would like more information about training with us then please read our FAQs and T&Cs for more information and contact us if you have any questions.

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Chief Flying Instructor and BHPA examiner

Andy is Green Dragons, investing his life into the school and the sport. Andy is passionate about all airsports and a dedicated instructor. 

Andy has been working with the BHPA for many years developing training programs and best practices for training pilots and instructors.

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Andy Shaw

CFI & Owner of Green Dragons

Andy has been at the helm of Green Dragons since 1988 and has steered the team to multiple podium positions in a wide range of airborne disciplines and continues to contribute to many national established procedures used across the world of Free Flight. With this wealth of knowledge and experience Andy runs excellent fun training courses that instil discipline and safe practices into all of his students preparing them for real world flying.

Paragliding team

Our highly experienced and friendly team of instructors will get you through your course or fun day.

Enjoy every moment of your training with us and make friends for life

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Andy Shaw

Andy Shaw

Chief Flying Instructor
Owner

Andy oversees all training within Green Dragons ensuring the school operates within the BHPA guidelines. He ensures all students are trained to a level that is expected to pass the BHPA courses and that all students get the best out of their courses.

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Justin Rose

Instructor

Sid has been training for over 20 years and is one of the top instructors in the UK. He has a confident teaching style and a unique knowledge of our training sites.

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Mike Agnew

Instructor

Mike has been teaching people to fly for most of his life. He has worked at some of the top paragliding sites around the world and helped hundreds of pilots earn their wings

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Mick Collins

Assistant Instructor

Mick is passionate about paragliding and paramotoring. He helps out with the school’s admin and can often be found working in our busy service centre. He is super friendly character who will always lend a hand.

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Will Lawrence

Assistant Instructor
Service technician

Will is a keen pilot and a skilled service technician of paragliders and hang gliders alike. He is detail conscious and committed to offering our customers the highest level of service.

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Matt Bignel

Assistant Instructor

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Mark Bignel

Assistant Instructor

Hang Gliding team

Our highly experienced and friendly team of instructors will get you through your course or fun day.

Enjoy every moment of your training with us and make friends for life

Book now
Andy Shaw

Andy Shaw

Chief Flying Instructor

Andy oversees all training within Green Dragons ensuring the school operates within the BHPA guidelines. He ensures all students are trained to a level that is expected to pass the BHPA courses and that all students get the best out of their courses.

Will Dear

Will Dear

Assistant Instructor

Sid has been training for over 20 years and is one of the top instructors in the UK. He has a confident teaching style and a unique knowledge of our training sites.

Oleg Muraveyyk

Assistant Instructor

Mike has been teaching people to fly for most of his life. He has worked at some of the top paragliding sites around the world and helped hundreds of pilots earn their wings

Anthony Smith

Anthony Smith

Instructor

Paramotoring team

Our highly experienced and friendly team of instructors will get you through your course or fun day.

Enjoy every moment of your training with us and make friends for life

Book now
Andy Shaw

Andy Shaw

Chief Flying Instructor

Andy oversees all training within Green Dragons ensuring the school operates within the BHPA guidelines. He ensures all students are trained to a level that is expected to pass the BHPA courses and that all students get the best out of their courses.

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Mick Collins

Assistant instructor

Mick is passionate about paragliding and paramotoring. He helps out with the school’s admin and can often be found working in our busy service centre. He is super friendly character who will always lend a hand.

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Will Lawrence

Assistant instructor
Service technician

Will is a keen pilot and a skilled service technician of paragliders and hang gliders alike. He is detail conscious and committed to offering our customers the highest level of service.

MIKE WILLIAMS

Mike Williams

Service technition
Club coach

Fahri Ozdemir

Fahri Ozdemir

Club coach

Parascending team

Our highly experienced and friendly team of instructors will get you through your course or fun day.

Enjoy every moment of your training with us and make friends for life

Book now
Andy Shaw

Andy Shaw

Chief Flying Instructor

Andy oversees all training within Green Dragons ensuring the school operates within the BHPA guidelines. He ensures all students are trained to a level that is expected to pass the BHPA courses and that all students get the best out of their courses.

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Mark Bignel

Assistant instructor

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Matt Bignel

Assistant instructor

Mike has been teaching people to fly for most of his life. He has worked at some of the top paragliding sites around the world and helped hundreds of pilots earn their wings

mick

Mick Collins

Assistant instructor

Mick is passionate about paragliding and paramotoring. He helps out with the school’s admin and can often be found working in our busy service centre. He is super friendly character who will always lend a hand.

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Will Lawrence

Assistant instructor
Service technician

Will is a keen pilot and a skilled service technician of paragliders and hang gliders alike. He is detail conscious and committed to offering our customers the highest level of service.

Dave Crowhurst

Dave Crowhurst

Club coach

Del Lazell

Del Lazell

Club coach

Tandem Instructors

Our highly experienced and friendly team of instructors will get you through your course or fun day.

Enjoy every moment of your training with us and make friends for life

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Andy Shaw

Andy Shaw

Chief Flying Instructor

Andy oversees all training within Green Dragons ensuring the school operates within the BHPA guidelines. He ensures all students are trained to a level that is expected to pass the BHPA courses and that all students get the best out of their courses.

