Beginner course

Westallgäuer Flugschule A-licence high-flight training (Höhenschulung)

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Westallgäuer Flugschule's high-flight training is the second step towards the German A licence and follows the basic course. It includes 40 high flights at the school's Allgäu sites with roughly 300 to 1,200 m height difference, 20 theory lessons, simulator practice, radio guidance by two instructors, video analysis, groundhandling basics and exam preparation. The school uses its own sites for different wind directions, such as the Salmaser Höhe by the Alpsee, the Kapf in Oberstaufen, the Hauchen between Isny and Kempten and the Mittag near Immenstadt; the alpine Hochgrat above Oberstaufen, with about 800 m height difference, comes towards the end of training. The school bus takes students to most launches, and uplifts are charged separately. Each course run lasts eight days and can be extended if needed. For beginner courses the school generally does not accept equipment that was not bought from it; otherwise it rents out school equipment.