Marcin Cabin an expatriate working at the French Embassy in Delhi came for his P1 and has been waiting for the season to start to do his P2.

Editors in crime Harshal and Samir landed up without a booking. They had stupendous luck with great flights and great company. Samir who had waited for Harshal for a year came back within a few weeks for his P2 and we have heard that he has dreamt of flying all through the monsoon season.

Dylan spent 2 glorious weeks at Native Place right after his SSC exams. A free bird after the yoke of examinations he clocked 19 hours and had a ball of a time.

Sunil Jain joined us from Salem.

Fred came back for P2 in March, Fred enjoyed and appreciated his soaring flights and now has a wing of his own which he is using in the Alps and elsewhere. JD too came back for a couple of days of flying.

Anna & John came on a holiday. They work with an NGO in Kosovo.

Kauser from Khopoli was sponsored by her college. This young, determined sports-woman carried her glider up to take off at Shelar as she did not want to miss out on any part of the experience.

Guillame a Student of Meteorology came in from the Maldives on his way back to sunny California.

Perry and Adrian are associated with Gammon Constructions, Hong Kong. Perry had not flown for ten years and flew with us under supervision. Adrian a competent fixed wing glider pilot did a P1 paragliding course. Although we had the heat to contend with in summer the winds were great and Adrian progressed at amazing speed even managing to soar and leave the ridge.

Fabio from the Italian consulate in Mumbai is a familiar face at Native Place and escapes to the skies of Kamshet whenever his hectic schedule allows him.

Shakir was extremely keen to learn. Having spotted Paragliders flying elsewhere his fascination had grown and his longing to fly was immense. He dreamed about flying solo and we are happy to have assisted him in achieving his dream of free flight.

Bharadwaj is a keen biker and rode all the way from Vizag on his Enfield Bullet for his P1 & P2.

Vinit was on holiday from his job in Abu Dhabi. He stayed for a couple of weeks completed P1 and P2 and hopes to fly in the desert.

Manoj Jain paid for his course 4 years ago! He finally cashed it this season. He said it was worth the wait as the fun and excitement he had exceeded his expectations. Arvind came to do his P2 his wife Hema accompanied him and spontaneously decided to join the P1 course

Chintu and Vivek came for P2 and hired out gliders and flew on weekdays when they could have the site to themselves.

Sunil Karer learnt with us in 2003. His enthusiasm for the sport is contagious and he convinces everyone he meets to give the sport a try. Sunil is the proud owner of an Airwave Wave wing and flies with us regularly.

Alex, Gesa, Hiren, Hari, Gokul, Stan, Piku, Vasu and many more old students dropped in from all over the place on various occasions and joined us in the skies. It’s always great to have more students graduating to being pilots and continuing with the sport. Next season we will have see more of Chintu and his new wing – yes he has ordered a spanking new Sport 3 which is yet to be launched in the market.