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Programs: 4
Autonomy course towards the Brevet de pilote initial (Aerodream)
Aerodream Parapente
Aerodream's follow-on course that takes pilots from radio-guided flights to flying on their own and to the FFVL Brevet de pilote initial. It begins on the training slope with a technique check. The core is gradual weaning off the radio, pitch, roll and dynamic-turn exercises, choosing landing approaches, aerology-based decisions and mental preparation. The second half of the week is about new sites around Annecy, such as the Semnoz, Planfait, Sapenay or the Beaufortain. The programme is individual and the school lends equipment. Pilots who pass the practical modules and the theory test leave with the Brevet initial; otherwise another weekend or week completes it. It is sold as a weekend or five-day course.
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Beginner course from the Col de la Forclaz (Aerodream)
Aerodream Parapente
Aerodream's beginner course for complete novices who want to fly solo over Lake Annecy. The first two days are spent on the training slope practising forward inflation with the wing behind them and first hops, with theory in the afternoons: flight mechanics, flight planning and the reserve parachute. On days three and four, students make morning high flights from the Col de la Forclaz with landing in Doussard, always with an instructor on the radio. The last day adds another flight, a technical review and a plan for the next steps. The course corresponds to the FFVL yellow level and students leave with their free-flight passport. The school lends all equipment including the radio, groups have at most seven students, and a four- or five-day version can be chosen.
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Thermal course (Aerodream)
Aerodream Parapente
Five-day thermal course at Aerodream for independent pilots holding the Brevet de pilote initial. It starts with a check of launches, landings and piloting in calm air, and the first thermal flights take place in carefully chosen windows. The core is finding thermal triggers, entering the lift at the right spot, choosing turn radius and rhythm, and reading clouds; theory covers topographic maps, forecasts, cumulus development and atmospheric soundings. Flying takes place at Lake Annecy on the Col de la Forclaz and Planfait, on the Semnoz, in the Aravis and in the Beaufortain from the Bisanne take-off, so pilots meet varied conditions. Groups have at most six pilots; own equipment is encouraged, otherwise the school lends it.
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Two-level cross-country course (Aerodream)
Aerodream Parapente
Five-day cross-country course at Aerodream in two levels. The introduction level aims at first flights of 20-60 km: flight preparation from forecasts and soundings, choosing a take-off by wind direction, managing height on transitions, navigating by terrain and landing away from the planned field. The advanced level targets flights over 100 km: rear-riser steering, speed bar, using a GPS vario, flight strategy and managing energy on flights of several hours. Routes run from the Lake Annecy area into the Aravis, the Beaufortain, the Semnoz and beyond depending on the weather, and the instructor picks each day's route to suit the level. Each instructor looks after two or three pilots with individual radio guidance; own equipment is recommended and a GPS vario can be borrowed.
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