thermal & ahorn xc courses - june - august
| Practice makes Perfect: | Throughout the day we'll concentrate on an efficient thermal technique. Helping iron out mistakes using radios. |
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| Understand the Theory: | Learn where and why thermals form in the way that they do. |
| Conquer the Ahorn: | With pilots technique mastered we'll try to get over to the Ahorn Spitz in the late afternoon. |
| Easy Afternoon Soaring: | Simple valley-wind soaring until sunset. Then enjoy the 'glass-off' restitution in the evening. |
| Easy Top Landings: | Large, flat launches mean that pilots can maximise air-time, perfecting technique easily. |
| Less Stress: | Large flat Landing fields close to cable-car. |
| Subject Matter: | Click here to listen to a PODCAST recorded early in 2010, mainly about subjects covered in this course. |
thermal course & ahorn xc - all details
These Courses are held in Mayrhofen in July & August.
Flying in the Alps during the summer months is great for pilots who want relaxed flying in smooth & reliable conditions.
The aim of these weeks is to teach pilots the theory of how to use Alpine thermals efficiently and safely.
With the use of radios I'll guide pilots towards the rising air. I'll help pilots get established and give clear instructions helping iron out any mistakes being made.
You can generally expect climbs of between 1-3m/s.
Also during this time of year on thermic days a large amount of air is drawn in towards the centre of the Alps.
This is commonly known as 'Valley Wind'. It is usually very laminar and brings perfect soaring conditions to all mountains facing into this flow.
Later in the afternoon, from 4pm onwards this wind becomes soarable on our house mountain the Ahorn.
We then use this wind and the thermals pushed along the valley floor. We can then make our attempt to scale the Ahorn Spitz, 2968m. Heights of over 4000m are not uncommon on good days.
This course is specifically designed to help pilots with little or no thermaling experience to effortlessly climb out from their crowded sites back home.
I believe that thermaling is THE corner stone of cross-country flying. Practice makes Perfect...
prices
Thermal &
Ahorn XC Course: 500€
This price includes 7 nights bed & breakfast in an alpine chalet, all rooms have ensuite facilities, cable TV.
Plus 6 days air-to-air guidance/coaching around our huge Arena, including access to private sites.
Numbers are again kept to a maximum of 8 pilots.
min req. CP+
logistics & dates
These will be held in July & August.
For this course, like all courses around the Zillertal valley, we will be based in Mayrhofen. We aim to house everyone in Haus Martinus in the center of Mayrhofen.
Please refer to the page 'getting here' for logistics about which flights to use and method of airport transfer.
Pilots wishing to attend will need just CP+.
This course is aimed at Beginner to Advanced pilots.
For more info please contact us, info@austrianarena.com
We'll be using easy to understand movies using 'Google Earth' to explain basic theories. Including search techniques from light to strong winds plus how to stay safe under clouds...
And at the same time try to improve pilots decision making.
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