Organisation profile

Prodelta

• School

Prodelta provides training in central Italy. Castelluccio di Norcia is its historic base, Poggio Bustone supports winter operations, and the Colfiorito plateaus are used in different seasons. Castelluccio lies in the Sibillini mountains by Monte Vettore; at Poggio Bustone, launches are from Monte Rosato above the Rieti plain. Colfiorito is accessible via road 77. Beginners can choose an intensive format or accumulate training over weekends.

The first phase comprises five teaching days, combining theory, ground practice and a first high flight with radio guidance from instructors at launch and landing. Complete equipment and a textbook are included. The next stage practises landing accuracy and coordinated turns, and examines local airflow and terrain effects. The second phase provides for thirty high flights; the school requires personal equipment from the sixteenth high flight.

For pilots already flying, its separate advanced programme lists SIV courses and instructional tandems in thermals. These offer a way to continue developing piloting skills, while the beginner programme remains organised into two stages.