This course is for everyone who wishes to start flying cross country in gliders.

The course is somewhat unusual: Most Cross Country flying is flown on single-seat gliders while the teacher will accompany you in his own single seat glider and guide you and the other participants around the course. Depending on expectations from the participants, a two-seat glider will be hired to enable demonstration flights with experienced instructors. Each course day starts with 1 - 2 hours of theory lessons followed by flying for the rest of the day, weather permitting. In case of poor soaring weather, theory lessons will continue until 14.00 hours. You are expected to participate on your own i.e. without family because we need your full attention all day. We expect the participants to be highly motivated to learn and to develop. There is strict focus on team-flying, i.e. to help each other finish the courses, not on beating each other.

The course is built around the much appraised book "Beyond Gliding Distance" by Italian Flavio Formosa

From 2012 and on both winch launch and aerotow are available.

Location.

Arnborg, Gliding Centre, Fasterholtvej 10, 7400 Herning, Denmark

Time

• Monday, May 7 at 8.00 until Friday, May 11 at 18.00. Reg. limit: Apr 15

Requirements

• Valid glider pilot licence.
• Checked out and current on aero-tow OR winch launch.
• Access to glider all week.

Course Accountable

• Michael Kristensen, Danish Soaring Association

Head of Course

• Claus Nedergaard Jacobsen

Teachers

• Claus Nedergaard Jacobsen
• Niels Thomsen
• HC Grosbøl-Poulsen
• (Ole Arndt)

We aim at having one instructor for every 3 students

Litterature.

• Svedanor Cross Country Compilation (in Scandinavian). To be handed out at the course.
• "Beyond Gliding Distance" by italian Flavio Formosa or its Danish translation, "Udenfor Glidestand". The students are urged to aquire and read this book before the course.

Other Aids.

To the extent where real cross-country flying is impossible we aim to visualise the concepts using the Condor Gliding Simulator. Danish Soaring Association, however, does  not possess a sufficient number of PC's and licenses to allow everyone to fly simulated. Thus, we encourage every participant to bring a PC with joystick and the Condor simulator - if possible.

Lodging

• Private lodging, tent or cabin rented at the centre. Please contact Arnborg Gliding Centre for reservation (see "Kontakt" at www.dsvu.dk )

Price

• DKK 1750 (including food but excluding tows, wich launches and lodging).

Number of participants

• Minimum: 1
• Maximum: 12

The course will be run even if only one participant registers. There is a class-room limit of 12 participants but other models will be considered if necessary.

Syllabus

• Planning of Task
  • Detailed preparation
  • Put up your own goals
• How to fly at Arnborg Gliding Centre
• How to fly in Jutland
• Dry Training
  • How to use winter and rainy days
  • How to prepare when you have extra time
• Weather Interpretation
  • How to predict weather
  • How to use temps
• Use of GPS
  • How to use GPS?
• Safe Off field landing
  • How to make sure each off field landing is a safe one
• Flying on all days with reasonable conditions
  • Basic Cross Country
  • Fly you first Cross Country flight or become better at it
  • Finish your Silver C Distance
  100 km + 5 hours
• How to Find Thermals
  • How to become better at finding thermals
• McCready
  • McCready Theory - and how to apply the technique
  • Final Glide
  • When to enter Final Glide and how to maximise speed
• Get experience with flying in Jutland
• Use of simulators for training
• Share experience with other pilots at your own level
• Socialisation

Food.

• Breakfast and supper provided by the Restaurant Staff at Arnborg. Included in the price.

Registration

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