We can help arrange all your travel in Nepal and accommodation
if these dates don't suit you contact us for adjustability.
Elementary pilots and low airtime pilots welcome -
contact us for details.
| BEGINNER |
100 euros per day.
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Course 2010/ 2011
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Para pro 1
Beginner
5 days
approx 5
flights
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Para pro 2
5 days
approx 10 flights |
| 20-24 Oct |
26-30 OCT 2010 |
| 5 - 9 Nov |
11 - 15 NOV 2010 |
| 19-23 NOV. |
25-29 NOV 2010 |
| 5-9 DEC |
11-15 DEC. 2010 |
| 20-24 DEC. |
26-30 DEC. 2010 |
| 4-8 JAN |
10-14 JAN 2011 |
| 21-25 JAN |
27-31 JAN. 2011 |
| 5-9 FEB |
11 - 15 FEB 2011 |
| 21 - 25 FEB |
27 - 31 FEB 2011 |
| 5 - 9 MAR |
11 - 15 MAR 2011 |
Para Pro 3
Pilot license
5 days Thermalling course
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All dates available.
take off supervised and signed by
instructor, briefing , de-briefing. radio surveillance in the sky.
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Includes: Equipment, transport in Pokhara, Tuition |
Does not include airflights, transport from Kathmandu,
accomoadation.
You must have medical and repatriation insurance that
covers you for paragliding
You can get it from Airsports Insurance on 01983 298480
(UK), BMC travel insurance 0161 445 4747.
Course Structure
Meet 9am at Blue Sky Paragliding Lakeside Pokhara
Morning briefing
Weather assesment
Choice of site
Fly
Evening de-briefing
Training starts at the end of the lake learning to ground control the glider. We move onto gentle slopes and do Tandem high flights with an instructor. Once your confidence and ability grow you start doing solo high flights.
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ParaPro 1
Beginner - Initiation - 5 days
Intro to equipment/ transport, care, maintenance, identification
Harness simulator
inflation and acceleration
Slalom course
Braking the wing during the course
Preperation for takeoff, check the 6 points.
Weather/ Wind
State of mind
Site
Equipment/ Pre-flight checks
Airspace
Takeoff in 3 phases
Inflation
Checking / Contact/ Safety line
Acceleration
Stop the takeoff
Getting into harness
Small flights
Fly with changes in direction
Takeoff with side wind
Takeoff with wing badly layed out
Reverse launch takeoff.
Landing techniques.
Emergency landing procedures
Speed Control
Turns of 90-180 degree.
Fly with rear risers.
Untangling lines.
Packing methods
Theory test for premier high flight.
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Parapro 2 - 5 days
Intermediate -Progression
Tandem Flight.
Emergency Landings.
Inspection and choice of take off site.
Reverse Launch take off.
Flat 360 turns
Rapid change of direction
Figure of eight.
Tight 360 turns
What to do in a Parachutal stall
Speed range
Acceleration system
Fly in positive and negative
Weight shift
Fly and land with rear risers
Small Assymetric collapse
Big Ears
Spirals
Fly with instruments
Soaring
Thermalling
Right and left U - approach
S-turn approach
Precision Landing
How to land with a tail wind
Theory test
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Pilot License --Parapro 3
Further 25 flights, take off supervised and signed by
instructor, briefing , de-briefing. radio surveillance in the sky.
consolidation of airmanship skills and knowledge.
Minimum 3 different flying sites, Advanced manouvers;
thermalling,
assymetric tuck,
spiral dive,
weather,terrain and site assessment.
Theory test
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Theory
Weather
Theory of flight
Airmanship
Airlaw
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Equipment needed
Boots
Suncream
Longsleeves
All Transport and equipment provided.
All flights are under 2 - way radio guidance.
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You can view information on immunisations, vaccinations,
visas and travel details on Nepal here.
Read our learning to fly in Nepal story here.
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