XC camp

First cross-country flights (Échappées d'Ailes)

Organizer: Échappées d'Ailes ↗

Cross-country course at Échappées d'Ailes for pilots who already climb high but do not yet know how to go on, or do not dare to leave their home hill. Each day the instructor chooses the site and possible routes with the pilots according to aerology, cloud base and the group's level, joins them on launch and then flies with them as a guide, advising on timing, positioning, height and direction. Pilots learn to follow changing conditions, wait for the group, use the radio efficiently, work with vario and GPS, and control the wing after landing in wind. Groups have at most six pilots and a retrieve vehicle saves time. Flights are debriefed in the evening, including GPS tracks. The base area is Lake Annecy.