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Flying Tour Unknown Greece

December 16th, 2020 |

Author: katerina

from 27.03. to 05.04.2021
from 03.06. to 12.06.2021

Surprise Flying Tour with Olympic Wings

Olympic Wings Flying Tour | a sunny day paragliding

This tour takes you paragliding at remote new flying areas with a surprise itinerary specially designed by the Olympic Wings team.

We visit destinations in Greece that offer great thermal and cross country flying over original landscapes plus coastal flights with impressive sea views – not missing a day of flying.

Flexibility and organizational backup, to combine areas across regions with minimum transport time further based on the weather allow us to meet each flying site at the best conditions.

We not only retrieve you after landing but most important support you from our own experience with key information to understand and make the best use of the local weather systems and cross country route options with safety.

Pilots flying with us experience thermal technical flying in addition to smooth flights into the sunset.

A holiday nonetheless, we travel comfortable through welcoming villages and small towns. We rest nicely in newly-renovated hotels and high quality guesthouses with fresh breakfast, near the sea or on the mountain near the take off.

Suggestions and tips for lovely meals every evening from local-made products to enjoy in a relaxing ambiance.

Greece is a country with a rich natural environment on a grand European peninsula that dives into the Mediterranean sea, surrounded by thousands of floating islands.

Thermal take off lounge | Paragliding at Olympus

The mainland, primarily covered by mountains yet crusted by endless coastline, has an original beauty where the co-existence of rock, forest and sand alternates in unique ways.

High mountains expand through the whole of Greece, some reaching into the alpine zone, some forming long mountain ranges that circle field lands and track routes of rivers or shelter lakes.

The highest mountain in Greece is Mount Olympus at 2.917 m. in north central Greece, also Olympic Wings’ home mountain.

Olympic Wings est 1995, a professional flying host with years of experience, successfully runs paragliding seminars and events, paragliding holidays and flying tours across Greece.

We specialize in the paragliding organization and support for our pilot-guests so as they fly high, fly safe and always land gently!

Impressions of flying with Olympic Wings:

Organization:

XC flying Thessaly flatlands from Olympus

Olympic Wings offers the complete organization of the trip, for all of the pilots individually, making sure the trip runs smoothly while allowing flexibility for the best flying.

Accommodation for all pilots is at selected locations which further allow flexibility and comfort after the days flying.

For bookings and any further information please contact us.

Olympic Wings
Paragliding Center & Paragliding Holidays in Greece
email: info@olympicwings.com
tel.: +30-23520-41741
Stelios mobile: +30-6942215980

Posted in beach Neos Panteleimonas, Castle of Platamonas, Delphi, Deskati, Drama, fly & culture tour, flying sites, Kaimaktsalan, Kalipefki, Kalivia, Lefkada, Litohoro, Little Church, Olympus, paragliding holidays, Sikourio |

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Tandem Pilot Course + Single Skin

December 16th, 2020 |

Author: katerina

from 24.04. to 01.05.2021

Olympic Wings offers a Tandem Pilot Course
plus Single Skin Training

Pilots learn how to fly with passengers safely

Olympic Wings tandem paragliding Mt Olympus Greece

This course offers optional for pilots to learn and train with the modern Single Skin tandem paraglider.

A cutting edge design highly developed that offers performance and flexibility.

The one-surface canopy has low weight and compact abilities allowing pilots and their passengers to travel, trek, hike, bike, free ski and combine alpine activities.

Best way to find your way back down the mountain, cover more ground and explore by air.

They are ideal for nature enthusiasts, mountaineers and adventurers.

Tandem paragliding course points:

Official maximized safety standards
Technical and tactical flying of a tandem glider
Tandem equipment functionality – Weight range & Speed range
Psychological techniques to help you perform at your best
Guides to prepare and manage passenger responses
Professional tandem paragliding class steps

Program:

Introduction and establishment of pilot levels
Review of the equipment – Insights into tandem equipment design & purposes
Tandem paragliding & Tandem paragliding equipment in established theory
Passenger briefing and area/weather tandem pilot analysis
Practical lessons and experience under clear instruction and radio guidance support
Psychological preparation – self analysis techniques – safety standards & components
Final assessment & formal certification including activity insurance options

Olympic Wings Paragliding School & Center
– with constant and complete operation as a paragliding professional –
worldwide recognized since 1995
for paragliding holidays, beginner & performance courses, special seminars
and leisure & training tandem paragliding flights.

Location:

Olympus with its highest peak Mytikas – 2.918 m – is the highest mountain range in Greece and the famous home of the Greek Gods. It is located directly next to the Aegean Sea with its long coast lines and sandy beaches.
Our flying area – with more than 15 take off’s – covers the three mountains Pieria, Olympus and Kissavos that form a longer range parallel to the sea separated by impressive valleys.
These mountains protect our area throughout the year from strong meteorological winds so developing their own local wind systems which we use for flying.
The southern region typically offers fantastic XC and thermalling opportunities. Pilots use the flatland of Thessaly for FAI triangles or going on a XC back to the beach.
The northern area towards the sea typically offers smoother conditions, which are also ideal to experience first thermal flights and landings on the beach.

Olympic Wings can arrange and book for you accommodation and transfers for the duration of your visit and your participation to the course.

