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Programs: 8
Allgäu-Tour: discovering flying sites with Flugschule Markus Milz
Flugschule Markus Milz
The Allgäu-Tour by Flugschule Markus Milz is a four-day tour for newly licensed pilots and those who have not flown for a while who want to discover more flying sites in the Allgäu and neighbouring Tyrol or around Bregenz while improving their technique. In a small group of at most eight pilots, instructors guide flights by radio, introduce thermal flying and flight technique, use video to improve launches and landings, give weather and site briefings and revise simple manoeuvres and descent techniques. Video analysis is available during the training, so flights can be reviewed afterwards. One shared dinner is included.
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B-licence training at Flugschule Markus Milz
Flugschule Markus Milz
B-licence training (B-Schein) at Flugschule Markus Milz prepares A-licence pilots for independent cross-country flights and outlandings; the B licence is also required for some launches, such as the Nebelhorn summit. The theory part consists of 15 hours of lessons in air law, meteorology, navigation and flight technique with access to online learning and runs as a weekend block several times a year. By arrangement, the practical part can be completed on the school's high-flight courses in the Oberallgäu or on its flying tours: it consists of 20 confirmed high flights at two sites, ten of them longer than 30 minutes, flight exercises according to the DHV syllabus and a documented cross-country flight of at least 15 km under the school's flight order. The school documents the training and submits it to the DHV.
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Basic course towards the A licence at Flugschule Markus Milz, Sonthofen
Flugschule Markus Milz
The basic course at Flugschule Markus Milz in Sonthofen is the first part of training for the German A licence. Over four days, after a short theory introduction, students practise wing control, running, inflations and landings until they handle the wing safely on the ground, followed by at least fifteen solo flights supervised by an instructor and guided by radio, gradually gaining height. Training takes place on the school's slopes near Sonthofen: Hinang, with graded slopes and a five-hectare landing field, and the Bachtel slope. Basic air law, meteorology, flight technique and emergency procedures are taught alongside. Rental equipment, the training record book and course notes are included. The first two days correspond to the taster weekend, which counts towards the course, and an extra day can be added if the weather requires. High-flight training follows in the F1 and F2 courses.
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Compact A-licence course at Flugschule Markus Milz
Flugschule Markus Milz
The Kompaktkurs at Flugschule Markus Milz covers the complete training for the German A licence, the basic course and both follow-on courses, in a single sixteen-day block, at the end of which students can take the DHV theory and practical exams. Training starts on the school's slopes near Sonthofen, and the radio-guided high flights then take place at sites in the Oberallgäu. The training can also be split across several dates if needed. The training record book and access to online theory learning are included; equipment can be hired for a fee, or students can choose the Rundum-Sorglos package with new, individually fitted equipment, a helmet, a quick-pack bag and discounted use of the school's sites. Flights missed because of the weather can be made up once, free of charge, on another course within twelve months of the start of training.
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Flugschule Markus Milz combined course: launching, theory and first high flights
Flugschule Markus Milz
The Kombikurs at Flugschule Markus Milz combines the basic course and the first follow-on course (F1) in a nine-day block from Saturday to the following Sunday. Beginners learn wing control, launching and landing on the training slopes near Sonthofen, complete all the A-licence theory with access to online learning and fly their first radio-guided high flights at sites in the Oberallgäu. Only the remaining high flights and the exams are then left for the second follow-on course (F2), which is not included; with their own equipment, students can also spread it over several weekends. The training record book is included; equipment can be hired for a fee.
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Follow-on course F1: high flights and theory (Flugschule Markus Milz)
Flugschule Markus Milz
The first follow-on course (Fortführungskurs I) takes Flugschule Markus Milz students from the basic course to high flights. Depending on the weather, flying takes place at the school's sites in the Oberallgäu; the course includes up to fifteen radio-guided high flights with up to 700 m of height difference and 20 hours of theory in meteorology, air law, aerodynamics, equipment and emergency procedures according to the syllabus. Students get access to online learning, so theory can also be studied from home. When flying is not possible, theory is taught, so full days should be planned. Uplifts at the Hinang training site are included, mountain lifts are not; students without their own equipment can hire it for a fee. The second follow-on course (F2) with the exam follows.
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Follow-on course F2 with the A-licence exam (Flugschule Markus Milz)
Flugschule Markus Milz
The second follow-on course (Fortführungskurs II) completes Flugschule Markus Milz's training for the German A licence. At the school's sites in the Oberallgäu, students fly the rest of the forty required high flights under radio guidance, including their first short thermal flights. The final training flights focus on the exam programme, including a simulated practical exam. At the end of the course, students can take the theory and practical exams with an independent DHV examiner; once both are passed, the DHV issues the A licence. Uplifts at the Hinang training site are included; mountain lifts and DHV exam fees are not, and equipment can be hired for a fee.
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Performance training for A-licence pilots (Flugschule Markus Milz)
Flugschule Markus Milz
Performance training at Flugschule Markus Milz is for A-licence pilots who want to keep flying under the school's supervision or get back into shape after a break. It consists of three separate modules: two days of forward and reverse inflation, ground handling and pre-flight preparation with video analysis of movement and mistakes; one day of reserve-throw practice in a gym with different reserve types; and three days of flight-technique training with big ears, small asymmetric collapses and controlled wingovers. Depending on needs, training takes place on the school's training slope near Sonthofen or with radio guidance at its high-flight sites in the Oberallgäu.
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