Progression course

K2 Parapente thermal flying course

A five-day thermal flying course by K2 Parapente, Monday to Friday, taught in French only. Mornings are for technique exercises in calm air, afternoons for thermal flying at different sites around Lake Annecy; one instructor stays with the pilots at launch while the other flies with them. Theory covers flying technique, aerology and flight mechanics, reading forecasts and planning a thermal flight, packing and checking your own reserve, and human factors: decision-making, anticipating threats, the effect of stress and a personal risk map. The aims are longer flights, efficient climbing, first transitions and autonomous flying on a route with several possible landing fields. Groups are limited to six pilots and each day ends with a debrief.

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Who the program is for

Pilot brevet, full autonomy at launch and landing (instructors are not always at the landing field), some experience of thermal transitions at known sites, and autonomous handling of pitch control, collapses and spiral exits. A K2 piloting/SIV course within the last two years; same equipment as for SIV.

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Verified October 30, 2026

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