Aimed at basic licensed or low airtime pilots that:
- do not yet feel competent or comfortable flying on their own
- flying their own equipment for the first time
- want to improve on their flying skills
- speed up their progression curve.
- Want to progress to basic thermal flights
These events primarily focus on thermal techniques and theory, active flying, flying with instruments, and stronger wind takeoff techniques.
Duration: 2-3 Flying days
Included
- Theory briefings during practical training
- Maximum 3 hours of airtime over 8-10 flights
- up to 1 Instructional tandem flight
- Multimedia Footage if available
- Paraglide Africa drawstring bag and stickers
- Ground school session for improvement
Possible Practical Objectives
- Demonstrate unassisted thermalling using an instrument
- Topping out in a thermal
- Demonstrating good glider control in 20km + wind speed
- Demonstrate mushroom/cobra launch
- Demonstrate top landing
- Demonstrate active flying techniques
Possible Theory discussions
- Thermal theory and techniques
- Active flying techniques
- Flying with Instruments
- Weather prediction
