Organisation profile

Sur Un Nuage

• School

Sur Un Nuage, also called École de Parapente des Monts Jura, has its school base in Thoiry in the Pays de Gex. Its published flying areas include Vesancy, Col de la Faucille, Mijoux, Crozet-Lélex and Menthières. Depending on the weather, the school also uses Samoëns or Passy in Haute-Savoie, returning to its base in the evening.

The beginner Initiation course comprises thirty hours spread over four to six days according to the weather. It combines training-slope practice, a first radio-guided solo flight, video and virtual-reality simulation. Progression and Autonomie stages follow, alongside courses focused on longer flights and thermalling. Pilots holding the Brevet de Pilote can choose individual training days instead of a full week.

Published course terms include flying equipment with a reserve parachute, helmet and radio, learning materials and transport to the sites. Accommodation, meals and the licence with insurance are separate. The next day’s programme is confirmed the previous evening according to weather; the number of flights also depends on individual progress.