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Programs: 12
Explore Allgäu: OASE flying tour of Allgäu sites
OASE Flugschule
Explore Allgäu is a three-day OASE Flugschule flying tour for A-licence pilots who want to get to know more launches in the area with local instructors. Depending on the weather, the group flies from at least three different areas: in the Oberallgäu, for example the Nebelhorn, Weiherkopf, Grünten or Mittag; in and around the Ostallgäu, the Breitenberg, Neunerköpfle or Tegelberg; and in Austria's Bregenzerwald, Andelsbuch, Bezau or the Diedamskopf, with transfers in the school bus. Flying days include video analysis of launches, tips for thermal flying with radio guidance, a daily weather briefing and site briefings. The group is kept small and a shared Allgäu meal is part of the tour. Flights can count towards B-licence training. Travel, accommodation, meals, lifts and launch and landing fees are extra.
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Hike & fly in the Allgäu with OASE
OASE Flugschule
The three-day hike & fly tour in the Allgäu with OASE Flugschule is aimed mainly at pilots who want to try hike & fly for the first time or swap their usual equipment for a light kit. A small group of at most eight pilots hikes with an OASE instructor or mountain guide to approved launches away from the busy hills, sometimes combining the climb with a lift; the mountain and start time are chosen the day before according to wind and weather. The climbs are easy-going, about two to three hours. The guide helps with launch and flight-technique analysis, gives site briefings and stays in radio contact. Light equipment can be hired for a fee. Guiding, the school-bus transfer to the starting point and launch and landing fees are included; travel to the Allgäu, accommodation and meals are extra.
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OASE Aufbaukurs: first high flights towards the A licence
OASE Flugschule
The Aufbaukurs is the second stage of OASE Flugschule's training for the German A licence. After the basic course, students move from the training slope to higher launches in the Oberallgäu and, with continuous radio guidance, complete at least fifteen first alpine high flights. They practise landing approaches and the first manoeuvres required by the DHV syllabus: pitch and roll control, figure-of-eight turns and big ears. A simulator is used to practise throwing the reserve parachute, and the complete A-licence theory is finished, so the high-flight course can concentrate on flying. If needed, a few short refresher flights revisit the basic-course skills first. Rental equipment, launch and landing fees, liability insurance and local transfers are included; lift tickets, accommodation, meals and DHV exam fees are extra. The high-flight course with the exam follows.
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OASE B-Ready training week in Bassano
OASE Flugschule
A week-long OASE stay in Bassano focused on flying technique and thermals. Flying uses several launches around Bassano with roughly 800–1,200 metres of height difference. Mornings are for launch and manoeuvre training including descent techniques, followed by group thermal flying; the instructor may fly ahead and lead the more practised pilots by radio. With completed B theory and sufficient practical skill, flights can count towards the B-licence: the required manoeuvres, thermal flights over 30 minutes and the 15 km qualifying XC flight. Two instructors, transfers to the launches, daily weather briefings, site briefings, ground handling with mini wings on windy days and the chance to test current wings are included. Travel to Bassano, accommodation, meals and launch and landing fees are extra.
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OASE basic course towards the A licence in Obermaiselstein
OASE Flugschule
The OASE Flugschule basic course in Obermaiselstein near Oberstdorf is the first step towards the German A licence (A-Schein). On a gentle private training slope a short walk from the school, students practise running with the wing, inflations, launches and landings while the height difference grows step by step; the course includes at least fifteen short flights with 40 to 100 m of height difference, all supervised by an instructor and guided by radio. It also covers an introduction to ground handling and about five hours of theory following the DHV syllabus: aerodynamics and equipment, meteorology, flight technique and emergency procedures, and air law. Rental equipment, launch and landing fees, liability insurance and local transfers are included; accommodation and meals are not. Groups have at most 16 participants. The course continues with the Aufbaukurs and the high-flight course and also forms the first part of the combined and compact courses.
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OASE Basic XC cross-country seminar in the Allgäu 2027
OASE Flugschule
The short Basic XC seminar is for pilots who want to start flying cross-country. In a small group of at most six pilots, OASE Flugschule instructors plan each day's flight together with the pilots according to site and weather, climb in thermals with radio support and, conditions permitting, aim for routes of 10 to 40 km, followed by an evening debrief of the tracks. The base is the school in Obermaiselstein and flying takes place in the Allgäu, especially from the Nebelhorn above Oberstdorf, which suits triangle routes with an easy return to the lift. Pilots working on the B licence can collect tasks and flights here and, in suitable conditions, the 15 km qualifying flight. Instructor support, local transfers, a daily weather briefing, site briefings, a radio and the chance to fly test wings are included; travel, accommodation, meals, lifts and landing fees are extra.
August 29, 2027 – September 1, 2027
OASE combined course: basic course and Aufbaukurs in one
OASE Flugschule
The Kombikurs combines OASE Flugschule's basic course and Aufbaukurs into one eight-day block for complete beginners. It starts on the gentle training slope by the school in Obermaiselstein with inflations, launches, landings and at least fifteen short flights, then moves to higher launches in the Oberallgäu for the first radio-guided alpine high flights. Landing approaches, the first manoeuvres (pitch, roll, figure-of-eight, big ears), reserve-throw practice in a simulator and the complete A-licence theory are covered. Only the high-flight course with the exam is then left, and it can follow straight on in the next days. Rental equipment, launch and landing fees, liability insurance and local transfers are included; lift tickets, accommodation, meals and exam fees are extra.
