Lee has been flying & teaching paragliding since 2005. His main drive is Acrobatic paragliding which has given him a passion for teaching security in flight and glider control clinics. He is a Chief Flying instructor with the BHPA and with a naturally calm and patient personality he specialises in progressing low air time & low confidence pilots. Lee has a high level of experience in running trips abroad and enjoys opening up new paragliding experiences for pilots. Lee is also an experienced tandem pilot and SIV instructor.

Qualified in 2011, Fiona has had a nine year break in flying and is no longer out on trips as she is kept busy looking after our adventurous nine year old daughter. Her organisation skills however are still second to none and if you need a speedy response it is likely to be her who contacts you first. If you venture on a trip to Algodonales she will look forward to meeting you in person and hopes to be back in the air soon.

Rich started paramotoring in 2016 and since then he has been hooked on flying. After taking his first SIV in 2018 he found acrobatic paragliding and this fuelled his love for the sport even more. Flying has taken him all over the world to places such as Kuwait, Egypt, Colombia and most recently Australia, where he travelled unsupported across the entire width via paramotor. Rich has spent some time as a trainee instructor in both paragliding and paramotoring and is pursuing further qualifications. He has a wide range of experience to tap into and offers a calming presence on launch and in the air.

Originally from Peru but now based in the Austrian Alps, Alex can be found on several of the Free Flight Academy trips. A dedicated XC competition pilot, aerobatic pilot and hike and fly enthusiast there isn't much about paragliding that Alex doesn't know and love. Alex's adventurous spirit and endless enthusiasm for sharing his knowledge and passion for free flight makes him an excellent guide....oh and if he ever offers to cook for you, take him up on the offer as he cooks as well as he flies!

Belen is the new to the Free Flight Academy team in 2026. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina she currently splits her time between South America and Europe. She learnt to fly in 2019 in Lima and since then paragliding has become an important part of her life; with ground handling, coastal soaring and parakiting being her main passions. Belen has a calm, open and friendly personality which helps even the most nervous pilot feel relaxed on launch. Not only that but Belen's other passion is teaching yoga, particularly using yoga to help people through injuries, so we count ourselves very lucky when she is part of our team.

Oneiver is the newest member of the team. He is an accomplished tandem pilot and instructor who has been leading flying tours in his home country since 2019. Passionate about sharing the skies, he uses the off-season for solo flying, honing his ability to read the atmosphere and terrain—a skill so sharp others jokingly comment on his incredible "luck" in finding thermals. His greatest satisfaction comes from putting that experience to work for other pilots, helping them safely complete long-distances.