A little bit wild weather forced us to change our plans of the Dolomites week and set a base down at Bassano. This step proved to be a good decision as except one day whole week was flyable. Conditions were not XC perfect, but still very good for autumn and end of the season. Constant monitoring of the weather allowed us to travel to the Dolomites for at least one day to enjoy local flying around Col Rodella with superb views on Sasso Lungo, Sella Gruppo and the Queen – Marmolada.

On a non-flying day we enjoyed a BBQ and a keg of traditional Czech beer. Thank you for coming to Dave, Ian, Maurice, Steve and Rick-Lick, who changed his plans at the last minute and went back with instructors to Czech Republic to enjoy another week of holiday and local hospitality. We hope to see you soon.

Martin and PGBase team

Contact us for more information.

Medium size Polaris has just joined our demo gliders family! This ‘hot’ high tech En C wing is becoming very popular among the ambitious pilots and thermal chasers, who are uncertain about the latest En D class gliders. Most of pilots claim ‘The best advantages of Polaris are the amazing gliding ratio and the climbing ability. For a trial please register and book convenient days online, or get in touch with us.

Do you want to try Axis Polaris for free?

Our test center offers Axis paragliders free for three days to try.

More information about Axis Polaris

Availability calnedar

More information about new Axis Polaris in our product catalog.

Moreover, it’s nice to see her achieved 2nd place on a serial EN D AXIS Venus 3, because our competition glider Mercury SPORT is still at its final stage of development. The results of British championship proved that AXIS gliders can easily compete on top level with other brands and even, new competition EN D breed Ozone Enzo was left behind.

If you are tired of dreadful British weather, join us on one of our trips abroad and enjoy yourself under supervision of our CFI Renata Kuhnova.

Organizers prepared great barbecue in local birreri with homemade yeast beer and afterparty. All pilots stayed in caravans at the landing area or in nearby campsite. The competition was well organized with friendly atmosphere and good technical tasks. The only negative for most of pilots might be quite dear registration fee in comparison with others competitions.

Ciao Renata

Trip Dates: 19. – 26. September 2012

Recommended flights: Ryanair, AerLingus
Wed 19th SEP London STN – Verona
Wed 26th SEP Verona – London STN

We will collect you from the Verona airport in the evening

The price includes alternative trip to Bassano or Meduno according to the latest weather situation. We are flexible!

Prices: £460/589eur
You can book the trip with £100 non-refundable deposit. Places are limited book early to avoid disappointment.

More information and booking (contact)

This trip is a really special one, and one of the most popular ones. Also it’s a great trip to finish off the summer and current flying season. Autumn is the most reliable time for flying in The Dolomites, which is the most magnificent and impressive mountain range in Europe. Val Di Fassa is the most beautiful place of the Alps for free flying. To take off at 2360 m.a.s.l. we will get up comfortably by cable car, which terminal is close to the landing zone. So we can get up anytime we like. On a good day cloud base is around 1000m above the launch and we fly around 3000 m.a.s.l. which guarantee fantastic views over the Dolomites. Experienced pilots will be completely satisfied by XC flights, our instructor Pasa managed a 100km FAI triangle here, while beginners will be pleased by local flying under our supervision. The top goal is always to fly over the magnificent Marmolada at 3343 m.a.s.l. Thermals are manageable up to 4-5+ m/s, so this trip is not suitable for complete beginners. You should have minimum 50 hours of airtime and be able to fly and land confidently. Landing is always piece of cake in large flat Valleys.

We will stay in a nice guesthouse mostly in double rooms. We can manage accommodation that will meet your requirements.

There is an old saying – Who hasn’t flown in The Dolomites, didn’t fly in mountains. Don’t hesitate and join us on this superb trip. Our instructors have been guiding in The Dolomites since 2005. Deep local knowledge of guides is absolutely essential here as the strong winds & thermals can be treacherous. Spring/Summer is not flyable as the conditions are really dangerous.

On our trips we always work in a team of three instructors – one driver and two pilots. One is flying in the front of the squadron with high performance wing, searching for the best thermals and route and the second pilot is closing the group looking after the slower ones and pilots flying school wings. If you are unlucky and had to lend, there is always our driver here to pick you up. This is ideal way of flying in a group and maximizes your chance for a good flight. Not like the others we do our best to keep you airborne.

