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Academy

Learn the craft and read the stories behind the flying.

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Courses, coaching and aviation-safety and gliding knowledge — practical material that builds real skill.

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A JS3 high-performance sailplane banking against cumulus clouds

Course

Cross-country foundations

Plan, read the weather and commit to your first Alpine cross-country.

High-performance glider with a Swiss flag on the tail in a low pass

Safety

Mountain soaring safety

Terrain, wind and decision-making in Alpine conditions.

Pilot standing beside a JS high-performance sailplane at an airfield

Coaching

One-to-one coaching

Targeted coaching for the skills you want to sharpen.

Stories

Accounts from special flights, people and Alpine days.

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Glider wing over the Mediterranean, sunlight glittering on the open sea between France and Corsica

Corsica

Across the Mediterranean and Back

Riding the mistral: a 1,328 km triangle from Saint-Auban over Corsica and Italy.

Glider wing over the open water of the English Channel

England

Switzerland to England in a Single Day

Waiting for the perfect day — then flying across France and the Channel to Lasham.

The island of Île-d'Yeu with its small airfield seen from the glider over the Atlantic

Atlantic

A Glider, a Beach and 720 Kilometres

A spontaneous dash to a dream island: Courtelary to Île-d'Yeu on the Atlantic — flip-flops packed.