Grow skills. Build confidence. Fly further.
As a BHPA Development School, Sky Summits offers trips for CP+ pilots who want to progress in a safe, structured environment. Based on the BHPA Pilot Development Structure (Foundation Tasks), these trips give you a clear pathway to develop your flying while enjoying consistent airtime at world-class overseas sites.
Our team of experienced BHPA-qualified instructors bring a wealth of coaching experience and a passion for helping pilots progress. They will help you tick off tasks, improve your technique and decision-making. Each day combines flying, coaching, and debriefs, so you gain both practical experience and the theory to back it up.
Unlike the UK, where the weather can be unpredictable and flying days are often lost, our trips take place in reliable overseas locations chosen for their consistency and training potential. This means more airtime, more task completions, and the chance to make rapid progress in a single week.
What’s Included
7-day trip with accommodation and airport transfers
Daily transport to launch and retrieves
Dedicated Sky Summits instructors
Theory sessions linked directly to BHPA foundation tasks
Personal coaching log to track your progress
Who Is It For?
CP+ pilots wanting to build confidence and airtime
Flyers aiming to progress towards their BHPA Pilot rating
Anyone who wants structured, supported development rather than just airtime
The Outcome
By the end of the week you’ll:
Have ticked off multiple BHPA foundation tasks
Understand thermaling, task planning, and safe decision-making in real XC environments
Gain the skills and confidence to move steadily towards your Pilot rating
Pilot Development Trips give you a structured pathway to becoming a safe, confident XC pilot
Feb 9 - 20, 2026
Piedechinche is a winter sun paradise to accelerate your learning when the UK skies are grounded. The valley offers gentle morning conditions for launches and early thermaling, followed by reliable midday climbs that are perfect for developing core XC skills. Smooth air, wide landing fields, and away from the crowded skies of Roldanillo, Piedechinche provides an ideal environment to focus on BHPA foundation tasks.
June 8 - 14, 2026
Known as Europe’s summer XC playground, Krushevo combines broad valleys, friendly ridges, and reliable thermals with excellent infrastructure. It’s a perfect classroom in the sky — long flights, accessible launches, and achievable tasks that build confidence without being overwhelming. With high bases and consistent flying, Krushevo offers the airtime and variety you need to make real progress through the BHPA development pathway.
Expert Coaching: Small group coaching with a 4:1 instructor ratio to ensure personalized attention. You can use this time to signoff your Pilot tasks.
Improve Launch Techniques: We’ll review your launches, making sure you’re confident and prepared. During the week, we will also conduct ground handling sessions on the landing field to help you master various launch techniques.
Weather and Site Analysis: Learn to interpret weather patterns and understand how to assess sites, empowering you to make informed decisions before and during flights.
Thermalling Clinics & Manoeuvrability Exercises: Focused sessions to gently broaden your comfort zone and fine tune thermal carving skills. Improve your glider control with coaching on active flying techniques, coordinated pitch and roll control.
Safety and Risk Management: Understand how to manage risk and avoid common in-flight issues, so you can fly with more confidence and less stress.
Comprehensive Briefings and Debriefs: Daily evening debriefs, theory sessions, and detailed analysis to fine-tune your skills.
- 7-day trip with accommodation and airport transfers
- Daily transport to launch and retrieves
- Dedicated Sky Summits instructors
- Theory sessions linked directly to BHPA foundation tasks
- Personal coaching log to track your progress
- CP+ pilots wanting to build confidence and airtime, aiming to progress towards their BHPA Pilot rating
- Have ticked off multiple BHPA foundation tasks and Pilot rating tasks
- Understand thermalling, task planning, and safe decision-making in real XC environments
We assume that you will arrive with a functional paraglider, harness and reserve parachute, vario/gps.
We recommend you bring along your own trackers (Inreach / Spots). We can provide flymaster trackers on rent if required.
The weather is nice and warm, good enough to fly in shorts and a thin flying jacket and gloves.
It is essential that you have travel insurance which covers you in respect of the following :
1. Medical Treatment
2. Medical Repatriation
3. Search & Rescue by helicopter
Please give our Risk Acceptance form a good read and make sure you understand and accept the risk involved.
