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Flugschule Göppingen

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Flugschule Göppingen teaches beginners on the Swabian Alb between Wiesensteig and Bartholomä. Its basic course usually comprises four to eight training days, with a four-day compact option or flexible weekend attendance. Around 20 flights, launch, steering and landing practice, and introductory theory prepare students for high flights. The school supplies the complete equipment.

A half-day taster near Wiesensteig is available before a longer course. An approximately one-hour introduction explains equipment and basic techniques, followed by exercises on flat ground and a gentle slope under instructor supervision. The school asks for average sporting fitness for this taster.

Depending on the season, high-flight training takes place in the Austrian or Italian Alps and comprises 40 flights. It covers practical examination preparation, weather-related hazards and landing approaches. The published duration is nine to fourteen days depending on weather; ten flights can also be completed in Wiesensteig. For licensed pilots, the school lists B-Schein theory and practice, groundhandling and reserve deployment training.

For pilots holding an A licence the school runs instructor-led flying trips, including a four-day tour of the Ostallgäu sites Tegelberg, Breitenberg and Buchenberg.