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Courses & trips
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Programs: 6
Algodonales flying week
Papillon Paragliding
A week of thermalling, soaring and groundhandling training around Sierra de Líjar, with instructors, radio support and briefings.
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Greifenburg flying week 2027
Papillon Paragliding
A one-week flying stay in Greifenburg, Carinthia. The home site is the Emberger Alm with several take-offs above 1,700 m, and the large landing field is next to the campsite. Instructors provide coaching to the Papillon and Skyperformance standard, daily weather and site briefings, and thermal and cross-country training; radio support is available on request. Participants arrange their own travel and accommodation; meals, lift or taxi rides and any site fees are extra. The week also suits pilots who still need their B-licence exam flight.
August 30, 2027 – September 5, 2027
Kaiserwoche flying week in Kössen
Papillon Paragliding
A seven-day flying week in Kössen in Tyrol's Kaiserwinkl, flying from the Unterberghorn with the take-off chosen by wind direction. Local instructors provide coaching to the Papillon and Skyperformance standard, daily weather and site briefings, and thermal and cross-country training; radio support is available on request. Participants arrange their own travel and accommodation; meals, lift or taxi rides and any site fees are extra. The week also suits pilots who still need their B-licence exam flight.
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Stubai follow-on course (Aufbaukurs)
Papillon Paragliding
A five-day follow-on course (Tuesday to Saturday) at the Alpen-Paragliding-Center Stubai in Neustift, run by Papillon with the local school Parafly. It includes at least 20 theory lessons and 15 high flights with 40 to 1,200 m height difference, with radio support from instructors. The week ends with the DHV A-licence theory exam. Equipment, liability insurance and landing fees are included; lift tickets and the exam fee are extra. It also serves as a refresher for pilots returning after a break.
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Stubai initial course (Grundkurs)
Papillon Paragliding
A four-day initial course at the Alpen-Paragliding-Center Stubai in Neustift, run by Papillon together with the local school Parafly. After running and inflation exercises, students make 15 training-slope flights with gradually increasing height difference up to 100 m, guided by an instructor over the radio; theory is covered in non-flying weather. The goal is readiness for a first high flight. Training equipment, liability insurance, radio guidance and landing fees are included; lift tickets are extra. The course equals the first four days of the Kombikurs.
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Stubai thermal and technique training
Papillon Paragliding
A seven-day training week (Sunday to Saturday) in the Stubai Valley for pilots starting or returning to thermal flying. It combines active-flying exercises in calm air with thermal flights on the Elfer, Kreuzjoch or Schlick 2000, plus launch and landing technique, reverse-launch practice, video analysis and theory. Daily weather and site briefings, radio support, an equipment compatibility check and harness adjustment, liability insurance and site fees are included; lift tickets, accommodation and meals are not.
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