XC Course Overview

Our XC courses are primarily designed for pilots already achieving flights in the range of 20 - 30k wishing to increase their range of skills, distances flown and their understanding of often damanding alpine conditions. We normally fly from the Chabre at Laragne, one of the most reliable launch points in the area but also use St Andre, St Vincent and other suitable sites depending on conditions. Often we visit Chamonix for some high mountain flying depending on the experience of the group and prevailing weather conditions. We try to give students experience of a number of sites during their stay. Our sites

The XC Course

Flying, Flying and more Flying. This is an XC course and as you would expect we fly every day. Morning briefing outlines the days task and discusses interactively the methods of achieving the goals set. We make full use of the available technology - 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. We fly with you, not always taking the lead as we want you to learn to make decisions and find thermals. You won't always get it right but this is an important part of the learning process. The instruction is tailored to suit individual students but as a general guide we cover the following.

Equipment and preparation
Thermalling - basic and advanced
How to find and use thermals effectively
Finding 2nd and 3rd thermals
Speed to fly - distance/triangles
Rapid descent/instability
Strategy for distance flying
More on rough air/active flying
GPS and on the "hoof" navigation

Though we cover the theory fully in pre flight briefings, this is very much a practical course and we aim to fly in the range of 30 - 80k XC each day. This course is suitable for CP/Pilot rated pilots with minimum 30h and some thermalling and XC experience.

XC Course Price List

1 week Course (06 days) £385.00

2 week Course (13 days) £560.00

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We also accept payment in Other currencies

As an alternative to a course you can book a Pilot Package (Available to qualified Pilot and AP only). Accommodation D, B & B inc wine, Hill Transportation and Site Guiding - NO INSTRUCTION at 90 Euros per day

Day clinic 120 Euros/day

Paraglider hire 100 Euros 1 week - 150 Euros 2 weeks - 45 Euros/day

Radio hire 60 Euros/week - 25 Euros/day