Beginner course

Westallgäuer Flugschule basic course (L-Schein)

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The four-day basic course at Westallgäuer Flugschule is the first of two steps towards the German A licence. It takes place on small practice slopes around the school near Scheidegg in the western Allgäu: students learn to handle the wing, choose the right launch technique, launch and land safely, fly turns and abort a launch. Theory covers weather, aerodynamics, equipment and further topics of the DHV syllabus. The school provides all equipment, starting with lightweight single-skin wings, and guides students by radio with video analysis of their flights. Groups are small with two instructors; when the weather does not allow flying, students practise on flight simulators and cover theory. The high-flight training follows, or the course can be booked straight away as the seven-day combined course or as a package covering all training up to the exam. Ankle-high mountain boots are required.