Quick info:
Events full of interesting lectures, entertainment, meetings with pilots, usage training and packing reserve parachutes and various crazy activities, about which you will learn only in person on the spot. So it’s really good to be there. Because rescue parachute repacking takes time, we use it effectively for paragliding education in the form of presentations, lectures and workshops. For PG instructors, participation in lectures is an opportunity to extend the two-year validity of their instructor license.

What kind of event:
It is a series of paragliding seminars organised by El Speedo – flying community for pilots, instructors and the general public. These are several practical trainings and lectures that are designed to revive or gain information about paragliding and life around it. Experienced instructors, test pilots, LAA CR officials, rescue service technicians, members of the Mountain Rescue Service of the Czech Republic and meteorologists take part in this event as lecturers.

Terrains
The event activities usually take place in Flight Park Javorový. You can listen to lectures in lecture tents or in our training room, and we use our zip-line simulator installed near Flight Park Javorový to practice reserve parachute toss. If you want to fly during the events, the options will be Javorový (480 m elevation gain, starts oriented to the W – NW, N – E) or to the nearby Prašivá (300 m elevation gain, starts oriented to the SW, SW-W).

Conditions of participation:
Pilots, those interested in flying and the general public can participate.

Difficulty:
Low and medium physical demands.

Duration of the event:
1-3 days (according to the program for each event).

Time schedule of events:
Each event has its individual timetable focused on the above topic. We will inform you about a specific program and the current time schedule via an article on the El Speedo website.

SAFETY PARASEM in Beskydy Mountains
WINDY PARASEM in Beskydy Mountains
SAFETY MOTO PARASEM in Beskydy Mountains
XC MOTO PARASEM in Beskydy Mountains

I always look forward to the final version of a model that Alexei Rakov and his team prepares for us. But with LEMMY, it’s a little more interesting. Because Alexej has huge experience not only with the construction of paragliders, but also with the construction of kites. And that’s really good with a single-skin paraglider.

I’m very happy with LEMMY. Not only because we have a modern successor for a lightweight travel version of Black Betty. I am especially happy that this is something really EXTRA. A result that I didn’t even expect. Yesterday I flew LEMMY and in various respects it exceeded my expectations and requirements.

First of all, taking-off with a single-skin is generally very simple. The was south-east wind and that is exactly the opposite of ideal at Javorový. But no problem, glider over my head, I felt like it was even waiting for me there. Then a completely calm takeoff without any down wash that I would normally expect in these conditions, just a completely smooth transition. We glided through the air in a strange calmness and silence, and I began to wonder how nicely it worked, how the steering exactly followed my hand. And especially how it slides through a space with performance that I wouldn’t really expect from a single-skin.

I twisted in risers, searching the air for the drone which was filming my flight. And even rotated 180 °, I could easily weight-shift control the direction, it did not fall into a sharp turn as with other models.

A new JIMMY3 flew in front of me and I immediately compared the speed and the height at which we fly over the power lines and I was surprised to see how LEMMY glides nicely. Great for a single-skin. The relatively higher aspect ratio of 5.5 certainly plays a role in this construction.

So this course started with great hope and intensity. We leaned into the training and worked. But the wind and the rain you will not ruin and with this cheerful and determined part we will meet next time, when the Mr. Thermal will be merry and we will be able to float the hills.

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I knew about the former aeroclub airport at Kotař Mountain, from which the sport airplanes started using a rubber rope glider. Actually it was one of the main reasons why I started to solve the new southern launch site on Prasiva hill. Take a look at history and come out of previously proven places – I would recommend it to anyone who likes to create a new startup. But there was a problem with the infrastructure and the landing area in Kotař. And from Prašivá it’s on Kotař on the ridge, not four kilometers over two ribs. The ridge is very often exposed to the southwestern and southern winds, and flying overlooking the whole Beskydy is great at this place.

We are very pleased that the SIV COMBO Scheme Beskydy-Austria works well and we would like to invite you to another term that is fast approaching.

If you want to train and practice more control of your glider, try training maneuvers and practical descent and escape maneuvers, learn how to manage the glider restart, so take the time and train with us.

And, of course, take advantage of 10-50% discounts from our El Speedo Graduate Program – more about this program here.

Dalibor and Slávek

This time was full of joy and fun with group of happy clients. Mr. Thermoska was also a little kind for a couple of days and he gave us many nice flights with thermal condition in Beskydy and Slovak Stranik  …

We look forward to the next flights!

For El Speedo team Petr and Slávek

This year we will be actively involved in the third year of the event “Thank the Mountains, or Great Spring Cleaning of the Beskydy Mountains”, which is 27.5. 2017 is organized by association Clean Beskydy.

This Saturday in the parking lot at the Javorovy close the cable car you will find one of 11 collection points and facilities for event participants. There will be container for throwing waste bags. Even this year, the gatherer’s organizers will write in the raffle prize draw and everyone will also get little attention.

The collection points will be open from 9am to 3pm. One of the collection points, as already mentioned, will be El Speedo tent in the parking lot at the cable car below Javorovy, where you will obtain plastic garbage bags. We recommend taking your own rubber gloves.

More information about the event can be found on the organizers’ website www.cistebeskydy.cz or at El Speedo office. After the gathering points are closed, everyone is invited to the ecological festivals in Čeladná, where a rich music program will be prepared and there will be a prize draw within the tombola.

If you have a time and a taste to help clean the mountains, you have a unique opportunity.

We are looking forward to your participation.

Fotoreport of the  2nd elementary paragliding course in the Beskydy Mountains, which took place on April 29 – May 5, 2017. This week, we trained this laughing party not only in the basics of paragliding, but also in parawaiting and cloudology. We are looking forward to see you at another paragliding meeting!

Instructors Slavek and Petr

I would like to thank all of you who came to help on Saturday job at Prasiva. We did a lot of work and without you it could be done very stiff. Now I hope it will be more happy when the  grass grow and everything get greener. There is still a lot of work around the starting point but thanks to your help we are more close to our idea.

Preparation, implementation and maintenance, as well as with our other runways, finance largely from sources of El Speedo paragliding school. Only price realization, rent and maintenance for 10 years one of the resulting runway is around CZK 400,000.

If you would like to have someone to contribute financially to the construction of the new southern runway, send a contribution 500-1000 CZK to the account: 670100-2209122227 / 6210th The money will be used to pay for deforestation and annual rents.

If you were to Prasiva and had time to consider when strong winds, please help shovel the stones and the bottom of the take-off. Throw it to the side, in a place where you will see well.

Thank you for your support

Dalibor Carbol