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11 DAY APPI PARAGLIDING LICENSE PROGRAM

Pilot Rating: Club Pilot / APPI 2 Explore License

Is it for me?

If you are considering taking up paragliding as a hobby and have time to spare, then this is the course for you. This extended course combines the Elementary, Intermediate & Club Pilot courses all done back-to-back offering you a deep immersion into the sport of paragliding allowing you to progress faster.

Imagine 11 days of flying free, waking up to the birds at the native place guesthouse, going swimming, hiking, and bbq on the terrace under the stars.

In the words of Nitika This is a transformative experience. I came burnt out and I returned a new man.

What do I learn from it?

This is an intensive course designed to make you a competent pilot. On completion of this course, you will be able to fly for extended periods of time without direct instructor supervision. You will hone your skills in the air, and be able to assess a site, weather assessment, meteorology, flight planning, rules of the air, and safety. You will learn how to gain height and soar like a bird for extended periods of time. You will gain a deeper understanding of the glider, its characteristics, and how to fly it safely and competently as well as deal with instability. The emphasis here is to get you comfortable in the air on your own as the pilot in command.

On completion of this course, you are eligible for the APPI 2 Explore license. Being an APPI-certified school Nirvana Adventures can directly apply on your behalf. The license fee is currently 35 Euros for the first year, which you will be paid directly to APPI, Switzerland.

You can read about APPI, their Education & Rating system, advantages & license benefits here at https://flyappi.org/

SYLLABUS

• Site assessment
• Introduction to the paragliding equipment
• Canopy layout
• Forward launch technique
• Ground handling
• Cross-wind launch
• S turns
• Flight planning and safety
• Course correction
• Maintaining airspeed
• Low-level flights (bunny hops)
• Solo flights
• Landing and post-landing procedure
• Targeted Landings
• Audio/Video interactive sessions
• Aerodynamics and airmanship
• Simulator sessions
• Forward and reverse ground handling
• Canopy handling and kiting skills (on old ground handling wings only)
• Strong wind launches on slope
• Cross-wind launch
• Airspeed controls
• Active piloting skills
• Alternating S turns
• Weight shift turns
• Roll and pitch control
• Ridge soaring techniques
• Rear riser turns
• Target/spot landings
• Flight planning
• Flight safety and eventuality briefings
• Safety rules and ridge rules
• Strong wind post landing procedures
• Planned approaches
• Ridge soaring
• Exploring the speed range
• Accelerator systems
• 180-degree and 360-degree turns
• Cross-wind launch
• Rapid descent techniques
• Dealing with asymmetric tucks
• Duration flights of up to one-hour duration
• Simulator sessions
• Meteorology
• Principles of flight
• Rules of the air
• Airmanship knowledge
• Theory of instability and emergencies
• Audio/Visual interactive sessions
• Glider care
• Multiple-choice written exam

WHAT DOES THE COURSE PACKAGE INCLUDE?

The 11-Day APPI License Program Course package includes:

• Exclusive state-of-the-art paragliding equipment including harness, helmet, and radio, keeping your weight range and course level in mind, reserved for you
• Paragliding course material
• Instruction and radio supervision with a healthy student-instructor ratio, to ensure quality instruction and guidance at every stage
• Complimentary site transport
• Complimentary Food and Stay (9 nights and 10 days in dorm) at our guesthouse – Native Place, the best accommodation in the area overlooking the serene Vadivali lake
• A planned system of training based on the British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (BHPA) standards.
• APPI 2 Explore License’ internationally valid license from the Association of Paragliding Pilots and Instructors

Fees

Enrol for 11-DayAPPI License Course for Rs. 70000+18%GST per head (food, stay, and transport to the flying site included)

what is MY next step after this course?

On completion of this course, you will be capable of flying without direct instructor supervision. If you are serious about taking up paragliding as a hobby, now’s the time to buy your own equipment. Your instructors will guide you about what equipment will be suitable for you.

Now apply for our 5-day Pilot Progression Course in which you practice and hone your CP tasks, rack up some airtime, and get comfortable with your wing so you will be able to join our Thermalling & Cross-Country courses should you wish to progress further in the sport. Once you get your APPI Explore License you will be able to fly in other locations making the Sky your Playground.

Once you log the mandatory airtime and flight requirements, we facilitate the process for you to achieve the APPI 3 license.

Nirvana Adventures puts your safety first: We are conservative when it comes to training you on bunny slopes, tandem flights or High mountain sites. We do this only when the conditions are ideal. Safety is our main concern and we rely on good weather conditions for training you. Kamshet is fortunate enough to have the best climate with light and moderate winds for most of the year round, so fly-able days are plentiful.