• WHO IS THAT PILOT?
I’m Vincent Tornare from Switzerland, 20 years old Acro pilot, I did my first flight at the age of 2 in tandem with my dad, and since this day I never stopped flying. For 3 years I’m flying an Acro and sometimes I go for Hike and Fly.
• WHAT MAKES HIM HAPPY?
To make me happy it’s quite easy, just give me a wing and good weather. During the summertime, I love to train in Organya, and during the winter and when it’s not flyable in Spain I love to fly in Murren, Switzerland or in Chamonix, France. Since my youngest age I knew I wanted to fly Acro and my biggest dream is to become an Acro World Champion. I love to fly because It gives me the freedom that I can’t find in other sports.
• SINCE WHEN DO YOU FLY?
I did my first tandem flight at the age of 2 with my dad, and since this day I never stopped to fly. I got my first ground handling wing at 7 years old. I did my first solo flight at 15, got my paragliding licence just after my 17th birthday and started Acro straight after.
• WHAT IS YOUR GOAL OR ACHIEVEMENTS IN PG?
My Biggest goal in paragliding is to become a world champion. Last year for my first competition season I managed to take second place in the Swiss Championships. First place on the Swiss Acro Tour (SAT) overall. I also took part in the Acro World qualifier(AWQ) where I took 5th place on the first task in Rouen and won the second task in Albania. I ended up finishing 2nd place overall, which allows me to climb up to the world Tour (AWT) for the next season!
• THE BEST FLYING MOMENTS?
Basically, every flying moment is my new favourite flying moment, I consider myself a really lucky person because I can fly! So yeah every time I’m in the sky I feel really good! But one of my favourite feelings while flying is when I manage to do a new trick; the first one coming to my mind is my first superstall to infinity with my brand new Kooky 2 in 16 sqm!
