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🪂 XC Flying Trips in Georgia · For Licensed Pilots

Your first 100 km. Then 200. Then 300.

Weather-driven cross-country trips and real coaching — led by Anatolii Mykhailiuta, who holds the Caucasus distance records in three disciplines. Georgia is our home. The rest of the world is where we take you next.

🎯 Book early — save 20% · Georgia from €2,460 €1,890
25 years flying 3 Caucasus records · unbeaten since 2020 PWC podiums Groups of 4–8 In Georgia since 2013
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What you're really booking

Most trips sell you a place on a map. We sell you the best realistic flying window your group can get — and the people who make it count. Here is exactly what that means, in plain language, before any money moves.

You book three things

The instructors · a flight · and your distance goal.

100 km200 km300 km+

Not a fixed launch. Not a guaranteed flight. We chase the weather: if it flies, we fly. Whether you fly — and how far — depends on the conditions, your level and your willingness to learn. We teach; you fly.

Surfers chase the wave. XC pilots chase the air. That flexibility is the product — not a broken itinerary.

✓Small groups: 4–8 pilots. Minimum four to run a destination — and a group is never guaranteed. Your guide knows your level and your goals, not just your name on a list.
✓All prices published openly. If your group moves to another destination, you already know that country's price. No hidden fees, no surprises after the deposit.
✕Group didn't reach four? You either join the group that did form, or your deposit is refunded. Or run your exact country private by covering the four-pilot minimum. In Georgia there is one more door — the VIP format by the day: €300 / €500 / €800 per day for 1 / 2 / 3 pilots, and from four pilots the group rate of €200 per pilot per day; the price per pilot drops as the group grows.
✕Don't buy flight tickets to a country until we confirm the group has formed. This is the single most common and most expensive mistake.
🪂 This is not a tandem flight.

These trips are for licensed, independent pilots with their own wing who can launch, thermal and land on their own. If you want a first flight as a passenger, that's our tandem page — and if you want to become a pilot, start with the basic course.

Why Sky Atlantida

Learn XC from the pilots who hold the records

Twenty-five years of flying — and not just hours in a logbook. Anatolii Mykhailiuta holds the Caucasus distance records in three disciplines, set in Georgia, on the same terrain the flagship trip flies. Every track is public on XContest. Go ahead and check.

25 years
flying — a family who live to fly, not a business that discovered paragliding
3 records
Caucasus distance records across three disciplines — unbeaten since 2020
9 000+ h
airtime for Anatolii alone · PWC stages, superfinals and podiums
18+ pilots
in the Sky Atlantida network worldwide · bilingual RU / EN
Paragliding World Cup Aksaray 2025 — official awards ceremony, Türkiye
Paragliding World Cup Aksaray 2025 — official awards ceremony, Türkiye

Caucasus Records · XContest 2020

Anatolii Mykhailiuta holds the Caucasus records in three disciplines — unbeaten since 2020. Every track is public. Go ahead, check.

Open Distance · Gudauri · 19.05.2020183.89 km → FAI Triangle · Gudauri · 09.08.2020144.2 km → Flat Triangle · Mestia · 07.07.2020189.66 km →

All three on a FLOW Spectra, launched in Georgia. We fly like birds — cross-country, not altitude stunts.

Sky Atlantida pilots at a Paragliding World Cup event
On the World Cup circuit — event backdrop after a task day.
Paragliding World Cup competition day
Paragliding World Cup — a competition season, not a one-off entry.
Competition gaggle climbing on a World Cup task
The gaggle on task — this is the air your instructors fly in.
Caucasus record FAI triangle XC flightRecord▶Caucasus Record · FAI Triangle XC
Hike and Fly from the summit of Mt. Kazbek 5,054 mExpedition▶Hike & Fly · Mt. Kazbek 5,054 m
Paragliding World Cup Brasov 2023 Task 1World Cup▶PWC Brasov 2023 · Task 1
Paragliding World Cup Aksaray TürkiyeWorld Cup▶PWC Aksaray · Türkiye
🏆 Category-1 / FAI competitions · PWC stages & superfinals · podium finishes
Your Instructors

You know exactly who you'll fly with

This is the one thing we say is genuinely better than anyone else's trip: you know, before you pay, whose decisions you're trusting in the air and who will be teaching you.

Anatolii Mykhailiuta — Caucasus record holder and senior XC instructor ★ Caucasus Record Holder
Senior Instructor · Final Go / No-Go Call

Anatolii Mykhailiuta

A pilot other pilots call a legend. Caucasus record holder in three disciplines, Paragliding World Cup podium finisher, and a genuine multi-discipline mountain athlete — hike & fly, ski, run, skydive. Flying is roughly 80% of his life. He is the senior instructor on our trips, he makes the final call on whether the group flies, and he is the one who will teach you.

