Flight isn't a bucket-list item here. It's Tuesday.
From the moment you clip in for your first discovery flight to the day you're flying cross-country on your own, we're the only South African dealer that trains you, sells you the machine, and keeps flying it alongside you. No middlemen, no guesswork — just pilots who fly what they sell.
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View full range →Learn to fly, the proper way — here's exactly how it's structured.
A full ground-up SAHPA syllabus, taught by instructors who fly the machines they teach on. Every student moves through the same four phases:
Theory — 7 stages, 23 lessons
Same CAA-recognised syllabus taught at Nirvana Aero AcademyThis is the overview. Every lesson, quiz and instructor sign-off happens on the Nirvana Aero Academy student portal.
Where you can train
Full details on Thinking of Flying →Flying, training and wildlife surveys — your questions answered
R30,000 ex VAT, training only; equipment sold separately. The fee covers: online training portal (all theory, structured progress goals and 2 exams), 35 logged take-offs and landings, Restricted Radiotelephony Operator's course and certificate, SAHPA student registration and annual SAHPA fees. No additional hidden fees. Your equipment depends on your preference and body weight. You will need a paramotor wing (to the manufacturer's specifications), a paramotor machine, and a helmet and radio. Students can bring their own equipment, and Nirvana Aero will assess its quality and suitability for safety before training starts. Nirvana Aero sells all required paramotor equipment: paramotor machines, paramotor wings, helmets and airband radios.
A paraglider (PG) has no engine. You launch from a hill and stay up by finding rising air, such as thermals or ridge lift. A paramotor (PPG) adds a small engine and propeller worn on your back, so you can take off from flat ground under your machine power and fly without needing wind. Nirvana Africa trains pilots and sells equipment for both.
From R3,000 per hour of flight time, plus a R4.00/km travel cost and R650/hour for post-survey analysis — with no airfield required and a qualified professional hunter making the final call on the ground. Full pricing on Wildlife Services.
Yes — a Restricted Radiotelephony Operator's Certificate is required for real-world radio communication in flight. It's included in the course fee.
Our paramotor training locations are currently in Hartbeespoort Dam, Nelspruit, Lichtenburg and Mozambique. We add new sites so pilots can focus on training, not travelling. See every site on Thinking of Flying.
South Africa's dedicated Nirvana dealer. Paramotors, training and conservation flying.
