JANIS in size of M (take-off weight 80 to 100 kg – weight of a pilot with his full gear), is avaiable in our El Speedo office in Frýdek-Místek. For lending, you need to have the Sport Pilot licence (or an adequate equivalent from abroad) for at least two years and experience of minimum 150 […]
The setting of the JANIS’s canopy needs to be fairly loaded – more than it is usual for gliders within lower categories. Therefore please pick your size according to the recommended take-off weight in the table. Do not forget that the take-off weight does include the weight of a pilot and all the carried gear. […]
JANIS was definitely not intended to be the glider with the highest flat aspect ratio within the EN-D category. On the contrary, the goal was to deliver high-performance, agile but reliable partner for race and high-performance sport pilots. That is why we proudly recommend this wing for pilots with long-year experience with EN-C or EN-D […]
If you got in trouble in mountains with little or no chance to move, you could need a search and rescue action or probably a helicopter transport. Make sure your insurance covers also these costs which can be pretty high. We know several options you can consider: Austrian AXA paragliding liability insurance also includes rescue […]
Traveling outside your home country can create a situation when you could need a medical help, stay in a hospital, transport or medicines and also the need to pay for them. Countries around the world and even in the EU differ in what can free access to medical help actually mean. There are many products […]
Amongst other documents which a pilot has to carry while flying a paraglider in the Czech republic or most of another countries is a proof of insurance of liability for damage caused to others property or health while operating a paraglider. Shortly, liability insurance. We can suggest one of these two options for Czech pilots: […]
Compulsory liability insurance of our paragliders for our courses in the Czech republic is managed and payed for by El Speedo. This insurance should cover the costs of damage caused to a „third party” by a paraglider operation. In other words, if you break something around you while taking-off, flying or, most usually, landing or […]
There are several types of insurance that a paraglider pilot might use in a case of an accident. One of them, the liability insurance of damage caused by paraglider operation, is even mandatory in some countries including the Czech Republic. And usually also a minimum amount of cover is prescribed. If you travel after paragliding […]
El Speedo AIR TAXI team has been flying tandem paragliders for many years and since then we have created fine adjusted teaching methods which ensure your safe and comfortable flying with a passenger. High standards of piloting and character traits are demanded from all tandem pilot license candidates – no matter if you want to […]
The Head paragliding operations inspector of LAA CR will approve one’s Competition Pilot Personal certificate where proof of following requirements is confirmed: 1) A valid Sport pilot license held for more then 6 months, 2) two cross country flights of minimum 30 km FAI triangle or 2 cross country out and return flights of minimum […]