The Guisane valley, near Briançon, is a magnificent place to learn paragliding, with breathtaking
scenery and varied, fun practice sites. Serre Chevalier Parapente can help you discover paragliding
all year round, through courses and private lessons.
Serre Chevalier Parapente offers private lessons with:
• Quality flying equipment of the year.
• A 9-seater vehicle for access to the flying sites.
• Spacious premises to welcome you.
• Instructors who are qualified, passionate and involved in your training.
• Video equipment for visual feedback debriefed by the instructor during the training slope..
Our courses consist of 5 days of practice over 7 consecutive days, with days not practiced due to bad weather being postponed or not billed if no postponement is possible.
An instructor on takeoff and another on landing will supervise you until you are self-sufficient in these phases of flight, for maximum safety.
During the flying days, there is a limit of 5 students per instructor, guaranteeing a high quality of individualized teaching.
Group courses are open to a minimum of 4 students over the same period.
In five days, we offer you an introduction to paragliding by making your first big flights, either solo with radio guidance, or in a two-seater (tandem) with an instructor. Beforehand, two or three days on the ground are spent learning how to handle the wing and familiarizing yourself with the equipment. Theoretical lessons on flight control are provided to go over the important points and answer any questions you may have… and during the last few days, the skies open up for you!
On this course, we’ll take you closer to autonomy in calm air, on a known site.
A short training slope session is organized to validate what you have learnt. You will gradually be freed from radio guidance and will be able to use the decision-making indicators to take off, fly and land safely.
Pre-requisite: You must already have made long flights using radio guidance.
Day option €210/day, please contact us by telephone to book depending on availability.
This course consists of 10 days of practice over 14 consecutive days. Days not practiced will be postponed or reimbursed if no postponement is possible.
It combines the beginners’ course and the progression course. Learn to paraglide by making your first big flights and then achieve autonomy in calm air on a known site.
This package is designed for people who want to make rapid progress in free flight, combining the objectives of the “initiation” and “progression” courses.
The advanced course is aimed at pilots who want to improve their piloting skills so that they can exploit the air mass and fly at a variety of sites. There will be wind-inflation workshops and theory lessons to help you improve your control of the wing.
Pre-requisite: Be autonomous in calm air on a known site.
Day option 220€/day, contact us by phone to book depending on availability.
Objective: To improve your knowledge and piloting technique so that you can use the air mass to make safe cross-country flights.
Prerequisites: Be autonomous on site in varied conditions and have completed a 3-day SIV course.
Day option €230/day, please contact us by telephone to book depending on availability.
Select the desired course and provide your information.
An instructor will contact you by phone or email, to confirm the course reservation and describe the training in more detail.
Payment is made after the course. The 5-day courses run from Sunday to Saturday.
For all courses
• Certificate: All participants are required to produce a medical certificate stating that they have no contraindications to paragliding.
• Attire: Sunglasses, shoes suitable for running on varied terrain and clothing suitable for the mountains (be prepared for the cold, even in summer).
• Insurance: You will need to take out aviation civil liability insurance on site (€54/year for the first-time license holder + legal protection option of €1.5/year), as well as
personal accident insurance (Pack essentiel volant €56/year) if you don’t have any.
• Equipment: If you have all your own personal flying equipment, you will receive a discount of €15 per day on the courses.
• Matériel : Si vous avez votre matériel de vol personnel complet, cela permet une réduction de 15€ par jour sur les stages.
Full equipment includes:
A revised glider, approved to EN 926-1 and EN926-2/LFT A-B-C in accordance with the pilot’s level.
An EN 1651 approved harness, with protectors.
An EN 966 approved helmet.
A rescue parachute approved to EN 12491.
A radio.
