Soča Valley

Slovenia

June 06 – 13, 2026

Experience and training trip to or for cross-country pilots

The Soča Valley is one of the most beautiful flying areas in Europe – ideal for pleasure flyers, budding cross-country pilots and experienced XC flyers. The impressive mountain backdrop, numerous launch sites and a wide valley with the emerald-green Soča offer perfect conditions. In addition, there is warm hospitality and cuisine that harmoniously combines Mediterranean and Alpine influences.

Our trip is designed to introduce novice cross-country pilots step-by-step to the secrets of successful and safe XC flying, while experienced pilots are encouraged with specific tasks and opportunities to maximize flight time without KM constraints.

We focus on each individual and their abilities and provide personalized tips and feedback. By means of a questionnaire and interview, we pick you up exactly where you are and accompany you to your goals on this trip so that you take home an instructive and eventful memory.

How do we do that
Before the trip, you will receive a questionnaire about your flying experience and your goals. We also analyze some of your flights in advance so that you get a clear assessment of your current level. The week on site builds on these findings.

After the trip, you will receive a personal debriefing with all your notes, tips and feedback on your goals. We will provide you with this as a digital handout (PDF). It contains an initial assessment, an evaluation of your XC week and recommendations for your further flying development.

This will be an instructive, safe and unforgettable week of flying for you.

Flying areas
In addition to the well-known flying areas in the Soča Valley such as Stol and Kobala, we can also switch to other regions such as Lijak or Gemona depending on the weather. The choice of area depends entirely on the weather conditions. If flying is not possible, we will organize an alternative program.

Program

Arrival on Saturday, 06.06.2026
Individually to the Socia Valley, meeting point in Tolmin approx. 3.00 pm (approx. 7 hours by car).
Possibly evening flight, material check, instrument check, radio check
Cozy get-together.

Flight days, Sunday 07.06. – Friday 12.06.2026
Morning debriefing the day before, with a focus on experiences, key points, individual challenges – takeaways for the following days – feedback on the individual pilots and visualizations of individual flight phases. The focus is on the exchange of knowledge and experience.

Followed by a briefing flight day,
with a focus on meteo, flight technique tasks, XC planning for small flights and for larger flights, and always with the idea that we can go flying and don’t have to.

Fly, fly and fly….

Depending on the time of landing, there is a second flight in the late afternoon or an evening flight.

Dinner and recounting of the experiences. Short feedback round on the individual experiences. This also serves as input for the debriefing on the following morning.

Departure Saturday, 13.06.2026
Short morning flight either in the Soča Valley or on the way back home. There will be different options depending on the mood of the individual participants.

Additional goodie
It is possible to make a stopover on the return journey on Sunday. This involves flying in a flying area on the way back before returning to Switzerland. The area briefing for this is included. All other costs, such as accommodation, transportation to the launch site, etc. are the responsibility of the participants.

Debriefing online meeting
Debriefing XC week (teams meeting of 2 hours).

1600 CHF REGISTRATION
 

 

Registration ends

May 15, 2026

Inclusive

• Daily briefings and debriefing
• Flight area briefing, flight planning
• Air to air support: we will support you on the radio or by flying ahead if conditions permit. There is no entitlement to this.
• Digital handout of your assessment and the week
• Online debriefing after the trip
• Incl. accommodation in a double room with breakfast
• Travel assistance by tour guide

Pilot requirements

• SHV Brevet
• IPPI Card rating 4 or 5
• 5 ICG flights for analysis and completed questionnaire
• Liability insurance (SHV Helvetia)
• Repatriation, travel insurance & cancellation insurance as required, Rega patron( helicopter rescues can bevery expensivein Slovenia) . Check with your accident insurance company whether such rescues sufficient are covered. Otherwise take out supplementary insurance through a health insurance company, for example. REGA patronage does not cover everything. )

Material requirement

• Checked paraglider (12 months), serviced harness and reserve parachute
• IGC-capable vario / flight instrument
• XContest registration

Not included

• Arrival and departure
• Costs for trips to flying areas / launch sites & flying area fees
• Travel & cancellation insurance
• External catering

Further information

Single room surcharge: CHF 40.- (if available)
Flying area: Kobala 12€, Stol 16 € etc. -> ATMs are available in Tolmin and Kobarid. Make sure you have enough cash with you.
Flight area fees: 24€ / week, 13€ 3 days
Half board / dinner: +25 EUR