From the valley town of Malcesine, the cable car takes us in just under 20 minutes to the 1,700 m high launch site on Monte Baldo – the starting point for our training flights. The extensive grassy plateau offers plenty of space and launch options to both the west and east. Once the manoeuvre position has been reached, there are usually over 1,000 metres of altitude available for intensive training, repeating sequences and consolidating movement patterns. We land on the specially constructed landing site directly on the lake shore of Malcesine, where the adjacent snack bar offers a quick bite to eat or where we can relax and end the training day with a cool drink.

As the Vento, a strong north wind, usually blows across the lake in the morning, providing ideal conditions for surfers and kiters, our flight window often only opens up during the course of the morning. We therefore use the early hours relaxed to analyse videos and delve deeper into theory.