High-Altitude Course – 10.07.–17.07.2027

Step up to your paragliding license: Gain the necessary experience in the high-altitude course for the paragliding A-license exam.

This is truly the height of excitement! Successfully gain airtime and flights with the required altitude difference.

You have left the practice slope behind and successfully completed the basic course with a huge desire 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).

Best of all in a flying area that makes the ascent easy for you: the Pinzgau with the Hohe Tauern. And with a flight school that not only takes you up but also far ahead – the Flugschule Pinzgau.

We make you technically and mentally super fit for your successful paragliding A-license exam. And without any pressure: If you do not manage to complete everything in theory or practice within the given time, you can make up for what you missed free of charge at any subsequent training date. You have my word!

Dates and course info

In the high-altitude course (A2), you will gain your first high-altitude flights – step by step up to your paragliding license. Under supervision and with radio support, you will practice take-off, flight, and landing until all prescribed maneuvers are safely mastered. Upon request, you can receive the Austrian or German license.

Dates: Saturday, 10.07. to Saturday, 17.07.2027 (1 week)

Includes

• Supervision by experienced flight instructors, radio support up to the 40th flight
• Instruction on the take-off and landing sites of the flying areas
• Training of all prescribed maneuvers and ground handling
• Theory lessons: meteorology, flight technique, air law, equipment knowledge, aerodynamics
• Preparation for the practical and theoretical exam
• Individual equipment advice
• Take-off and landing fees as well as shuttle service to the flying areas

Not included

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

Equipment

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

Requirements

• Good mood and sturdy footwear
• Max. 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 do not complete them in this week due to weather conditions or cannot be there for the whole week, you can make up the missing flights free of charge at a subsequent date. You can also participate on a daily basis and do not have to take the entire week off.