For many years our ninja pilot, Seiko Fukuoka, has been taking free flight to a new level. What you might not know about Seiko is that she is part of a partnership with someone who is not only a great pilot, but also a source of great support and encouragement for planet Earth’s most accomplished female pilot. Seiko’s other half, and her life partner, so to speak, is a pioneer in French paragliding: Pierre Naville.<\/p>\n
During their last visit to Australia, Pierre, as usual, was taking care of ground details to ensure that everything went well and Seiko had the best chance of breaking her own records. After a few days down under, it was Pierre’s turn to relax and get towed first. This story finished 440 km later.<\/p>\n
Pierre shares his experience:<\/p>\n
\u201cOn thursday we drove to Wilkannia, a small aboriginal village in the outback with a catchy slogan \u201cThe Midlle of Nowhere but The Center of Everywhere\u201d, well now I knew what to report where I landed: I am in the middle of the center of\u2026<\/p>\n
We took off from a dirt road with the help of the towing, once I got in the air I was lucky enough to climb with …read more<\/a> <\/p>\n