The BIG Adventure
Fly XC in Valle de Bravo
The main goal of the Cross Country Course is both to provide you with a solid knowledge background and to polish your skills to be able to make your own XC plans, prepare your checklist for XC flights and fly for a long time and distance both in moderate and strong conditions.
Our Cross Country Course is always a bit personalized and adjusted to the pilot level. There is a lot of theory and planning involved in an XC flight, so we typically spend a good deal of time with our students in front of their computers. In the practical section of the Cross Country Course, the whole group flies together over a pre-established route designed by the instructor, who will be guiding all the members along the way.
What makes our Cross Country Course a breakthrough in the paragliding teaching field, making it stand way above instruction programs found elsewhere, is the fact that we teach you how to make your own XC routes safely and smart. Our core objective is to teach you the basic XC planning rules so that once you finish the course, you can go home and plan your routes.
During theory lessons, our focus will be on topics such as Advanced Meteorology, P3 Flight Techniques, Advanced Dangerous Situations, Use of GPS and Instruments, and Piloting Skills.
Please be aware that, for signing up for the Course, you will need to master your thermalling skills. Otherwise, it remains pointless to enroll if you cannot climb to the top of the thermal since the group will not be able to wait for you and will have to leave you behind.
The Cross Country Course (XC) is designed for those pilots who want to undergo their first distance or XC flights under professional supervision, and also designed for those pilots who wish to improve their XC skills and make longer flights..
You will learn
with a fluent English.
(Meteorology, Paragliding technique of flight, Flight Rules, Dangerous Situations, Analysis, tools for XC, Instrument setup, Advanced performance flying)
We fly together, exploring new terrain in Valle de Bravo.
International paragliding rating.
(takeoff and landing). You won't be using your car.
But we can help you find something that fits your needs.
Our courses are done with the highest focus on safety, but if you want to come insured, you are welcome.
Can be arranged, but it is cheaper to take UBER, than we picking you up at the airport.
Master 'N Chief Instructor
School owner
"Dedication, professionalism, competence, passion, knowledge, progress, guidance, safety, and fun is my motto when I teach you how to fly. Our happy students are our best advertising."
Marko Hrgetic, APPI Master instructor #14372
SIV and XC Certified APPI instructor
APPI Pedagogical comity
APPI Representative Mexico
X-Alps 2019 Athlete
More than 1000 students in the various courses.
15 years of experience
We never cancel courses due to bad weather. There is NO bad weather in Valle de Bravo. When you book your course you can bet you will finish your training as scheduled. It really sucks when you travel to learn, and spend money, and then the weather messes it up.
In the dry season, from November to May, we organize XC courses. The best months for first-timers are November, December, January, and February. For more advanced pilots, march to May can be amazing as the ceiling is really high.
The daily temperature throughout the year is 20-33 C. Winter nights can be cold.
During the course, we try to teach you as much as you can absorb. The day is divided into practical parts and theoretical lessons. We leave early morning, in general, 8-9 AM, and in the dry season, we come back at 8 PM. We do each morning flight plan and preparations. We fly until we can, and after we do flight analysis, and flight plan for the next day, combined with the theory.
Warm clothes as we can go pretty high. On good days, we can reach 4000m at 0 degrees celsius (13000 feet). Sun can be strong, so Sun's cream is a good choice. Bring sunglasses.
It is important to have a drinking system for your flights as you lose a lot of water during the flights.
You need to have:
Preferably you will bring/have
We will check your reserve and how it is installed.
Have the best GPS-Vario
In our school, you can buy new instruments
at excellent prices. We will teach you how to
choose the best gear for you.Check what we offer here
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