Initiation course

From April 24th to July 1st: 570€
From July 2nd to September 2nd: 650€
From September 3rd to September 30th: 570€

– Two or three days of slope training (this content evolves depending on the weather and each individual’s abilities) to learn wing inflation, control the wing trajectory on the ground, and master the takeoff and landing phases through small hops. The slope training sessions are followed by a theoretical course on flight mechanics, regulations, aerology, and mental preparation.

– Two or three days of high-altitude flights, where the student flies alone under radio guidance with an instructor at takeoff and another at landing. Two flights of 1300 meters of vertical drop per day, approximately 20 minutes per flight.

– Pedagogical tandem flight if necessary.

– Please note that the courses run from Sunday to Thursday, but you should also plan for Friday and Saturday in case of weather-related rescheduling.

– In July and August, the ski lifts in Les Arcs and Vallandry are operational, and we use them to offer longer flights. The lift tickets are included in the price.

– You can also choose to complete your initiation course in Ultra light paragliding, please contact us.

Ground Skills:

No prerequisites. Objective: first big flights safely. No license required, but issuance of a free flight passport attesting to the level achieved at the end of the course.

• Spread out, untangle, and fold
• Manage impulse
• Perform a “bouchon” (control maneuver)
• Fold
• Manage centering
• Manage landing (tempo)
• Controlled walking
• Collapse the wing
• Accelerate for takeoff
• Décoller dos voile
• Take off facing the wing

Flight Skills:

No prerequisites. Objective: first big flights safely.
 

• Release control
• Brake handle demonstration
• Steering maneuvers
• Seat steering
• Independent heading management
• Rear steering
• Flying at different flight speeds
• Developing autonomy in altitude loss
• Independent rounding off

Theoretical Knowledge:

No prerequisites. Objective: first big flights safely. No license required.

• Differentiating between wind and breeze
• The three phases of takeoff
• Flight speeds
• Final approach
• Seat installation
• Simple flight plan
• Radio failure procedures
• Use of the reserve parachute
• Air/ground trajectories (speed and finesse, drift angles)
• The three axes

7 students maximum per group, new equipment per student (helmet, harness, parachute and paraglider), recent vehicles in good condition.

In summer, we use the ski lifts to get to the take-off sites, to limit the number of cars on the roads and reduce our carbon footprint, as well as for the comfort of our students.