Price:
£460/589eur

The price includes:

• Transfers to and from the airport
• Transports to and from all flying sites
• Meteo analysis, forecasts, daily weather updates
• Launching supervision
• Air to air guidance
• Flying tips, tasks and goals to achieve
• Radio communication and coaching during flights
• Theoretical tailor-made coaching
• Analysis and debriefings together with the instructors
• PG Base T-shirt
• Photo CD
• One tandem flight at half price

The price excludes:

• Accommodation
• Alternative trips and activities
• Meals and drinks are not included.
• Fees for using airspace and take-off places (where necessary)
• Single room, if a single room is required there is an extra charge. (subject to availability)
• Flight tickets, you will be advised about flight tickets as we buy them together.
• Gondolas

As soon as we receive deposits from the minimum number of pilots required for the trip then we will try to find the best price for flights and then pilots pay for them directly themselves.

WHAT TO BRING

REQUIREMENTS

• Valid pilot license
• E111 medical card (EHIC)
• Personal accident insurance with repatriation cover
• Certified equipment*
• PMR or 2M Radio*
• Reserve parachute
• GPS
• Helmet
• Good boots
• Mobile phone

You should be adventures and open minded.
You should be able to launch and land safely.

RECOMMENDED

• Vario
• Camera
• Good sun cream and hat

*If you need any equipment we can supply it at competitive rates. Book in advance as numbers are limited. Contact (martin@pgbase.co.uk)

Schedule might change due the weather conditions.

Trip Dates: 02. – 09. June 2012

Recommended flights: Ryanair
London STN – Klagenfurt
2 June Arrival 16:25
9 June Departure 16:50

Prices: £389/460 euro

More information and booking (contact)

A very popular trip where even less experienced pilots can under our guidance achieve first pure 100km FAI triangle. For beginners there is a guarantee of local sparing with incredible views on the Central Dolomites (Speikboden) or the Tyrol Alps (Greifenburg).

The actual weather situation will decide which site we will visit first. To Speikboden take off (2450 m.a.s.l) we will get by cable car, followed by a short walk – easy peazy. Take off is possible on south, east and north winds. Landing place is a huge obstacle free meadow, which you will be shown on the briefing.

Greifenburg is also very interesting flying site for serious triangles. Even beginners do huge steps and are amazed by gained hours of airtime. This is an ideal trip for pilots with certain level of confidence, who are bored with flying around the take off and are hungry for XC flying.

On our trips we always work in a team of three instructors – one driver and two pilots. One is flying in the front of the squadron with high performance wing, searching for the best thermals and route and the second pilot is closing the group looking after the slower ones and pilots flying school wings. If you are unlucky and had to lend, there is always our driver here to pick you up. This is ideal way of flying in a group and maximizes your chance for a good flight. Not like the others we do our best to keep you airborne.

We will organize the accommodation that will meet you requirements. As we love connection with nature we normally sleep in the tents over the summer. Local campsites provide us with all necessary facilities like shower, toilet, fridge and grill. If we don’t eat out we are always keen to do a barbecue and have a few drinks and chat with another groups of pilots and travellers. If you prefer to stay in a hotel, that is not a problem and we can organize this for you. Everything is possible

Price:
£389/460 euro

The price includes:

• Transfers to and from the airport
• Transports to and from all flying sites
• Meteo analysis, forecasts, daily weather updates
• Launching supervision
• Air to air guidance
• Flying tips, tasks and goals to achieve
• Radio communication and coaching during flights
• Theoretical tailor-made coaching
• Analysis and debriefings together with the instructors
• PG Base T-shirt
• Photo CD
• One tandem flight at half price

The price excludes:

• Accommodation*
• Alternative trips and activities
• Meals and drinks are not included.
• Fees for using airspace and take-off places (where necessary)
• Single room, if a single room is required there is an extra charge. (subject to availability)
• Flight tickets, you will be advised about flight tickets as we buy them together.

As soon as we receive deposits from the minimum number of pilots required for the trip then we will try to find the best price for flights and then pilots pay for them directly themselves.

*Accommodation – Stay Connected To The Nature

We know that your life is very busy and sometimes could be very stressful and hectic. That’s why we offer staying in the campsites instead of luxury hotels in the summer. We believe that making a barbeque, fire, having a good beer and chat is a real stress relief. Most of our clients even decide to sleep under the stars. The camps we use have all necessary facilities – showers, toilets, fridge, barbecue and social area.

