Organisation profile

Flugschule Salzburg

• School

Flugschule Salzburg divides the route towards qualification into a basic course, first high flights, Performance Training and the final Paragleiterschein course. The basic stage combines three to four training-hill days with two theory days; the school lists teaching in Salzburg and St. Gilgen. Once the basics are mastered, at least five high flights follow at sites with 300 to 1,200 metres of height difference.

Alongside individual stages, it publishes a three-week intensive programme. This combines basic and high-flight training with supervised practice flights, a four-day trip with thermalling tuition and groundhandling training. It concludes with theory and practical examinations. Equipment is supplied for the first week; rental or help buying a personal setup is offered for subsequent training. Three weeks describes the published format rather than guaranteeing qualification within that period.

Its base near the Salzburg-West motorway junction combines a training centre, a store where equipment can be tried, and a workshop for wing inspections and repairs. Equipment servicing and follow-on safety training therefore sit alongside the beginner programme.