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AIR Tarentaise – Paragliding school

Do you dream of discovering a new activity and learning how to fly? Are you looking to improve so you can fly solo? Do you need guidance to master your glider? Or do you just want to train safely?

Air Tarentaise, Paragliding School, takes you along the various stages of your project and offers a wide range of services to meet your demands. Our school is based at Landry in Savoie, near Albertville, Chambéry, and the Annecy area, which gives us fast access to all the take-off areas of the valley. The Tarentaise Valley is an area protected by the high massifs and allows flying almost every day, far from overcrowded sites. Over 30 take offs are accessible at the foot of the ski resorts of Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry, and La Plagne, with possibility of flying over 2,000m from the ground! A member of the French Federation for Free Flight (FFVL) and certified as Free Flight French School (EFVL), Air Tarentaise offers technical guidance all year long to guarantee a regular hobby, monitored learning, and acquiring a solid aeronautical culture.

5 DAY Courses

FLY SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE DAYS!

Intensive plans for an accelerated progression!

Goal :

Our weekday courses guarantee a fast and efficient learning, by providing you with basic piloting maneuvers. The courses let you discover far away horizons and participate in the flight planning.

How it works:

Meeting at the school, briefing and group decision on the week’s schedule according to the level of the students and weather conditions for the week. Gear setup, training hill, and explanation of various maneuvers, demonstations, and simulations. Return to the school, putting away gear, and debriefing of the session with theory. Increase in the number of basic maneuvers and movement automation. Due to pedagogic reasons, week-long courses are limited to seven people. Week-long courses are open with a minimum of four students.

RATES

REGISTRATION AND BOOKING

Buy your course online. A certificate indicating a non contraindication for paragliding must be held at the beginning of the course (certificat type). Registration for the aeronautical third-party insurance and FFVL license will be done onthe first day (License and insurance information) WARNING: Activities will depend on the assessment of weather conditions by the instructors and will take place with a minimum of 4 students. Sessions will be confirmed or cancelled via the school’s WhatsApp 48h in advance. Cancellations by students should be made 8 jours before the session, otherwise it will be billed. Thanks for understanding. For any additional information, please contact us by email or telephone.

Custom Courses

LEARN ALL ABOUT THE AIR AND PARAGLIDING MANEUVERS!

Day-long sessions (8h00 to 15h00) depending on YOUR schedule, from May to July and from September to late October, during the week and every weekend allow you to learn and practice whenever you’d like depending on your availability and desire

The goal:

Learn how to pilot a paraglider as efficient as possible, safely, and enjoy a unforgettable pleasant moment. And in the long run, to be autonomous.

How it works:

Due to pedagogic reasons, custom courses are limited to 7 people. Meeting at the school, session preparation, briefing and group decision on the session’s subject according to the level of the students and weather conditions. Training hill or pedagogic flights explaining the various maneuvers, demonstations, and simulations. Return to the school, putting away gear, and debriefing of the session with theory. Flash cards will allow you to review so you can improve for your next session.

Your progress:

A logbook from the French Federation for Free Flight (FFVL) allows an efficient follow-up of your learning progress and it allows your instructor to follow you in a more personalized way. The more your fly, the faster your make progress!

RATES & MEMBERSHIP CARDS

YOUR AIR TARENTAISE MEMBERSHIP CARD GIVES YOU ACCESS TO ALL DAY-LONG AND WEEKEND COURSES

REGISTRATION AND BOOKING OF CUSTOM COURSES

Buy your membership card online. You’ll receive an automatic email that will allow you to connect to our private page “Air Tarentaise Team Pilot”. In this page, you will find a calendar with all the availabilities. You must hold a certificate indicating a non contraindication for paragliding from the beginning of the course (certificat type). Registration for the aeronautical third-party insurance and FFVL license will be done onthe first day (License and insurance information) WARNING: Activities will depend on the assessment of weather conditions by the instructors and will take place with a minimum of 4 students. Sessions will be confirmed or cancelled via the school’s WhatsApp 48h in advance. Cancellations by students should be made 8 jours before the session, otherwise it will be billed. Thanks for understanding. For any additional information, please contact us by email or telephone.

Challenges

MAKE EVEN MORE PROGRESS!

Plans to make faster progress!

Goal:

Take on the Air Tarentaise challenges: the goal is to go even further towards flying solo. Our Air Tarentaise challenges guarantee a fast and efficient learning, by giving you the tools to be more independent.

How it works :

Meeting at the school, session preparation, briefing and group decision on the day’s program according to the level of the students and weather conditions of the day. Due to pedagogic reasons, challenges are for a limited number of participants.

CHALLENGE RATES

REGISTRATION AND BOOKING OF CHALLENGES

Buy your course online You must hold a certificate indicating a non contraindication for paragliding from the beginning of the course (certificat type). Registration for the aeronautical third-party insurance and FFVL license will be done onthe first day (License and insurance information) WARNING: Activities will depend on the assessment of weather conditions by the instructors and will take place with a minimum of 4 students. Sessions will be confirmed or cancelled via the school’s WhatsApp 48h in advance. Cancellations by students should be made 8 jours before the session, otherwise it will be billed. Thanks for understanding. For any additional information, please contact us by email or telephone.