How it all started

For some of us life starts at birth, for others a lot later, and some will be eluded by it. My life started on a beautiful sunny day at age 41, I went flying that day. Flying is a sport that was always very important to me, I just could not put it in words. It was a sport to me, a sport that gave my life some spice, lifted me from my earthly bounds, and looking back at it today it brought me closer to God. I always thought that pilots were a special breed of guys who are always in control. I looked up at them with admiration. Ten years earlier with the help of a friend I got my first taste of it and it never let me go. Jose took me up on my first flight on an ultralight and I signed up the same day.

I got my wings and a great flying career began. I discovered that flying gave me a piece of mind that I could not find in my life. It was as if I was born to do this. As with many pilots I was proud of my accomplishment and in the hope of a little sideline business I wanted to share it with others. Buying my own aircraft was beyond my reach but fortunately para-motoring began to gain popularity. A flying machine that I could afford. Para-motoring takes gliding a step further by powering your machine with a gas motor and a prop. I jumped at it immediately. Soon I realized that dreams do come true, that Aladdin's flying carpet does exist - although slightly modified - as Aladdin was sitting on his carpet we on the other hand hang in our harness below... the fun factor multiplied.