PETER'S HISTORY

 

Past sponsors

• Varnet sunglasses
• Dick smith -Australian Geographic
  
• Enterprise Wings Hang Gliders
  
• Moyes Delta Gliders
• Started hang gliding in 1982 on the sand dunes at Byron Bay.
  

Competition results

 

• 1987 Most improved award at Eungella QLD Finished 10th out of a field of 90 pilots placed directly behind the complete Australian team.
  
• 1987 2nd B grade NSW titles, Killarney.
  
• 1988 3rd A grade NSW titles, Killarney.
  
• 1988 Flying assistant to Australian Team, World Masters, Mt Buffalo, Vic
  
• 1989 Personally broke world assent record climbing from 150ft to 19700ft in less than fifteen minutes in the Owens valley, California, USA. Maxed out at 22000ft later on!
  
• 1989 3rd Australian in Australian Championships
  
• 1989 5th Forbes flatlands, Tumut, NSW
  
• 1989 5th Engella, Qld.
  
• 1990 2nd Canungra Classic, QLD.
  
• 1990 1st Bogon Cup, Vic.
  
• 1990 20th World Championships, Govenador Valaderes, Brazil.
  
• 1991 10th USA nationals, Dinasore, Colorado ,USA.

 

Qualifications

• 1986 Began Teaching Hang Gliding as an apprentice with Ian Hird at Head Wind Hang Gliding Byron Bay.
  
• Chief Flying Instructor for the Hang Gliding Federation Of Australia.
  
• 5 instructor seminars to date.
  
• Wrote the syllabus for tandem hang gliding for the HGFA's operations manager.
  
• Level one coach with the Institute of Sport Australia.
  
• 7000 hours flying time.
  
• 7500 tandem flights.
  
• OH&S qualifications, green card.
  
• Senior first aid certified.
  
• Pro-flyte Byron/Lennox Hang Gliding established 1991.