Flying with 'Urubus' in Brazilian Skies, Skywings Article June 2003

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Flying with 'Urubus' in Brazilian Skies, Skywings Article June 2003

• Flying with 'Urubus' in Brazilian Skies

• Peter Campbell - Trips

  This Flybubble trip was a most memorable adventure that I treasure dearly. I felt I received the best coaching possible. We made the greatest opportunity of every opportunity to fly. Pre-flight briefing were very g ...

• Andrew Bedwell - UK Course

  The course you ran was absolutely fantastic. As a senior sports instructor in another sport, I felt your teaching techniques where unsurpassed, with clear definite objectives that were well thought out to match the c ...

• Roger Kitney - Tandem

  Thank you very much for an unforgettable experience. I knew it would be good but it was even better. A brilliant flight in extremely capable hands - if you can get a fat bloke like me in the air you must be good! Tha ...

• Abigail Barr - Trips

  The course was fantastic. I learnt as much if not more than I hoped. I learnt what is possible, what I am capable of, what I need to do to achieve it, why I love it, and why every one should do it. Throughout the c ...

• June Hill - Tandem

  Thank you both for an absolutely wonderful experience, truly wonderful. I think I can say that I am hooked! Cannot wait to do another one. Thank you again for a great day and hope to see you again. Many thanks, Jun ...

• Andrew Davies - Trips

  The XC flying course with Flybubble was excellent. It was a real eye opener flying with Flybubble's XC fly-guides. A valuable insight in what it is like to be at the top of the sport.

• Tracy Evans - Tandem

  I just wanted to say thanks for the fab tandem paraglide today. It was a fantastic experience and I would recommend it to anyone, even the very nervous. Carlo made me feel like I was in a safe pair of hands, is extre ...

• John Hughes - Trips

  Having trained with Carlo and recently passed my CP I knew this would be a good opportunity to get in some flying knowing we were in good hands. This coupled with our hosts excellent local knowledge meant we had some e ...

• Crispin Rose-Innes - Trips

  I have learned masses. As a result of this course, I now have a much better understanding of how and why things can go wrong. I am relieved to have discovered that my wing is in fact a very trustworthy and friendly c ...

• Trevor Giddings - Trips

  The trip exceeded my (high) expectations. I learnt a huge amount...  Longest XCs to date. I cannot imagine how I could ever get better help, advice and the rapid learning than I received on this trip from Flybub ...

• James Young - Tandem

  A massive thank you for taking me flying. Ever since I can remember I have dreamt about being able to fly. Yesterday was as close as it will get. A dream came true so thank you for making me one incredibly happy man! ...

• Anthony Downs - UK Course

  Thanks again for all of your awesome instruction and advice. It's great to have finally got my licence! Hope all is well and you're having a good time on the hill today. Cheers, Anthony

• Nancy Elliott - Trips

  I had ideas and dreams, but I never could have imagined what I actually achieved! My flying just got better and better, and I found I really got into XC flying for the first time. My thermalling skills have improve ...

• Anthony Parfitt - UK Course

  Many thanks for a really great day. Hope to fly with you again sometime soon, and complete CP. Many thanks again for your very professional and friendly service. Yours sincerely, Anthony (and Maria)

• Duncan Raitt - Tandem

  I just wanted to say thank you for taking me Paragliding yesterday. It was awesome! I really enjoyed it and felt like I learnt something along the way. It was better even than I had imagined. Thanks again. Duncan

• Chris Warner - Tandem

  Thanks for a WONDERFUL day on Friday. Peter and I enjoyed every minute of it. Hope we do see you again, the flights were a wonderful experience. Thanks again to you and Nancy. Chris & Peter Warner - Stanfor ...

• Paul Marshall - UK Course

  I had a fantastic time over the weekend and still can't believe the wonderful feeling that flying can give you, and I am just a nervous beginner! Thank you both for spending the time to teach me, I really do appr ...

• Paul Marshall - UK Course

  I had a lovely flight, which I regard as my first proper flight on my own... I enjoyed it immensely! Once again thank you for everything you and Nancy have done for me, it is very appreciated. ... a wonderful experie ...

• Oliver Polden - UK Course

  Big thanks! I would like to thank Flybubble for their second-to-none training. In particular I would like to thank Carlo. His knowledge and skill is astounding and he loves nothing more than to pass it on to nurtu ...

