Course to autonomy

Develop your paragliding skills and continue to have fun.

Objective

After having tasted the joy of paragliding during a beginner’s course, you must now build upon your first experience. The repetition of the different phases of flight and the learning of specific techniques will complete your knowledge.

The program

Ground handling sessions to bring you back up to speed.
Learning of piloting techniques (ears, speed bar, …).
Learning of active piloting: management and damping of the wing’s movements (pitch and roll).
Debriefing of flights and theory lessons.
Pedagogical tandem flights on request, if necessary.

Level: Pilot who has recently done a beginner’s course or who has not flown in a while

Teaching: 2 instructors for up to 7 pilots

Become autonomous in paragliding and discover different flying sites around St Hilaire.

Objectives

If you wish to reach a greater autonomy, you need to vary the flight situations to the maximum (different sites, conditions of flight, exercises…). This will allow you to be more comfortable in « familiar » situations. Given the varied program of this course, we will adapt the sessions to the level of each student.

The program
– Discover new sites
– Update your piloting techniques (flight in light ascending current, management of turbulence, descent techniques, ground handling, reverse launch….)
– Acquisition of autonomy towards the pilot’s licence
– Use of the flight simulator to refine your piloting
– Debriefing of flights, video analysis of take-offs and theory lessons

Level: Minimum 20 flights or one advanced 1 course in the last 6 months

Guiding: 2 instructors for up to 7 pilots

To fly simply and serenely.

Objectives

This is a new formula for the Advance 2 level course for pilots who wish to progress slowly or for pilots who wish to regain confidence in flying.
Take advantage of the motivation of the group and the mental approach to boost your flying pleasure. The Advance  Zen is only available as a week’s course, to give you time to enjoy it…
Advance Zen is simply flying, choosing gentle conditions at the beginning and/or end of the day, in order to enjoy the flight as much as possible without any performance objective!

The program

– Discovery of new sites
– Search for pleasure depending on your motivation
– Define objectives and practice adapted to your motivation and your mindset
– Use of the flight simulator to refine your flying
– Mental approach to flying
– Have fun in suitable weather

Level: Minimum 20 flights or one Advanced  1 course in the last 6 months.

Guiding: 2 instructors for up to 7 pilots

To refresh your skills, regain your confidence or do a technical evaluation before resuming your paragliding training.

Objectives

This course is perfect for a pilot who wishes to regain automatic reflexes, to get back in the saddle after a break in the activity, or to improve take-off technique.

The program

During a day on a training hill, you will get back in touch with the wing at your own pace to check your launch and inflation management. Then, we will review your theoretical needs (harness installation, use of the rescue, flight plan, etc.) to prepare for the return to flight on another course.

Level: Pilot with flying experience.

Guiding : 1 insctructor for 6 students

You want to continue to enjoy yourself and become an autonomous pilot.
=10 days’ training + 2 free days
This training cycle should bring you to a level of « Brevet Initial » or « Brevet de Pilote » depending on your starting level.
This means being able to fly :
– In calm conditions on familiar sites for the Brevet Initial, discover active piloting and be able to manage the wing balance.
– On any type of site (more or less technical), to choose the site depending on the day’s conditions and to fly in autonomy in ascending conditions for the Brevet de Pilote.

It is up to you to choose the pace you wish to follow for the 12 days of training in our courses.
Example of a 12-day course
* Advance 2 course of 5 days
* 5-day Advance Thermal course
* 2 days in a Advance Thermal course week or week end
You can also start your training from the Advance  Thermal
The choice is yours!

The courses are not necessarily consecutive, remember to register for each of the courses chosen.
This training can be done at the weekend or during the week.