Organisation profile

Flugschule Hochries

• School

Flugschule Hochries follows initial hill experience with high-flight training around Hochries and Samerberg. The basic course covers wing preparation, pre-flight checks, launching, steering, landing and packing. Initial flights use a slope with 50 metres of height difference and radio guidance. A wing, harness, helmet and radio are included, and students can arrange their training days individually.

The subsequent A-Schein training includes at least 40 high flights from Hochries or other school sites. It introduces thermalling, groundhandling and active piloting. Radio support adapts to the student’s independence, and training progress is recorded digitally. Rental equipment can be tested during the first fifteen high flights, with a separate rental charge from the eleventh flight.

Theory is described separately as 20 units of 45 minutes. Subjects include meteorology, air law, aerodynamics and equipment, flight technique and unusual situations. The school organises weekend theory blocks, allowing individual subjects to be spread across several weekends.