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Normal course venue: Wilderness. We have a number of training slopes around Wilderness. (Wilderness is about 4 hours drive east of Cape Town) All are used depending on the wind direction. Courses can be either full time or part time. For module courses please call for dates. Below are some details of the courses we have on offer. Please e-mail us at wefly@iafrica.com or phone 083 2292919 for more information.
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| Novice Pilot Rating Module one Venue: Wilderness Criteria: Medical Price: R 3500(Including Accommodation) Duration: 4-5 days |
A fun introduction into the sport of hang gliding, never the
less this course forms the back bone to learning to fly a hang glider. Designed to take
you from knowing nothing to doing successful solo flights at low altitude. These ground
skimming flights will give you a great grounding for mastering the basics of hang gliding.
Learn to launch and land a hang glider! Learn basic ground handling techniques, aero
dynamics, rigging and pre-flight procedures. Get a foundation for weather assessment and
glider design! This is the beginning level of your hang gliding career. You are still a trainee pilot and as such may only fly under supervision of a SAHPA rated instructor. Still very green behind the ears from a flying point of view, ;-) this course is a great intro taster to the sport and will only leave you hungering for more! |
| Novice Pilot Rating Module two Venue: Wilderness Criteria: Module one Price: R 3500(Including accommodation) Duration: 4-5 days |
This course is all about altitude gliding! After success full completion
of module one you will be entitled to attend module two in your pursuit to achieving your
Novice pilot rating. We will concentrate on extending your flying time which means
increasing the fun! Some of the minimum criteria are at least 5 high flights. A high
flight constitutes at least 1 minute in duration and at least 100 meters in altitude from
top to bottom. (Remember, you will have had multiple training flights from the dunes and
lower hills before you reach this stage!) You will be able to launch and land a hang
glider under a variety of conditions, know and recognise flying speeds, including stalls
and be able to do proper landing approaches amongst other things! After completion of your Novice pilot license, you would have acquired sufficient knowledge to be able to look after yourself under mild flying conditions and Novice rated sites. For the most part we still recommend the presence of a senior pilot that can act as a guide, allowing you to gain more exposure and flying experience. |
| Novice Pilot Rating Complete Venue: Wilderness Criteria: Medical Price: R 6500(Includes accommodation) Duration: 10 days |
This course combines both modules into one and is run continuously through a week of intensive training. (From the Saturday to the following Sunday) This course forms the back bone to learning to fly a hang glider. Designed to take you from knowing nothing to satisfying SAHPA's minimum criteria for the Novice Pilot rating. This is the beginning level of your hang gliding career. You are still a Novice pilot and have just mastered the basics of piloting a hang glider. This is sufficient for you to be able to look after yourself under mild flying conditions and Novice rated sites. For the most part we still recommend the presence of a senior pilot that can act as a guide, allowing you to gain more exposure and flying experience. Some of the minimum criteria are at least 5 high flights. A high flight constitutes at least 1 minute in duration and at least 100 meters in altitude from top to bottom. (Remember, you will have had multiple training flights from the dunes and lower hills before you reach this stage!) You will be able to launch and land a hang glider, know and recognise flying speeds, including stalls and be able to do proper landing approaches amongst other things! |
| Basic Rating (A licensed Pilot) Venue: Wilderness Entry Criteria: Completed the Novice rating level of experience. Can be done straight as one course from Student level. Price: R 2500 Duration: 5 -10 days
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This course is all about airtime! No longer do we just glide to the bottom but work on gaining altitude and remaining airborne for some time! From the Novice Rating we guide you to progress to a stage of Ridge soaring and an introduction to thermaling. You have mastered the basics of piloting a hang glider so we can now start concentrating on mastering the art of using available lift. No more straight flights to the bottom of the hill! You learn how to actually remain airborne! Guided radio controlled flights to help you excel when things really count. This course includes a minimum of 5 hours airtime. (If you can handle it!) |
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Cross country course (Please note: Conditions apply) Venue: Dasklip, Porterville, South Africa Price: R4500 Duration: 5 days Criteria: Traveling pilots: Gliders and transport to and from the airport can be arranged with prior arrangement. |
OK. The course is designed for 3 flyable days but is run over 5 days. This gives us a better window of opportunity to satisfy our criteria in the event of bad weather! (Weather permitting we will fly all five days if we can!) Of course we are at Dasklip with the weather being 99% flyable during this time of the year! SA's most consistent competition venue! During this time you will received experienced guidance in the air and from the ground. You will learn many facets of thermal flying. All the basic theory will be covered in the class room and more secrets to success will be divulged to you personally! Going cross country is not an option - just how far you go is! This is a great value for money course! *Please note: This course is only available with a minimum of three pilots booked. *Courses are run in summer times only *Courses run on prearranged and booking basis *Fee does not include accommodation or food
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Meteorology course |
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Next course is: Call for dates. You are invite to 3 evening lectures covering a variety of subjects.
From some basic macro met features to detailed micro met conditions. The course is geared
towards the soaring pilot so we pay special attention to soaring conditions and specific
lift phenomena. |
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Prices and Payment
All courses are run on a first come first served basis. Full payment due and payable at the start of each course. A minimum deposit of R800,00 per course will be payable to reserve a place. (Payment options can be arranged)
Please note: Deposits are non refundable and sometimes we are forced to change prices but this is almost always done with notice! ;-)
