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in order to get an APPI professional qualification at the end of the course you must:

• Be over 18 years of age,
• Submit a first aid certificate

You are an experienced PPG or paratrike Tandem pilot and you want to have your skills recognized in the APPI system you should attend a tandem Pro-workshop and pass its exams.
To qualify for APPI non commercial tandem pilot, you should provide proof of a minimum of:

• 2 years paragliding activity,
• 50 tandem flights as pilot documented.

To qualify for APPI pro tandem pilot, you should provide proof of a minimum of:

• 3 years experience paragliding activity,
• one year tandem operating,
• 100 tandem flights as pilot documented.

Contents and Exams are similar to APPI tandem courses.
Upon the result of the exam, if not failed, the master instructor in charge may validate Non Commercial Tandem Pilot status as either “pending” or “validated”, or APPI pro tandem pilot status as either “pending” or “validated”.

You are an experienced PPG or paratrike Instructor and you want to have your skills recognized in the APPI system you have to  apply for an instructor Pro-workshop and pass their exams.
Instructor pro-workshop is fully focused on pedagogy applied to PPG and paratrike teaching, and guiding safety procedures and techniques.
To qualify for APPI instructor proworkshop, you should provide proof of a minimum of:

• 4 years activity,
• 2 years tandem operating, 100 tandem flights as pilot,
• 2 years instructor activity

APPI tandem pilots, assistant instructors or instructors are encouraged to attend Pro-workshop when they have the chance. This leads to an update of the certification date added to the pilot’s APPI profile, and will certify that the tandem pilot or APPI instructor updated his knowledge.

APPI does not make any profit on the workshops, the price is fixed freely by the masters who organize it. We strive to keep a low cost to enable everyone to participate.