Company Values

Torrey Pines Gliderport is California's premiere provider of free flight services. This includes lessons, /certifications, tandem flights, quality equipment sales, extended learning, and services. We serve individuals who are looking to extend their flight horizons and participate in this exciting new life style.

Torrey Pines Gliderport seeks to promote the hang gliding and paragliding in a safe and exciting way, by combining intensive training, with comprehensive curriculum, and a knowledgeable instructor staff. We hope to become the total solution to the flight enthusiast in Southern California and the United States.

Based in San Diego, California we are constantly pioneering new sites in this pristine environment for use by the international flying community at large. We intend to see Southern California become a destination for adventurers around the world, which harbors a safe environment, and provides a place where new skills can be attained and current skills refined.

Torrey Pines Gliderport believes the safety of students and enthusiasts is vital to the growth of sports. For that reason our training is tailored to meet each student's individual needs. Many of the sports we offer are easy to learn but take a lifetime to master. In light of this we envision a training program that continues past the initial certification stage and includes instruction for the intermediate and advanced students.

Knowledge is power, and the more knowledge and skills a student attains - the safer he or she is. Because of this potential enthusiasts will feel compelled to seek the services of Torrey Pines Gliderport, our perfect student safety record, and our commitment to your lifetime of education.

Ultimately our goal is to raise the level of sporting skill and awareness in the United States as a whole for both new and matured enthusiasts. We have the ability to do this because we offer a program that is top ranked in the world, a matured professional instructor staff, a flying site which offers year round flying conditions, and a high level of involvement to our students and the sport as a whole.

In addition to training, the Torrey Pines Gliderport hopes to utilize the excitement associated with the sports of hang gliding and paragliding to achieve a higher level of public awareness. We can do this by organizing charitable events, special clinics, competitions, tours, and exhibit ional events across the United States. Soon the visual ascetics of paragliding and hang gliding will be accessible to all.