We can provide you with a tent and self-inflating mat, just give us a shout. All you need to bring is your sleeping bag. Quite often we are asked by pilots to get a keg of Czech beer in our van – no problem. We are here to make you happy. At least for one week of holidays forget about your daily stress and enjoy yourself! Customers wishing to stay in hotel will be dropped off in the evening and picked up in the morning for the flying action

Generally campsites cost 6-10 euros/night and hotels between 15-20 euros/night.

WHAT TO BRING

REQUIREMENTS

• Valid pilot license
• E111 medical card (EHIC)
• Personal accident insurance with repatriation cover
• Certified equipment*
• PMR or 2M Radio*
• Reserve parachute
• GPS
• Helmet
• Good boots
• Mobile phone<
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You should be adventures and open minded.
You should be able to launch and land safely.

RECOMMENDED

• Vario
• Camera
• Good sun cream and hat
• (Sleeping bag)

*If you need any equipment we can supply it at competitive rates. Book in advance as numbers are limited. Contact (martin@pgbase.co.uk)

Schedule might change due the weather conditions.

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Trip Dates: 18-26 August 2012

Recommended flights: Easyjet London – Nice
X flights a day

Prices: £510/610 euro

More information and booking (contact)



This trip is a real legend. Provence area offers great flying sites and the end of August is the best time to go! We will visit following terrains St. Andre, St. Vincent, Moustiers (around the Verdon River) and La Ragne (Sederon). These sites are popular among the experienced pilots for fantastic thermals and also for beginners who enjoy the late afternoon soaring above the Moustiers with great views over the Verdon Valley. Don’t forget to take your wife, girlfriend, mother-in-law, grandmother and other non-pilot, Provence has lots of free time activities to offer.

This piece of France will simply amaze you with local weather, people, local cuisine, ham and overall friendly atmosphere.

We will organize the accommodation that will meet your requirements. There is plenty of nice family run hotels and local campsites are also luxury, so don’t hesitate to join us on our trip to sweet France.



On our trips we always work in a team of three instructors – one driver and two pilots. One is flying in the front of the squadron with high performance wing, searching for the best thermals and route and the second pilot is closing the group looking after the slower ones and pilots flying school wings. If you are unlucky and had to lend, there is always our driver here to pick you up. This is ideal way of flying in a group and maximizes your chance for a good flight. Not like the others we do our best to keep you airborne.

Price:
£510/610 euro

The price includes:

• Transfers to and from the airport
• Transports to and from all flying sites
• Meteo analysis, forecasts, daily weather updates
• Launching supervision
• Air to air guidance
• Flying tips, tasks and goals to achieve
• Radio communication and coaching during flights
• Theoretical tailor-made coaching
• Analysis and debriefings together with the instructors
• PG Base T-shirt
• Photo CD
• One tandem flight at half price

The price excludes:

• Accommodation*
• Alternative trips and activities
• Meals and drinks are not included.
• Fees for using airspace and take-off places (where necessary)
• Single room, if a single room is required there is an extra charge. (subject to availability)
• Flight tickets, you will be advised about flight tickets as we buy them together.

As soon as we receive deposits from the minimum number of pilots required for the trip then we will try to find the best price for flights and then pilots pay for them directly themselves.



*Accommodation – Stay Connected To The Nature

We know that your life is very busy and sometimes could be very stressful and hectic. That’s why we offer staying in the campsites instead of luxury hotels in the summer. We believe that making a barbeque, fire, having a good beer and chat is a real stress relief. Most of our clients even decide to sleep under the stars. The camps we use have all necessary facilities – showers, toilets, fridge, barbecue and social area.

We can provide you with a tent and self-inflating mat, just give us a shout. All you need to bring is your sleeping bag. Quite often we are asked by pilots to get a keg of Czech beer in our van – no problem. We are here to make you happy. At least for one week of holidays forget about your daily stress and enjoy yourself! Customers wishing to stay in hotel will be dropped off in the evening and picked up in the morning for the flying action

Generally campsites cost 6-10 euros/night and hotels between 15-20 euros/night.

WHAT TO BRING

REQUIREMENTS

• Valid pilot license
• E111 medical card (EHIC)
• Personal accident insurance with repatriation cover
• Certified equipment*
• PMR or 2M Radio*
• Reserve parachute
• GPS
• Helmet
• Good boots
• Mobile phone

You should be adventures and open minded.
You should be able to launch and land safely.

