Season
Warm-Up 2026  Norma 

Pre-Season Flying Trip – Norma, Italy and central Apeninas

21–28 February 2026 (7 days in the air)

Start the Season in Ideal Conditions

Is the Czech winter already too long for you, but you don’t have time to travel to Colombia, Kenya, or Australia? Want to get properly current again and prepare for the season under experienced guidance? Join us in Norma!

Our first trip of the year is once again organized in cooperation with Jožka Káčer Flight School, heading to Norma on the west coast of Italy, about 150 km south of Rome. Expect sunshine, daily temperatures around 15°C, beautiful flying, professional coaching, and terrain that’s perfect both for less experienced pilots and for advanced pilots who want to level up and be fully ready for the 2026 season.

And of course — plenty of Italian coffee and amazing pizza.

Why Norma?

• Stable flying weather, spring thermals, and great ridge soaring
  
  

• Elevation difference of approx. 400 m
  
  

• Large, safe take-off suitable even for newer pilots
  
  

• Ideal terrain for practicing your first top landings
  
  

• Spacious and easy-to-read landing field
  
  

• Terrain that’s easy to understand, great for less experienced pilots
  
  

• Excellent cross-country possibilities
  
  

During our December trip, we flew 3-hour cross-country flights, including a 60 km flat triangle, and enjoyed long ridge-soaring flights above the stunning cliff-edge town of Norma. After flying, you’ll enjoy the true Italian atmosphere — cafés, pizzerias, and fresh food shops literally within walking distance.

If the weather doesn’t cooperate or we want a change, we can move to other nearby flying sites in the Apennine mountains or even head toward the coast.

The trip is led by Jakub Rott, competition pilot with top placements in Czech and international competitions, BP 300km triangle. Jakub will gives you his private tips how to fly better - further, safer and more effecient!

he trip is also open to non-pilots and your non-flying friends. They can either arrange an individual tandem flight on site for €150, or join the trip in “co-pilot mode” — in this option, the trip price includes 4 tandem flights. 

Dates & Price

Departure Czech: Friday, 20 Feb 2026 (afternoon, time will be confirmed)
Return Czech: Sunday, 1 Mar 2026

Trip price: 430€ (380€ CZK for members Flysport family )
Deposit: 100€

Transport Options

• Shared van transport from Brno (preferred)

• Own transport

• Flight to Rome (direct flights from approx. 2,500 CZK; flying gear transported by van), then shared transfer from Rome to Norma
  
  

Accommodation

• Shared accommodation in a rented apartment
  
  

• Option to arrange your own accommodation
  
  

What Awaits You

• 7 days of flying in pleasant winter conditions
  
  

• Daily temperatures around 10–14°C
  
  

• Long ridge flights, spring thermals, cross-country flying
  
  

• Perfect conditions for top-landing practice
  
  

• Instructor support in the air and on the ground
  
  

• Take-off assistance
  
  

• Thermal guidance
  
  

• Active flying skills and wing control improvement
  
  

Evening Program

• Flight debriefings
  
  

• Planning for the next day and weather analysis
  
  

• Gear tuning
  
  

• Themed talks about flying and competitions
  
  

Additional Options

• Equipment rental, possibility to try parakite
  
  

• Tandem flights for non-flying companions
  
  

• Trip photos and videos
  
  

• Professional massage therapist available on request
  
  

Price Includes

• Local transport and site shuttles
  
  

• Instructor guidance and care (take-offs, landings, navigation)
  
  

• Radio rental
  
  

• Daily weather briefings
  
  

• Technical support
  
  

Price Does Not Include

• Food
  
  

• Accommodation
  
  

• Mandatory third-party liability insurance valid abroad
  
  

• Travel accident insurance covering paragliding (e.g., Uniqa or via LAA)
  
  

• Optional equipment rental (900 CZK / day)
  
  

Participation Requirements

• Valid pilot license
  
  

• Valid equipment airworthiness documents
  
  

• Third-party liability insurance valid abroad (can be arranged via LAA)
  
  

• Travel accident insurance for paragliding
  
  

• IPPI card
  
  

Travel Organization

Travel to and from Norma will be arranged by shared transport. We will leave one day earlier in the afternoon, drive overnight, or stop for budget accommodation on the way. The following day, there is an option to relax in natural thermal baths before continuing to Norma.

On the way back, we may again visit thermal baths or stop in Meduno, stay overnight, and — depending on conditions — enjoy an additional flying day there.

Registration & Contact

📧 E-mail: jakub@flysport.cz
📱 WhatsApp: +420 773 444 452 (see QR code below)

In the event of bad weather conditions, the trip will be canceled and your full deposit will be refunded, or an alternative date will be arranged.