SkyOut Thermal/ XC Light at Corryong Dec 30th - 7 days

This is the original Corryong XC Lite 7-day Clinic  since 2017 run by Roger Stanford at SkyOut Paragliding. 

The Flying arena of Mt Elliott offers great flying along the western foothills of the Snowy mountains, as well as flat land flying in the valleys.  The course will run from the Saturday 30th of December to the Friday 5th of January, giving us 7 days of flying (note arrival on Friday 29th is reccommended for the initial briefing in the evening so you are ready to fly on Saturday).

This time of year is very predictable for this region and we will finish the XC lite, just before the Hang Gliding competition starts (HG comp starts on the 7th of Jan, the 6th being their practice day).   

The Course begins with the focus on themalling skills and coring effectively, keeping the glider balanced in flight. This then moves into the XC light stage, flying XC tasks around the mountains with our guiding team. Included is theory and presentations on thermalling, decision making, instrument use , equipment maintenance and reserve packing and group retrieve service.   We will aim for 2 flights/day with the morning flight focusing on pilot/glider performance and the afternoon flight being an XC flight/task around the mountains and Valleys.

We have 7 days for the course and will make the most of every day with theory and practical components.   There will also be tandems available for those wishing to thermal/XC in the tandem for more 1 on 1 coaching and instruction.  

The cost of this course is $1000, with a deposit of $150 and the remainder to be paid in cash during the initial briefing.

For bookings and to make your deposit email Roger@skyoutparagliding.com   

*Remember SPHGC members can claim for a $150 NSWHPA skills development subsidy through the club !

See further course information points below.

The course is structured to include essential skills and support to develop your flying and XC Skills and will include:

• Daily weather and XC briefings
• Thermal and XC presentations
• Video Post flight debriefs and horserace
• Retrieve service and transport to launch
• XC guides to help pilots make the most of every day and achieve new PB's
• Hanging simulator set up to finetune harness and equipment setup