RECOMMENDED

• Vario
• Camera
• Good sun cream and hat
• (Sleeping bag)

*If you need any equipment we can supply it at competitive rates. Book in advance as numbers are limited. Contact (martin@pgbase.co.uk)

Schedule might change due the weather conditions.

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Trip Dates: 20. – 28. July 2012

Recommended flights: Ryanair
Arrival Friday 20 July 22:00 London STN – Venice Treviso
Departure 28 Saturday July 16:50 Klagenfurt – London STN

Prices: £425/505 euro

More information and booking (contact)



This trip is something what we call ‘extraordinary‘. We will start our weekend in Aviano, which is close to NATO military airfield where is the free flying on weekdays prohibited. Because it‘s a first ridge of the Po Valley raising from the Mediterranean sea, it has always the right wind direction with sea breeze. We fly either west to ‘Bassano Del Grappa’, or following the range east to Meduno. Local flying around the top of Cimon del Cavallo (2251 m.a.s.l) is also amazing. Next two day we will move to Greifenbourg (info Speikboden trip) and last three days will be spent in our favourite and friendly Slovenia. Depending on the best weather forecast we will start from west in Gemmona (take off 1170 m.a.s.l.) under the Mt. Cuarnan with local landing place at 185 m.a.s.l., Kobaridsky Stol around the highest mountain Krn (2224 m.a.s.l.) and following the rear ridge to magical and unspoiled Sorica. Most of our students achieve very first proper XC flights in theirs flying careers and those familiar with thermalling very often do their first 100 km flights. Slovenia is a very reliable destination with 300 flying days a year. Even, if you are a complete beginner, you will enjoy the hours of airtime boosting your confidence.



On our trips we always work in a team of three instructors – one driver and two pilots. One is flying in the front of the squadron with high performance wing, searching for the best thermals and route and the second pilot is closing the group looking after the slower ones and pilots flying school wings. If you are unlucky and had to lend, there is always our driver here to pick you up. This is ideal way of flying in a group and maximizes your chance for a good flight. Not like the others we do our best to keep you airborne.

Price:
£425/505 euro

The price includes:

• Transfers to and from the airport
• Transports to and from all flying sites
• Meteo analysis, forecasts, daily weather updates
• Launching supervision
• Air to air guidance
• Flying tips, tasks and goals to achieve
• Radio communication and coaching during flights
• Theoretical tailor-made coaching
• Analysis and debriefings together with the instructors
• PG Base T-shirt
• Photo CD
• One tandem flight at half price

The price excludes:

• Accommodation*
• Alternative trips and activities
• Meals and drinks are not included.
• Fees for using airspace and take-off places (where necessary)
• Single room, if a single room is required there is an extra charge. (subject to availability)
• Flight tickets, you will be advised about flight tickets as we buy them together.

As soon as we receive deposits from the minimum number of pilots required for the trip then we will try to find the best price for flights and then pilots pay for them directly themselves.



*Accommodation – Stay Connected To The Nature

We know that your life is very busy and sometimes could be very stressful and hectic. That’s why we offer staying in the campsites instead of luxury hotels in the summer. We believe that making a barbeque, fire, having a good beer and chat is a real stress relief. Most of our clients even decide to sleep under the stars. The camps we use have all necessary facilities – showers, toilets, fridge, barbecue and social area.

We can provide you with a tent and self-inflating mat, just give us a shout. All you need to bring is your sleeping bag. Quite often we are asked by pilots to get a keg of Czech beer in our van – no problem. We are here to make you happy. At least for one week of holidays forget about your daily stress and enjoy yourself! Customers wishing to stay in hotel will be dropped off in the evening and picked up in the morning for the flying action

Generally campsites cost 6-10 euros/night and hotels between 15-20 euros/night.

WHAT TO BRING

REQUIREMENTS

• Valid pilot license
• E111 medical card (EHIC)
• Personal accident insurance with repatriation cover
• Certified equipment*
• PMR or 2M Radio*
• Reserve parachute
• GPS
• Helmet
• Good boots
• Mobile phone

You should be adventures and open minded.
You should be able to launch and land safely.

RECOMMENDED

• Vario
• Camera
• Good sun cream and hat
• (Sleeping bag)

*If you need any equipment we can supply it at competitive rates. Book in advance as numbers are limited. Contact (martin@pgbase.co.uk)

Schedule might change due the weather conditions.

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