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Programs: 15
Flying training in Algodonales
Paragliding Academy
A trip with thermalling, soaring and flying technique training, radio support, launch video analysis and daily weather briefings.
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Paragliding Academy A-licence high-flight course in the Allgäu
Paragliding Academy
The seven-day high-flight course is the practical stage of training for the German A licence (A-Schein) after the basic course. Depending on wind and weather, flights start from Allgäu sites with roughly 300–1,000 m of height difference: Ratholz and Buchenberg, the Hörnerbahn near Bolsterlang, Tegelberg and the Nebelhorn, and occasionally winch launches at Agathazell airfield below the Grünten. At least two instructors guide students by radio at launch and landing; training covers flight exercises, groundhandling and descent techniques under the DHV syllabus, video analysis of flights and an introduction to flying in the Alps. A DHV practical examination is scheduled at the end of the week when enough students are ready. The school recommends at least two high-flight courses; the licence also requires the two-day A-theory course with its examination, held in Oberstaufen or as a webinar. Students who miss ten high flights in a week because of the weather can rejoin a later course on individual days, subject to free places. Equipment can be hired; shuttles, lifts and launch and landing fees are paid separately. The same weeks also serve as a refresher for A or B licence holders returning after a long break.
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Paragliding Academy Alpentour: getting to know the Allgäu sites
Paragliding Academy
A five-day course for pilots after the A licence who want to get to know the flying mountains of the Allgäu and neighbouring Austria and make their first thermal flights. Participants meet each morning at the school in Oberstaufen or directly at the site, and after the weather briefing the instructors choose the mountain, for example the Nebelhorn, Hochgrat, the Hörnerbahn near Bolsterlang, the Spieser near Hindelang, the Mittag near Immenstadt or the Grünten, and in Austria the Neunerköpfle, the Hahnenkamm near Reutte or Andelsbuch in Vorarlberg. Every site comes with a detailed briefing; the instructors guide by radio from launch and often from the air and work with participants on thermalling and on launch, flying and landing technique. It includes a radio for each participant, video analysis of launches, a daily weather briefing and talks and alternative activities when flying is not possible; flights and training content count towards the B licence. The group tries to fly on every day, including the first and last. Late-winter dates combine first soaring and thermal flights over snowy landscapes with skiing. Driving to the sites in your own car and lift tickets are not included.
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Paragliding Academy basic course in Oberstaufen
Paragliding Academy
The five-day basic course is the first step towards the German A licence (A-Schein). It runs on practice slopes around Oberstaufen in the Allgäu with 30–150 m of height difference, which the school has for almost every wind direction; participants meet at the school by the Hündle lift. You learn to launch and land, fly your first turns and make solo flights in constant radio contact with an instructor, and your flights are reviewed on video. Theory follows the DHV syllabus: equipment, meteorology, aerodynamics, air law and hazard awareness. The course ends with the L-Schein student permit for practice slopes, which opens the way to high-flight training. Anyone who misses the required 15 slope flights because of the weather can rejoin a later basic course on individual days free of charge, subject to free places. Equipment including a radio can be hired; the school does not always accept equipment bought elsewhere. The first two days can also be booked as a separate taster course.
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Paragliding Academy hike and fly in the Allgäu
Paragliding Academy
A five-day hike-and-fly course in which the group walks up to lower or high alpine launches in the Oberallgäu and Ostallgäu or in neighbouring Austria, such as the Hochgrat, the Nebelhorn or the Spieser. Each day involves 300–1,000 m of ascent at a slow pace so that everyone can keep up; light equipment, walking poles, good boots and spare clothes are recommended. From launch the group flies thermals, small joint cross-country flights or relaxed glides. The instructors provide site briefings, a radio for each participant, radio support, video analysis of launches, thermal, soaring and flying-technique training and a daily weather briefing; talks and alternative activities are offered when flying is not possible. Flights and training content count towards the B licence. The meeting point is the school in Oberstaufen; driving to the sites in your own car is not included.
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Paragliding Academy landing training in the Allgäu
Paragliding Academy
A two-day weekend seminar on approach planning and landing for pilots who struggle with hard landings or avoid sites with small landing fields. On the school's training slopes and high-flight sites in the Allgäu, participants practise setting up the approach in different winds, sighting exercises, a well-timed flare, soft landings that bleed off speed, strong-wind and small-field landings and S-turns on approach. DHV instructors work individually on each pilot's weak points; the seminar includes a theory briefing, video recording of landings and radio support. The meeting point is the school in Oberstaufen.
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Paragliding Academy launch and groundhandling seminar
Paragliding Academy
A two-day weekend seminar on groundhandling and on reverse and forward launch technique according to current teaching methods. On the training slopes near Oberstaufen, where you can launch in every direction on flat and steep terrain, instructors and groundhandling specialists teach a correct reverse inflation (depending on the wind) and a modern forward launch, which Alpine pilots need for nil-wind take-offs. If the wind is too light for groundhandling, forward launches are practised with video analysis. The seminar includes a theory briefing, video recording of launches and radio support on request. The meeting point is the school in Oberstaufen.
