Training Search

During this 6-day training you will put the knowledge and experience of the teaching slope into practice. Most internships take in the French or Austrian Alps. We also travel to Greece, Spain, Slovenia, Italy. The first day is usually spent on getting acquainted with the material and the environment and a repetition of the principles learned on the teaching slope. And then… It’s time for the first high flights!

Do you have your initial license (semi-autonomous pilot) and do you want to gain thermal experience quickly? Have you been flying for a few years, but do you still lose the thermal? Do you often have the feeling that others are rising up, but you are dropping out in the same spot? This can be solved quickly with some good coaching. Join our thermal trainings. We improve your climbing technique based on coaching, debriefing, theoretical background, track logs and observations. You will learn that thermal flying is much more than waiting for your vario to beep and making circles until you find the core. Together we learn to read the landscape, the wind and read the clouds. And automate your technique so your brain is ready for all that information.

Is flying XC your ultimate purpose? Do you already have a good control over thermal flying and do you have your XC license? Do you want to push the needle and want to fly further, not just longer? The purpose of this week is simple: learning how to fly better XC, improve yourself and fly further than ever before. During this week we will bring you to the region with the best XC forecast at the given moment. Empowering you to improve your experience, knowledge and self-confidence as XC-pilot.

For those unfamiliar with the concept, vol-biv is the pinnacle of paragliding: we move through the mountains with our flying and camping gear on our backs, and improvise everything along the way: starts, landing, flights, meals & overnight stays. We’re on the move for 5 days of hike and fly, 4 nights in the tent below the stars. We walk up the mountain, we take off from anywhere we can or like, and aim for days of 30-50km, depending on the meteo. At the latest in the evening we all come together around the campfire to share a meal and a place to spend the night. Next morning the fun starts all over again! On day 5 we return to our beginnings & car, by means of public transport or hitch hiking.