Many CP Pilots find
difficulty in gaining airtime and confidence to master the skills needed to make those
first few climbs up to cloudbase. In Britain it is often very difficult to find
conditions suitable for thermal flying so getting those first XC's can take
a long time. Here in the Alpes de Haute Provence thermic conditions are the
daily norm for most of the year so gaining that hard to find experience can easily be
acheived with the help of experienced BHPA instructors who fly thermals almost
every day.
We make full use of the available technology as teaching aids - CompGPS and Google Earth are used to brief and de-brief flights and to examine in close detail decisions made during thermalling and XC flights.
The Thermalling Course
Again this is a practical course packed with flying. We
aim to fly thermals every day and to work with you towards achieving some
XC flights of around 20 - 30k whilst under full radio instruction from ground and air as
required. We try to tailor the instruction to suit each students specific
requirements but as a guide we cover the following.
Introduction to XC flying
Thermal sources/triggers
etc.
How to use thermals effectively
Finding 1st and 2nd
thermals Thermal soaring techniques
Rapid descent/basic instability
techniques
Flying safely with other pilots
Coping with rough air/active
flying
Gaining airtime for Pilot rating
Tasks and flights for Pilot
rating
Laragne is world famous for high altitude long distance
flying and the climate here in the Alpes de Haute Provence is perfect for
paragliding at all levels. Even in winter no other region in Europe offers such
reliable thermalling and XC conditions.
Top thermalling sites. Here in Provence we have some of Europe's best themalling sites. This and our Mediterranean climate enable you to maximise your time with us.
