The Integrated Pilot
A live, online Paragliding Course w/ Ari in the air
3 sundays, Oct 19, 26 & Nov 2 – 2025 9am PST
What actually kills pilots
Technical skills are important, but will only take you so far. At some point, your safety in the air comes down to your decision making, your understanding, your risk mgmt, your emotional regulation, your reward systems and much else.
How do you learn these things in a sport obsessed with technical skills? This course builds a robust foundation for pilots who care about their safety and their longevity
Foundations of fulfilling paragliding
Most pilots will stay stuck at a low level of paragliding for years. Every season hundreds of pilots will get scared, get hurt, burnt out or get alienated from the community, leading them to hang up their equipment or be buried beside it.
If you want to have a long and meaningful pg career, you are going to need to show up in more ways than just knowing how to launch and land. You need to master skills, mindset, community and systems.
Tactical and practical
Bridge the gap between knowledge and real-world flying
Make smarter decisions about when to fly and when to walk away. Handle collapses and emergencies with confidence instead of panic. Connect with pilots who will actually support your growth. Read weather and conditions like you’ve been flying for decades.
a Well-rounded toolkit
There is no other course like this available anywhere. Ari’s history as a pro athlete, a pg instructor and a men’s coach all come together to give you a totally unique and holistic perspective on how paragliding can enrich your life, and how to fly at the highest level possible.
You’ll leave this course with:
Your personal Pilot Blueprint™ – A custom assessment that shows exactly where you are now and your next steps for safe progression.
The highest-leverage emergency procedures you need to handle any collapse, cravat, or malfunction without freezing up.
A proven decision-making framework that works under pressure so you stop second-guessing yourself on launch.
Direct connections to safety-minded pilots worldwide who will support your growth instead of just talking gear.
Professional-level weather forecasting skills that let you find flyable conditions other pilots miss.
Your instructor
Ari in the air
ari has been a professional action sports athlete his entire adult life. He’s been paragliding for more than 11 years and over 2500 flight hours in 15 countries on 5 continents. Initially he chased acrobatics, reminiscent of his freeskiing background. Eventually, after his first 115km XC flight, (acro harness, no flight instrument, food or water or any idea what he was doing), he was hooked. He’s been chasing XC and competition flying ever since.
Ari has taught paragliding, philosophy and relationship skills on his youtube channel since 2017, helping more than 7.5M viewers. He lives in bend Oregon and coaches men on their communication and relationships, running a men’s group and teaching courses. He organizes international paragliding clinics, providing a unique opportunity for men to develop their skills while also focusing on personal growth and self-improvement.
WHO IS THE course RIGHT FOR?
- Pilots who want to maximize their enjoyment, their safety and their performance
- Pilots who want to fly as much as possible
- Pilots who are self-aware, emotionally intelligent and smart
- Pilots who are open-minded, curious, and motivated.