9 000+ flight hours 3 Caucasus records PWC podiums FLOW Spectra Teaches in RU / EN

Competitions, records, routes and expeditions on Instagram · expedition films and the full "Learn to fly a paraglider" lesson series on YouTube. He teaches publicly — you can see exactly how he explains before you book.

Anatolii on InstagramWorld Cup tasks, Caucasus records, expeditions and everyday XC — click any post to open it right here.
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Dmytro Mykhailiuta — XC instructor
Instructor · FAI Instructor rating

Dmytro Mykhailiuta

Anatolii's brother — calm, patient, more coach than competitor. If this is your first big cross-country, he is the one you want on the radio. Certified instructor, bilingual RU / EN.

Sky Atlantida XC pilot network
The Network

Sky Atlantida · 18+ XC pilots

Led by the two brothers, backed by a network of top cross-country pilots working across our destinations. All bilingual Russian / English, university-educated — English that is live and clear enough to teach you where and how to fly.

What You'll Learn

Come to learn — you'll learn to fly

Come for distance and we'll work towards it: your first hundred, then two hundred, then three. Tasks are matched to the group, with short, base and extended options so nobody is bored and nobody is abandoned 100 km down course.

100 km

Your first hundred

The one that changes how you see the sky. Thermal reading, staying up when it goes quiet, committing to the next climb, and the decisions that keep a flight alive past the second hour.

200 km

Route flying

Line choice across terrain, valley wind and convergence, glide management, transitions, and reading a day well enough to know where the air will be working in two hours' time.

300 km+

Triangles & FAI

Closing triangles, FAI geometry, task planning against the forecast, and the discipline of turning back into wind when everything in you wants to run downwind.

🌡 Thermal reading🗺 Task & route planning📐 FAI triangles💨 Valley wind & convergence🛬 Outlanding judgement📻 Radio & group coordination📊 Track debrief & video analysis🎒 Retrieve logistics⚠️ Go / no-go decision making

Anatolii publishes a full lesson series on YouTube — watch how he teaches before you decide.

"Learn to fly a paraglider" — full series
How Our Trips Work

We chase the weather, not the itinerary

Every morning starts the same way and ends somewhere different. This is a normal flying day on one of our trips.

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ForecastCompare areas, pick the day's best window
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BriefingTask set with short / base / extended options
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LaunchLocal transport to the chosen site, fuel included
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XCYou fly the task — guided, not shepherded
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CoordinationRadio + live tracking where available
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RetrieveWe come and get you. Included.
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DebriefTrack and video analysis over dinner
🧭 We may change the launch, the valley, the region — or the country.

That flexibility is what makes the trip work. There is no guarantee of flyable weather and no guarantee of distance: paragliding has inherent risk and no operator can promise airtime. Our job is professional preparation, local knowledge and good decisions that remove the avoidable uncertainty.

Destinations

Where we fly in Georgia, season by season

Georgia is what we do. The records were set here, the terrain is ours, and the whole season is built around it. When Georgia is out of season, the same guides fly worldwide with the Academy.

🇬🇪 Georgia · flagship

Georgia — your first 100 km

April and May are the big-distance months in the Caucasus. Long days, strong thermals and the terrain where the records were set. Everything here is ours: apartments, vehicles, guides.

€2,460€1,890 / 12–13 days · Guiding
🇬🇪 Gudauri · by the day

Local XC guiding in Gudauri

Already in Georgia with your own wing? Take a guide by the day — one guide, one to three pilots (VIP — from a single pilot), the Gudauri and Kazbegi launches, no group departure. €300 / €500 / €800 per day for 1 / 2 / 3 pilots, any number of days (3 days — €900 / €1,500 / €2,400; 7 days — €2,100 / €3,500 / €5,600); from four pilots the group rate — €200 per pilot per day. Prices per group; 30% deposit, the rest on site; no hidden fees.

from €300 / 1 day · 1–3 pilots
🌍 Worldwide · Academy

Off-season — we fly worldwide

When Georgia is out of season the same guides run XC trips abroad — the Balkans, southern Europe, Central Asia and South America — under the SkyAtlantida Paragliding Academy. Same people, same rules, a different sky.

🇬🇪 Georgia · flagship

Georgia — high summer

Svaneti, Gudauri and the high Caucasus. Big mountain air, long days and the widest choice of valleys when one area shuts down.

