welcome to Austrian arena online 2012 - ZILLERTAL - BASSANO DEL GRAPPA - DOLOMITES

complete xc & thermal courses - plus guided flying trips abroad

Fly some of the best XC areas in Austria & Italy with us.

Offering Paragliding Courses & Holidays to pilots who want to learn to confidently plan and safely fly XC routes in the Alps, since 2002.

Also for pilots wishing to learn how to efficiently master thermal and mapping techniques, the corner stone of successful XC flights.

What's on offer...
Join us in the Spring in Zillertal, the starting point of Austria's Longest XC flights.

XC & Thermal courses in Bassano del Grappa, one of Europe's most reliable flying areas.

Explore the Magnificent Dolomites with us in Autumn. Amazing.

Learn to thermal efficiently with us in the Summer months and practice your new skills with a spectacular XC flight to the Ahorn Spitz or achievable route around the Bassano del Grappa area.

Joining any one of our Courses will help develop the skills needed to fly safely & confidently, in the Alps. All paragliding XC and thermal courses are held at the most reliable times in each region.

And also great for pilots who just simply want relaxing flying in an uncrowded sky.

what we offer - in more detail

Firstly, many thanks for stopping by our website!
Hopefully within it you'll find out why choosing us will enable you to fly longer, higher and further than you thought possible before.

Whether you are a hobby pilot looking for some help with your thermaling skills or a seasoned XC pilot wishing to learn how to safely maximize the day & more importantly your precious time away from work.

Perhaps you are just looking for a stress-free paragliding holiday where you can relax and soar uncrowded Alpine skies.

We are proudly in our 11th season guiding pilots safely around the Alps. So you can be sure that you're flying the right place at the right time. No one has more experience guiding pilots around the Austrian and Italian Alps.

Maybe you want to push your personal best with other like-minded pilots on the "Classic Alpine XC" course around the Zillertal Valley. A unbeatable way to improve your Alpine knowledge and skills. Not just following the leader but understanding why the route has been chosen.

The Zillertal is the starting point of most of Austria's longest XC flights & home to some of the World's best paraglider pilots.

Come & visit one of Europe's most reliable paragliding sites, Bassano del Grappa, with us the whole season long.

It's a very enjoyable mix of mountain and flat-land flying.

This place seems to be always flyable. It's only a short drive away from our other areas of the Zillertal and Dolomites.

So pilots are almost guarenteed great flying there should everywhere else in Europe get wet or windy.

Ultra-protected micro-climate!

Pilots, myself included, fall in love with the straight forward flying there and it's forgiving terrain. It has to date one of the best hit rates of any place I've flown in Europe.

If you want to learn how to fly cross-country, first you'll need to learn to thermal. Improve your thermal technique with us with easy to understand theory and simple radio instruction.

Our Summer Alpine thermaling courses are run back to back with a "lite-XC" route in the afternoon when the valley winds enable easy soaring. Great conditions in which to practice the theory learnt in the early afternoon sessions. The perfect way to learn, it's exactly what I did back in the mid-nineties to hone my thermaling skills.

Our "XC lite & Thermal" Courses in August have proved the perfect combination to improve pilots overall technique. Mapping the climb out from launch made easy with our unique style of training.

Why not round off your season with a journey through the Dolomites in Autumn. This place has to be seen to be believed. Long, stunning XC routes around the Val di Fassa leading to our goal, the Queen of the Dolomites, the Marmolada.

Joining any one of our courses will help pilots develop the skills needed to fly routes safely and confidently through the Alps. It's not just guess work when the experts fly huge routes in this complex system of valleys and mountains. Learn the theory, stay safe & expand your goals...