Free Flight Paragliding School
«To be or not to be»
[Hamlet, William Shakespeare]
Initiation (5 days)
Objectif: One (or more) big flight(s).
Duration : 5 days (during summer days stop at 15h00)
Content :
- Ground handling
- flights on the training slope
- big flights
- theory course once a day
- pedagogic tandem flight if necessary
How does it work :

The first two or three days are spent on the training hill. You learn how to inflate your glider, to run with it above your hear and how to control it. And then, slowly, you'll go for your first launchs and little fligths.
Next days are for the big flights (according the weather forecast).
You ll launch from one of the Aurel's site in calm condition.
One instructor will be on the launch and another will be at the landing zone. You are equipped with a radio and in constant contact with the monitors.
Everyday, there will be a theorical course, simple to answer your questions and to link the experiences of the day.
- Flight mechanics: why does it fly ?
- Aerology, Meteorology: winds, clouds ?
- regulations: Where can i fly ? what should i need to fly ?

At the end of the course, you ll have fly one or more big flights and you ll be able to fly solo supervised by instructors.
The next step will be a
progression course or a
full package course to become a pilot.
If the weather is not good for flying then days are rescheduled or refunded.
Price: including teaching, paraglider and shuttles.
5 days 450€ (405€ *) + FFVL license : 40€
(*) rate from 5 people
Personnal Initiation (5 days)
Objective: To acquire a solid foundation for your pilot life.
- 3 days initiation with an instructor and a tandem paraglider
- 2 days with a solo paraglider
750€ + FFVL license : 40€
(on request all year)
Progression
Objective: increasing your flight skill, for safety and performance, so that the flight is always "fun".
Duration: 1-5 days. (Summer days stop at 15:00)
Content :
- individualized exercise
- ground handling
- big flights
- theoretical contributions
Price: including teaching, paraglider and shuttles.
- 95€ per day (with personnal gear -18€ per day)
- 450€ 5 days (405€ *)
(*) rate from 5 people
Forfait préparation au Brevet de Pilote
- for beginner 25 days 1590€
- for non débeginner 20 days 1273€
(with personnal gear 20 days 913€)
- Package validity: 1 year
The status of the student gives you preferential rates on all equipment.
Buying a pack (glider + harness + parachute) entitles you to a discount on training:
Price : including teaching, paraglider and shuttles.
- 25 days 1590€ -> 1090€
- 20 days 1273€ -> 873€
Openning days
The school is open all year if there're 3 participants.
Every saturday and sunday.
Initiation courses start monday.
- Spring from 5th april until 5th may
- Summer from 1st july until 2nd september
- Autumn from 25th october until 5th november
Other dates are possibles, call us.
SIV and Piloting Course
La dune du Pyla : 31 august to 4 september
CONDITIONS
- Be over 12 years (parental consent if under 18 years)
- produce a medical certificate of non-cons to the practice of paragliding
- A deposit of 30% of course fees (balance the fisrt day)
- Deposit refunded if cancellation by us
INSURANCE STATUS AND COURSES CONDITIONS :
- FFVL license (issued locally)
- courses held from 3 participants
- in case of inclement weather days are reimbursed or postponed
HINTS:
- arrive in good physical
- proper shoes for running on rough terrain
- provide gloves and warm clothing, windbreaker
- provide a picnic for the first day
MEETING POINT: At the Cafe de Clairette in Vercheny
(Depending on the weather, the venue you can change: call the day before for confirmation from 15.00)