Learn how to maintain equipment

Equipment maintenance courses

These courses are for A5 Advanced pilots, tandem pilots, and Instructors.

Equipment maintenance course

This course is made for all the pilots wanting to know how to maintain their equipment. This course is mandatory for tandem pilots and instructors.

The course will have a theoretical part and a practical part. You will learn how to measure the trim of the glider, calculate the life span, change lines, check lines, and check the profile of the wing. Also how to do small repairs.

In the second part, you will learn all about reserve maintenance, repacking, and installation. You will have to pack different reserves and make different installations in solo and tandem equipment.

After finishing the course, you will get the MAINTENANCE Level.

Course resume

Glider maintenance:

trim check and trimming
the porosity of the material
mechanical damages
line reparation
performance trim

Reserve packing and maintenance

reserve inspection
packing of round, square, steerable reserve
tandem reserve packing
installation issues

Harness maintenance and inspection

inspection
setup
other important things

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Detailed information

Learn how to maintain paragliding equipment on our APPI maintenance course

Our courses are high-level with a focus on active pedagogy and autonomy. You will learn as much as you can during the course. We offer double than our competition.

The course includes

3 day course
Theory about equipment and maintenance

Glider certification, aging, aerodynamics, materials used on a paraglider
Reserve maintenance theory

Reserve materials, theory, and common problems
Practical part: checking the trim of a paraglider

Preparation, tools, measuring, conclusion, adjustments
Practical part: Reserve packing

Usage, revision, packing, instalation
The use of the equipment and tools

The course does not include

Accommodation

But we can help you find something that fits your needs.
Insurance

Our courses are done with the highest focus on safety, but if you want to come insured, you are welcome.
Food and drinks
Club Penon year membership fee

You will need

A computer

Cost per person (min. 4 people): US$700

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

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