25 years of Paragliding
7 days after P3, come for your P4
Intermediate pilot, with thermal flying and XC.
After completing P3 you can join us at your intermediate pilot training. (IPPI 3 equivalent)
This training takes place in the month of October in Bir billing.
Theoritical
- Understanding thermal formation, cycles, triggers, core, lee and windward sides, thermic tilt.
- Circling in thermic lift
- Thermal flying, rules air law
- Safe AGL to fly
- XC flying, Choosing a line
- Head wind and tail winds in XC
- Where and how to find lift
- Skew-t reading and weather forecasting
- Polar curve and angle of attack
- Ground speed and air speed
- Reserve deployment procedure
- Radio communications
- Retrieve methods
- Things to carry for a XC flight
- Weather, clouds and what they mean to pilots
- When not to fly
- Flying in teams
- Some basic survival skills and first aid
- Equipment information
- Gaining local information
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Practical Skills
- 360° turns in thermals
- Understanding of thermic lift
- Choosing lines for XC flying
- Where not to go
- Dealing with collapses
- Descent techniques
- Cloud flying regulations
- Weather predictions
- Clear glider control at kiting
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Out Landings, and different Take-off sites
- Taking off in varied wind conditions
-Finding a safe landing area
- Cross wind and tail wind landings
- Valley landings
- Tree landings
- Top landings in thermic sites
- Over night camping
- 60 hours of flying
- Pass the written and oral exam
- do not fly in thermals with more then 4 m/s height gain
- Demonstrate
1. Confident Take-off and landing skills in varied conditions
2. controlled 360° turns
3. Glider control in the air through thermic conditions
4. 5 landings within 15mts radius
5. Clear site and weather analysis
6. Basic SIV should be cleared and certificate shown
7. Basic understanding of airspace and how to apply for clearances