SIV Course Outline
The course will be conducted over a two day period. (We can extend this period for interstate pilots to ensure the syllabus can be completed)
The first briefing will be on the evening prior to course commencement for general administration & preparation for first tow.
The following is an agenda for the course, however this can change depending on the weather.
Day 1
- Early morning meeting to discuss first tow
- Complete first tow per pilot with video
- Theory and video analysis
- Lunch
- Preparation for second tow
- Complete one tow per pilot
- Theory and video analysis
Day 2
- Morning briefing for third tow
- Complete one tow per pilot
- Theory and video analysis
- Course summary
Included in course:
- Tow equipment - two boats present; one for towing and a backup for rescue
- Buoyancy vests
- Three boat tows to approx 500m
- Theory sessions
- DVD of maneuvers
The maneuvers covered will be staged from easy to more difficult. Pilots will not be made to fly any that they are not comfortable with.
They will include:
- B-line stalls
- Spiral dives
- Wingovers
- Asymmetric and symmetric collapses
- All the above with speed bar
- Stall and spin appreciation
- (Pilots with appropriate experience & skill, can choose to do stalls spins etc.)
The theory sessions will cover topics such as Active Flying, recognizing& coping with emergency situations & reserve deployment.
Pilot requirements:
- Must be current HGFA membership
- Must have appropriate tow endorsement and have done some towing within three months of commencement of the SIV
- Paragliding equipment.
- Reserve parachute repacked within last 6 months
Cost: $520
Location: Waranga Basin approximately 2 hours from Melbourne. (Near Shepparton)DirectoryAviation.com - links to Aviation directory resources and information websites.