Pilot Level Specialties
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APPI Paramotor
Conversion to APPI Paramotor Pilot in 10 day course.
Alpine
Soaring
Winch
XC Pilot
Cross Country Pilots are pilots who want who have better skills in thermaling and performance. Both APPI Advanced and Solo Pilots can participate in this course, targets are different upon to the instructor’s supervision and students level. During the Cross Country Pilot course, students learn about thermals and flying techniques in long distance flights, expeditions and practices.
Perfo. Pilot
Performance Pilots are pilots who want to have better paragliding skills, combining performance in flight, distance, speed and safety. During the Performance Pilot course, students have training and preparation for competitions. Both APPI Advanced and Solo Pilots can participate in this course. The goals vary, according to the instructor’s supervision and student’s level.
SIV Pilot
SIV Pilots are solo pilots which have the skills for action and surprises in the sky, safety from turbulence, collapses, stall fast descents manoeuvre, etc… SEE Progression Form The pilot learns how to control the wing in all required situation stages, and has experience of safe general emergency procedures. Over the water, the SIV Pilot course, the pilot develops basic techniques which are pre-requisites to become an APPI XC and Perfo. Pilot.
Advanced SIV Pilot
During the Advanced SIV Pilot course, the pilot develops basic techniques which are pre-requisites to become an APPI Advanced and Acro. Pilot, and to go Pro.
Acro Pilot
APPI Acro Pilots are Advanced SIV Pilots who intend to learn and progress in special techniques of acrobatic flights. During the course, the pilot learns many manoeuvres, has acro training and practice in security, over the water, in fundamental progression and safety conditions.
D-bag Pilot
APPI D-BAG Pilots are Advanced Pilots with Acro certification who intend to learn and practice deployment techniques with secure processes. The pilot learns the deployment over the water, during a tandem flight, and how to open his glider in the air. The objective of this course is to learn how to have a secure deployment process in safety conditions.
Mini wing
Speed ride
Parahawking
Share the sky and Save the Vultures! Have you ever dreamed of flying like a bird, to share the sky and be a part of their world? Well now you can! What is Parahawking? Parahawking is paragliding with a trained bird of prey, it’s a new concept in paragliding.
Rescue Packer
Rescue Packing Provider are APPI Advanced Pilots or Instructors with higher rating, who have completed the Specialty Rescue Packing Course and are able to recognize, control, pack and install all different models of rescue and in any paragliding harness, following APPI Security International Rules.
First Aid Rescue
Winch technician
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