ALPINE XC

IN THE HEART OF THE ALPS

“greifenburg: THE WORLD FAMOUS XC MECCA”

  • SOUTHSIDE RELIABILITY

    GREIFENBURG lies at 620m AMSL at the easterly end of the World Famous Drautal, in the state of Kärnten, Austria.

    To the North lies the Mölltal and behind it the Main Alpine Divide, separating not only nations but air masses.

    This range affords the Southside refuge from weather that forced us to abandon the Northside well over a decade ago.

  • LONG HAUL XC HUB

    FIND OUT WHY the Austrian League hold more competitions here than anywhere else, two words: HIT RATE.

    The XC possibilities here are limited only by your imagination and stamina. Rewarding and technical fights NOT only ridge bashing for hours.

    XContest favourite for pilots wishing to rack up huge distances throughout the season.

  • LAST PIECE OF PUZZLE

    LESSONS learnt on previous courses are put into practice here, as we FLOW through these classically alpine scenerios.

    While executing technically sound decisions, NOT blundering from one lucky shot to another.

    Easily OUR favourite Alpine terrain, with wide valley floors AND an accessibility second-to-none.

DAILY RUN THROUGH

After the morning briefing at our base on the mountain we will head DOWN to launch, around a 2 minute drive.

We will have a short, concise talk on the topic for the day. Explaining some high level techniques, ranging from EFFICIENT GLIDING to ‘BRIDGE THEORY’ to FLYING FASTER.

The Cross-Country briefing will consist of turnpoints for the flight and how we should attack the route with all important sections pointed out.

These XC courses are not just follow-the-leader tours, but aimed at pilots interested in team flying with a plan. Explaining the how’s and where's of Alpine flying en route and later in our detailed debriefs.

Visit our FACEBOOK page for DAILY run reports and get an idea of some routes we will be attempting.

LEVEL: ADVANCED

Pilots wishing to attend will need at least 150hrs, be known to us OR have an extremely strong CV.

We will be staying at the Fichtenheim, a comfortable guesthouse next to launch at 1800m ASML.

Flying into Venice is very convenient, simple and inexpensive, we can pick pilots up from there on our way through. Though flying into Salzburg and using public transport is also an option.

GREIFENBURG XC: £850.00

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