Beginner Paragliding Course
An Olympic Wings exclusive beginner paragliding course
for all who wish to learn how to fly
UPCOMING COURSE DATES
on request
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.
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Olympic Wings is affiliated to APPI and offers paragliding courses which follow the APPI education system.
A minimum 5-day duration course allows to qualify for the first level APPI 1 / FAI Para Pro 1.
A minimum 10-day duration course allows to qualify for the level APPI 2 / FAI Para Pro 2.
By the end of the course you will have lessons further counting towards your international club pilot or pilot licence.
Course itinerary
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