Beginner course

1. DAeC Gleitschirmschule basic course at the Forggensee

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The five-day basic course runs Monday to Friday, starting in the school's classroom in Rieden am Forggensee and continuing on the practice slope at Roßhaupten. Ground drills (laying out the wing, sorting lines, putting on the harness, inflation and groundhandling) lead to the first slope flights, with the instructor in radio contact until each landing. At least 15 slope flights are needed during the week, and in good weather the school adds high flights of up to 400 m height difference. Accompanying theory covers equipment, aerodynamics, meteorology, safety and hazard awareness and air law. The course completes the requirements for the student permit (Lernausweis) for solo flying at a known practice slope; issuing it requires own equipment bought from the school. Anyone who misses the course goal because of the weather or for another reason can make up the missing flights free of charge in another basic course within the calendar year. Equipment is provided on hire, and the first two days can be taken as a taster course. The completed basic course is required for the high-flight courses.