Cross Country Training Week

Cross Country Course

€750 per week

CROSS COUNTRY COURSE

Aimed at pilots wanting to learn to fly cross country

Fly with cross country guides who actually fly the local sites.

Over 26 years guiding pilots in the air on their cross country flights (I will be up in the air with you, not on the ground telling you what to do).

The only British Guides who fly over 100Km from the local sites.

Click here to see my flights at XC Contest Chris

Click here to see our flights at XC Contest Raymundo

Fly over the Andalucian country side, a typical first XC would be around 30 KM to 50KM and aiming for more as you gain experiences. The record for the area is over 200 km.

We specialise in the BHPA Pilot Development Structure the course incorporates the development layer

Aimed at qualified pilots e.g. IPPI Para 3 & above, BHPA club pilot & above, USA Pro 2 & above or your countries equivalent:

Work towards your Pilot tasks and if required take your pilot exam with us, we have study material and videos.

The aim of the cross country week:

Graduated week taking each day step by step starting with our grid challenge, building not only your airtime but your kilometres.
Specialise in flying with you, coaching and guiding in the air on your first cross country flights (I will be up in the air with you, not on the ground telling you what to do).
Theory sessions covering the different cross country subjects throughout the week

The course includes your shared room accommodation
Single room can be arranged for a small supplement
There is a choice of accommodation in Algodonales or the tranquil La Muela de Algodonales
If you do not want to stay in our accommodation you can choose from €30 per night CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE

Below is a summary of some of the areas we will covering (if you want to specialise in an area let us know)

Advanced Thermaling techniques
Finding thermals looking for thermal sources and thermal triggers
Specialise in flights to goal, triangle and out and return flights
Understanding the weather for a cross country day, interpreting weather forecasts and information in order to recognise good cross country conditions
Speed to Fly
Instrument and waypoints understanding
Cross country days with flights to goal and circuit flights e.g. out and returns, triangles and cats cradles
Airspace Spain & UK. Plan and navigate a route avoiding out of bounds airspace.
How to Fly with vultures
BHPA Pilot development structure tasks
Pilot tasks and exam can be included
Debrief of your day analysing your days flight utilising launch and in the air video
Entering your flights in the cross country league

We regularly fly cross country where we set goals for example flying past Ronda an achievable 35 KM on a good day
Retrieve system utilising modern tracking systems for example we use Live track 24 and WhatsApp we recommend you download these to your mobile before arriving
We use XContest a good idea to join before arriving
We use Flyskyhy (iPhone) and XC Track (android)

Specialise in small groups we guarantee there will never be more than 4 pilots per instructor in total on these courses. We believe we can offer a higher level of service with a smaller group
Transport to take off and full retrieve service

Tandem flight with thermal and cross country coaching can arranged at an additional cost contact for details
One to one bespoke course can be arranged. From €2000 PW. Contact for details
We are back in the UK for the summer months for continuity training. Ask us for details
Click here to see our flights at XC Contest
We regularly fly cross country where we set goals for example flying past Ronda an achievable 35 KM on a good day
Retrieve system utilising modern tracking systems for example we use Live track 24 and WhatsApp we recommend you download these before arriving