€2,460€1,890 / 12–13 days · Guiding
🇬🇪 Gudauri · by the day

Local XC guiding in Gudauri

Already in Georgia with your own wing? Take a guide by the day — one guide, one to three pilots (VIP — from a single pilot), the Gudauri and Kazbegi launches, no group departure. €300 / €500 / €800 per day for 1 / 2 / 3 pilots, any number of days (3 days — €900 / €1,500 / €2,400; 7 days — €2,100 / €3,500 / €5,600); from four pilots the group rate — €200 per pilot per day. Prices per group; 30% deposit, the rest on site; no hidden fees.

from €300 / 1 day · 1–3 pilots
🌍 Worldwide · Academy

Off-season — we fly worldwide

When Georgia is out of season the same guides run XC trips abroad — the Balkans, southern Europe, Central Asia and South America — under the SkyAtlantida Paragliding Academy. Same people, same rules, a different sky.

🇬🇪 Georgia · flagship

Georgia — the September road trip

Our signature trip: a moving cross-country expedition across Georgia, following the best air of the week. Autumn air, autumn light, our own everything.

€2,460€1,890 / 12–13 days · Guiding
🇬🇪 Gudauri · by the day

Local XC guiding in Gudauri

Already in Georgia with your own wing? Take a guide by the day — one guide, one to three pilots (VIP — from a single pilot), the Gudauri and Kazbegi launches, no group departure. €300 / €500 / €800 per day for 1 / 2 / 3 pilots, any number of days (3 days — €900 / €1,500 / €2,400; 7 days — €2,100 / €3,500 / €5,600); from four pilots the group rate — €200 per pilot per day. Prices per group; 30% deposit, the rest on site; no hidden fees.

from €300 / 1 day · 1–3 pilots
🌍 Worldwide · Academy

Off-season — we fly worldwide

When Georgia is out of season the same guides run XC trips abroad — the Balkans, southern Europe, Central Asia and South America — under the SkyAtlantida Paragliding Academy. Same people, same rules, a different sky.

🇬🇪 Georgia · winter

Georgia in winter — not an XC season

We fly in Georgia all winter, but the thermals are weak and routes do not build. The honest answer: winter here is tandem and free flying over the snow, not cross-country. For distance in December–March, go abroad.

🌍 Worldwide · Academy

Off-season — we fly worldwide

When Georgia is out of season the same guides run XC trips abroad — the Balkans, southern Europe, Central Asia and South America — under the SkyAtlantida Paragliding Academy. Same people, same rules, a different sky.

Regions we fly
Gudauri and Kazbegi →Kakheti →Svaneti and Racha →Adjara — in development
The road trip goes where the forecast is best. Tap a region for its season, its air and real distances.

No serious operator can guarantee flyable weather. We use local knowledge, forecasts and flexible routing to maximise realistic flying. If conditions are unsuitable, the guide changes the area, the timing or the task — or decides not to fly. Safety comes before the schedule, every time.

That's exactly why our trips are flexible — we're not attached to one launch. We move towards the best suitable window when format and logistics allow: a different launch, valley, region, or even country. The final site and task always depend on real conditions and the group's level.

Our price is calculated for a minimum of four pilots. If we don't reach four you can (a) keep waiting while the group forms, (b) join the group that did form on similar dates, or (c) take your deposit back. You can also run your exact destination privately by covering the four-pilot minimum. In Georgia there is one more door — the VIP format by the day: €300 / €500 / €800 per day for 1 / 2 / 3 pilots, and from four pilots the group rate of €200 per pilot per day; the price per pilot drops as the group grows. We never move you without your agreement — no surprises after the deposit. Please don't buy flight tickets to a country until we confirm the group.

Minimum four paying pilots, maximum eight. We keep groups small deliberately, so the guide actually knows each pilot's level and goals instead of shuttling people launch to launch.

You should be an independent pilot with your own wing who can launch, thermal and land safely on your own. Beyond that we match pilots on total and recent airtime, thermal independence, mountain and XC experience, wing class and time on it, SIV, competition background and trip goals. Not there yet? Start with the basic or advanced XC course.

We form reasonably compatible groups so neither progressing nor strong pilots feel they're on the wrong trip. Levels are never identical, but we minimise the gap and daily tasks come with shorter and extended options. Nobody should spend the week waiting, and nobody should be abandoned 100 km down course.

That's the goal we work towards — not a promise. Distance depends on the weather window, your level and your decisions in the air. What we do guarantee is the preparation: forecast analysis, task selection, briefing, live coordination, retrieve, and a proper track debrief afterwards so the next flight is better than the last.

