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Paragliding Events in Greece 2021 offered by Olympic Wings
December 17th, 2020 | 
Author: PARAGLIDING Through Year 2021
Olympic Wings is happy to offer special paragliding events in Greece looking forward to 2021.
Our teams’ aim is at the progression of paragliding pilots, technical flying, travel light and hike & fly, exploring and discover more of Greece, and finally enjoying days out paragliding – to fly further & higher.
* Thermal & XC Seminar with ANTOINE GIRARD and Olympic Wings at Mount Olympus Greece
from 28.08. to 04.09.2021
* Summer XC & Thermal Camp at Mount Olympus and Voras
from 10.07. to 24.07. / from 14.08. to 28.08. / from 04.09. to 11.09.2021
* Flying Tour UNKNOWN GREECE with a surprise O/W itinerary including remote locations
from 27.03. to 05.04. / from 03.06. to 12.06.2021
* Flying Tour OLYMPUS & LEFKADA with high mountain and coastal island flying
from 24.06. to 03.07. / from 21.10. to 30.10.2021
* CAMPER & FLY Tour X-Greece travel in campervans and organization for flying at special locations in Greece
from 06.03. to 20.03. / from 03.07. to 17.07. / from 13.11. to 27.11.
and a year change Camper & Fly Tour from 20.12.21 to 10.01.2022
* Beginner Paragliding Course learn to fly & become a pilot
from 20.03. to 27.03. / from 10.04. to 17.04.2021
* SINGLE SKIN Paragliding Course with entry level lessons for Single Skin paragliders
from 20.03. to 27.03. / from 10.04. to 17.04.2021
* SINGLE SKIN Paragliding Advanced Course for more experienced pilots who wish to hike & fly
from 17.04. to 24.04. / from 03.07. to 10.07. / from 30.10. to 06.11.2021
* TANDEM PILOT Course + SINGLE SKIN Tandem Course for pilots learning to fly with passengers safely
from 24.04. to 01.05.2021
Olympic Wings invites you to come join us, save dates and share with your friends.
Visit us on holiday abroad and enjoy paragliding in Greece with our organization
and professional pilot flying support.
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
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Comments ClosedTandem Pilot Course + Single Skin
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
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:
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 | Comments ClosedBeginner Paragliding Course
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.
Read more About us!
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
- 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:
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 | Comments Closed
Super thermals at Olympus today!
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Looks a lot better than the rain we had all day here on the Oregon north coast
