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Activity description
Take the plunge and learn to paraglide on your own with a 5 half-day introductory course in Millau!
The Air Zone paragliding school in Millau, awarded the Ecole Française de Vol Libre (French paragliding school) label, offers a training programme recommended by the federation which lasts 5 half-days. From Monday to Friday, usually in the morning for optimum weather conditions, you will learn the basics of paragliding from qualified instructors, with the aim of making your first free flight(s) over Millau!
During this introductory paragliding course near Montpellier, you will spend the first 3 sessions learning about paragliding equipment, inflating the wing and flying it on the ground on a training slope to prepare for take-off. At the same time, the instructors will give you all the theory you need (weather, flight mechanics, regulations, piloting, etc.) and, once you've passed all the prerequisites, you will be ready to take off for your first free flight! During the flight, you will be accompanied by a radio instructor during take-off and another during landing, ensuring optimum safety throughout this magical first flight.
With qualified instructors from the accredited Air Zone paragliding school, this introductory paragliding course in Millau will give you the best possible training for your next free flights all over France!
5 half-day course (mornings from Monday to Friday) following the teaching programme recommended by the FFVL (French Federation of Free Flight)
Objectives
Make your first free flight(s)
Course of events
- Welcome at the Air Zone Parapente base in Millau for the first day and issuing of FFVL licences.
- The first 3 sessions are spent on the ground: discovering the equipment, learning how to inflate the paraglider and fly it on the ground on a training slope to prepare for take-off, with the necessary theoretical input before the flight (weather, flight mechanics, regulations, piloting, etc.).
- If the pre-requisites are validated by the instructor after these 3 sessions, you will be able to embark on the big flight accompanied by an instructor on the radio at take-off and another at landing (you will be able to make between 1 and 5 flights depending on your level and the weather).
A written parental authorisation is required for minors to take part in this activity.
You will be asked to complete a health questionnaire before the start of the course: please contact the instructor once the booking has been confirmed.
You need a FFVL licence to take part: expect to pay between 32€ and 56€ for a licence, which you can buy on the first day of the course.
Special terms
This activity is extremely weather-dependent. If the weather does not allow for the activity to take place, we will contact you to reschedule or receive a full refund.
People with a physical disability are welcome on request (please inform us in advance).
- All the paragliding equipment
- Transport to the take-off site
- Instructor
- Free flight passport
- FFVL licence (compulsory, between 32€ and 56€)
- Sport clothes adapted to the weather
- Closed shoes
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Notebook
- Pen
