Pre clinic remote skills assessment and coaching
Experienced coach
Daily presentations and discussions
Daily task setting and scoring
Daily analysis of tasks, tracklogs and goals
Daily weather briefs, task setting and in flight support
Goal orientated skills development
Tandem training where beneficial
Transport to the sites each day
Retrieve vehicle, dedicated driver with coordinate capable GPS
We encourage each pilot to get a SPOT satellite GPS tracker to ensure we know where everybody is - all the time
What would a typical day consist of?
Meet after breakfast for 8:30 to 9:00, check out the weather, assess the potential for the day and agree a schedule for getting up to launch. Round off the debriefs from yesterday evenings discussions and cover any questions.
9:00 till 11:00 - discussions and presentation on today's topics, review and agree the strategies for today's goals
Get to launch for 11:30 ish and assess the quality of the day. Prepare gear and meet to agree on a course direction and personal goals. Into the air by midday then work the day we have. Work as a group onto the course then as the day warms up start to move up the course and get a feel for the day. Practice the declared goals and make the best of the day
Retrieve the group, grab a beer or soda, swap tall stories, initial debrief whilst heading back to town for a shower and dinner
Get together for dinner around 7:00pm ish, debrief over dinner, download tracklogs, discuss highs and lows, good decisions and decisions that can improve. Check gear then hand over for the evening
What do we do if we get bad weather?
The aim of the clinic is competition skills development. A very significant part of the clinic is delivered via discusion and develping goal orientated strategies. We also need to fly to explore many of these topics and ideas. We will be disappointed if we do not fly at least one of the 3 days, would be great to fly all of them
How does the retrieve system work?
All pilots will need a clear inflight radio communications system (we can work with you to help you get this properly sorted out), a GPS and a cell phone.
We all fly together each day, as you fly you routinely radio to the retrieve driver your GPS position based on bearing and distance from launch . If they have not heard from you frequently enough they will ask you for updates. We can find you based on this information alone. When you land you radio and SMS (text) your GPS coordinates to the retrieve driver. If you have a SPOT you press OK and sit back.
You will need to land or walk to a vehicle accessible road, we will not haul you out of dense bush. Remember a good looking track may have locked gates so be smart and focus on landing beside paved (sealed)roads.
The retrieve driver has a vehicle based GPS that will accept your coordinates and guide the driver to you, they also have maps of the area
We recommend that pilots invest in a SPOT satellite GPS tracking system. This unit will transmit your coordinates via satellite (does not need cell phone coverage) to our driver. We can also track you whilst you are flying.
The US 3 day clinic costs US $300
The Australian 3 day clinic costs Aus $420
Tour costs can change but we will strive to keep it as advertised
What is the philosophy of the clinic?
This is a 3 day clinic dedicated to providing pilots with the best opportunity to develop their competition flying skills. We provide the infrastructure to help you to achieve.
Brian Webb and Barb Scott
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What is involved in the skills development?
An important part of the tour is individual and group goal orientated skills development.
We work with each pilot to identify areas of opportunity to develop and improve individual skills. We discuss and agree strategies to work towards measurably improving those skills. We jointly identify achievable goals that over time demonstrate how well those strategies are working.
Some of this opportunities are discussed and developed before the tour via an internet based remote skills development process.
All of these opportunities, strategies and goals are documented and become part of a skills improvement package that you take away with you to continue to use and develop your flying.
What equipment do I need to bring?
Paralider, harness, reserve, GPS (+cables), vario, radio - SPOT if you have one