Build confidence through multiple supervised flights, allowing you to practice skills in real conditions and gain valuable airtime.
Learn how to find, enter, and center thermals to climb higher and stay in the air longer. LONG AIR DURATION FLIGHTS
Improve your ground handling and wing control to achieve smoother takeoffs and better control in changing wind conditions.
Develop a deeper understanding of weather, flight planning, and decision-making to become a safer and more independent pilot.
The 8-Day APPI 3 Course is designed for pilots who have completed their P2 training and are ready to progress further. Conducted in Bir Billing, this course focuses on refining your fundamentals—clean take-offs, controlled landings, and smoother flying. The emphasis is on improving consistency, awareness, and decision-making in real conditions, while helping you feel more relaxed and in control during your flights.
As you progress, you’ll work on flying more efficiently, handling changing air conditions, and extending your time in the air when possible. With regular briefings, feedback, and guided flying, the goal is to build confidence and develop a more complete understanding of flying as a pilot.
At the APPI 3 level, you are introduced to thermalling—learning how to use rising warm air to stay in the air longer. You’ll begin to recognize where lift is likely to be found and understand how conditions in Bir create these opportunities.
With guidance, you’ll practice entering lift and using smooth, controlled turns to stay within it. The focus is on building awareness, coordination, and confidence while flying in more active air, rather than just gaining height.
At the P3 stage, the focus shifts from just flying to flying with more awareness, control, and better decision-making. With each flight, you’ll feel more comfortable in the air and start understanding how to use conditions to your advantage.
By the end of the course, you’ll be capable of flying more independently at your learning site, within your limits, with the confidence and judgment needed to fly safely.
Pressure systems, fronts, air masses, wind gradient effects, forecast tools & limits, unsafe condition recognition
Big ears + speed bar, spiral dive risks & recovery, wing stability in active air, collapses/stalls/spins awareness
Airspace awareness, right-of-way rules, pilot responsibilities and safe practice
Ridge & thermal lift use, speed-to-fly (polar), active piloting (pitch control & timing), traffic & terrain awareness
Glider damage check, harness setup, reserve usage & decision-making, radio communication procedures
Emergency landings (trees/water/obstacles), PLF, accident response, reserve deployment timing Pilot Awareness Fly/no-fly decisions, personal limits, mental control, self-evaluation and progression
Precision take-offs and landings in variable conditions; correct use of speed-bar, weight-shift turns
Wing balance in active air, glide & drift control, speed bar use, intro to thermalling and ridge flying Big ears with speed bar, rear riser control, basic asymmetric collapse (~25%), pitch & energy management
Thermal detection, entry timing, centering, bank control, drift & traffic management Climb efficiency, exit strategy, terrain awareness, safety limits in thermic conditions
Advanced wing control in moderate wind, stable overhead in variable air, directional & speed control Reverse precision, slope handling, preventing unintended takeoff
Verbal (P3) Written (P3) ONLINE EXAM.
WE TRAIN YOU BEST.
By the end of the course, you will complete your APPI 3 practical and theory evaluations. Once you meet the required standard, you become eligible for the APPI 3 Pilot rating.
At this stage, you are considered a progressing independent pilot at your learning site. You’ll be able to plan your flights, make basic decisions, and continue flying within your limits. It also opens the door to further progression—like Soaring, XC, and advanced clinics.
You are enrolled into the APPI system from the beginning of your course. As you progress, your training is tracked through practical tasks, flight logs, and verbal understanding, all signed off by your instructor.
Once you complete the required training and meet the expected level of flying, your instructor conducts a final review—assessing your control, awareness, and overall attitude towards safe flying. After this, your APPI level is validated and the license process is completed with guidance from the training team.
“Absolutely breathtaking experience — the instructors were patient and motivating. A must-try!”
“From my first flight to certification — the training was top notch!”
