Allow about €3,500 for a complete new kit: wing, harness, reserve parachute and helmet. At Aerotech, the paragliding workshop and shop in Gréolières where Pierrot, the founder of Ailéments, works, the ready-to-fly pack built around the A1 school wing starts at €3,190. Our instructors' advice: rent for the first year, then buy, with the size checked by an instructor.
Your own wingA paraglider is a set: the wing, the harness you sit in, the reserve parachute fitted in the harness, and the helmet. New, the whole set comes to about €3,500, more for top-of-the-range gear.
The simplest way to get equipped in one go is Aerotech's ready-to-fly pack built around the A1 school wing, the one we use on our courses: wing, Ozone Halo harness, Ozone Angel V2 reserve and helmet, from €3,190 depending on size. The reserve is fitted in the harness and the workshop checks the whole set: the current price is on the A1 pack page at Aerotech.
The prices on this page were checked at Aerotech in November 2026. They may change: each price links to its product page, which is the reference.
Here, item by item, are models we know well, with their new price at Aerotech. They are not the only ones: the right choice depends on your weight, your level and the way you fly.
| Item | Example at Aerotech | New price |
|---|---|---|
| EN A school wing | Aerotech A1 | From €1,990 |
| Other EN A wing | Ozone Alta GT | From €3,070 |
| School harness | Supair Access 3 | €640 |
| Open harness | Ozone Halo | €575 |
| Reserve parachute | Supair Start | From €450 |
| Helmet | Supair School 2 | €92 |
The Aerotech pages for these products: the Aerotech A1 wing, the Ozone Alta GT, the Supair Access 3 and Ozone Halo harnesses, the Supair Start reserve and the Supair School 2 helmet.
To start, you choose an EN A certified wing in the right size. The more technical or the lighter the wing, the more it costs: at Aerotech, the Ozone Ultralite 5 hike-and-fly wing starts at €2,750, and a two-liner cross-country wing like the Ozone Delta 5 at €4,490. What the category changes in flight is explained in our guide to paraglider glide ratio.
It is adjusted to your build and chosen for the way you fly: school, pod, light for walking. Our paragliding harness guide presents the families and their adjustments.
It is chosen according to your all-up weight and fitted in the harness. At Aerotech, allow from €450 for the Supair Start and from €490 for the Ozone Angel V2, the reserve in the A1 pack. Shapes, sizes and ten Aerotech models compared: see our page on choosing your reserve parachute.
The helmet must be certified: our paragliding helmet page explains how to choose one. No need to buy a variometer to start: at Ailéments, we learn by feel first, and the instrument only comes after a few years of flying, if you want one.
For a first wing, we prefer new: its history is known and its whole flying life lies ahead. A well-maintained wing usually flies 300 to 500 hours, as our guide on the lifespan of a paraglider explains.
A second-hand harness or reserve is often a good deal, on one condition: a workshop check before you buy, such as the inspection offered by the Aerotech workshop (see below). Aerotech also sells serviced second-hand gear.
A second-hand reserve should be repacked before its first flight: you know neither when nor by whom it was last packed.
The surest way not to pick the wrong gear: buy it once you know how you like to fly.
On a course, the school provides all the flying gear: nothing to buy to learn. Our paragliding courses take you all the way to flying independently.
Aerotech rents the A1 school wing to students and to any pilot; the A1 pack can also be rented, without the helmet, with an option to buy. The terms are on Aerotech's paraglider rental page.
A wing test is free, subject to availability: ask for it when you come to us for advice.
Your all-up weight, you and all your gear, must fall within the wing's weight range: an instructor checks it with you.
After a year of flying, you know whether you enjoy ridge soaring, your first cross-country flights or hike and fly: that is the right time to buy the wing that suits you, rather than a wing you would sell again a few months later.
It is recommended according to the manufacturer's guidelines. When your wing was bought at Aerotech, its servicing at Aerotech gets a 50% discount: the services are on our paraglider servicing page, along with the pre-purchase inspection of second-hand gear.
Once a year, even if it has never been used. The why and the how are on our reserve repacking page.
In France, the only legal requirement to fly is third-party liability insurance. The FFVL licence, which includes this insurance, is compulsory for our courses: everything is explained on our paragliding licence and certificate page.
If you are a beginner, allow €2,500 to €3,700 of courses up to the initial pilot certificate: at least one Beginner course and four Progression courses, plus the licence and a medical certificate.
A tandem flight uses the school's gear: all our prices are on our tandem paragliding prices page.
To choose each item, our paragliding equipment guide reviews them all, and our buying a paraglider page explains how we advise you alongside Aerotech.
Ask for adviceWing, reserve, harness, rental, lifespan, certificate.
At Aerotech, an EN A certified school wing such as the Aerotech A1 starts at €1,990. More technical or lighter wings cost more: from €2,750 for the Ozone Ultralite 5 and from €4,490 for the Ozone Delta 5. The current price is on each wing's product page.
At Aerotech, from €450 for the Supair Start and from €490 for the Ozone Angel V2, depending on size. It is then repacked once a year, even if it has never been used.
At Aerotech, the Supair Access 3, a school and progression harness, costs €640, and the Ozone Halo, the open harness in the A1 pack, €575. The other models are on Aerotech's website.
No: on a course, the school provides all the flying gear. We then advise renting the A1 wing from Aerotech for the first year, then buying after a year of flying.
Yes: Aerotech rents the A1 school wing to students and to any pilot, and the A1 pack can also be rented, without the helmet, with an option to buy. A wing test is free, subject to availability.
It is measured in flying hours rather than years: a well-maintained wing usually flies 300 to 500 hours. A workshop service tells you where yours stands.
Allow €2,500 to €3,700 of courses up to the initial pilot certificate: a Beginner course at €700, then at least four Progression courses at €450 or €750, plus the FFVL licence and a medical certificate. The details are on our paragliding certificate page.
3 points to remember.
Wing, harness, reserve and helmet; Aerotech's A1 pack starts at €3,190.
For the first year, rent the A1 wing, then buy with the size checked by an instructor.
Reserve repacked once a year, wing serviced according to its manufacturer.
