Dragi piloti,
Obavještavamo vas da će se APPI Workshop održati u Grčkoj, od 03.04.2016. do 12.04.2016.
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Place: Date:
APPI WORKSHOP
Greece April 2016
THEORY COURSE FOR PARAGLIDING PILOTS TANDEM PILOT & INSTRUCTOR PRO-WORKSHOP
Panteleimonas, Mount Olympus area April 3th – 12th
Master Instructor APPI: Manu Bonte
APPI Instructor: Stelios Makrovassilis
Language: English
Partnership: www.olympicwings.gr
Practical area:
Fees:
Workshop I Pilot: 80 EUR 3days theory
Workshop II tandem : 180 EUR 4 days theory plus one day practical validation Workshop III instructor: 280 EUR 6 days theory plus 3 days practical validation
Included:
organisation of workshop and courses, instructional material, written and electronic documents
Accommodation:
info@olympicwings.gr
More Information and registration:
info@olympicwings.gr manubonte1@gmail.com
APPI Workshop, Greece, April 2016 1
Workshop I
Theory course for paragliding pilots
Aimed at: any pilot Duration: 3 days (24 hours)
Objectives: theoretical elements for paragliding pilots.
Each course proposes important and advanced items, as well as an updating with recent knowledge. This is not a teaching of the basics of paragliding.
Program: each day meeting at 8h15, course from 8h30 to13h and from 14h to19h
References:
appi_paragliding_training_organization_v_1_1.pdf appi_pilot_licence_requirement_v_1_2.pdf APPI_Pilot_Manual.pdf solo_pilot_logbook_1_0_4.pdf
You will need: a notebook, a pen, a calculating machine, a ruler, a memory stick, a glider, the line length scheme of the glider with numerical value
Extracts of contents:
Day 1:
GEAR:
Ageing, care and control of a paraglider components: cloth, method for lines length control and adjustment; harness and reserve: different kind of settings, known problems, EN certification.
Day 2:
AERODYNAMICS AND FLIGHT MECHANICS
causes of pressure point migration and influence on stability, consequences on piloting …
PILOTING:
Piloting techniques from classic to modern gliders; aerodynamic and pendulum movements, spiral instability, incidents…
Day 3:
Meteorology and aerology: local and global forecasting tools, stability/instability, aerological traps and dangerous situations
Psychological aspects: human factors, security and performance
Performance flying: improving performance, glider’s polar, flying fast, transition strategies, drifts… Environment, Air spaces and flying rules
Paragliding authority role
APPI Workshop, Greece, April 2016 2
Aimed at:
Workshop II
APPI tandem pilot VALIDATION
Tandem Pilot with more than 2 years/150 tandem flights experience advanced SIV validated
Duration: 5 days (45h including exams)
Objectives:
To obtain the APPI pilot tandem validation
The certification for APPI pilot tandem requires to validate an advanced SIV course and first aid certificate. If not, final validation will be confirmed when the pilot passes an advanced SIV course, and get first-aid certificate
Documents and references:
appi_paragliding_training_organization_v_1_1.pdf appi_advanced_pilot_licence_requirement_v_1_1.pdf siv_pilot_certification_requirement.v1.1.pdf appi_tandem_pilot_licence_requirement.pdf
Program: each day meeting at 8h15, course from 8h30 to13h and from 14h to19h Extracts of contents:
This workshop starts with Workshop I (day 1, 2 and 3) and continues with the 2 following days:
Day 4:
Legal aspects of tandem flying: responsibilities (moral, civil, penal). Obligations (means and result), national regulation, insurances
Practical items:
Choosing and taking care of your working tools
Relationship with the passenger/client
Flying the tandem: attitude, psychology, briefing, preparation techniques, take-off techniques, assistance managing, piloting techniques, approaches…
Specifics of tandem flight mechanics
Wing loading, weight factors, trimmers…
Day 5:
Practical and theoretical check (field): perform tandem flights in various conditions and various public, respect of procedures will be mandatory. Minimum 3 successful flights as described in appi_tandem_pilot_licence_requirement.pdf
You will need:
- a notebook, a pen, memory stick
- tandem glider, harnesses, tandem reserve, helmets.
APPI Workshop, Greece, April 2016 3
Aimed at:
Workshop III APPI instructor VALIDATION
instructors with more than 2 years/ minimum of 20 students taught from initiation to autonomous pilot level. Advanced SIV validated
Duration: 6 days for the theory – check – plus two day field practice.
Objectives:
To obtain the APPI instructor validation
The certification for APPI instructor requires to validate an advanced SIV course and first aid certificate. If not, final validation will be confirmed when the instructor passes an advanced SIV course, and gets a first aid certificate.
Documents and references:
appi_paragliding_training_organization_v_1_1.pdf piloting_progression2.pdf appi_assistant_-_instructor_certification_requirement_17_06_2011.pdf appi_intructor_examination_-_1.pdf
APPI_Instructor_Manual.pdf
Program: each day meeting at 8h15, course from 8h30 to13h and from 14h to19h
Extracts of contents:
This workshop starts with Workshop I (day 1, 2 and 3) and continues with Workshop II (day 4 and 5) (instructor will take tandem pilot validation). The following days are:
Day 6:
Pedagogy: methods, competences to develop to make a pilot, tools to organize and manage pedagogic session, time management, evaluation.
Pyscopedagogy: communication, emotions, character, psychological factors, motivation, risk
Radio guiding techniques
Day 7:
APPI system: the main stages and barriers in the process of teaching to fly, from first contact to autonomy APPI website: documents, how to register
Day 8-9:
Field practice and evaluation: field practice organizing pedagogic session, and guiding.
:You will need:
- a notebook, a pen, a memory stick
- solo glider, harness, reserve with the constructor’s folding instructions, helmet
