Paragliding Training Course - P2

Soon after you have completed the P-1 Paragliding course you may enroll the P-2 Paragliding course. This course is conducted on beautiful hill tops. It's a wonderful experience to fly along the green valley.

The Training Program
The institute will provide all the necessary training and safety equipment. This course will be the first step towards the intermediate flying. Necessary textbooks will be made available for reference. All the days are practical flying days. You will be introduced to soaring flights.

This four-day course is conducted on intermediate hills around Pune. At the end of the course you will be soaring independently.

Venue : Hills around Pune
Time of the day : Either morning 7 to 9:30 am or Evening 3:30 pm to Sun set
Duration per day : Two to three hours

Requirements:
a) Should have completed the P-1 course
b) Medically and Physically fit

Day-wise training brief:

Day one
The first day is spent in orientation, advanced ground handling techniques and theory of flight necessary for intermediate flying. This course is not much physically demanding instead lots of fun flying on bigger hills. On this day you are taught the various techniques of take-off. One short hill flying theory session will be held on the hill to explain the various techniques to fly on the hills. If you feel confident on the first day of your course, you may fly.

Day two
On the second day we visit a big hill. You will be allowed to fly on this hill after a short briefing. Some of these flights may keep you up for a long time. Here you will be introduced to wonderful soaring flights. A team of Instructor and assistant Instructors will be helping and guiding you throughout your flights. In your batch you'll have other students flying along with you. By the end of this session you would have learnt to soar on the up-going Air currents.

Day three
The third day you are taught all the necessary skill to take of independently. Various techniques of soaring are taught. On this day the main emphasis is on learning how to stay for a longer time flying up in the sky. The instructor will guide you throughout your soaring flight. He will try to keep you as long as possible in the air. At the end of the day, various flying safety related topics will be discussed.

Day four
The final day will be spent on practicing soaring flights and top landings.(landing at the same place where you have taken off) The theory of top landing will be explained. The instructor will explain you the day's task. You will be taught how to gain maximum height for the given lifting air. After a short soaring flight you will be introduced to top landings. You will be attempting a number of top landings in a few flights.

This session will see you through:

• Finding lift areas in weaker wind conditions and gaining max. height in available wind conditions.

• Further top landing practice.

• Various techniques of top landings

Conclusion
During and after this course you will start enjoying the actual thrill of flying. There are many safety related aspects of flying, which are cleared during this course. This course is a step towards independent flying. You will have a deeper understanding of flying and the weather. After completion of this course you may continue practice flying with the institute's flying gear at a nominal fee.

A special Ground Handling Course is also available for those who want to sharpen their ground handling technique.