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Programs: 8
1. DAeC flying trip to Bassano and Feltre
1. DAeC Gleitschirmschule
A week-long thermal flying trip by the 1. DAeC school to Bassano del Grappa and Feltre. Less experienced pilots can try thermalling for the first time, while experienced pilots practise short cross-country flights. From the top of Monte Grappa at about 1,650 m the flight runs along the ridge or over the plateau to a landing field some 8 km away. The Feltre launch at the foot of the Dolomites is a large meadow suited to practising reverse launches, with top landing on the launch and an evening descent to the valley. The price covers bed and breakfast in a double room, travel from the school to the area and back, and launch shuttles in the school bus; single-room supplements, any train fares and local launch and landing fees are extra.
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1. DAeC flying trip to Samoëns and Mieussy
1. DAeC Gleitschirmschule
A week-long flying trip by the 1. DAeC school to Haute-Savoie in France, staying at a hotel in the Samoëns area with launch meadows on both sides right outside the door. Near Mieussy the group has two launches, and in good thermals some pilots fly back to the hotel 16 km away. Depending on wind and weather, the group also flies in the more demanding thermals above Chamonix with views of Mont Blanc and its glaciers, at Passy, over Lake Annecy or soaring on the Salève above Lake Geneva, so there is an option for almost every wind direction. The price covers bed and breakfast in a double room, travel from the school and back, and launch shuttles in the school bus; single-room supplements, any train fares and local launch and landing fees are extra.
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1. DAeC Gleitschirmschule A-licence high-flight course in the Ostallgäu
1. DAeC Gleitschirmschule
The six-day high-flight course runs Sunday to Friday and is the practical stage of training for the German A licence after the basic course. It starts with a refresher on the practice slope and an introduction to reverse launching, followed by high flights of more than 300 m and gradually up to 1,000 m height difference at the sites around the Forggensee – Buchenberg, Tegelberg and Breitenberg – with radio guidance from the instructors. Students practise launches in changing winds, 360s and figure eights, rapid descents, spot landings and flying in ridge lift and thermals, and in suitable weather a flight over Neuschwanstein Castle. Theory under the DHV guidelines (technique, meteorology, special situations, air law) is linked to the flying. After at least 25 high flights and the complete theory, students can take the exam for the high-flight permit (D-Schein) for known sites; the A licence needs at least two high-flight weeks, and the theory and practical exams are taken with a DHV examiner. Selected marked weeks start on Monday and fly almost exclusively at Tegelberg or Breitenberg, without slope training or A-licence theory; they are meant for students with at least ten high flights and recent practice. Students fly their own equipment bought from the school or hired equipment.
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1. DAeC Gleitschirmschule B-licence practical course (performance training)
1. DAeC Gleitschirmschule
A five-day course from Monday to Friday for up to ten participants, forming the practical part of training for the German B licence (B-Schein). It has three parts. Flying-technique training with radio guidance covers big ears with and without speed bar, roll and pitch exercises, impulsive asymmetric collapses of 30–50%, held collapses while flying straight, a B-stall at maximum sink rate, clean figure eights and big ears to control the approach. Launch training analyses each launch phase aerodynamically and practises reverse inflation. The reserve module covers the history, components and comparison of reserve systems, deployment practice in a gym from realistic and difficult positions, fitting from the inner container into the harness and a packing demonstration. Flying takes place at the school's sites; past editions flew mainly at Tegelberg and Breitenberg. B-licence theory can be taken on the weekend before the course.
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1. DAeC Gleitschirmschule basic course at the Forggensee
1. DAeC Gleitschirmschule
The five-day basic course runs Monday to Friday, starting in the school's classroom in Rieden am Forggensee and continuing on the practice slope at Roßhaupten. Ground drills (laying out the wing, sorting lines, putting on the harness, inflation and groundhandling) lead to the first slope flights, with the instructor in radio contact until each landing. At least 15 slope flights are needed during the week, and in good weather the school adds high flights of up to 400 m height difference. Accompanying theory covers equipment, aerodynamics, meteorology, safety and hazard awareness and air law. The course completes the requirements for the student permit (Lernausweis) for solo flying at a known practice slope; issuing it requires own equipment bought from the school. Anyone who misses the course goal because of the weather or for another reason can make up the missing flights free of charge in another basic course within the calendar year. Equipment is provided on hire, and the first two days can be taken as a taster course. The completed basic course is required for the high-flight courses.
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1. DAeC Gleitschirmschule groundhandling and refresher weekend
1. DAeC Gleitschirmschule
A two-day weekend on the practice slope for pilots who want to improve their launches, learn reverse inflation or feel at ease again after a long break. Two instructors lead it and set individual priorities according to each participant's level. It starts with the aerodynamics of inflation and launch, then revisits all the basics – laying out the wing, checking lines, clipping in and buckling up and the starting stance – followed by laying out on rough ground and in tight spaces, the tulip launch, different forward and reverse inflation techniques and a ground slalom. A short closing flight from the Buchenberg is planned.
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1. DAeC Gleitschirmschule refresher course for A-licence pilots
1. DAeC Gleitschirmschule
A refresher for A-licence holders who have not flown for a long time, feel unsure or want to brush up theory and practice. Participants join one week of the school's high-flight course: they start on the practice slope to get back into launching, steering and landing, then continue with supervised flights at Buchenberg and at Tegelberg or Breitenberg. Familiar manoeuvres are also practised. Equipment can be hired.
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1. DAeC Meduno and Slovenia combined trip 2027
1. DAeC Gleitschirmschule
A combined flying trip by the 1. DAeC school with four nights in Meduno, Friuli, and three nights in Slovenia. Meduno offers a long, gently sloping launch, a 6 km ridge for soaring in the laminar sea breeze with thermals during the day and easy top landings; pilots can also try to fly to the landing field at the accommodation. In Slovenia the group flies at Lijak and Kovk, possibly with a day at Kobala near Tolmin. The trip is aimed at beginners and pilots flying for pleasure. The price covers bed and breakfast in a double room, travel from the school and back, and launch shuttles in the school bus; single-room supplements, any train fares and local launch and landing fees are extra.
August 28, 2027 – September 4, 2027