The Soča Valley is one of the most beautiful flying areas in Europe – ideal for pleasure flyers, budding cross-country pilots and experienced XC flyers. The impressive mountain backdrop, numerous launch sites and a wide valley with the emerald-green Soča offer perfect conditions. In addition, there is warm hospitality and cuisine that harmoniously combines Mediterranean and Alpine influences.
Our trip is designed to introduce novice cross-country pilots step-by-step to the secrets of successful and safe XC flying, while experienced pilots are encouraged with specific tasks and opportunities to maximize flight time without KM constraints.
We focus on each individual and their abilities and provide personalized tips and feedback. By means of a questionnaire and interview, we pick you up exactly where you are and accompany you to your goals on this trip so that you take home an instructive and eventful memory.
Flying areas:
In addition to the well-known flying areas in the Soča Valley such as Stol and Kobala, we can also switch to other regions such as Lijak or Gemona depending on the weather. The choice of area depends entirely on the weather conditions. If flying is not possible, we will organize an alternative program.
Before the trip, you will receive a questionnaire about your flying experience and your goals. We also analyze some of your flights in advance so that you get a clear assessment of your current level. The week on site builds on these findings.
After the trip, you will receive a personal debriefing with all your notes, tips and feedback on your goals. We will provide you with this as a digital handout (PDF). It contains an initial assessment, an evaluation of your XC week and recommendations for your further flying development.
This will be an instructive, safe and unforgettable week of flying for you.
Arrival on Saturday, 06.06.2026:
Individually to the Socia Valley, meeting point in Tolmin approx. 3.00 pm (approx. 7 hours by car).
Possibly evening flight, material check, instrument check, radio check
Cozy get-together.
Flight days, Sunday 07.06. – Friday 12.06.2026:
Morning debriefing the day before, with a focus on experiences, key points, individual challenges – takeaways for the following days – feedback on the individual pilots and visualizations of individual flight phases. The focus is on the exchange of knowledge and experience.
Followed by a briefing flight day, with a focus on meteo, flight technique tasks, XC planning for small flights and for larger flights, and always with the idea that we can go flying and don’t have to.
Fly, fly and fly….
Depending on the time of landing, there is a second flight in the late afternoon or an evening flight.
Dinner and recounting of the experiences. Short feedback round on the individual experiences. This also serves as input for the debriefing on the following morning.
Departure Saturday, 13.06.2026:
Short morning flight either in the Soča Valley or on the way back home. There will be different options depending on the mood of the individual participants.
Additional goodie:
It is possible to make a stopover on the return journey on Sunday. This involves flying in a flying area on the way back before returning to Switzerland. The area briefing for this is included. All other costs, such as accommodation, transportation to the launch site, etc. are the responsibility of the participants.
Debriefing online meeting:
Debriefing XC week (teams meeting of 2 hours).
Pilot requirements:
Material requirement:
The trip is organized with a minimum of 9 participants.
The trip takes place in all weathers. If you have to cancel the trip, the cancellation conditions in our general terms and conditions apply.
Please fill out the following form to secure your place on this touch and go… trip.
