XC FLYING
Learn how to get away from the hill
and do cross country on your paraglider
Start the course
I'll show you the strategies I've used to keep myself safe for over 30 years of XC flying.
Greg Hamerton, Chief Instructor
The elevator pitch
Cross country flying can be complicated unless you know what to look for. By the end of the training course you’ll be able to read all kinds of terrain, find thermals, and avoid danger areas. You'll know how to plan a flight using the weather forecasts. You'll also understand airspace and how to avoid it. You'll have a simple system to find your own freedom.
Find the convergence
by developing your understanding
Follow along
in the XC flying demonstrations
Build confidence
with the positive mindset training
Lessons Plan
First CROSS COUNTRY
A complete primer for the XC beginner: the right gear, getting started, making progress, landing and getting back, and a cross country Q&A.
(1:08:28)
Understanding AIRSPACE
Know the rules, how to set your instruments correctly, and how to navigate the maze.
(18:12)
Applied AIRSPACE
Apply your airspace knowledge and see it in action in a real XC flight debrief.
(19:46)
Searching for THERMALS
How do you stay up in the early part of the day? Follow along in this narrated XC flight.
(29:43)
How to fly CONVERGENCE
When two air masses converge there's often a great line of lift created. But how do you ride this convection in the best way? Steve Ham explains.
(4:18)
Convergence in detail
How to find it, how to identify it, how to exploit it.
(25:38)
Reading TERRAIN
How to read the terrain during a cross country flight. The better you can do this, the more likely you'll get back to your car!
(19:10)
SITES puzzles
Understanding how the air flows around the terrain is the key to finding good lift and being safe.
(1:59:00)
Flatland XC
Flying upwind on a paraglider? How is it possible? Join me for a coaching seminar.
(1:04:00)
Flatland XC 2
Join Greg for an XC flight in this full version of the attempt on the British Paragliding Record! Learn XC flying skills from the inflight commentary.
(31:29)
Coastal XC
We use the sea breeze to stay aloft and pause to question the key decision points during a typical coastal XC flight.
(55:00)
The thin line
Join me for an indepth narrated flight during springtime in the UK and gather essential XC tips.
(38:41)
Closing a TRIANGLE
Packed with tips and in-flight narration, this SLOW TV immersion in flatland XC flying highlights the key moves so you can study the principles from a unique vantage point.
(19:19)
Plan a flight with SKYSIGHT
Using the weather forecast we'll set an ambitious task that gets the best out of the day, then we'll fly the route, and debrief the performance afterwards, so you can learn how to use this great planning tool.
(22:30)
XC Coaching
Learn from four flights as we discuss ways to improve your XC flying in different environments.
(1:15:20)
Know your stuff?
Watch all the videos, work on the practical tasks and get over 80% in the XC FLYING test, to earn your FLIGHT LEVEL 11 certificate!
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Who is it for?
This course is a celebration of your progression in paragliding! It's best to complete Levels 1-10 before this course, because you need good wing control and weather understanding as well as thermaling skills that you will build upon here. This course is best suited to pilots who are wanting to get into cross country safely. It lays a solid foundation of knowledge you can draw on for years of adventuring.
How does the course work?
This is designed as a week-long course. but you can take as long as you want. Every day, try to work through some new video lessons, but don't rush! Take the time to absorb each key skill. You can return to any lesson at any time thereafter.
What is included in the course?
Over 10 hours of distance learning! There’s also a task sheet for you to develop your skills, and a test at the end of the course to see if you can apply the concepts to common problems. If you get more than 80% you can earn your FLIGHT LEVEL 11 certificate!
Get your lessons anywhere
Accessible on all devices including iOS, Android, MACs and PCs. You can even Cast to your TV!
Most of the lessons are subtitled in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.
Structured learning
Continue your journey upwards through the Flight Levels system. XC FLYING builds upon Levels 1-10 and prepares you for your adventures in the sky.
Go the distance
Get over 10 hours of video training that will boost your decision making, so you can fly far ... worry free!
