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Here are the impressions from our XC Seminar this June with our guest paragliding professionals Michael Nesler & Gudrun Oechsl.

A great occasion to happily greet and warmly welcome like always many paragliding pilots that joined our seminar, to push their boundaries and earn healthy experience in XC flying with our support.

The Olympic Wings venue Mount Olympus with it’s impressive valleys – high mountain plateaus – vast flatlands – Aegean Sea coastline once again gave us interesting conditions, amazing views, beautiful clouds and strong thermals; all of which the pilots conquered in their time in the sky.

Amongst enjoying the traditional scenery and hospitality of our region in Greece, a flexible everyday schedule was drafted containing a mixture of Theory and Practise, with daily meticulous weather forecast and topography briefing sessions.

Thermalling techniques theory sessions on body potitioning and thermal tracking in the sky, even take off and landing tips for the lower airtime pilots.
Meteorology subjects discussions from clouds to wind systems on recognizing, mapping and utilizing the flying conditions.

An interesting theory session on Mental Preparation and Mental Attidute in flying by Michael Nesler was proven to be very succesful to the pilots who then later proceeded to having incredible flights.

We thank Michael and Gudrun for their time with us.

We thank all the pilots for flying safe and choosing to fly with Olympic Wings!

Greetings to all
the Olympic Wings Team

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DHV PARAGLIDING TRAINING SEMINAR IN GREECE
for tandem pilots & paragliding instructors 

with the DHV German Paragliding Federation members

Robin Frieß  DHV CEO
Peter Cröniger  DHV Education board
Simon Winkler  DHV Safety Technics Specialist

Our paragliding center and school, operating since 1995, welcomes pilots and paragliding schools from all over the world, who we support and guide in our region Mt. Olympus and Greece for flying during paragliding holidays and our special paragliding events.

Thus we have gained a real time experience of the growing evolution in design and performance of the new gliders. This evolution offers to pilot’s maximum functionality with a minimum input yet presents with the need to revisit our techniques as pilots in glider handling and to acquire a better global understanding of equipment behavior more so to present to student pilots.

Many paragliding instructors from the top paragliding schools in Greece participated in the training seminar as much as professional tandem pilots.
Paragliding instructors gave the chance to some of their student pilots entering the sport to also follow the seminar giving them unique insights.
The Albanian Federation with its president Arket Islami and a team of pilots honored us by also attending the seminar course benefiting from this unique opportunity.

Our team Olympic Wings together with all seminar participants are very thankful to Mr. Robin Friess, Mr Peter Croeniger and Mr Simon Winkler for their time, deep consideration and efforts to make this training seminar possible and most rewarding.

We are more than satisfied to follow this short and elaborate course that contained theory, discussions, video analysis, video presentations and practice flights on modern techniques and safety recommendations that have been tested and researched with today’s modern gliders, harnesses and overall equipment.

They have supported our sport for many years mostly by collecting a lot of information, developing and testing many theories in paragliding to result to safety for the public as much as leisure pilots, performance pilots, professionals, schools and student pilots alike.

During the training course these findings were presented to us with openness and simplicity offering reassurance by creating a clear view perspective on efficiency and safety.

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Olympic Wings exclusively offers a DHV Seminar

16.03. to 18.03.2018 Mount Olympus, Greece

for paragliding instructors, tandem pilots & pilots
in forms of an elaborate workshop with the German paragliding federation instructors 

Robin Frieß – DHV CEO
Peter Cröniger – DHV Education board
Simon Winkler – DHV Safety Technics Specialist

Theory & Practice

During the 3 workshop days of the seminar the participants will train and educate themselves in matters of flying techniques, teaching methods, professional conduct and paragliding evolution.

Paragliding instructors, tandem pilot & pilots workshop participants will gain up-to-date technical knowledge and DHV methodology in order to built up their skills and abilities.

About DHV and the seminar initiators:

DHV – Deutsche Hängegleiterverband e.V.  the official Paragliding and Hanggliding Federation in Germany.
This federation is one of the largest worldwide bringing together and organizing the flying activity for 39.000 pilots and 320 regional associations in Paragliding and Hanggliding.
Throughout the years DHV has deligated knowledgable people and rensposible departments in the various sections and aspects concerning the Sport & the Free Flying Activity.
Departments that research, organize, evaluate and regulate flying equipment, education, training and licensing as much as airspace, flying sites, competitions, clubs and schools under an official conformity in Germany with one golden task objective that of maximum safety.
The federation self portraits ” The DHV stands as a pilot association for joy in hanggliding and paragliding and for the freedom of this flying sport, in openness and responsibility towards man and nature.”

