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XC Seminar with Simon Kirsch Moselglider & XC advanced course Sergey Shelenkov
September 23rd, 2015 | 
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Posted in beach Neos Panteleimonas, Kalipefki, Kalivia, Little Church, paragliding course, paragliding holidays, XC seminar | 
Tags: Kalivia, little church, Moselglider, Olympic Wings, Olympus, Paragliding Greece, Sergey Shelenkov, Simon Kirsch, thermalling, XC flying, XC seminar | 
Comments ClosedXC seminar with Nicole Fedele
Olympic Wings offers an exclusive XC seminar with Nicole Fedele
from 23. to 30. May 2015 at Mount Olympus in Greece.
XC seminar topics: 
- Micro meteorology
- Diverse wind and thermal flow patterns and structures
- Flying the flatlands and mountains
- Climbing & gliding – flying efficient with speed
- How to fly safe while flying near clouds and terrain
- Skills and tactics to help you fly bigger cross country distances
- XC techniques & technology – how to plan and fly a XC flight
- Psychological techniques to help you perform at your best
- What does the modern paragliding design features mean to the XC pilot and how to use them
Program:
- Welcome and introduction
- Establishment of pilot levels and review of pilot equipment
- General area briefing and weather information
- Daily tasks and group flights with radio
- Daily debrief on individual and group basis
- Final assessment and summary
About Nicole:
Born in Tolmezzo (Udine) on 15th November 1984 and graduated in foreign languages at the University of Udine, Nicole has been flying paragliders since 2002. She is a tandem and competition pilot to the highest level, paragliding instructor and an expert XC guide in Friuli and Slovenia.
Italian National Team member, gold medal winner at the European Championship in 2012, winner of the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2012, Individual Bronze Medal and Team Silver Medal winner at the World Championships in 2013, 8 FAI World Records holder … these are only some of her sports results achieved thanks to the tenacity, strong motivation and determination that have always characterized her…
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
Posted in Kalivia, paragliding course, XC seminar | Tags: Kalivia, KEOAX, Nicole Fedele, Olympus, paragliding course, Paragliding Greece, thermalling, XC flying, XC seminar | Comments ClosedXC seminar with Bruce Goldsmith
Olympic Wings offers an exclusive XC seminar with Bruce Goldsmith
from 23. to 30. August 2014 at Mount Olympus in Greece.
XC Seminar – Bruce Goldsmith
Bruce Goldsmith is a famous and well-known pilot – world cup winner, book author (“Fifty Ways to Fly Better”) and paraglider designer – now for his own company BGD – Bruce Goldsmith Design.
The topics in the XC seminar are based on his book and give an insight into modern paraglider design and what the new technologies and design features mean for the XC pilot.
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
More details you can read on our XC seminar web page.
Posted in Kalipefki, Kalivia, paragliding course, XC seminar | Tags: beach, Bruce Goldsmith, flatland, Kalivia, KEOAX, Leonardo, Mouzaki, Neos Panteleimonas, Olympic Wings, Olympus, paragliding course, Paragliding Greece, thermalling, XC flying, XC seminar | 1 Comment »
Very sexy conditions flying in Mani. One very nice week every day super flights wit thermals blue skies and happy pilots!
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Super flights today with smooth thermals, blue skies and beautiful views!
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Kalamata the place to fly in winter!
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Can I go there next week?
Is there any shuttle up to the takeoff for ippi5 foreign pilots?
Gaël Leblond
