SIV course

K2 Parapente piloting and SIV course

Organizer: K2 Parapente ↗

A two- or three-day piloting and SIV course by K2 Parapente, taught in French only. On the evening before the course a compulsory briefing at the school in Plan-Montmin covers a reserve extraction check on a hang rig, the issue of life jackets and a presentation of the training box and landing field. Pilots launch from Col de la Forclaz, where one instructor briefs them, and train over Lake Annecy with a rescue boat while the second instructor guides the flights from the landing field in Doussard. There are up to three flights a day with a debrief and choice of the next exercise between flights, and an evening video review of every pilot's flights. Content follows the pilot's goals: feeling surer in thermals, understanding a new glider, handling flight incidents, regaining trust in your flying after an incident, first steps towards aerobatics or preparing for cross-country competitions. Weekend courses usually last two days, weekday courses three days from Tuesday to Thursday with Friday as a weather reserve; groups are limited to eight pilots and everyone leaves with exercises for further practice.