Where do you live?
Annecy, France, the paragliding mecca, but I’m originally from Caracas, Venezuela.
How did you get into flying?
I always dreamed about it. I saw hang gliders when I was a kid, then paragliders. When I was 21 I saved enough money and registered on a course. That was May 2000.
What’s your earliest flying memory?
My “graduation flight”, a 400m top-to-bottom. I remember feeling amazed, focused, listening to instructions over radio and being so happy that my dream had finally come true. I landed and cried with joy.
What got you hooked?
That feeling of the glider magically lifting me off the ground. It was immediate.
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