High-Altitude Course – 05.06.–12.06.2027

On Your Way to a Paragliding License: Gain the Necessary Experience in the High-Altitude Course for Your Paragliding A-License Exam.

This Is Really Taking Off! Successfully Accumulate Airtime and Flights with the Required Altitude Difference.

You’ve left the practice slope behind and successfully completed the basic course, eager for more. What you need now is the ultimate thrill: high-altitude flights. And enough of them to tackle the exam for your paragliding license (A-License).

It’s best to do this in a flying area that makes gaining altitude easy: the Pinzgau region with the Hohe Tauern mountains. And with a flight school that takes you not only higher but also far ahead—the Flugschule Pinzgau.

We’ll get you technically and mentally ready for a successful paragliding A-license exam. And without any pressure: If you don’t manage to cover everything in the theory or practical training within the allotted time, you can make up what you missed free of charge at any subsequent training session. You have our word!

Dates and Course Information

In the High-Altitude Course (A2), you’ll gain your first high-altitude flights—step by step toward your paragliding license. Under supervision and with radio support, you’ll practice launching, flying, and landing until you can perform all the required maneuvers safely. If you wish, you can obtain either an Austrian or German license.

Dates: Saturday, June 5, to Saturday, June 12, 2027 (1 week)

Includes

• Supervision by experienced flight instructors and radio support for up to 40 flights
• Orientation at the launch and landing sites in the flying areas
• Training in all required maneuvers and ground handling
• Theory lessons: meteorology, flight techniques, aviation law, equipment knowledge, and aerodynamics
• Preparation for the practical and theoretical exams
• Personal equipment advice
• Launch and landing fees, as well as shuttle service to the flying areas

Does Not Include

• Lift passes, accommodation, and meals
• Exam fees: €45 each for the theory and practical exams, or €70 for both (€45 total for GFC Hohe Tauern club members), as well as license fees

Equipment

You can fly with your own equipment or add rental equipment for the course week (+€250).

Requirements

• A positive attitude and sturdy footwear
• Maximum body weight: 110 kg
• Minimum age: 14 years (under 18 with parental consent); the paragliding license is issued from age 15

Flexible and Without Time Pressure: A total of 40 flights are included free of charge within one year. If you cannot complete them during this week due to weather conditions or cannot attend for the entire week, you can make up the missing flights free of charge at a subsequent session. You can also attend on a daily basis and do not need to take the entire week off.