This year 2018 in Greece we will have a very special opportunity to meet with appointed members of the federation, paragliding instructors and experienced pilots themselves who have joined the DHV efforts to regulate aspects of the activity and make it safer for free flyers.
They will share their knowledge and practical experience in theory and practise as it works for the DHV federation pilots and mostly significant for DHV Tandem Pilots and DHV Paragliding Instructors.

Olympic Wings is happy to welcome:

Robin Frieß, DHV managing director CEO
Since 1.3.2017, Robin Frieß has been selected between 42 very capable, high-caliber candidates as the Managing Director CEO of the DHV German Paragliding and Hangliding Federation.
He has university studies in business and further has cooperated with the DHV instructors team.
A pilot since 2001, a paragliding instructor and the previous owner of Chiemsee Flugschule a highly respected paragliding school in Germany.
The organizer of the 2015 Red Bull  X ALPS  WARM UP competition in Aschau.

Robin Frieß aus Rosenheim wird ab 1. März 2017 die Geschäftsführung des DHV übernehmen. In einem intensiven Auswahlverfahren hat die DHV Vorstandschaft zusammen mit der Unternehmensberatung E. Sing & Partner unter den 42 hochkarätigen Bewerbern einstimmig den bisherigen Inhaber der Flugschule Chiemsee ausgewählt. Robin Frieß ist kraft seiner Persönlichkeit, aufgrund seines Studiums der Betriebswirtschaft und seiner langjährigen Erfahrung als Fluglehrer und Mitglied des DHV Lehrteams eine ideale Besetzung. Die DHV Vorstandschaft entschied gleichzeitig, Björn Klaassen zum stellvertretenden Geschäftsführer zu ernennen und mit der Wahrnehmung behördlicher Aufgaben zu betrauen. Diese zusätzliche Verantwortung wird Björn Klaassen neben der Leitung des Referats Flugbetrieb/Gelände/Luftraum wahrnehmen. Klaus Tänzler, der seit 1996 die Geschäftsstelle leitet, wird zum 1. März 2017 in den verdienten Ruhestand treten.

Peter Cröniger, DHV Education Board

Born in 1955, a Lufthansa-Pilot by profession.
Flying instructor and examiner in Hanggliding and Paragliding.
Member of the DHV federation team of education.

Fluglehrer und Prüfer für Drachen- und Gleitschirmfliegen, DHV-Lehrteam

Simon Winkler, DHV practical paragliding instructor’s instructor and technical examiner
Born in 1991, a paragliding and safety instructor by profession since 2009.

Ich bin 1991 in der Oberpfalz und somit im Flachland von Deutschland geboren. Durch meinen Vater, welcher begeisterter Drachen- und mittlerweile auch Gleitschirmflieger ist, bin ich bereits mit der leichten Fliegerei aufgewachsen. Dabei begann alles mit Modellsegelfliegen und Groundhandling mit dem Gleitschirm. Seit 2005 fliege ich Gleitschirm (Hang und Winde) und genieße jede einzelne Facette dieses tollen Luftsports. Nach meinem Abitur zog ich nach Österreich und begann dort ab 2009 als Fluglehrer zu arbeiten. Neben meinem Tourismusstudium in Innsbruck, welches ich 2015 abschloss, arbeitete ich für mehrere Flugschulen als Sicherheitstrainer. Bis heute leite ich etwa 10-14 Sicherheitstrainings pro Jahr. Seit 2013 arbeite ich fest beim DHV als praktischer Fluglehrerausbilder und technischer Prüfer. 
Nebenbei trete ich seit 2010 im Gleitschirm Akrobatik Weltcup an und konnte dort 2015 und 2016 meine besten Wettkampfsaisonen mit einer Top 10 Platzierung im Gesamtergebnis feiern. Des Weiteren fliege ich begeistert Strecke, Speedflyer und im Herbst gehe ich gerne auf eine gemütliche Hike & Fly Tour. Wenn es mal nicht zum Fliegen geht, verbringe ich am liebsten meine Zeit auf den Skiern oder im Sommer auf meinem Moutainbike.