Olympic Wings school & flying center paragliding equipment is modern following the latest technical designs and materials,
continuously checked and EN certified for paragliding.

Those who are interested for alternative dates and/or private lessons are welcome to place their request.
For bookings and any further information please contact us.

Olympic Wings
Paragliding Center & Paragliding Holidays in Greece
email: info@olympicwings.com
tel.: +30-23520-41741
Stelios mobile: +30-6942215980

Posted in beach Neos Panteleimonas, Castle of Platamonas, Kalivia, Olympus, paragliding course, Single Skin, tandem paragliding, tandem pilot course |

Tags: Greece, Olympic Wings, Olympus, paragliding course, single skin, tandem paragliding |

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Beginner Paragliding Course

December 16th, 2020 |

Author: katerina

from 20.03. to 27.03.2021
from 10.04. to 17.04.2021

An Olympic Wings exclusive beginner paragliding course
for all who wish to learn how to fly

This course of fundamental training and education in paragliding is aimed at new pilots, low airtime pilots and complete beginners.

While receiving an introduction to this captivating air sport, you will acquire the necessary base of knowledge and skill to becoming a paragliding pilot.

Paragliding is a forever evolving sport of free flight that takes place in nature and the sky.
More and many happy people around the world now enjoy flying as a beloved activity.

To explore and fully discover it’s many fascinating experiences it is absolutely necessary to follow a training program.

Specified structure of learning and practice is crucial to your safety as much to your fast and successful progress as a pilot.

The course is organized and offered by
Olympic Wings Paragliding School & Center
– with constant and complete operation as a paragliding professional –
worldwide recognized since 1995
for paragliding holidays & tours, beginner & performance courses, special seminars
and tandem paragliding flights.

Course itinerary

Beginner paragliding pilot first high flights Olympic Wings

Theory lessons in

Equipment
Preparation for flying
Aerodynamics
Meteorology and micro meteorology
Risk analysis and dangerous situations

Practical lessons in

How to prepare the glider
Equipment and weather check
Ground control
Take-off
Flying
Controlled landings
Different approaches for landing
Flights with and without turns, maneuvers
Steering and breaking the glider

Olympic Wings paragliding equipment is modern following the latest technical designs and materials, continuously checked and EN certified for paragliding.
Our students train with a complete beginner set of reliable flying equipment!

Location:

Olympus with its highest peak Mytikas – 2.918 m – is the highest mountain range in Greece and the famous home of the Greek Gods. It is located directly next to the Aegean Sea with its long coast lines and sandy beaches.
Our flying area – with more than 15 take off’s – covers the three mountains Pieria, Olympus and Kissavos that form a longer range parallel to the sea separated by impressive valleys.
These mountains protect our area throughout the year from strong meteorological winds so developing their own local wind systems which we use for flying.
The many different flying sites offer particularly great training experience as they present for pilots each their own diverse flying conditions.

Those who are interested for alternative dates and/or private lessons are welcome to place their request.

For bookings and any further information please contact us.

Olympic Wings
Paragliding Center & Paragliding Holidays in Greece
email: info@olympicwings.com
tel.: +30-23520-41741
Stelios mobile: +30-6942215980

Posted in beach Neos Panteleimonas, beginner course, flying sites, Olympus, Single Skin |

Tags: become a pilot, coastal flying, Greece, learn to fly, Mount Olympus, Olympic Wings, paragliding course, single skin, training hills |

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Ronny Helgesen – XC seminar

January 7th, 2019 |

Author: katerina

Olympic Wings offers an exclusive XC seminar

with Ronny Helgesen

from 15.06. to 22.06.2019

XC seminar topics:

Active flying – the way to avoid glider collapses
How to fly together – flying with other pilots
Controlling your flying speed
Safety while flying on a cross country
Advice to keep you safe while flying near clouds and terrain
Reserve parachute – Advise on how to use it and what to do
Tips to help you climb fast and efficiently
Psychological techniques to help you perform at your best
In-depth guides to flying the flatlands and mountains
Skills and tactics to help you fly bigger cross country distances
Straight-forward illustrations to help you maximize flying conditions
Simple explanations of diverse wind and thermal flow patterns and structures
Insights into modern gliders – what do the modern design features mean to the XC pilot

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Posted in beach Neos Panteleimonas, Castle of Platamonas, Kalipefki, Kalivia, Little Church, Olympus, paragliding course, Sikourio, XC seminar |

Tags: beach, distance flying, flying conditions meteo greece, flying holidays, Kalivia, little church, Olympic Wings, Olympus, Paragliding Greece, thermalling, top landing, XC flying, xc pilot training, XC seminar |

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Olympos XC Seminar

January 7th, 2019 |

Author: katerina

Olympic Wings invites you to our

Original ‘Olympic Wings edition’ Olympos XC seminar

from 31.08. to 07.09.2019

XC seminar topics:

Heaps of tips to help you climb fast and efficiently
Psychological techniques to help you perform at your best
In-depth guides to flying the flatlands and mountains
Advice to keep you safe while flying near clouds and terrain
Skills and tactics to help you fly bigger cross country distances
Straight-forward illustrations to help you maximize flying conditions
Simple explanations of diverse wind and thermal flow patterns and structures
Insights into paragliding design. What does the modern design features mean to the XC pilot