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Hang-Gliding French National Team Leader

Not all missions are alike.

At the beginning of the year, the FFVL – Fédération Française de Vol Libre – contacted me. “Hello Maxime, you’ve passed the DESJEPS diploma, which enables you to carry out missions in free flight development and sports performance training. At the DTN, we see that you’re proposing more and more original and appreciated teaching content, and that several teams are calling on you for coaching. To get straight to the point, would you be interested in preparing the French HG Team for the next World Championships, and being the team leader for the national team on site in August in Northern Macedonia?”

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Long Live Group Action!

The season is now well under way. Here are a few recent interventions by Aquilae – Performance Paragliding Academy with groups of pilots. Not the least of which are X1X in Belgium, CNF in France and Team USA for the World Cross-Country Paragliding Championships!

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Winter Reviews and Looking Ahead to the New Season

This winter of 2022/2023 is marked by the consequences of climate change. However, winter remains the transition season for paragliding in the northern hemisphere. Here are a few of Aquilae – Performance Paragliding Academy‘s recent achievements with an ever-growing number of pilots in need of support.

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Preparation for DEJEPS 2023 Selection Tests

The 2023 season is open! We are launching the recruitment process for aspiring instructors, who we will accompany from next February until the selection tests in September 2023.

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Coaching of CNF Group during 2022 BPO

A good week of coaching for the CNF from FFVL (Fédération Française de Vol Libre) has just ended at the Belgian Paragliding Open. 5 rounds were run from Piedrahita, from August 15 to 20, with sunshine, thermals, smiles and results:

  • Sandra Antony second in the women’s ranking and second in the overall Serial Class ranking
  • Karlien Engelen Belgian women’s champion and second in the Belgian Serial Class ranking
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