Organization:

Olympic Wings organizes this DHV seminar at Mount Olympus and offers selected accommodation for the pilots and professionals taking part at the seminar.  

The pilots accommodation is located in the area close to the flying site with short drives to the take-off.  Further in the same hall location for the theoretical discussions.

You can book the DHV seminar together with your accommodation and transfers directly through Olympic Wings.  

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    

Long Distance Flying ..

The ultimate Endeavor of the modern Pilot 

02.06  to  09.06.2018   Mount Olympus   Greece
Cross Country XC seminar for paragliding pilots 

with Michael Nesler & Gudrun Oechsl

This XC seminar aims to allow the progression of paragliding pilots to perform better at long distance flying by receiving up-to-date knowledge and usefull guidance.

XC seminar topics:

 

• Tips to help you climb fast and efficiently
• Tips & guidance for take off techniques with stronger wind
• The importance of preparing your gear & how to adjust your harness correctly
• Insights into paragliding design – What does the modern design features mean to the XC pilot
• In-depth guides to flying the flatlands and mountains
• Skills and tactics to help you fly bigger cross country distances
• Advice to keep you safe while flying near clouds and terrain
• Straight-forward illustrations to help you maximize flying conditions
• Simple explanations of diverse wind and thermal flow patterns and structures
• Psychological techniques to help you perform at your best

Program:

• Introduction and establishment of pilot levels
• Review of pilot equipment
• Area briefing and weather
• Daily tasks and group flights with radio
• Daily debrief on individual and group basis
• Final assessment and summary

about Michael Nesler & Gudrun Oechsl:

Michael Nesler, born in Italy, an FIVL and Austrian Aeroclub paragliding instructor since 1987 further a SIV instructor, a well known acrobatics pilot and instructor, also a pioneer glider designer.

Designer for : AFM, Bicla, Edel, Eiffel, Freestyle, Icaro, Independence, Firebird, Fun-Air, Kimfly, Perché, Profly, Wings of Change and more.

Till this day he passed over 250 homologation tests successfully, designed and tested by himself over 1000 glider prototypes!

Gudrun Oechsl is a DHV lisenced paragliding instructor and SIV instructor, test- and approval pilot for DHV the german paragliding authority, photographer, author and marketing specialist.

Michael and Gudrun are active members of the PROFLY – Professional Flying Team – with Michael as the founder of this venture in 2002. Together with a team of very capable instructors they offer exclusive and individual permormance flying camps and safety trainings for advanced pilots.

Most important Michael is a gifted computer programmer who has custom written and developed 3-D modeling and manufacturing software for flexible membrane structures, such as paragliders and parachutes. He has designed ram air inflated wings ranging from student canopies to award-winning competition paragliders, and holds several patents of ram-air wings.

A great contribution to paragliding among his achievements is the computer program he developed specifically for paraglider design. It was initially created in 1986 on an IBM 8086 and had been continuously developed since then. It is the most used computer program for paraglider design, available now for Silicon Graphics platforms and for balloon and foil-kite development.
Some of the companies known to be using this software are: Area, Swing, Madreiter, SOL, Edel, UP Europe, AFM, Paratech, Independence, Perche, and Atair Aerodynamics.

We are excited to see them in Greece, at Mount Olympus, flying with us and sharing their knowledge and experience with us in a refreshing way that will motivate us to fly better & further.

Location:

The main take-off for the XC seminar is located on the western side of Mount Olympus, on top of the village Kalivia. It is called Tourtofolia and provides take-off directions towards west, south and east at a height of 1.250 m. Several paragliding and hanggliding competitions up to world cup level have been organized here already.  

Alternative take-offs nearby are KEOAX, Elassona, Kalipefki.

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Organization:

Olympic Wings organizes the XC seminar at Mount Olympus and offers accommodation and all transfers during the flying days for the pilots taking part at the seminar.  

All necessary retrievals from XC flights are included in the transfers.  

The pilots accommodation is located in the area close to the flying site with short drives to the take-off.  

You can book the XC seminar together with your accommodation and transfers directly through Olympic Wings.  

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    
 

Olympic Wings offers Tandem powered paragliding Trike Flights to people who want to experience flying along the Aegean Coastline with inspiring views of the clear Sea and the Olympus Mountain peaks.

Contact us for an experience of Paratrike Flying.

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