From your first take-off on the training slope to solo flights, our paragliding school supports you at your own pace. Five paragliding courses to become an independent pilot on the sites of the Préalpes d'Azur. Our sessions run from mid-February to June, then from September to December.
A day to try it before committing. Training-slope package and an educational tandem flight with your instructor. Video of your flight included (sent to your phone after the flight). To confirm you want to learn to pilot, from age 14 and with no prerequisites.
An intensive week to discover the sport and learn the basics. Full theory, training-slope exercises, daily briefings and a video debrief after every flight. If all goes well, first high flights at the end of the week. See the programme of our Beginner paragliding course.
The next step after the Beginner course: independence is built over several Progression courses, first in calm conditions on the site where you learnt. Active piloting, reading thermals and advanced landing techniques. Advanced theory and video debriefing. These courses are part of the path to the pilot certificate: everything is detailed on our paragliding training page. See the Progression paragliding course in detail.
The flying sites of the South: Gréolières, Gourdon, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. Mountain and seaside flying, theory adapted to local conditions and a personalised flight plan every day.
New PartnerReturn trip by minibus from the school in Gréolières: only 6 seats, subject to availability.
A week at the foot of Europe's highest dune, in partnership with the Waggas School, specialists in handling a wing in the wind since 2003. Three days of ground-handling sessions to master your wing: reverse inflation, window edges and waggas for the more advanced, with a personalised video debrief, then two days flying with Pierrot. Everything about the Dune du Pilat paragliding course.
Choose your session over the year and book online: small groups, 7 people at most (10 for the Dune du Pilat).
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Aged 14 to 55 (above that, we check together by phone) · 30 to 90 kg · good physical fitness required · medical certificate less than 3 months old stating no contraindication to paragliding and to sustained physical activity.
Founder of Ailéments, with more than 20 years of experience, he supervises tandem flights and Beginner courses. His teaching approach: progress while having fun, without competition between students, adapting to each person.
31 years of free flight, an expert in aerology and cross-country. He leads the Progression courses and supports pilots towards full independence. Want to make it your job? See how to become a paragliding instructor.
Certified school wing (Aerotech A1), harness, reserve parachute, helmet and radio. Everything is included.
From 14 to 55, with parental consent for minors. Weight between 30 and 90 kg. A reasonable level of fitness is required. Over 55? Call us before booking and we'll check together.
Adapted programme (theory, ground exercises) or free postponement; from April to October, we offer a canyoning trip. We never fly in bad conditions.
Gréolières (06620), in the Préalpes d'Azur Regional Nature Park, 50 min from Nice and 35 min from Grasse. Coming from the Var? See our Var paragliding school page.
Our sessions don't stop in autumn: we run courses from mid-February to June, then from September to December (not in July or August, and not from January to mid-February). Small groups, 7 students at most, and a programme always adapted to the day's conditions: see our winter paragliding page.
Join the Ailéments school in Gréolières: choose your session in the calendar and sign up online, then we'll call you to talk through your goals.
We meet at Gréolières. Programme overview, weather check and equipment handout.
Before each session: flight mechanics, aerology, weather and safety. Theory is essential to understand and progress. To revise for the certificate exam, practise with our paragliding quiz.
Inflation, wing control, take-off and landing techniques. Practice until you've mastered them.
First high flights from sites suited to your level. Constant radio supervision. We have several sites for first high flights, such as Gréolières 1400 or Kennedy, Gourdon and Gréolières.
Video analysis of your flights, areas to improve and tips for what comes next.
Everything is provided by the school:
Sessions depend on the weather. In unfavourable conditions, the programme is adapted (theory, ground exercises; from April to October, we offer a canyoning trip) or the session is postponed.
Someone close to you is hesitating to sign up for a course? Give them a first tandem paragliding flight first, to discover free flight before signing up.
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In the Préalpes d'Azur, 50 min from Nice. The school's site: training slope on site, three take-offs from 1,100 to 1,800 m, a south face carried by the Loup valley breeze.
A hilltop village overlooking the French Riviera. A thermal site for the Progression courses.
Sea-facing flying in dynamic conditions. For experienced pilots.
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