Terms:
28.05.2009 - 31.05.2009
01.06.2009 - 04.06.2009
30.06.2009 - 03.07.2009
04.07.2009 - 07.07.2009
BRIEFLY ABOUT THE LOCATION
The lake of Lugano lies in the South-East of Switzerland, at the border between Italy and Switzerland. The surface elevation gets to 272 m.Although the lake is not large, it has attracted us with its rich diversity,articulation and an interesting shape, which has been created thanks to the collision of two glaciers. The shore of the lake is famous for its mountains and tourist destinations like Monte Bré (925m), San Salvatore (912m) World Heritage Site Monte San Giorgio (1,097 m), and Monte Generoso (1701m) the place of our take off.
THE COURSE
To maximize your safety, the SIF course exercises are held above the water. You’ll put on a life jacket and have a transmitter to be in touch with the instructor. Moreover, there will be a life boat prompt during the whole training. As the course specialty, you can try opening the rescue parachute and landing with it’s help to feel what it is like and carry about a deeper confidence into your gear.
Meeting point:
We’re meeting up in the evening, the day before the course starts, at the opening briefing in the camping Paradiso, located in Melano, on the shores of the Lake of Lugano.
First, we’ll assist you in arranging your hide on the suspension device and will check the functionality of your rescue parachutes. Then we will distribute to each of you a transmitter and a life jacket – tools that should accompany you on every flight during the course.
Monte Generoso, our take-off point, lies in 1701 m. You can reach 700 m over the water level once you’re above the Lake of Lugano. During a day you can catch up with three to four rides to Monte Generoso.
You’ll be guided by the instructor through the transmitter and filmed by an operator during your exercises above the lake.
The training starts with easy figures for a better understanding and accustoming to the parachute. We’ll move on more complex exercises gradually and will have an individual approach to each of you. The exercise structure is adapted to one’s abilities during the course.
Landing occurs directly into the camping, near our tents and close to the railway-station. This facilitates a maximum time usage.
The quantity of flights and exercises depends on each of the pilots. For those who demand even more sophisticated exercises, there is the possibility to learn something from our acrobatic program.
There will be a briefing every evening, where pilots’ improvements, mistakes and instructor’s guides are summed up and discusses. Moreover, for a better comprehension all the performed exercises during the day will be projected on the wall and the practical part of the course will be completed by the theory.
You also have the possibility to try opening and landing with the help of the rescue parachute at the end of the course. This will allow you to bring yourself to trial safely and see your ability to use in a right way the rescue parachute in case of emergency.
The fourth and the last day of the course is let to free flying, parachute drying and packing and in case of unfavorable weather – a reserved tutorial day.
In the event of unfavorable weather or for a non-flying company there are beautiful tourist attractions on the site like Melide or the city of Lugano.
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
* Training;
* Video analysis to keep up with your progress;
* A DVD including your essays;
* Lend of the life jacket and a transmitter for the course period;
* Transfers from the camp to Melano rail-station and vice versa;
* Transfers from the camp to Monte Generoso rail-station and vice versa;
* Packing of the rescue parachute after its use;
* Take-off and landing fee;
* Rescue gig service.
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED?
* Your trip to Maroggia-Melano;
* Accommodation in the camping (15 CHF per person per night);
* Meals
* Internet (WiFi) fee
* Third Party liability Insurance valid for foreign countries, with a minimum coverage of €41.000,00 (ESSENTIAL FOR THE COURSE!!!)
* Health Insurance that covers injuries caused by paragliding in foreign countries
* Train tickets to Monte Generoso. Special price for us:87 CHF for 3 days,105 CHF for 7 days
REQUIREMENTS
* A good ability to take-off and land. Not always take-offs and landings are easy to perform here.
* We do not recommend taking the SIF course directly after having acquired a pilot license. A bit of experience is needed to undertake the training.
HOW TO GET TO CAMPING PARADISO?
Camping Paradiso Lago Melano Sagl is situated in Pedreta street, Melano, Switzerland.
There are different ways how to get to the camping.
A: BY CAR – Melano is situated between Lugano and Chiasso in the South-East of Switzerland, on the border with Italy.
B: BY PLANE TO MILANO (Malpensa, Bergamo/ Orio al Serio or Linate)
There is a bus shuttle from Malpensa to Chiasso and Mendrisio. In rest, there is a frequent direct transfer from Malpensa, Linate and Orio al Serio airports to Milan Central Railway-station. It lasts for around one hour from Malpensa and Orio al Serio. Linate is the closest airport to the Milan. The train leaves from the railway-station every hour in the direction Chiasso or Lugano and last for around 50 minutes. You need to change the train either in Chiasso or Lugano, depending on the time and the train type. Finally, you will travel for another 10 minutes to Maroggia-Melano station either from Chiasso or Lugano, as Camping Paradiso is situated just in the middle, between both of the cities. You can chose either to have a 10 minutes walk to the camping (in the direction of Chiasso) or a transfer by our jemm van. We will be happy to come and pick you up if you let us know about your exact arrival time in advance and if we are not in the air at that moment :).
C. BY PLANE TO MILANO (Italy) and with a rented car to the Camping Paradiso.
Where: Switzerland
Languages: English, Romanian
Price: €550
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