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OASE compact course: complete A-licence training in the Oberallgäu
OASE Flugschule
The Kompaktkurs is OASE Flugschule's complete training for the German A licence in a single block of about two weeks: the basic course on the training slope by the school in Obermaiselstein, the Aufbaukurs with the first high flights and all the theory, and the high-flight course ending with the DHV theory and practical exams. The school guarantees at least fifteen training-slope flights and forty alpine high flights totalling at least 18,000 m of height difference from mountains in the Oberallgäu, mainly the Hörnerbahn and the Nebelhorn. If the weather prevents completion, missing flights can be made up free of charge within twelve months on the regular high-flight courses. Manoeuvre training, reserve-throw practice in a simulator, a discounted tandem flight that counts as a high flight and rental equipment are included; instead of rental gear, the Deluxe package adds new, individually chosen equipment. Lift tickets, accommodation, meals and exam fees are extra.
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OASE high-flight course with the A-licence exam (Oberallgäu)
OASE Flugschule
The Höhenflugkurs completes OASE Flugschule's training for the German A licence. Depending on wind and weather, students fly from different mountains in the Oberallgäu, mainly the school's home sites, the Hörnerbahn near Bolsterlang and the Nebelhorn above Oberstdorf, where it uses five launches and three landing fields. The course includes at least twenty alpine high flights with 300 to 1,100 m of height difference, in which students refine launches, landing approaches and manoeuvres (pitch, roll, figure-of-eight, big ears) under radio guidance and gain experience of different sites. Theory should already be complete from the Aufbaukurs; the school adds a weather lesson and an exam question session. At the end of the course students sit the A-licence theory and practical exams with an independent DHV examiner. Rental equipment, launch and landing fees, liability insurance and local transfers are included; lift tickets, accommodation, meals and exam fees are extra.
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OASE XC Basic week in Kruševo 2027
OASE Flugschule
This OASE Flugschule week in North Macedonia is for pilots who want to enjoy relaxed thermal flying and are starting out on cross-country. The base is Kruševo, the country's highest town. The main launch overlooks the Pelagonia plain, where landing fields are everywhere, which makes it a good place for first cross-country flights, and in quiet conditions long thermal flights are possible too. The instructors coach each pilot towards personal milestones such as a first two-hour flight or a first 15 km in a straight line. A day out at Lake Ohrid is part of the plan: from the western launch above the lakes you can soar the ridge for hours towards Ohrid and back and even top-land. An OASE instructor who knows the area is supported by local guides. Daily weather briefings, detailed site introductions, thermal theory and technique sessions, radio support, XC retrieves with live tracking and all local transport, including a group transfer from Skopje airport, are included, as are seven nights in a double room with breakfast and launch and landing fees; flights, lunches and dinners are extra. Groups are limited to 12 pilots. The trip is recognised as DHV SkyPerformance training and is a good place to fly the 15 km cross-country flight for the B licence.
October 2, 2027 – October 9, 2027
OASE XC Plus week in Kruševo 2027
OASE Flugschule
OASE Flugschule's week-long cross-country trip to North Macedonia is aimed at pilots who already thermal well, have their first XC flights behind them and handle an EN-B or higher wing. The base is Kruševo, the country's highest town. From the main launch overlooking the Pelagonia plain, where landing fields are everywhere, the group flies routes that mix mountain and flatland flying and aims beyond the 50 km mark; on quieter days relaxed thermal flights are on offer too. A day out at Lake Ohrid is part of the plan: from the western launch above the lakes you can soar the ridge for hours towards Ohrid and back and even top-land. An OASE instructor who knows the area is supported by local guides. Daily weather briefings, detailed site introductions, thermal theory and technique sessions, radio support, XC retrieves with live tracking and all local transport, including a group transfer from Skopje airport, are included, as are seven nights in a double room with breakfast and launch and landing fees; flights, lunches and dinners are extra. Groups are limited to 12 pilots. The trip is recognised as DHV SkyPerformance training and is a good place to fly the 15 km cross-country flight for the B licence.
June 5, 2027 – June 12, 2027
Ski & Fly: OASE winter guiding in the Allgäu and Kleinwalsertal
OASE Flugschule
Ski & Fly is a three-day OASE Flugschule winter guiding programme for pilots who are confident skiers. Pilots launch on skis in the ski areas of the Allgäu Alps, the neighbouring Kleinwalsertal and the Bregenzerwald within about 50 km of Obermaiselstein, and most landings are on fields near the lift valley stations; more skilled pilots can combine skiing with repeated landings and take-offs on suitable off-piste slopes. The instructor helps judge launch and landing conditions on snow, teaches ski launches on flat and steep slopes, gives flight-technique tips and guides pilots by radio. Whether to ski, fly or do both is decided on the spot according to the weather. Test wings including mini wings can be tried. Travel, accommodation, meals, lifts, launch and landing fees and ski equipment are extra.
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