Scuola Parapendio Monte Avena

The Paragliding School Monte Avena was founded in 1992 Maurizio Bottegal and boasts 20 years of experience for all those who want to approach flying sports such as paragliding and paramotoring in safety.

State-of-the-art equipment and teaching techniques are used and already more than 500 pilots have flown for the first time thanks to the professional preparation of the School.

The Paragliding and Paramotor courses are for both pilots and beginners who do not have any flying license.

The staff of the Paragliding School Monte Avena is always very helpful and attentive in providing each student with the appropriate preparation based on their abilities and learning times.

At the end of the courses an official exam of the Italian Aero Club is carried out to obtain the relative patent.

The course proposed by the Paragliding School Monte Avena Paragliding is divided into 3 distinct phases:

1. Didactic two-seater flight with instructor; practical exercises in the school field; 5 high solo flights (radio assisted take-off and on the ground); basic theory aimed at safety; duration: 3-4 weekends
2. From 6th to 20th high flight with the presence of an instructor; improvement of take-off, landing and control techniques of the vehicle in flight; reverse take-off techniques for total control of the paraglider during take-off; weather theory aimed at safety; duration: 3-4 weekends
3. From the 21st high flight up to the exam with the presence of an AeCI instructor; two-seater teaching in thermal; improvement of in-flight piloting and gliding start-up techniques; use of the speed system; theory for obtaining the flight certificate; pre examination for obtaining the flight license; official Aero Club of Italy exam for obtaining the Free Flight license; duration: 3-4 weekends

Already from the first phase the students are covered by RCT insurance and accident insurance and all the necessary equipment is provided by the Paragliding School Monte Avena Paragliding .

Paragliding School Monte Avena Paramotore organizes courses for pilots with a paragliding license and also for inexperienced students who wish to try their hand at this splendid sport for the first time.

During the course technical information is given on:

• structure of the paramotor and all its components
• take-off techniques
• rules for wearing a paramotor without forgetting
• ground takeoff simulations with paramotor off
• refueling and ground heating of the paramotor
• take-off and landing with paramotor
• improvement of theoretical landing techniques aimed at safety

At the end of the course, students are subjected to a pre-examination for obtaining the qualification, followed by the official examination of the Aero Club of Italy to obtain the paramotor pilot's license.