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Basic training

Thursday to Sunday / CHF 890 (students CHF 690)

You will learn the ABC of paragliding and complete your first high-altitude flight. From Zurich or Lucerne we will conquer the training hill where we will gear you up for the high-altitude flights and the pilot career in front of you. 

Training on the beginners hill

The basic training: Within four days from a pedestrian to a pilot.
The basic training: Within four days from a pedestrian to a pilot.
On the training hill you will learn the basics: material handling, take off and landing .
In only four days we teach you different starting techniques under different conditions. .
After four days, you will be able to take off and land perfectly.
A high-altitude flight will be the cumulation of the basic training: you're flying from a mountain with a lot of height.

On the training hill

Every great pilot starts on the training hill. After your first flights on the trial day — which also marks the beginning of your basic training — we shift focus to the core skills and understanding that will shape your paragliding journey.

On the hill, you’ll master safe launches and landings, learn to control the wing on the ground and in the air, and develop confidence in handling your equipment before and after each flight. This is where the foundation of every skilled pilot is built. And every step is guided by a professional instructor via radio, preparing you perfectly for the thrill of your first high-altitude flight.

The highlight of this course is your first true high-altitude flight in the mountains. Here, you’ll leave the hill behind and soar independently at one of our breathtaking flying sites, feeling the freedom and exhilaration of real flight.

For those who fall in love with the skies (and most do), this is where the adventure continues! Mastering high-altitude flights, refining technique, and truly embracing the paragliding lifestyle.

Benefits

INCLUSIVE

  • 4 days of training hill
  • 1 day of high-altitude flights
  • supervision by paraworld.ch flight instructor
  • complete paragliding equipment
  • liability insurance against liability claims of third parties on earth
  • minivan transfer to training hill and back
  • tiredness, pleasure and happiness 

BRING

  • solid, ankle-high footwear
  • sun protection
  • provisions (lots of liquids)
  • possibly spare clothes

When & Where

DATES

  • Dry and flyable weather provided, basic trainings (and trial days) take place from Thursday to Sunday
  • November to February a little reduced: Saturday and Sunday

LOCATION

Depending on wind and season, we have various training hills around Zug, Lucerne and Zurich at our disposal. From Zurich a shuttle bus is available. All training hills are easy to reach by public services.

Registration

Basic Training

 Zurich      Lucerne