This course takes you from never having touched a wing to launching, flying and landing on your own under instructor supervision. The programme follows the IPPI standard syllabus. It is skills training and does not issue a licence — see the licence section below. Intensive does not mean abridged. The practice hours and number of flights stay at standard; what is compressed is the waiting time between sessions, because you stay at the flying site and can fly in every good window.
The two skill standards you will reach
P1 standard. The first level in the IPPI syllabus. You cover the theory foundation: basic meteorology, flight mechanics, air law and collision avoidance rules, equipment use and care, condition analysis, mental state. In practice: ground handling, the B.E.S.A.F.E pre-flight check, the five phases of launch, low flights and the first supervised solo flights with radio guidance. P2 standard. The next level, corresponding to a minimum of 10 flights. You go deeper: how the day develops, the causes of collapses and stalls, the glider speed range, drift correction in crosswind, and one complete landing approach technique. You are also introduced to active piloting, 360° turns and big ears — skills you will master at IPPI levels 3–4. Reaching the P2 standard means you have the skills to fly solo under instructor supervision with radio contact.
Schedule and workload
• Duration: 7 consecutive days • Theory: 60 minutes per session, before going to the field • Practice: 30 hours on the ground and in the air • Low flights: 10–15, working on launch, control and landing close to the ground • High (solo) flights: 5–10, flying from the main launch down to the landing field Paragliding depends on weather. On a bad day the session moves to theory and ground handling — no day is wasted.