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Soaring in the Netherlands
Imagine you are a bird. Flying around going up and down watching the world move by below you.
Soaring offers you to experience this amazing feeling. By using a paraglider or parakite and a bit of wind we can fly for hours above the Dutch coastline.
How it works? The Netherlands being a country with a lot of water around us we need dunes to protect us from flooding. These dunes are anywhere from 1 to 54 meters high and if the wind hits them at the right angle it creates an area of rising air on which we can fly.
How do we teach you?
Our formula for teaching people how to fly has been designed to adapt to your individual progression. As you progress you get access to an online knowledge base ensuring you cement your mental understanding and practical together.
We will do Intense lessons till you have made your first flights. After you’ve made your first flights you can move into our Flight Club program.
Intense lessons
Details
- 👥2 students per teacher.
- ⏰2.5 – 3.5 hours
- 📚For people who can’t fly yet and anyone who wants to work on their skills with an instructor next to them.
- See lesson in the shop.
Intense lessons are meant to take you from no experience to being able to fly on your own in easy conditions.
We will put a large focus on groundhandling and training muscle memory.
We have a number of exercises that are designed in a way to fast track your learning and create a good understanding of how the glider works.
Besides the exercises there will also be theory. Below are a list of topics that will be handled:
- Ethics – Prevent the sport from being banned.
- Different take off methods and when to use which one.
- How to recognize & solve collapses and stalls.
- How do paragliders/parakites work?
- Groundhandling & the importance of it.
- The connection between theory and reality.
- A safety oriented mindset.
Intense lessons are small scale with a maximum of 2 students per teacher.
Flight Club
Details
- 👥5 students per teacher.
- ⏰Depends on conditions.
- 📚For people who have can take off, fly & land under supervision in easy conditions and are working towards becoming independent pilots.
After having completed the intense lessons you can fly in easy conditions under supervision.
The next step is Flight Club. In Flight Club we will work on further refining your skills and shaping you into a safe and confident pilot.
In practice this means:
- We start the day by a briefing about the weather and what to watch out for.
- Everyone starts flying on their own.
- The teacher flies with the students gives them tips and keeps an eye on the weather and safety.
This way you’ll be building up your hours and can be exposed to different conditions and sites in a safe and supervised manner.
Some of the topics handled:
- Refinement of your flying techniques.
- How to notice changes in the weather.
- Dynamic flying.
In practice
As a complete beginner after 3-5 intense lessons you have the basics to take off and fly safely in easy conditions. Then you can join Flight Club to build more hours and become more self sufficient.
If you already have experience in Kitesurfing, Paragliding or groundhandling we also offer packages that are tailored to your previous experience. Check them out here.
All the Intense Lessons include gear rental. We use the latest wings from Dune Rider. They’re designed & developed on the Dutch dunes.
In theory
We have a full knowledge base available for our students that shows you articles based on your level.
These articles are full of information you need to achieve the next level.
Because of this it will always be clear where you’re at and what your next steps are.
Locations
The location of where we teach is depended on the conditions. But to list some of the locations we’re frequently found:
- Wijk aan Zee
- Castricum
- Langevelderslag
- Rockanje
- Ouddorp
- Renesse
- Westenschouwen
- Zoutelande
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If you’re a complete beginner and want to get started with soaring as a complete beginner we designed The Soaring Package. This course will get your airborne in a safe and fun way.
Already have experience with Kitesurfing, Paragliding or Groundhandling? We have customized packages that are tailored to your experience. Check them out here!
