Full Powered Paragliding Course: 30,000 INR (500.00 Euros)
On our Equipment
Training Manual and your primary reference book (1500.00 INR)
A minimum of 10 flights, lots of theory and personal tuition.
An open-book for Theoretical Knowledge
Duration: You should be able to complete the full paragliding course in One week to
Five months part-time
(evenings or weekends), depending on the effort you put in, the time you make available and the weather.
Once
complete, an additional payment to flyoctane for the license,
which
includes the mandatory 3rd Party Casevac Insurance,
membership,
flyoctane magazine. flyoctane Membership is
renewable annually.
membership to flyoctane (for 3 months) (20,000.00 INR) (400 Euros)
The requirements are:
A minimum of three sites flown.
A minimum of three different days flown.
A minimum of ten powered flights flown from level ground under instructor supervision,
(Note: you may do some flights from a slope, but then they will not count towards the ten launches off level ground).
A minimum of Three forward pullups in less than 5kph wind which result in a successful launch.
A minimum of Three reverse pullups in more than 15kph which result in a successful launch,
At least one planned out landing at least 10km from the launch,
where the student does the remote field and conditions evaluation from the air before landing,
(if not safe, then abort the out landing).
After at least 30 minutes on the ground, the student again does the evaluation of launching conditions.
At least one cross country flight of 30km distance, with the first turnpoint is not visible from launch,
where the student exhibits all aspects of flight planning, navigation, airspace awareness and avoidance where required,
radio communications, emergency landing options awareness, traffic separation procedures, fuel management, etc.
No Out and return along the same radial permitted, so a triangle is suggested.
All manoeuvres that are required for the PG license, must again be demonstrated on the PPG,
such as big-ears, emergency steering, asymmetric deflation's, rapid decent options, etc.
A least one 50 meter power-off spot landing, and 3 meter power-on spot landings must be demonstrated.
There are a few other requirements as well, which your instructor will detail.
The Powered Conversion course: 20,000 INR (400.00 Euros)
On our Equipment
Theory of powered paragliding flight
Ground-handling with the Paramotor (As required)
A minimum of 5 powered flights (including one cross country, and one remote out landing and re-launch)
An open-book Theoretical Test (write this at home at your own leisure)
Discussing the questions you got wrong, to ensure you have a thorough understanding of these aspects.
The requirements are:
A minimum of three sites flown.
A minimum of three different days flown.
A minimum of five powered flights flown from level ground under instructor supervision,
(Note: you may do some flights from a slope, but then they will not count towards the ten launches off level ground).
A minimum of Three forward pullups in less than 5kph wind which result in a successful launch.
A minimum of Three reverse pullups in more than 15kph which result in a successful launch,
At least one planned out landing 10km from the launch,
where the student does the remote field and Conditions evaluation from the air before landing,
(if not safe, then abort the out landing).
After at least 30 minutes on the ground, the student again does the evaluation of launching conditions.
At least one cross country flight of 15km distance, with the first turn point is not visible from launch,
where the student exhibits all aspects of flight planning, navigation, airspace awareness and avoidance where required,
radio communications, emergency landing options awareness, traffic separation procedures, fuel management, etc.
No Out and return along the same radial permitted, so a triangle is suggested.
All manoeuvres that are required for the PG license, must again be demonstrated on the PPG,
such as big-ears, emergency steering, asymmetric deflation's, rapid decent options, etc.
A least one 50 meter power-off spot landing, and 3 meter power-on spot landings must be demonstrated.
There are a few other requirements as well, which your instructor will detail.
The Aircraft Radio Course: 10,000 INR (200.00 Euros)
The Aircraft Radio Course can be done with any Flying School,
but we strongly suggest you do this with a Certified ATC Instructor.
We have a special arrangement at himalayas, where the radio course is done over one weekend intensive training at a cost of only 200 Euros. This course is run ad-hock when there are a total of five students for the radio course. You need to book well in advance (through us) and bring Four passport size photographs.