The main purpose of SkyNomad Intermediate Course is to prepare the low experience pilots for active flying and safe discovery of new horizons in paragliding.
Before starting the course you will make a demo flight from the training hill to direct us for your previous experience and where to focus on your further training. Depending on weather and your previous knowledge and skills in most cases you should expect the following training program:
Day 1: Introduction of Active Flying: 2-4 solo flights from the high mountain. Practicing 360° and S-turns.
Day 2: "Big Ears": 2-4 solo flights from the high mountain. Landing on alternative and small fields.
Day 3: Collapses: 2-4 solo flights from the high mountain. Simulating asymmetric and frontal collapses in the air. Developing skills of active flying in turbulent conditions.
Day 4: Pitch Control. 2-4 flights from the high mountain. Simulation of pitch disturbances and accelerating the paragliders self recovery.
Day 5: Roll Control: 2-4 flights. Simulation of roll disturbances and accelerating the paragliders self recovery.
Day 6: Spiral: 2-4 flights. Performing spirals as a quick descent technique.
Depending on weather conditions, students may additionallly be trained in ridge and thermal soaring and ground handling (reverse take offs)
After the completion of the course you can fly independently from different flying sites and conditions but it's always better to look for advice from local and experienced pilots (they probably won't refuse buying them a beer in the pub in the evening or offering them a transport to the flying site :-)
Depending on your temper you can continue paragliding with relaxing long altitude gliding or ridge soaring flights, paramotoring, acrobatics or the eternal cross-country flying.
It is also a good idea to have a week of assisted flying after the intermediate course.
