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Terminated in academic year 2021/2022

Practice of Flying on Sport Flying Equipment

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 616-0427/01
Abbreviation PLnaSLZ
Course title Practice of Flying on Sport Flying Equipment
Credits 2
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Protection in Industry
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Petr Jančík, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1st Theoretical training - paragliding
2nd Introduction to sport flying devices and their management
3. Introduction to the glider
4. Introduction to harness
5th Daily inspection and pre-flight check
6th Five-point inspection before the start
7th Rescue System
8th Introduction to basic aerodynamic principles of flight
9th Practical Exercise - Paragliding
a) Repetition of ground training
b) Practice setting up the canopy to the attitude - forwards or facing the canopy by meteorological conditions
c) Training to start unleashing
d) Training of straight flight and turns 90 ° and 180 °

Literature

PARAGLIDING: A PILOT'S TRAINING MANUAL. Wills Wing. 2004

Advised literature

PARAGLIDING: A PILOT'S TRAINING MANUAL. Wills Wing. 2004