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SISTERON
GLIDER SCHOOL
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You wish to learn to fly, climb into the sky, and “escape the surly bonds of earth“ ... The Sisteron Glider School with its qualified instructors can teach you to fly, and discover flying amidst our beautiful Alpine mountains.
The school proposes glider pilot training tailored to helping you discover soaring and progress up to getting your full glider pilots license. The French BIA theory courses are also dispensed at the Sisteron Glider School.
WHAT IS SOARING ?
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THE BIA - BREVET D'INITIATION AERONAUTIQUE
The BIA is a ground-school course of basic training in aeronautical culture.
The various subjects covered include : aerodynamics, mechanics of flight, aircraft technology and information, meteorology, navigation, and aeronautical history.
Theoretical ground school in French, which are entirely free of charge, are taught all year long at Aéroclub International Sisteron (ACIS).
Contact us to find out more about courses and timetables.
The main part of the BIA training program is scheduled over 4-5 days during each French school vacation period, e.g., October, December, February and April, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Reviewing and preparatory tests will be scheduled on 2 or 3 afternoons just before the official exam.
All classes are held in the Aéroclun briefing room using a video projector. They will be taught by Danny Abel-Coindre, an ACIS volunteer and certified teacher with a CAEA (Certificat d'Aptitude à l'Enseignement Aéronautique) and many years of aeronautical experience as airline pilot and flight instructor.
Club and BIA financial scholarships may be awarded to eligible candidates to assist them in becoming glider pilots.
Information and registrations : see Contact.
YOU HAVE LESS THAN 25 ANS
and desire to learn to fly in glider,
contact us for the start dates of the 2022 courses.
4 WEEKS OBJECTIF SOLO PACKAGE
We offer a 4 Weeks Package which should allow a good chance for a student to achieve solo standard by the end of the course.
The 4 Weeks Package includes : club membership, basic FFVP license/insurance, flight logbook, 3 hours of towing, 25 hours of glider flight instruction and glider ground simulator training.
Detailed terms and conditions of this program can be found in the form by following the link below.
OBJECTIF BPP PACKAGE (PILOT LICENCE)
This program is offered for candidates who wish to obtain a French gliding licence. This program is available to young candidates having successfully gone through the Sisteron solo-flight course and who have soloed.
Detailed terms and conditions of this program can be found in the form by following the link below.
