Winchfly Styria: This club also aims high on the Lowlands

Who wouldn’t just want to take it off? Without any problem, Winchfly Styria, the first winch flying club for hangars and paragliders in the south-east of Styria, makes this experience possible.

STIR-DEATHE. “High above south-east Styria” – that’s the motto Winchfly Styriaa club you can take off with. It is the first for Hang gliders and paragliders In the’ Southeast Steiermark. The amazing thing: it makes it possible to take it off even in flat areas. Because of one electrically operated winch The pilot is pulled or carried into the air by the paraglider on a rope – once the required height is reached, you simply release the rope yourself.

From Ilz to the Wechselgebiet

“We were established in the autumn of 2023. We have put a lot of ambition, enthusiasm and motivation into the project and we have been looking forward to successful flights on the winch since the beginning of the summer We have already completed several cross-country trips. , with the longest flight from Ilz from our president, Herbert Wiesenhofer, to the transit area On good days, we can reach heights of up to 2,000 meters and viewing angles far beyond national borders. Karl Poltfounder and co-founder of Winchfly Styria based in Petersdorf at Fehring.

Fly instead of sitting in the car

The other co-founders are the chairman Herbert WiesenhoferRaabtaler with over 30 years of flying experience, and Patrick Birkl since K&P Hendlhof from Fehring. “We have set ourselves an ambitious goal of using quiet paragliding in, over and out of our beautiful, beautiful country. This means we don’t have to travel long distances to mountain launch sites and can spend our time in the air. Just fly from our front door and go home “Experience freedom and view – in the flatlands with a panoramic view 360 degrees,” emphasizes Polt.

“We want to encourage young people to enjoy flying in the great outdoors.”
Karl Polt, club co-founder

The society is supported by the communities Fehring, Ilz, Furstenfeld and Großsteinbachwhere the club is called Drawing paths operating. Sponsors have also been obtained and are helping the club grow. By the way, we are already planning tandem flights with passengers and Teambuilding-Events.

There are currently 15 active members flying, most of them from the regions Southeast Steiermark and Hartberg-Fürstenfeld. One member comes from it Wien and he always chooses routes so that there is a train connection. Peak season for flights Overview Anyway, it is from March to the end of September.

According to Polt, there are very few winch flying clubs in Austria. He also says that you can start training from the age of 15. The association is happy to organize the courses. All additional information can be found on the website www.winchfly.at

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