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Wingsuit flying: from first flight to competition

Wingsuit flying starts once you're an experienced skydiver. Take the First Flight Course, then work up the wingsuit grades and, if you like, compete. Every step is here in order.

Photo: “Coaching wingsuit, Freefly Rob, Verbier, Alpskydive” by Alpskydive, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Prices

What it costs

First-flight course (after a C Licence, TR1, and 500 jumps, or 200 in the last 18 months)
£250 to £600 per person (jump tickets extra)
Become qualified
£6,000 to £12,000 from no jumps (AFF, a C Licence, TR1, 500 jumps or 200 in the last 18 months, a first-flight course and a wingsuit)
Per coached jump
£40 to £100 a coached jump

Typical prices, checked October 2026. The club or coach sets and bills the price.

Governing body

Competitions

Start here

  1. Step 1: How to start wingsuit flying in the UKHow to start wingsuit flying in the UK.Read the guide →

Wingsuit grades

  1. Step 2: Wingsuit grades in the UK: WS1, WS2 and the First Flight CourseWingsuit grades in the UK: WS1, WS2 and the First Flight Course.Read the guide →

Competition track

  1. Step 3: Wingsuit competitions in the UKWingsuit competitions in the UK.Read the guide →

For everyone

  1. Step 4: Wingsuit kit, costs and safety in the UKWingsuit kit, costs and safety in the UK.Read the guide →

Ready to start? The club map lists some of the UK clubs for this sport, or use the enquiry form to have a coach found for you.