الطيران المظلي الترادفي لبدء ممارسة رياضة المشي لمسافات طويلة والطيران

First do a tandem flight, a solo introduction day or both so you at least know if the flying or gliding feels comfortable to you.

Do the full paragliding beginners course at a flying school near your home or at a tourist destination where you think you would want to fly more often.

Don’t spend too much money on equipment in the beginning. Online you van find many good deals of people who have bought top material that for some reason they already want to sell again.

Try to quickly get the number of flights required to get your pilot license in a given country. In Germany, Switzerland and Austria that would be 40 flights. On a mountain like Markbachjoch in Wildschönau you can easily do 5 to 10 flights per day! You simply need many starts and landings. All flights are logged in your flight book.

Now get your full pilot license with a theoretical exam and a demonstration flight.

Now it is important to keep the periods where you dont fly as short as possible. Don’t let your pauses become longer than a few months. Preferably you want to keep flying every 2 weeks at least. You start doing hike & fly right away on your favorite practice hill.

Before you fly somewhere always get pro information from tandem pilots or a flying school. On the one hand you should have all the knowledge and skills to judge for yourself, on the other hand as a beginner the more tips you get from local pilots the better. Don’t rely blindly on the locals though. In the end everything is your responsability.

If for some reasons you don’t feel fully confident, do not hesitate to pay a school a bit of money to get some extra lessons. Or do a soaring course to learn to groundhandle better. If you fly through thermals or want to start climbing in the thermals as well at least do a thermal course in the mountains.