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WHAT IS PARA CLINICS AOTEAROA?
Para Clinics Aotearoa is a pilot development and coaching centre for qualified pilots who want to continue learning beyond flight school.
Based in Wānaka, we bring together coaching, specialised clinics, guided flying, equipment services and new flying disciplines within one progressive development pathway.
Whether you're building confidence after certification, progressing into thermalling and XC, exploring parakites or speed flying, preparing for a flying adventure, or choosing your next wing, Para Clinics helps you find the right next step in your flying.
WHY PARA CLINICS?
Learning to fly is only the beginning.
Certification gives you the foundations, but becoming a confident and capable pilot comes through experience — developing judgement, decision-making, weather awareness, wing control, and real-world flying skills.
Para Clinics Aotearoa was created to help bridge that gap. Through coaching, guided flying, mentorship, and specialised training, we help pilots continue developing the skills, mindset, and confidence to become safer and more capable in the air.
CHOOSE YOUR DEVELOPMENT PATH
Wherever you are in your flying, choose the area you'd like to develop and explore your next step.
WHAT PILOTS SAY
Kathrine & Kurt, Christchurch,
New Zealand
As new PG2 pilots transitioning into mountain flying, the coaching gave us the confidence, skills, and judgement to progress safely. The safety briefings, in-air guidance, and focus on decision-making helped us become more capable and confident pilots. This level of coaching beyond PG2 is incredibly valuable.
John Henderson, Cape Town, South Africa
Zak helped me make the most of my flying trip to New Zealand. From detailed weather briefings to in-air coaching and site selection, every day was tailored to maximise learning and airtime. An incredible experience—I'll definitely be back.
Viktor Barricklow, Wanaka,
New Zealand
We worked on launch technique, ground handling, and thermalling. I learned more in that one flight than in all my previous flights combined. Flying together and receiving real-time coaching made all the difference.
Meet Zak
Zak Morris is a professional paragliding instructor, commercial tandem pilot, guide and coach with over 20 years of experience in free flight.
Having learned to fly in Wānaka in 2001, his experience spans cross-country and alpine flying, acrobatics, speed flying, tandem operations and pilot development.
Through Para Clinics Aotearoa, Zak combines technical expertise with a strong focus on decision-making, mindset, weather awareness and practical skill development — helping pilots become safer, more skilled and more confident in the air.