Paragliding Course program

5 Gg. of theoretical and practical course, Monday to Friday, or week-end (Cumulating the same number of 5 weekend days).

During this first phase you will acquire the fundamental concepts of paragliding.
The exercises will be repeated until all ’ assimilation of movements during the short take-off run, the flight, l ’ landing.

After placement of the glider and the pilot ’ connection harness, you will run into the ’ order: inflation and stroke gentle slopes, ground turns and braking, first take-off and landing, flights increasing gradient and tacking.

At the end of the course you will be flying high with the full assistance, via radio, instructors take-off and landing.

L ’ course registration includes:

• Use of ’ complete equipment
• Accident insurance coverage
• Registration at ’ a.s. PRODELTA CLUB
• Theoretical-practical lessons
• Textbook
• Transportation to airfields

Technical Progression

• Knowledge of the material, checks and ground utilization
• ’ harness adjustment
• Accommodation on the ground
• Position in relation to the wind
• Preflight check
• Sail inflation, travel time by piloting, simulation of landing
• Small straight flights
• Flights with slight tacking
• Landing with power speed
• Landing with drop-down control of the sail
• Moderate wind launch
• Light or nil wind launch
• Lateral wind launch
• Execution of a flight plan
• Flights in medium height
• Comfortable harness
• Tacking with commands and movement of the body
• Turns to 90 and 180 degrees
• Knowledge and use of ’ radio
• Knowledge of the reserve parachute and its use
• Tandem instructional flight
• Top flight

Advanced Paragliding Course program

From 10 in 13 Gg. of theoretical and practical course, date to be agreed or week-end.

Be charged 30 high flights for l’study of certain flight techniques: tacking coordinates, accuracy landing, fast descent maneuvers, etc.
We will analyze the conditions Aerological measurements and terrain for the better exploitation of thermals.

You will run landings even in spaces narrow and ideally top_landing (landing at the point of takeoff).

Technical Progression:

• Closing all ’ landing at “eight”
• Closing all ’ landing at “c”
• Closing with wind
• Accuracy landing
• Leg strap connection failure simulation
• Simulation of asymmetric collapse of sailing
• Reverse launch or speculate
• Exploration of speed
• Execution of “ears” and tacking
• Pitch Pendolate
• Roll Pendolate
• Rapid descent (“Big Ears” or “b”)
• Turns to 360 degrees with an incline of at least 45 degrees
• Soaring flight in dynamic lifting
• Soaring flight in thermal rising
• Flights in different places

Important Note: Italian law does not allow to perform flight courses to foreign nationals

Documentation and requirements for participation

1. And’ need Italian citizenship or be nationals of a State where there is reciprocal treatment, provided that foreigners residing in Italy and in good standing for the purpose of stay
2. Having accomplished 18 years of age, or 16 with the ’ consent of those who exercise the parental authority
3. N° 1 passport photos
4. Send the registration form (download it here)
5. Duty stamped clearance from € 16 issued by the Questura of residence (fill out this form and submit it to the police headquarters of belonging). Must be requested prior to the date of commencement of the basic course communicating ʼ request to the school Office. The authorization will be issued only after about a month of the request, will be absolutely necessary for
   You can support the attestation examination ʼ.
6. You have the certificate of medical fitness issued by a sports doctor with stamp and signature of the same valid for 2 years (download it here).

The minimum requirements for the issue of the certificate of eligibility referred to in ’ art 14, are as follows:

1. Visus not less than 5/10 for each eye, also reachable by l ’ the use of corrective lenses; If this hypothesis, the certificate shall mention it and l ’ use of the lenses during the flight will be required;
2. Normal stereoscopic sense and Visual field;
3. Ability to perceive colors for transparency;
4. Ability to perceive the conversational voice from each ear from a distance of not less than two metres, Turning your back all ’ examiner;
5. Normal vestibular function;
6. Absence of psychophysical abnormalities incompatible with ’ exercise of Sports or leisure flying activities ’ (signs as free flight, paragliding or hang gliding cancel the certificate).

Certificate exams

Examinations for the release of the ʼ certificate of flight is required by law, take place in one of the airfields of Central Italy every six months after completing the courses. Are carried out on a day when there are two examiners of ʼ Plane Club d ʼ Italy.
And ʼ need the expected "nihil obstat" obtained at the police headquarters in residence.

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Examinations for the release of the ʼ certificate of flight is required by law, take place in one of the airfields of Central Italy every six months after completing the courses. Are carried out on a day when there are two esaminatoridell ʼ Plane Club d ʼ Italy.
And ʼ need the expected "nihil obstat" obtained at the police headquarters in residence.

Course Calendar

Practical and theoretical lessons with weekend or weekly frequency will be agreed with the school through the following e-mail address info@prodelta.it, whatsapp 339 5635456 or by contacting the same mobile number.

DOWNLOAD HERE THE PARAGLIDING COURSES SCHEDULE 2024

Certificate exams

VDS certificate exams for free flying paragliders have mainly a biannual.

And’ request personal equipment that will be used at least in the last ten high flights.

Take place in Italy and flying sites of the Centre are supervised by two examiners of the Aero Club of Italy, one for takeoff, the other landing.
During the flight, considered practical test, I asked some simple maneuvers to which students have been extensively trained.

After passing the practical test you make the theoretical form of quiz containing 30 multiple choice questions covering the main topics on the fly.
The overcoming of examination papers will be made a payment of 180 euros to Aero Club Italy to the date of issue of the certificate.

Paragliding Courses list

BASIC COURSE: 590€
The course consists of five daily lessons theoretical and practical with a progression that will lead l ’ student from nursery up to the top flight that will conclude the course. Are included: school equipment, textbook, accident insurance, registration at ’ Ass. Sportiva.

ADVANCED COURSE

From 15 in 20 days of theoretical-practical lessons to carry out at least 30 High flights with use of ’personal or school equipment. The rental of this’last is planned for no more than 20 "It's a very difficult #8217," he said..

The cost of the course is 350 € to which you add the following fares for each flight.

• A high flight with school equipment: 27 € (includes off-road take-off transport, flight assistance, Flight equipment rental);
• A high flight with personal equipment: 17 € (includes off-road take-off transport, flight assistance).
• Payment “flying” will be adjusted with prepaid cards containing 10 falling bubbles.

EXAMINATION OF CERTIFICATE: 180€
Includes a day dedicated to the theoretical and practical examination ’, deposits all ’ Aero Club q ’ Italy, transcript of ’ enabling flying booklet.

SHUTTLE SERVICE
Includes: the transport service to the point the pilot's take-off and flight equipment with an off-road vehicle equipped for ’ use.

• Standard fare: 7€
• Particularly demanding routes: 10€

SINGLE APPROACH OR LESSON UPDATE
Includes: a theoretical-practical lesson of approaching paragliding (2 hours) upgrade of take-off techniques, piloting and landing.

• With own equipment: 50€
• With school equipment: 75€

PARAGLIDING EQUIPMENT HIRE CAR

• A day: 70€
• Half day: 50€
• A flight: 25€

Price list valid from June 2021. This price list is subject to change without notice.