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Why Choose Airtime of San Francisco

Jeff Greenbaum

Flying and Teaching Paragliding have become synonymous with my life. I am Jeff Greenbaum and my flying enthusiasm started in 1984 with Hang Gliding. By 1986, I was teaching and had found flying was the love of my life. In 1988 I purchased the Hang Gliding school that I was teaching for and renamed it Airtime of San Francisco.

I am lucky to have a love and passion for my job.   This passion is shared when I teach and strive to bring out the best each student can achieve.

Pam Kinnaird

Pam started flying paragliders in 2018 and has spent the last two years flying in several XC and Hike & Fly competitions across the USA and internationally (Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil and Switzerland). 

In June 2023, Pam supported the US National team at the FAI Paragliding World Championships in France as the team leader. She’s also committed to preserving free-flight in the USA, having served as vice president on the board of her local USHPA chapter and is currently an officer on the USHPA Board of Directors.

Pam is passionate about guiding and supporting pilots with their flying goals. When she’s not in the air, you might find her reading about neuroscience or sports psychology, building her fitness coaching business, playing hide & go seek, scrambling up mountains or nerding out with weather model data.

What we offer is different and better:

    • Airtime / Jeff has been teaching sports since 1982, when I first taught Windsurfing / Sailboarding. Teaching sports for this long, I am confident yet humbled by the tasks of teaching. The longer I have taught, the more I feel I have to learn and continually work on improving my programs.
    • Pam and I sync up out systems so student hear the same techniques and the skills transfer between instructors.
    • I began teaching Hang Gliding in 1986. I began teaching Paragliding in 1989 after leaning in 1988. There is no substitute for the lessons or time and experience.
    • Jeff was previously the Accident Review Chairman for the United State Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (USHPA)SHPA.
    • Pam is currently a Director for USHPA.
    • Airtime is a full time Paragliding School, Shop and Repair Center.
    • Jeff has all of the feathers in his cap:
      • Hang Gliding H5 / Master Rating
      • Paragliding P5 / Master Rating
      • Paragliding Advanced Instructor Rating
      • Paragliding Tandem Administrator / Tandem Instructor
      • Paragliding Instructor Clinic Administrator
    • We teach more than just the physical mechanics. We emphasize points that can be overlooked, like respect, perspective and attitude.
    • We add techniques that are not included in the USHPA requirements. Our goal is to have each student graduate with a solid understanding of Active Flying and Speed To Fly, two of the most important parts of Paragliding.
    • We are extremely prompt and respect your time. Punctuality is in the cards for our lessons. We expect students to make efforts to be prompt as well, so that other students are not missing training.
    • We run my business professionally and with full respect for every customer. Systems are in place to help each student have access to learning material and planning for lesson.