MODULE 1 · OPEN TO ALL
What is what: paraglider, mini wing, speed wing
How the three wings differ, wing loading, certification, speed flying and speed riding in Gudauri, who can start, how we fly, what to bring, how much the training costs.
⏱ 25 min · 10 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →MODULE 2 · FOR STUDENTS
Wing and loading
How to work out wing loading, the square root rule for speed, energy near the ground, how a small wing responds, the altitude of Gudauri, wing size by the school steps.
⏱ 25 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →MODULE 3 · FOR STUDENTS
Trimmers and speed
What a trimmer changes, how much speed it gives, turbulence, why you must not brake with open trimmers, the “all or nothing” rule.
⏱ 20 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →MODULE 4 · FOR STUDENTS
Weather for speed flying
Wind near the ground and ground speed, gusts, the school wind rules, the day in the mountains, flat light in winter, the forecast and checking on site.
⏱ 20 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →MODULE 5 · FOR STUDENTS
Terrain and the descent line
The descent line and the shape of the slope, a flattening slope and a convex edge, rotor, distance margin, a descent plan with abort points, wires and pistes, the landing field.
⏱ 20 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →MODULE 6 · FOR STUDENTS
Mistakes near the ground
The last turn, the dive, flaring too early, too late and too hard, a stall near the ground, landing downwind, where you look, an aborted launch and Quick Stop.
⏱ 20 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →MODULE 7 · FOR STUDENTS
Decision and psychology
“Like in the video”, steps and patience, decision traps, five questions before the descent, never flying alone, boredom, and refusing as a skill.
⏱ 20 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →MODULE 8 · FOR STUDENTS
Gear and service
The pre-flight check, why lines change length, laser measuring and line trimming at the school, cloth porosity, the reserve, care and storage.
⏱ 20 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →MODULE 9 · FOR STUDENTS
How the world teaches
Two roads into speed, steps in Switzerland, Norway, France and other countries, our figures next to the world ones, wing loading, law and insurance, exams.
⏱ 20 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →SPEED FLYING · MODULE 1
Mini wing and foot launch
Entering the branch, a mini wing on the training slope, launch step by step, aborting the launch, wind, trimmers, stop signals.
⏱ 20 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →SPEED FLYING · MODULE 2
Descent along the terrain and landing on your feet
Distance from the slope, walking a new descent first, the descent plan, the Gudauri training slopes in summer, thermals, landing on your feet.
⏱ 20 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →EXAM · FOR STUDENTS
Speed flying and mini wings
50 questions from a bank of 150, 60 minutes, 80 % pass mark. All the questions are in the module practice tests.
Start the exam →SPEED RIDING · MODULE 1
Day one: skis and wing
Steps SR1–SR5, ski test, equipment, training slope, ski launch step by step, wind.
⏱ 20 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →SPEED RIDING · MODULE 2
Corridor, radio and emergency stop
Descents in a corridor with the instructor on the radio, touches and landing in a zone, Quick Stop, the SR3 test.
⏱ 20 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →SPEED RIDING · MODULE 3
The resort and the Kudebi training line
School rules at the resort, cables, skiers and other pilots, light and visibility, the Kudebi training line.
⏱ 20 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →SPEED RIDING · MODULE 4
Avalanches: how snow is built
Snow layers and slabs, types of avalanches, steepness, how to read a slope, the danger scale, real cases.
⏱ 20 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →SPEED RIDING · MODULE 5
Avalanches: equipment and rescue
Transceiver, shovel and probe, transceiver search, probing and digging out, time, the search standard.
⏱ 20 min · 9 sections · 2 animated diagrams · 20 questions
Open the module →EXAM · FOR STUDENTS
Speed riding
50 questions from a bank of 150, 60 minutes, 80 % pass mark. All the questions are in the module practice tests.
Start the exam →