![]() ![]() ![]() Our top tips for beginners would be to bring gloves, a wind proof and long trousers / long sleeved tops as you will get some scrapes and bruises and it can be chilly at the top of the mountains. Be prepared for long days (often starting at 8-9am, with a couple of hours for lunch, and finishing at 8-9pm if the conditions are right) - the focus is always on getting you in the air, safely. We flew from five different sites during our two week stay, completing 14 solo flights each. can be found in Hollersbach, with the starting point at Gasthof Berghof, as well as several landing areas in the region. ![]() Safety is given top priority with multiple kit and radio checks and the guys go the extra mile to find the best conditions for your level. The courses are a mixture of theory and practical sessions with tandem flights used in the early sessions which really builds confidence when you then take to the sky solo. All the team are extremely knowledgeable with many, many years experience of paragliding each, but they are also excellent teachers and make the complicated concepts of flight and meteorology accessible at an entry level a combination of skills which is rare. We could not recommend them highly enough, they have been absolutely amazing. My husband and I have just spent a brilliant two weeks with the fantastic Zero Gravity team doing our EP and CP qualifications, back to back. This system can help you take the right decisions quickly, to find thermals when you are flying low and to have a further cross-country flight. So, as you can see, when you look for a thermal source on the ground it is basically the same way that when you are looking for a hotel in the town: 5 stars hotel are better than two stars, so if you can choose, you take the best option. then you have your 5 stars thermal source. Gliders: If you can see something climbing over the thermal source, a bird, a paraglider. Clouds: Cumulus clouds are formed by rising air, so if there is a cumulus cloud above the thermal source, you give it a fourth star.ĥ. If the terrain is good, give it another star.Ĥ. all of these are warmer than green wet fields. Terrain: check the type of terrain and figure out if it is warm or cold rocky areas, dry ploughed fields, villages. If the area is in the wind, give it a second star.ģ. Wind: meteo wind can create dynamic lift or can bring thermals up the slopes. If the area where you are looking for a thermal is in the sunshine, give it one star.Ģ. Sunshine: of course, areas on the sunshine will be warmer than on the shade, so these areas are better candidates to create thermals. He evaluates five points in order to find a good thermal source.ġ. Looking for a system to teach our students of the cross-country paragliding courses how to find thermals, I found on the internet an interesting video from Bob Drury, who explains how to assess the potential of thermal sources using his "the 5-star system". How to find thermals for paragliding pilots ![]()
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