Guiding format: coaching and guiding, forecast analysis and site selection, the day's task and briefings, transport up to launch (vehicle, 4x4 or cable car — fuel and lift included), retrieve from wherever you land, every move along the trip's route — from the moment we meet at Café Bar PILOT until the trip ends, flying permits within Georgia, live tracking where available, debriefs and track analysis, theory, and organisation and support on the ground. Guiding + Stay — all of that plus twin/shared accommodation for the whole trip, a supplement of €330–440 depending on length. Not included: meals, getting to the meeting point, airport transfers both ways, international flights, insurance, launch/landing/park fees, flying permits outside Georgia — quoted separately and depending on the country the trip runs in, tandem flights at the locations — paid separately at the location price list, personal equipment and visa, and optional activities (quads, buggies, snowmobiles, rafting, horse riding, tours) which have their own price list. Anything you want to add beyond the trip — an airport transfer, an excursion, an extra activity — we arrange on request and quote separately. On the Guiding format accommodation is not included either.

Two steps. First, a 30% deposit by transfer — for example €567 at the €1,890 Guiding price — against an invoice the manager sends you on WhatsApp, Telegram or email. That secures your place, and it is non-refundable unless you cancel more than 60 days before the start, in which case we return it minus the bank transfer charge. Second, the remaining 70% on arrival: day one, at the meeting point, before flying starts, in cash or by bank transfer — whichever suits you. Nothing is due in between. We quote in EUR and invoice only after the manager confirms price, group status and terms.

Insurance is mandatory and must explicitly cover paragliding, minimum €100,000, with repatriation. For remote or big-mountain trips you also need search and rescue, helicopter rescue, medevac, altitude limits and country cover. Equipment: wing, harness, reserve, helmet, vario/GPS, phone, radio, charging and suitable clothing. Remote trips add a satellite messenger or tracker, power bank and emergency kit. The final list is trip-specific.

Russian and English. Our instructors are native Russian speakers with university education and live working English — clear and sufficient for teaching where and how to fly. Briefings and debriefs run in whichever language the group needs. If you're a Russian-speaking pilot, this is your natural home; most international operators can't offer that.

It depends on the format. On Guiding you book your own room — deliberately, because a pilot who picks his own room never ends up in one he hates, and we tell you where the group usually stays, exactly as it is done at competitions. On Guiding + Stay we book it, for a supplement of €330–440 per trip. You get to the country and to the meeting point yourself either way, though we can arrange the transfer separately — in a group the car is split between you. Everything that moves you around the flying is always included: transport up to launch, retrieve from wherever you land, and every move along the trip's route — from the moment we meet at Café Bar PILOT until the trip ends. In Georgia the vehicles are ours and in Gudauri the accommodation is ours too, so there we can arrange any of it as a paid extra.

There's always something to do — in every country, not only Georgia. We arrange it, but activities like quad bikes, buggies, snowmobiles (Georgia in April), rafting, horse riding and local tours are optional paid extras on their own price list. They're not part of the flying price. Flight debriefs, theory and the coaching programme are what your trip includes. In Georgia everything is ours so we offer the most; elsewhere it partly depends on our local partners.

Message us on WhatsApp or Telegram. Our AI manager qualifies your level, dates and goals, answers everything and checks current group status. Once the manager confirms the trip you get an invoice, pay the 30% deposit by transfer, and your place is confirmed and entered in the calendar. The remaining 70% you pay on arrival — cash or bank transfer, whichever suits you. From there the team takes over — and Anatolii sees your file before the trip.

How to Book

Five steps, one conversation

Every enquiry goes to our AI manager on WhatsApp or Telegram. It qualifies you properly, answers everything, and hands you to the team the moment you're ready to pay.

1Message usTell us your dates, destination or "open to suggestions", days, and whether you're solo.
2QualificationLevel, airtime, wing, XC and mountain experience, goals — so we match you to the right group.
3Group statusWe check who's already forming on your dates and confirm what's real. Never invented.
4Invoice & 30% depositFull disclosure first: price, what’s in, what’s not, group rule, terms. Then you transfer 30%.
5ConfirmedYour place is booked and in the calendar. Now — and only now — buy flights and book a room. The other 70% is paid on arrival.

Ready to fly your first 100 km?

Tell us your dates and your goal. We'll tell you honestly which destination and which group fits you — and if nothing fits this season, we'll say that too. We reply in about 30 minutes, 9 AM – 9 PM GMT+4, daily.

🎯 Book early — save 20% 💬 Answers in ~30 min 🗣 RU / EN
📄 Before the trip starts, every participant downloads, fills in and signs the participant document and sends it to us with photos of their passport and pilot licence. It takes about ten minutes and is done once — but without it we cannot let you fly.
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