Verbier….the perfect place to learn to fly

Posted by Stuart, September 11th, 2009

Learn to paraglide Watch a video of our students learning to fly in Verbier: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/938565/Verbier_Summits_Paragliding_640px.mov Verbier is quite literally the most ideal flying site that I have ever seen to learn to fly. We have two perfect training hills, a ridge that reliably works for ridge soaring and two top landing locations. Beginners can start with small ...

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A site for novice XC pilots

Posted by Stuart, September 10th, 2009

Pilots who are looking to start experiencing XC flights can experience breath-taking Xc flights without ever leaving the safety and comfort of our valley. A typical flight like this will take a fairly low airtime pilot from green pastures to snow fields and over Alpine lakes and quite often up onto the stunning glacier….and always ...

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Verbier….an XC site

Posted by Stuart, September 9th, 2009

Verbier was put on the World Flying Map in the early nineties when it was recognised by the PWC as an incredible Alpine XC site. But as well as being a good starting point for flying XC, Verbier is also a place that suitable for every kind of pilot. As well as great XC flights within ...

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Heli Paragliding

Posted by Stuart, August 7th, 2009

Some beautiful pictures from the summit of the Petit Combin. On a good day we can fly up to the summit of the Petit Combin and cruise down the glacier, looking down over the sea of ice into the glaciers below. But there’s nothing quite like getting a helicopter ride up there at sunset and ...

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200 gliders to spell ‘VERBIER’

Posted by Stuart, July 5th, 2009

To welcome the arrival of the 15th stage of the Tour De France in Verbier last month, our famous local flying guru from the 1987 movie ‘Super Max’ spelled out ‘VERBIER’ using over 200 old gliders. The gliders were donated by ourselves and many other schools across the country. It took three days to spell out ...

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Stuart and Mike Belbas

Posted by Stuart, June 11th, 2009

Flying Qualifications FSVL Instructor and Instructor trainer. FSVL tandem pilot. FSVL Hang-glider pilot. BHPA Senior Instructor PPL (Private Pilots Licence) Medic first aid instructor Verbier Summits was created and is run by twin brothers Stuart and Mike Belbas. They have now been flying for over 17 years, from powered aircraft to hang-gliders and paragliders. They have been teaching paragliding for over ...

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Kris Anderson

Posted by Stuart, June 10th, 2009

Flying Qualifications FSVL Pilot and Assistant Instructor. BHPA Advanced pilot BHPA TI Parachute Re-pack COC Kris has been with us now for two years and is a dedicated instructor and natural born teacher. A gifted pilot with an eagerness to share his infatuation with flying, he has become a valuable asset to our team.

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Marcus Fischer

Posted by Stuart, June 9th, 2009

Flying Qualifications FSVL Pilot and Assistant Instructor. BHPA Advanced Pilot BHPA TI Parachute re-pack COC Marcus has also been an integral part of our team for 2 years. His great sense of humour and love for flying makes him a fantastic instructor.

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Nat

Posted by Stuart, June 8th, 2009

Nat is our Chef and therefore possibly the most important part of the family! Nat has been with us now for 2 years and will be back next year. He is an incredibly talented and creative chef.

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REEVE WAUD

Posted by Stuart, June 5th, 2009

A new addition to our team this year is Reeve Waud. We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Reeve to our team. Reeve has been flying tandem with us ever since he was a tiny kid and we have been teaching him to fly through his advanced courses overthe past few years. he recently completed his ...

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