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Programs: 5
Westallgäuer Flugschule A-licence high-flight training (Höhenschulung)
Westallgäuer Flugschule
Westallgäuer Flugschule's high-flight training is the second step towards the German A licence and follows the basic course. It includes 40 high flights at the school's Allgäu sites with roughly 300 to 1,200 m height difference, 20 theory lessons, simulator practice, radio guidance by two instructors, video analysis, groundhandling basics and exam preparation. The school uses its own sites for different wind directions, such as the Salmaser Höhe by the Alpsee, the Kapf in Oberstaufen, the Hauchen between Isny and Kempten and the Mittag near Immenstadt; the alpine Hochgrat above Oberstaufen, with about 800 m height difference, comes towards the end of training. The school bus takes students to most launches, and uplifts are charged separately. Each course run lasts eight days and can be extended if needed. For beginner courses the school generally does not accept equipment that was not bought from it; otherwise it rents out school equipment.
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Westallgäuer Flugschule alpine tour 2027
Westallgäuer Flugschule
Westallgäuer Flugschule's four-day alpine tour is for pilots who want to get to know more sites in the region or simply fly under an instructor's supervision again after a break. Depending on the weather the group flies in the Ostallgäu (Tegelberg, Buchenberg, Breitenberg), the Tannheimer Tal, Vorarlberg and eastern Switzerland, including Bezau, the Didamskopf, Schnifis, Fanas, the Pizol and the Hoher Kasten. The aim is to explore launches and flying options and to gain experience for flying independently later. The programme adapts to participants' wishes and can include thermal flying, manoeuvres, descent techniques, refreshing skills and flights towards the B licence; when the weather is unsuitable there is training on the simulators. The meeting point is the school near Scheidegg, and single days can also be booked.
April 24, 2027 – April 27, 2027
Westallgäuer Flugschule basic course (L-Schein)
Westallgäuer Flugschule
The four-day basic course at Westallgäuer Flugschule is the first of two steps towards the German A licence. It takes place on small practice slopes around the school near Scheidegg in the western Allgäu: students learn to handle the wing, choose the right launch technique, launch and land safely, fly turns and abort a launch. Theory covers weather, aerodynamics, equipment and further topics of the DHV syllabus. The school provides all equipment, starting with lightweight single-skin wings, and guides students by radio with video analysis of their flights. Groups are small with two instructors; when the weather does not allow flying, students practise on flight simulators and cover theory. The high-flight training follows, or the course can be booked straight away as the seven-day combined course or as a package covering all training up to the exam. Ankle-high mountain boots are required.
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Westallgäuer Flugschule flying-technique training 2027
Westallgäuer Flugschule
Westallgäuer Flugschule's three-day flying-technique training is for pilots who want to improve their launches, piloting and landings or refresh their skills after a break. The content is put together from theory and practical units according to participants' wishes: launch and landing practice, thermal flying, cross-country basics, manoeuvres such as circling, steep spirals and wingovers, descent techniques and how to react in emergencies, for example avoiding collisions, deploying the reserve or landing in difficult terrain. Pilots can also collect B-licence flights and get to know the school's sites. The meeting point is the school near Scheidegg in the western Allgäu, and single days can also be booked.
April 9, 2027 – April 11, 2027
Westallgäuer Flugschule seven-day combined course
Westallgäuer Flugschule
The combined course at Westallgäuer Flugschule lasts seven days and joins the four-day basic course on the practice slopes near Scheidegg with about ten high flights from the follow-on German A-licence training at the school's Allgäu sites, including theory. It is meant for those who want to properly experience paragliding including their first high flights, and it also serves as non-motorised preparation for a paramotor course. It always starts on a basic-course date and is booked as an option of that course. The school provides equipment, guides students by radio with video analysis and drives them to most launches in its school bus. The course does not complete the licence on its own; the follow-on high-flight training leads to the A licence.
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