Andy Shaw

Andy Shaw

CFI
Tandem instructor

Andy is a professional tandem instructor and has helped many pilots getting their tandem rating. He is the man behind the tandem operation at Green Dragons Airports.

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Sid Rose

Instructor
Tandem instructor

Will is a keen pilot and a skilled service technician of paragliders and hang gliders alike. He is detail conscious and committed to offering our customers the highest level of service.

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Billy Elliston

Tandem instructor

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Ian Grant

Tandem instructor

Green Dragons Airsports

We are the original and best air sports training centre in the UK with the most experienced Chief Flying Instructor and the best instructors. We offer a comprehensive range of BHPA approved training courses, tandem flights and fun days to the general public. Whether you want to learn how to fly or just want to taste the sensation of flight, we will have the course or activity day to meet your needs. We teach paragliding, hang gliding and paramotoring on our private flying sites. We are the closest school to London, located at Woldingham within the M25 with easy transport links from central london.

What our Clients say

I did the paragliding fun day and had such an excellent time. It's amazing what you can learn in a day! It's pretty tiring so I do recommend you go in good health (although you can rest whenever you feel like it), but it's so much fun. Sid was a brilliant instructor - just the right mixture of pushing everyone forwards while being caring if anyone had any issues. The tuition was spot on and everyone seemed to get a good amount of attention. I do feel the communications beforehand could have been a bit better (sometimes I had to chase for confirmation emails etc), but I couldn't bring myself to knock a star off for this as the day was so awesome. Highly recommended! PS For information, Uber will go there from London. Cuts the journey time massively and probably worth it for the morning at least.
Jessica ElkinParagliding Fun Day
"I bought myself and my wife a paragliding fun day with Green Dragons. We had a brilliantly fun day running around a field and had 3 flights by mid afternoon. The instructors were very patient, knowledgeable and we felt safe throughout the experience. With minimal training and no previous experience we were able to fly solo in under a day. You won't regret giving it a go!"
STEVE HARRISParagliding fun day
"I completed my EP and CP course with Green Dragons. Andy is a great instructor focused on teaching you the skills you require whilst keeping you safe. I would highly recommend training with him because he knows his stuff and his flying sites. Their small private sites mean you fly more and learn faster without the need to wait for others to fly first or navigate busy club sites. Thank you so much!"
JEREMY SLADENParagliding EP & CP Course
"I learnt to hang glide with Andy and had a great time. I live in London so originally picked Green Dragons because it was the closest school. looking back now I am glad i choose to train with them because. They use both hill and winch training so i got to fly days when other schools wouldn't have been able to train. Andy is fantastic with a patient but firm approach to training. Thank you!"
silvia snowEP & CP Hang Gliding course
Fantastic day out, had Will as a coach for the day and couldn't have asked for better as really knows his stuff, clear in his coaching style and got me flying in no time. Can't wait to go again.
Chris NormanParagliding Fun Day
I took a paraglider tow conversion course with GD and was very pleased with the experience. As well as being a lot of fun, I was really impressed by the quality of instruction I received. We had a small group (five), but it felt almost like individual tuition because our instructor gave each of us supportive commentary and advice to help us achieve our goals. Good facilities and a great learning environment, backed up by Andy's total commitment, positive attitude, long experience and attention to detail meant that we were all able to get the best out of the time available and maximise our learning. Highly recommended to others!
Richard DTow conversion course
Paragliding in the UK is always less predictable due to the changing British weather, however, once your airborne the frill of free flight is wonderful and worth the wait. A little patience is required due to the British weather so if your day is cancelled, then a little para-waiting is required and you need to rebook via email. Email is best to contact the club as if it’s flyable then everyone will be out! This afternoon, I got in five tow flights! This is a risky sport and safety is paramount. The instructors at Green Dragons will ensure you have fun as well as be safe.
Victor MalpeParagliding Fun day
Hi Andy, Many thanks for a great day yesterday. I had so much fun but I am now feeling the onset of rigormortis – I haven’t felt this stiff since week one at Sandhurst! Please send my thanks to Oleg, he was very patient! I will no doubt see you all in about 6 years time when my oldest demands I bring him along for a few lessons – he hasn’t stopped sulking that I didn’t bring him! All the very best to you all and safe flying! Fond regards, Claire Masters
Claire MastersMaj C L Masters
Just wanted to thank Andi for a nice and friendly chat and showing me the site and talking through my options to restart flight again. cannot wait to get back to the sky.
Savalan GHLapsed pilot returning to flying
Best place, best experience and most importantly best coach, Andy Shaw, along with other wonderfully talented professionals in the field with decades of flying time. It is a MUST to go there - truly, you'll love it without question.
Oliver McCourtyHang Glider Fun Day
I bought a tandem paragliding flight as a present for someone and we all had a great time. The Green Dragons team are very friendly and will always seek to get you the best experience, which does involve occasional waiting that can't be helped due to the weather, but is completely worth it in the end. The whole group had a great experience. I was a bystander this time but I think next time I'll be going airborne!
David BrookTandem Flight Booked as a gift
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