The Team:
Stefanie Zecha
Profession:
Tandem Flights Co-ordinator, Export of Guatemalan Handicrafts, House Remodeling & Maintenance
Stefanie has been joining us to almost every flight since the begining. Right now she has been busy taking good care of our baby son Liam and therefore stopped the flying. She knows best about local flying-conditions and is the best person to organize our team and the daily tandem-flights.
Christian Behrenz
Flying since December 2002
Profession:
Tandem Pilot, Artist, Export of Guatemalan Handicrafts
Coming back from Germany to Guatemala he moved to live in Panajachel in 2006. He is always looking forward to spend good airtime practicing acro maneuvers on a solo flight or sharing the glide on his tandem. Sometimes when it gets busy he becomes the outta-time-man, goes crazy and all he wants is to go fly or go home
and live in harmony with his son and wife.
Marcell Schrittwieser
Flying since: May 2003
Profession:
Top-level Acro Pilot, Show Pilot, Tandem Pilot, Technical Designer, Sociology Student
Everything Masi does, he gives it 100% to make sure it´s done right. Whether it´s with his music, family or paragliding, he always balances things with a good time and a serious commitment to make it happen. And if you ask him why, he´d simply say, that´s how things should be done. His hometown is Innsbruck, Austria, but you might find him at Atitlan and be honored to fly with him!
Mani Dji
Flying since: 2002
Profession:
Tandem Pilot, Machine Engineer
Mani is a real pro when it comes to tandem flying. He knows exactly how he wants to take off with his passenger and how smooth and stylish we wants to land. It is a real art. Besides he is an excellent acro pilot and has got a vast experience in XC-flying. He commited fully to paragliding ever since he first touched his first wing.
Mike Blubb
Flying since: 2001
Profession:
Tandem Pilot
Same as Mani, Mike is an excellent tandem pilot. His hometown is in Austria, but he spends a lot of his time in India flying above the Himalayas. He is also an experienced acro- and XC- pilot. From February till May you can also see him paragliding at Atitlan ready to take you for a flight!
Lino Oehl
Flying since: 1999
Profession:
Top-level Acro Pilot, Show Pilot, Tandem Pilot
Flying since 1999, he´s got the most years of experience in paragliding among us. He is originally from Germany, but spends most of the time flying and practicing the latest acrobatic maneuvers all over Austria, France, Italy and Spain. He also spends good times paragliding at Atitlan, practicing acro on his solo-wing, but always ready to
take you for a tandem flight at any time.
Jorge Atramiz
Flying since: 1999
Profession:
Photography, Tandem Pilot
Many of his friends know him better as "El Pichon". In 2003 a paragliding movie named "The Never Ending Thermal" was released and it became one of the (if not 'the') most influential films in paragliding history. Jorge was one of the main prota-gonists! But that is now over ten years ago. Ever since Jorge has been making
new changes and ideas in many different
ways. He lives and creates in Hawaii, but
hopefully he will return over and over again
to fly here with us at Lake Atitlan.
Petar Loncar
Flying since: 2006
Profession:
Top-level Acro Pilot, Show Pilot, Tandem Pilot
Constantly pushing and perfectioning the limits of acrobatic paragliding Petar is also an inspiration for all of us to never stop doing progress and sharpening our flying skills. That is talking of solo flying. When he flies with his tandem wing, he turns into a quiet pilot, never showing off. From February till May you may also see him paragliding at Lake Atitlan ready to
take you for a flight.
Andres Villamizar (Pepe)
Flying since: 2006
Profession:
Top-level Acro Pilot, Tandem Pilot
We met up for the first time practicing acrobatics and freestyle maneuvers in Austria in 2012. Two big things we had in common, paragliding and that we both spoke to each other in Spanish. One of the most talented tandem pilots, Pepe is simply perfect in the air. His smooth take-offs and landings are always a joyful pleasure to watch. He spends most of the time flying in his homeland Colombia, but along the year you also find him training hard in Austria and Nepal or here with us flying together at Lake Atitlan.