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Paragliding Academy private tuition in the Allgäu
Paragliding Academy
Individual tuition in which a student or pilot books an instructor for themselves for a day or a whole week. The participant sets the programme: improving launch, landing and flying technique, getting back into flying after a break, groundhandling, a condensed basic or taster course, a complete high-flight course with two instructors, getting to know new sites, or joint thermal and cross-country flights with support from the air. It includes full-day individual radio guidance from the ground and, where useful, from the air, theory on request, video analysis, use of the school's training sites, a free equipment check and simulator training where appropriate. Sessions run only when the weather suits the chosen goals and are easiest to arrange outside the main season. Equipment can be hired; lifts and shuttles are paid separately. The meeting point is the school in Oberstaufen.
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Paragliding Academy thermal and technique trip to Meduno
Paragliding Academy
A week in Meduno below Monte Valinis with thermal, soaring and flying-technique training. It includes rides up to launch, site briefings, a radio for each participant, radio support from the instructors, video analysis of launches and a daily weather briefing. The large launch is suited to first top-landing attempts and the landing field is spacious. Talks and alternative activities are offered when flying is not possible. Flights and training content can count towards the B-licence. Participants book their own accommodation.
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Paragliding Academy thermal and technique week in the Allgäu
Paragliding Academy
A week-long training course based in Oberstaufen in which instructors coach participants at flying sites across the Oberallgäu and Ostallgäu. The focus is on the performance exercises for the German B licence (B-Schein), thermalling, soaring and flying technique; depending on the wind, launches are practised on the training slope or manoeuvres and descent techniques are flown from the higher mountains, and first cross-country flights are possible. It includes site briefings, a radio for each participant, radio support from the instructors, video analysis of launches and a daily weather briefing; talks and alternative activities are offered when flying is not possible. Flights and training content count towards the B licence. Participants usually drive to the sites in their own cars (a seat in the school bus on request), lifts are paid separately and participants book their own accommodation with the school's help.
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Paragliding Academy winch towing course at Agathazell
Paragliding Academy
A two-day winch towing course with a pay-out winch at Agathazell gliding airfield below the Grünten, about twenty minutes from Oberstaufen. Licensed pilots are scheduled for about 20 tows, ten duties as launch marshal including training for that role, around three hours of theory with a script and the school's internal theory and practical examination. Launch and landing fees are included and tow releases can be hired. The modern pay-out winch gives soft tows. Students training for the A licence can join on request, for example when the weather rules out mountain flying.
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Paragliding Academy XC seminar in Bassano 2027
Paragliding Academy
This week-long seminar in Bassano is for pilots who want to start flying cross-country. The instructor launches first, gathers the group in the air and leads it by radio along a jointly planned route; each day starts with a weather briefing and the day's task, and ends with an evening track analysis. The aim is first short to medium XC flights (roughly 15–50 km), using the speed bar and collecting flights and training content for the B-licence, including a possible 15 km XC flight. Site briefings, a radio for each participant, live tracking, an equipment check and talks or alternative activities in bad weather are included. Participants book their own accommodation; the meeting point is in Borso del Grappa.
March 20, 2027 – March 27, 2027
Paragliding Academy XC seminar in Greifenburg 2027
Paragliding Academy
The seminar is designed for first short to medium XC flights (15–50 km) guided by an experienced XC instructor who accompanies pilots in the air and supports them by radio. Flights start with a weather briefing and joint route planning and end with a debrief. Live tracking, site briefings, a radio for each participant, an equipment check and collecting B-licence flights are included; talks are held in bad weather. Participants book their own accommodation; the meeting point is the Fliegercamp in Greifenburg.
April 24, 2027 – May 1, 2027
Paragliding Academy XC seminar in Kruševo
Paragliding Academy
A week-long seminar in Kruševo, North Macedonia, for pilots with first thermal experience who want to start flying cross-country; more experienced pilots get plenty out of it too. From Kruševo pilots fly along ridges and hills and also go cross-country over the flatland below, where thermals often work better. The instructors fly with the group and coach it by radio from the air; each flight is planned together after the weather briefing, and the previous day's flights are analysed in the morning. Site briefings, a radio for each participant, live tracking, launch shuttles, retrieve with a driver after outlandings and XC flights, an equipment check and talks or alternative activities in bad weather are included. Participants can collect flights and training content for the B-licence, including the 15 km cross-country flight. Participants book their own accommodation; the transfer from Skopje airport costs extra.
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Paragliding Academy XC seminar in the Allgäu
Paragliding Academy
A week-long seminar for first short to medium cross-country flights of roughly 15–50 km, led by experienced XC pilots who fly with the participants and coach them by radio from the air. Launches are from well-known mountains in the Oberallgäu, Ostallgäu and neighbouring Austria, such as the Nebelhorn, Tegelberg or the Neunerköpfle in the Tannheimer Tal. Each day starts with a joint weather briefing and detailed route planning; live tracking, flight analysis, sensible use of the speed bar and flying-technique coaching are also on the programme. It includes site briefings, a radio for each participant, talks and alternative activities in bad weather and a free equipment check. Participants can collect flights and training content for the German B licence, including the 15 km cross-country flight. Pilots drive to the sites in their own cars or share rides, lifts are paid separately and participants book their own accommodation.
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