• Grita Rose-Innes - Trips

  I had a very good experience going with Flybubble. The best! Flybubble's trip organisation and planning was brilliant, big thank you to Nancy! The set up was very good. Flybubble's site and XC flight gu ...

• Amelie Severing - Tandem

  Just wanted to say thank you very much for our tandem flight yesterday. Carlo, you made us feel at ease rightaway and if you had said "Let's fly to France" we would have trusted you it would work. :-) I ...

• Peter Impey - Trips

  I really enjoyed my time at Algo. A great location and good set up all round. All served up with the usual thorough Flybubble guiding and mentoring. Great area; hilly / mountainous, but with plenty of space around fo ...

• Pam Keen - Tandem

  We had a lovely day last Sunday, Alex and Alison really enjoyed their flights. Lovely scenery and fantastic weather! Thank you for making it so special. Hopefully we will be back in the not too distant future. We h ...

• Barbara Miles - Tandem

  Thank you again for a very memorable experience. Nick thoroughly enjoyed being up in the air with you and the peaceful time. He found it amazing to be flying simply by hanging in the wind and the sense of freedom, ...

• Julian Rayner - Trips

  Coaching was excellent, both on the ground and in the air. Crucial on a couple of occasions for staying in the air and subsequently enjoying long flights.  Excellent guidance; very experienced and knowledgeable. ...

• Crispin Rose-Innes - Trips

  We knew that we were destined for something very remarkable! As always, Carlo came to the rescue and under his critical guidance. Within days, we found ourselves climbing amongst vultures, reaching cloud base with ea ...

• Warren Charker - Tandem

  Thanks for the flying today. Really cool. I really enjoyed it and had a great time. I'm still buzzing about it! A day I will always remember. Excellent! You're a lucky man being involved with such a cool sp ...

• Richard Sears - UK Course

  Thank you to Carlo and Nancy for all their help and patience in getting me through the course. Being a little uncomfortable with heights I found their professionalism and thoroughness very reassuring. Once again thank ...

• Geoff Jackson - Tandem

  I really enjoyed the flights with you. It was an unforgettable experience and the weather was brilliant for it. All best wishes to you and hope to see you again one day. Geoff Jackson - Ascot, Berksh ...

• Si Brewster - Trips

  The trip was excellent and I know I will benefit greatly from everything I learnt and fly better and safer. Also thanks a million for the photos… Thanks again and I also hope to see you soon.  Cheers ...

• Gerry Bradnam - UK Course

  Thank you for all your efforts in getting me airborne. The training provided by the team at Flybubble was well organised, professional and great fun. Your advice on equipment has also proved invaluable and the contin ...

• Byron Campbell - UK Course

  Thanks for a good weekend, good fun and very enjoyable. I think you are fantastic trainers and very easy to get along with. Your whole system of bookings, equipment and paperwork seems very well set up and very eff ...

• Graham Birks - Tandem

  Thanks for the Tandem flight. Superb. A great day on the South Downs. Really enjoyed the experience and may just have to look at a couple of days tuition next time round. Thanks again, Graham, Claire & Boyz - ...

• Mo Dar - UK Course

  I had a great weekend, thanks for all your efforts on getting me through the training safely. My feeling is the Flybubble ethos on safety, advanced techniques, knowledgeable product reviews is really appreciated. Bes ...

• Gary Hunter - UK Course

  Thank you very much for a fantastic three days, and even more thanks for getting my feet well above ground level on my first day. You're instruction and safety are second to none, and I can't wait to see you ...

• Grita Rose-Innes - Trips

  THANK you SO MUCH for your brilliant guidance and instruction! The best trip I have ever had, beyond anything I had hoped for. Everything was great: well organised, fantastic flying, challenging. I really experie ...

• Jenni Fleming - UK Course

  Thanks for a great day yesterday. I'd really like to carry on with the training and do the EP course - getting started as soon as possible... Just let me know what you need from me in order to continue! Thanks fo ...

• Richard Platt - Tandem

  My tandem flight last week was a truly memorable experience - for all the right reasons. Simultaneously exhilarating and serene, it greatly exceeded my expectations. Carlo explained everything as I helped him unpack a ...

• Paul Marshall - Tandem

  I had a fantastic time over the weekend and still can't believe the wonderful feeling that flying can give you, and I am just a nervous beginner! Thank you both for Kerri's flight, again it's much apprecia ...

• Mike Parfitt - Trips

  I found the course excellent in respect of information flow. I was extremely happy with the whole experience. Your skills in the air allowed both you to extend everyones XC flights, hence providing more airtime durin ...

