Beginner course

Paragliding Academy basic course in Oberstaufen

Organizer: Paragliding Academy ↗

The five-day basic course is the first step towards the German A licence (A-Schein). It runs on practice slopes around Oberstaufen in the Allgäu with 30–150 m of height difference, which the school has for almost every wind direction; participants meet at the school by the Hündle lift. You learn to launch and land, fly your first turns and make solo flights in constant radio contact with an instructor, and your flights are reviewed on video. Theory follows the DHV syllabus: equipment, meteorology, aerodynamics, air law and hazard awareness. The course ends with the L-Schein student permit for practice slopes, which opens the way to high-flight training. Anyone who misses the required 15 slope flights because of the weather can rejoin a later basic course on individual days free of charge, subject to free places. Equipment including a radio can be hired; the school does not always accept equipment bought elsewhere. The first two days can also be booked as a separate taster course.