Beginner course

Single-skin wing beginner course (Les Grands Espaces)

Organizer: Les Grands Espaces ↗

A version of the Les Grands Espaces beginner course for novices who want to start on a light single-skin wing, popular for hike-and-fly. The first day, and the second if needed, is spent on the training slope learning the launch technique. The following days combine solo flights guided by the instructors by radio, ground exercises and games with the wing, and a reasonable dose of theory. The aim is to learn the equipment, the vocabulary and the basic principles of flight and to make the first solo flights. Groups have at most seven students; depending on conditions a day may include a long midday break and continue with evening flying. The course starts from the school's base in Talloires at Lake Annecy.