School and courses

The 16 guides

• Learn to Paraglide: Where to Start

  Learn to paraglide with no prerequisites, from age 14: a 5-day Beginner course, at least 5 courses to the pilot certificate, kit provided. School in Gréolières (06).

• Paragliding Certificate: Training, Exam, Price, Licence

  Paragliding pilot certificate: the 3 FFVL levels, the exam, the training path (at least 5 courses, €2,500 to €3,700) and the 2027 licence. School in Gréolières (06).

• How to become a paragliding instructor (DEJEPS)

  How to become a paragliding instructor: the DEJEPS (ENSA), tandem flying in a club, site experience and adapted teaching. By the Ailéments instructors.

• Paragliding SIV: what it is and how to choose

  What an SIV course is for, how to prepare and how to choose one (lake or sea): a guide to flight incident simulation in paragliding, by Ailéments.

• Paragliding control: steering and handling your wing

  Brakes, harness, weight shift, turns, active piloting: the guide to flying a paraglider by the DEJEPS and BEES instructors at Ailéments in Gréolières.

• Paragliding safety: rules, equipment and feeling

  Flying a paraglider safely: the rules, certified and regularly serviced equipment, and the feel that comes with practice. A guide by Ailéments instructors.

• Paragliding Aerology: Analysing the Air Before Take-off

  Phenomena, paragliding aerology, weather analysis methods, dedicated tools: the guide to deciding GO or NO-GO before a paragliding flight.

• Thermal paragliding: finding, centering, exploiting

  Finding, centring and circling in a thermal, climbing safely: the thermal paragliding guide by the DEJEPS and BEES instructors at Ailéments in Gréolières.

• Paragliding Weather: Reading Meteoblue, Free Sites and Apps

  Paragliding weather: which sites and apps to use, free or paid, how to read Meteoblue, and how our instructors decide whether to fly at Gréolières.

• Wing over paragliding: technique & timing

  Mastering wing overs in paragliding: technique, brake timing and a cautious progression, from ground handling to supervised aerobatics. The Ailéments guide.

• Cross-country paragliding: getting started

  Prerequisites, thermals, transitions, safety: a guide to cross-country paragliding (distance flying) by the DEJEPS and BEES instructors at Ailéments in Gréolières.

• Paragliding regulations: airspace and rules

  What the law says about paragliding: airspace, the Nice TMA over Gréolières, overflight rules, equipment and licence. A clear guide by Ailéments instructors.

• Paragliding insurance: liability, accident, FFVL licence

  Compulsory third-party liability, personal accident and equipment cover: paragliding insurance and the FFVL licence explained by Ailéments DEJEPS and BEES instructors.

• Paragliding age: kids, teens & seniors

  From age 5 for a tandem flight, with a phone check for over-60s: everything about the minimum age, weight (up to 90 kg) and conditions to fly or learn.

• Paragliding Accident: Prevention & Safety FFVL

  Statistics, causes and prevention: what you need to know about paragliding accidents before booking your tandem flight. We'll look after you.

• Best time for paragliding on the French Riviera

  Paragliding all year round on the French Riviera? Seasons, flying conditions and the best times of year, explained by our DEJEPS and BEES instructors in Gréolières.