Alberto Assouad
italy
When I was a child, my parents managed to get me into the cockpit of a plane (safety on board planes was very different in the '90s!). I was 4 years old, and have been obsessed with the idea of flying ever since. In 2018 I discovered the existence of paragliding and in 2019 I got my solo licence. Since then I spend most of my free time in the air, and wherever I travel I take the glider with me. I immediately specialised in cross country and finally, in the spring of 2024, I broke the 200km barrier. Since I started flying I have always flown BGD: Adam 1, Magic 1, Epic 2, Base 2 Lite and now Lynx 2. Every one of them has given me unforgettable memories. In 2024 I also started the path to become a tandem pilot. I've been flying a little bit everywhere from the Alps to the Appenines and even outside EU: Valais, Engadin, Puster valley, Dolomites, Como lake, Ticino, Slovenia, Abruzzi, Castelluccio di Norcia, Norma, Netherlands, Portugal, Lebanon and Kenya soon. In addition to flying I am very passionate about photography, I picked up my first camera at 19 and I have never stopped taking pictures since then. Today I try to combine these two passions, at least when I’m not scratching the lee side!
#Cross Country
- Возраст : 32
- Летает с : 2019
- Летает в данный момент на : Lynx 2
- Места полетов : Como lake area (home spot: Alpe Giumello) Valais
- Профессия : Architect
- Погодные условия : photography
Достижения
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2026 – 262km flat triangle in Kerio Valley, Kenya
2025 – 237.25km and 240.94km flights in the Kerio Valley (Lynx 2); 5,000m altitude over Stelvio Pass
2024 – Xcontest: 12th Standard Class.
Biggest scoring flight was a 225.99km Flat Triangle from Riederalp on 11 May; 4 flights over 150km in 3 different locations
2023 – Xcontest: 9th Standard Class.
First Italian pilot in the category. Biggest scoring flight was a 198.65km FAI Triangle from Speikboden on 9 July
5 flights over 150km in 2 different locations
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Epic Kerio Flights on LYNX 2: Trio Break PBs
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Team pilot Alberto Assouad, and his friends Duilio (Ardux) Macchi and Carlo Vimercati, are back home in Italy after an epic fortnight flying big XCs on their LYNX 2s in the Kerio valley, Kenya. Conditions were awesome, and while they may not quite have hit the magic 300k this time, their stats are...
Lynx 2s go BIG in the Kerio Valley
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Conditions were ON in the Kerio valley at the end of January / beginning of February! Italian team pilot Alberto Assouad was there with two fellow Italian pilots, all three flying Lynx 2s, racking up the kilometres and the memories! After waiting a week for conditions to come on, Friday 31st January...
