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About UsPaul Cooley is a USPPA Tandem Instructor Administrator. This means he is an instructor of instructors as well as students. Paul has administered over 250 USPPA ratings. He is an admitted “adventure addict”. Paul took his first paraglider flight in 2001 and has been flying as often as possible ever since. He is also or has been a(n);
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Mariyan Ivanov is a USHPA free flying instructor, tandem pilot and tow operator. Mariyan is also an ASC certified paramotor instructor and holds a tandem paramotor exemption permitting him to paraglide with students either with and without a motor. He is an experienced world traveler and adventurer.
Originally from Bulgaria and now an American citizen Mariyan started free flying in 2006 in Europe where he earned his FAI P1 - p5 ratings. He is a competitive paraglider pilot and has competed in Greece, Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, United Arab Emirates, Croatia, Ecuador ...to name a few places.
Prior to joining Madcity Paragliding, Mariyan worked at Morningside Flight Park in New Hampshire, one of the largest PG schools in the US. For several years, Mariyan traveled seasonally to Micronesia where he flew thrill seeking tourists on tandem paramotor flights around the tropical island of Saipan.
Mariyan is in charge of our free flying training and does most of our tandem flights. He calls his side of the operation Compass Airsports.
Originally from Bulgaria and now an American citizen Mariyan started free flying in 2006 in Europe where he earned his FAI P1 - p5 ratings. He is a competitive paraglider pilot and has competed in Greece, Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, United Arab Emirates, Croatia, Ecuador ...to name a few places.
Prior to joining Madcity Paragliding, Mariyan worked at Morningside Flight Park in New Hampshire, one of the largest PG schools in the US. For several years, Mariyan traveled seasonally to Micronesia where he flew thrill seeking tourists on tandem paramotor flights around the tropical island of Saipan.
Mariyan is in charge of our free flying training and does most of our tandem flights. He calls his side of the operation Compass Airsports.
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Sean Reed is a USPPA certified PPG Instructor. Sean's first paraglider flight was here at Madcity Paragliding in 2018.
He is also:
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Three styles of paragliding
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Madcity Paragliding offers wheel launch paramotor training for students looking for a less physical way to fly. Adding a trike or cart eliminates the need to run while carrying a 40+ pound motorized pack on your back. When done correctly, the pilot simply sits in the aircraft, squeezes the throttle and rolls effortlessly into the sky. Landings are just as effortless.
Foot launch paramotor flying though more physical is also more free. This is powered flying in it's most simple form; a wing, a motor and you. Running into the sky like a bird. No cage around you obstructing your view. Feet dangling beneath, dragging through the fields or clouds. No need of a smooth runway, no mountain, no trailer to move your gear around. Your airplane easily fits in a corner of the garage.
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Paragliding, also called Free Flying, is flying in its simplest form, a wing and you! It's also the quietest, least expensive and most portable form of flight. Everything fits into a large backpack.
Whether you choose the simplicity of free flying, the freedom of Foot Launch or the ease of Wheel Launch, Madcity Paragliding will soon have you flying safely with a smile. |
The Training Fields
Madcity Paragliding is MOBILE! With our mobile training center we are easily able to adapt to the varying weather conditions in the southern Wisconsin area. We use a variety of parks and small airports all over the southern Wisconsin area from Madison to as far as away Oconomowoc and Janesville to the Wisconsin Dells depending on the weather, wind direction, what skill we are working on that day as well as where the students are traveling from.
Madcity Paragliding is extremely fortunate to have access to a several beautiful private airports around the Madison area. We have hanger space just off the runway at Syvrud Airport that we use as our main base. This is also where our simulator is located as well as our ground school classroom.
In addition, we use a couple local sledding hills for our first taste of flight. Our paragliding students start by "kiting" the wing at the bottom of the hill then as they gain confidence they slowly work their way up the hill and try their hand at free-flying. The flights are short and low but provide great training for takeoffs and landings without the motor weighing them down.
Madcity Paragliding pulls our more advanced free flying pilots airborne at many locations all over southern Wisconsin with our state of the art payout winches. Equipped with 6,000' of tow line each, the winches allow us to get pilots up into the abundant thermals where they release and fly quietly around riding the updrafts.
Madcity Paragliding is extremely fortunate to have access to a several beautiful private airports around the Madison area. We have hanger space just off the runway at Syvrud Airport that we use as our main base. This is also where our simulator is located as well as our ground school classroom.
In addition, we use a couple local sledding hills for our first taste of flight. Our paragliding students start by "kiting" the wing at the bottom of the hill then as they gain confidence they slowly work their way up the hill and try their hand at free-flying. The flights are short and low but provide great training for takeoffs and landings without the motor weighing them down.
Madcity Paragliding pulls our more advanced free flying pilots airborne at many locations all over southern Wisconsin with our state of the art payout winches. Equipped with 6,000' of tow line each, the winches allow us to get pilots up into the abundant thermals where they release and fly quietly around riding the updrafts.
Madcity Paragliding is owned and operated by
Adventure Pimp LLC
Madcity Paragliding - (608) 354-7812 - Phone or Text
Adventure Pimp LLC
Madcity Paragliding - (608) 354-7812 - Phone or Text