A course aimed at the true novice who has always dreamt about flying. We sign you up to the Spanish syllabus but run the British syllabus alongside. The course should take 3-4 full days but with weather on our side and more days available to teach we aim to get you to a higher than usual standard.
We feel that one of the most important aspects of learning to fly is glider-handling skills. So, the first couple of days will be either spent at the beach or on nearby slopes learning to kite and confidently launch our glider in both alpine and cross brake reverse launch techniques.
By the end of the two days you will have a good feeling for the pitch and roll of your glider and making short solo flights from no more than 50 to 100 feet. The next two days will be aimed at improving glider control in turns of 90 - 180 degrees and figure of eight flying patterns from heights of around 300 - 400 ft either using towing or from smaller hills. We have a portable simulator to coach you on body posture and efficient weight shift control of your glider in turns and 360s.
When you have comfortably satisfied all these aspects of flying we will progress up to the larger hills and mountains surrounding Algodonales. The practical side of the Elementary course will be completed here, on hills between 500ft and 2000ft. Your last couple of flights will see you making confident site assessments, demonstrate good controlled launches, co-ordinated turns and safe and sensible landings, completely unassisted.
The week will be broken up by simple theory lectures on Air Law, Flight Theory and Meteorology of which there will be a simple multiple-choice exam at the end. (See recommended book list, available either here or from most good schools).
At this point you will have completed your elementary pilot course and will be ready to start you club pilot course. You can either continue into the second week completing the club pilot course or return another week when it suits.
Remember we offer glider & tuition packages for the second and first weeks so do inquire about a glider-training package to suit you.
Please bear in mind, some basic reading is always handy prior to the lecture
