2012 RED RIBBON WEEK

1. 30 January - 6 February

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Red Ribbon Week
 

It has become increasingly obvious that low airtime pilots are missing out.  Often kicked out of school with their CP ticket, there are few places to turn for useful advice.  Having worked so hard to gain a CP qualification its a shame that so many new pilots become disheartened by their seemingly slow progress, or worse have a scary experience that knocks their confidence.  After qualifying your focus should be on gaining airtime and experience in a "club" environment which should include plenty of support.  This Spring whilst conditions are still quite gentle we want to help you on your quest.  Whether you like progressing slowly or fast, whether paragliding comes naturally or not, we have the perfect week for you.  Two instructor guides for a small group, lots of sunshine and reliable flying conditions, excellent food and adventure guaranteed.

 

Aim of Course

The aim of this course is to help develop autonomous pilots.  Gaining a CP (or equivalent qualification) really is just the beginning, and being let loose from school with your new "ticket" whilst exhilarating can often feel more than a little bit daunting.  A good instructor will have provided you with some simple tools to help keep you alive, but most pilots at this stage quickly realise that there is still a lot to learn.  We want to help low air-timers develop their confidence, improve their knowledge and awareness of basic meteorological conditions (this is more important than most low air-timers realise!) develop decision making skills for launches and landings.  Most of all, we want to help pilots gain as much air time as possible in as safe an environment as possible.  We also realise that all pilots learn at very different rates so will be giving pilots plenty of individual encouragement and support.  Although this course is aimed at low air-timers we are sure that it will also appeal to pilots with more experience looking for a relaxing holiday in the sun and pilots wanting to hone their thermalling skills.  Conditions in January are gentle and reliable with plenty of soaring and thermalling opportunities.

Morocco High Atlas Red Ribbon Adventure

 
  Course outline
 1. Basic theory of mountain flying including active air, how thermals work and how to monitor conditions whilst flying
2. Launch practise and confidence building.  We will be filming your launches as this is the best method we have found to help you develop your skills.
3. Alternative landing techniques (not covered at CP but very useful in a mountain flying environment), including constant aspect approach techniques
4. Dealing with unexpected turbulence, staying safe in the air and active piloting skills
5. Daily detailed weather analysis and appreciation to help you gain confidence in you ability to judge conditions.
6. Top landing revision.
7. Introduction to thermalling and XC flying

Different rates of learning
Please be aware that this is just an outline.  We are well aware that pilots will have a variety of experience. In addition, pilots learn at very different rates.  Some pilots will be ready to thermal and go XC from day1, others will take longer.  We usually fly every day at this time of year.  Its by flying everyday that real improvements and increased confidence start to become manifest.

Free tandem pedagogic flights
We have a high ratio of staff to clients on this trip (2:7) and in addition have tandem pilots available so you can practise together in the air with a qualified tandem pilot - ALL included for this trip!  Tandem rides can be an incredibly useful training technique, so whether you're having problems with landing approaches or understanding thermals be sure to grab a ride with an experienced tandem pilot to accelerate your learning.

 

  
 

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