XC camp

K2 Parapente cross-country course

Organizer: K2 Parapente ↗

A five-day cross-country course by K2 Parapente, Monday to Friday, for pilots who already fly in thermals and have logged their first kilometres. On the evening before each flight the group analyses forecasts and relief maps together and chooses the site: around Lake Annecy, in the Aravis, near Mont Blanc or elsewhere within about an hour and a half's drive. The course teaches safe and efficient cross-country flying and working together as a group; each pilot carries a tracker, and after the flight the tracks are reviewed in 3D, including technical mistakes and room for improvement. It starts with an individual assessment of strengths, weaknesses and expectations, and the programme is adjusted during the week. On the first day reserve extraction is checked on a hang rig; groups are limited to six pilots.