Paragliding courses : Introduction
The first free flight school, set up in 1973 and a school holding quality certification from the Free Flight Federation, Pégase Air Samoëns holds various types of courses covering the three stages in training:
- Beginners' course to "be able to make a major flight with assistance under calm conditions". Lessons graded to take account of personal progress, sessions on a teaching slope, practice two-seater, theoretical lessons.
- Further course 1 (green level of the free flight passport). 5 days to reinforce the basic rules, plus specific lessons to enable participants to fly without technical assistance, under calm conditions, on a familiar site and with suitable equipment.
- Further course 2 (blue level of the free flight passport): 5 days. This course makes you autonomous on various sites and under varying aerological conditions. Making the most of the day's conditions. Taking the paraglider pilot's licence.
- Advanced course (blue level): 5 days. The course takes you to various sites depending on the objectives and the day's weather conditions. You can discover the pleasures of short outings in the mornings and short cross-country runs in the afternoons. You can perfect your flying techniques over slopes, and discover or improve your take-offs with a paraglider.
Advanced one-day course: to continue your progression by joining a group; you can make the most of the instructor's advice.
- Further course 3 (brown level of the free flight passport): 5 days. This course enables you to travel by paraglider, using the day's aerological conditions. Further personal and piloting analysis, validation of the practical section of the experienced pilot's licence.