• Alex Crowe - Tandem

  Laura had a fabulous time today and we were both very happy... well worth the wait! Thanks, Alex -  Highbury, London

• Georgina Lewin - Tandem

  Harry and Hugo both really enjoyed their tandem paraglider flights and I know they would love to do the experience again. It was such a fantastic day, they both had long flights and were even able to climb up very high ...

• Simon Wheeler - Tandem

  It was an absolutely fantastic experience. My Mum was similarly impressed especially how you all took such great care of her and went out of your way to make it a special day. Cheers, Si - Brighton, East Sussex ...

• Richard Sears - Trips

  Would recommend one of your trips to anyone. Even before the trip you seemed to have everything thought of, and as for the trip its self I can't fault it. There was plenty of different sites to choose from and ...

• John Flynn - UK Course

  Regards my training, the quality of training, support and expertise provided by you has far exceeded my expectations. I have no doubt I am with the best school operating on the South Downs. I'd like to continue ...

• John Stevens - Trips

  The course and trip were even better than I expected! Not just good but excellent! My thermalling technique improved, good to fly in gaggles and I've hopefully removed my blinkers! I did 22 flights and logged 2 ...

• Bobby Brown - Trips

  The trip lived up perfectly to my expectations and with some bonuses! I achieved far more actual flying than on previous trips. I was truly pleased with the trip and grateful for everything you did to accomplish it ...

• Peter Campbell - Trips

  I had a fantastic time on this trip! Flybubble are Top Notch! Carlo is a great guide and coach.

• Jenny Marlowe - Tandem

  Michel enjoyed his flight so much he's just booked himself on a five-day course to learn how to do it himself! We both had a really nice day, and the weather was great. Hopefully the conditions will be good next t ...

• Crispin Rose-Innes - Trips

  Flybubble are a superb team. Their organisation was very concise and thorough. It was absolutely right. Flybubble's site and XC flight guidance was excellent. The group discussions were very useful indeed. I e ...

• Lorraine Eaton - UK Course

  Thank you, thank you, thank you, your instruction has been excellent, and Flybubble are professional, but yet friendly and flexible. It is so much easier when you feel supported by your school helping with the fledglin ...

• Julian Rayner - Trips

  Thanks to the dedication and expert tuition of the Flybubble team, I achieved everything I set out to achieve from the course, and more. I feel a lot safer and this can only be a good thing for me, my family and the ot ...

• Andrew Craig - Trips

  My trip with Flybubble was an excellent, useful experience. Invaluable advice and guidance... in theory and in practice. Superb. Always making the extra effort to look after and retrieve us. My longest dista ...

• Nick Byrne - UK Course

  Thanks for a fantastic weekend. I had a great time and specially thanks to Greg and Nancy for their excellent and friendly tuition. I will definitely be back! I hope the weather stays as good as it was that weekend s ...

• Oliver Polden - UK Course

  Lorraine wouldn't stop talking about what a great day she had yesterday! She sounded completely ecstatic! And she got to fly with you! I'm so jealous! No satisfied customers for Flybubble, only completel ...

• Oliver Rodbard - UK Course

  Yesterday was amazing, and thanks again for what has been a really enjoyable course - both you and Nancy have been fab. Carlo, thanks for the photos - I can finally prove what Ive been doing for the last year!! Oli ...

• Crispin Rose-Innes - Trips

  I chose this course because you're ****ing brilliant top-notch fliers (and we like and trust you). I learnt an enormous amount, far more than I expected. I learnt how to relax and feel comfortable. And as for ther ...

• Taylan Pehlivanzade - Trips

  Very high quality instruction thanks to the confidence bestowed on me, and the interactive choice of manoeuvres. Best level for me for the same reasons. I learnt lots! ... turn reversals :-) ... entering spirals swif ...

• Andrew Parsons - UK Course

  A very big thank you to the Flybubble team for providing such a complete and professional package. It really is no wonder that you attract students from all over England. I can still vividly remember my first day wit ...

• Byron Campbell - Trips

  Your calm reassuring way of dealing with a group of pilots with varying skills and abilities was fantastic. You managed to assist and provide feedback and advice to all of us throughout the week which was a great help ...

• Grita Rose-Innes - Trips

  The course was reassuring and excellent. The level of instruction was perfect for my skills. I liked the gradual build-up. I learnt lots. Made me feel more confident. I discovered the capabilities and cu ...