paragliding skills.
All courses include modern equipment - paraglider, back harness, reserve parachute and two-way radio. Convenient location to training grounds.
Pilot's license P1
A launch and landing instructor will be included for 15 flights until you learn how to land safely.
This course will put you approximately halfway towards achieving your Novice P2 APPI certificate.
Course program: “P1 in Oludeniz”
Course duration: 6 days
Format: Theory + practical training with flights under the supervision of an instructor.
Course objective: To master the basics of paragliding and make your first independent flights from a safe height.
Day 1: Introduction and preparation for the flight
• Theory:
1. Introduction to the course program.
2. Paraglider structure: wing, lines, harness, carabiners.
3. Safety basics: minimizing risks at takeoff, in the air and during landing.
4. Review of local conditions in Oludeniz: meteorology, features of Mount Babadag.
• Practice:
1. Packing the paraglider and checking the equipment.
2. Practicing takeoff technique and wing control on the plain.
3. First contact with paraglider control: raising the wing and holding it in the “window”.
Day 2: Ground training and first starts from a training slope
• Theory:
1. Basic aerodynamics: what makes a paraglider fly.
2. Air traffic rules: who has priority in the air.
3. Safety precautions during launch and landing.
• Practice:
1. Practice starts from a small training slope.
2. Work on wing stability and line control.
3. Practice the technique of running and first short “jumps”.
Day 3: First solo flights from a low altitude
• Theory:
1. How to choose the right flight path.
2. Basic control: left and right turns, descent and speed control.
3. Analysis of conditions for safe flight: wind, obstacles.
• Practice:
1. Flights from a low altitude (50–100 m).
2. Performing simple maneuvers: maintaining course, turns.
3. Landing control: descent and soft landing.
Day 4: Transition to medium-difficulty flights
• Theory:
1. The influence of weather on the wing's behavior: dynamic and thermal flows.
2. Speed control and basic maneuvering techniques.
3. Recognizing and avoiding dangerous situations.
• Practice:
1. Flights from an altitude of 100–200 m.
2. Improving wing control in the air: changing speed, performing precise turns.
3. Demonstrating safe landing skills on restricted areas.
Day 5: Flights from Mount Babadag with the instructor's permission (altitude 1200 m), provided that the foreseeable points are completed perfectly.
• Theory:
1. Preparing for flights from high altitude: pilot behavior in the air.
2. Recognizing air currents and using them for flying.
3. Introduction to the rules of group flying.
• Practice:
1. Flights from Babadag Mountain under radio control of an instructor.
2. Performing advanced exercises: long glides, stable descent.
3. Landing on Oludeniz beach with precision.
Day 6: The final day – solo flight and certification
• Theory:
1. Review of the theoretical foundations of the course.
2. Analysis of typical mistakes of beginners and how to avoid them.
3. Next steps: transition to P2 level, additional training.
• Practice:
1. Solo flight from Babadag Mountain (1200–1700 m) under minimal radio control.
2. Performing all flight elements: takeoff, control, maneuvers, landing.
3. Pilot skills assessment by an instructor.
• Final:
• Awarding of the P1 certificate.
• Photo session to remember the first flight over Oludeniz.
Additionally:
• Materials: Each participant receives theoretical manuals and access to video lessons.
• Equipment: All equipment is provided by the school.
• Bonus: Discount on the next level of the course (P2).