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Programs: 6
Aufwind complete training to licence in Ramsau
Flugschule Aufwind
This three-week package in Ramsau am Dachstein runs from the basic course to the examination for the Austrian Paragleiterschein or the German A licence. It consists of four training-hill days and about fifteen days of high flights and theory, and includes a complete personal equipment set. Cable cars or transport, accommodation, official fees and any contribution for flights in Italy are extra. Students who do not finish within three weeks have three years to complete it, according to the school.
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Aufwind cross-country rating week in Bassano
Flugschule Aufwind
A six-day practical and theory week for the Austrian cross-country rating (Überlandberechtigung) or the German B-Schein, held in Bassano on the southern edge of the Alps when the weather allows. Each day starts with a weather briefing and a flying task covering planning, tactics, map reading, navigation and airspace; tasks are then flown on site with radio contact and a thermal introduction. Theory covers meteorology, air law, navigation and flying practice and prepares for the theory and practical examinations. Departure is from Ramsau and transfers to the flying sites are included; accommodation and launch and landing fees are extra.
August 9, 2027 – August 14, 2027
Aufwind flying week around the Dachstein
Flugschule Aufwind
This five-day flying week starts from Ramsau am Dachstein and is led by an Aufwind instructor. Depending on the wind, sites include Hochwurzen, Planai, Hauser Kaibling, Stoderzinken, Bischling, Loser and Krippenstein. Radio support, site briefings, an introduction to thermal and cross-country flying and transport in the school buses are included. Cable cars and accommodation are extra. If the northern side of the Alps is not flyable, the group may travel to Carinthia or Italy.
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Aufwind high-flight training in Meduno
Flugschule Aufwind
High-flight blocks within Aufwind's licence training, held on Monte Valinis near Meduno. The alpine meadows of Monte Valinis make an ideal launch area and there are wide landing fields in the valley, so students can build experience soaring and, with guidance, try their first thermal flights. Instructors handle on-site organisation, supervision at launch and landing, radios, site briefings and an introduction to thermals and cross-country flying; the school also books accommodation near Sequals. Meduno also serves as the alternative area when the weather north of the Alps is poor during a high-flight week. Rides up, launch and landing fees, accommodation and meals are paid locally.
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Aufwind parakite course in Meduno
Flugschule Aufwind
A three-day compact parakite course on Monte Valinis near Meduno, focused on soaring in stronger wind. Theory covers kite risers combining speed-bar and brake functions, 2D steering, the behaviour of reflex profiles and the effect of wing loading and wing size. In practice, pilots train precise ground handling, forward, reverse, cobra and strong-wind launches, top landings on the large launch, speed and glide control while ridge soaring, and dedicated approach and landing techniques. The school provides parakite test wings in several sizes, shared travel by school bus from Ramsau am Dachstein, local transfers, daily weather briefings and accommodation booking.
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Aufwind thermal and technique training trip
Flugschule Aufwind
This five-day trip with two instructors normally starts from Ramsau am Dachstein; depending on the weather it flies in the Enns valley, the Gastein valley, the Murtal or at Meduno in Italy. It includes radio support at take-off and landing, theory and simulator work for exercises such as small collapses, rolling, pitching and simple descent techniques, reverse launches, ground handling, a thermal introduction and site fees. Cable cars, transfers and accommodation are extra.
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