Testimonials

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Today, you're probably dealing with yet another broken engine on the tow boat at Berryesa, and all the expenses that will entail. I imagine that will be quite discouraging and demoralizing.

I just wanted to send you a quick note to tell you how amazing the Eagle SIV clinics are, and how incredibly valuable they are for the paragliding community. I truly believe that you and Brad are literally saving lives out there, and that is just ridiculously important for everyone. Brad is by far the best paragliding instructor I've ever experienced, hundreds of times better than my previous SIV clinic with another instructor. From start to finish, I get the feeling that he is actually very interested in making pilots of all levels safer, not just the highly skilled acro adrenaline junkies. The student-teacher relationship that builds creates an awesome environment for rapid learning, and that learning directly translates into safer (and more fun) flying for us all.

Anyway, just wanted to say thanks. I can't solve all the financial problems for you, but at least a few words of encouragement might help. From a business perspective, I for one will be telling every pilot that will listen how great these clinics are, and how they should sign up with you immediately, without hesitation.

Consider me to be your 1-man marketing department. I'm pretty sure there are 17 others from this weekend that would say the same.

Cheers,
Roy

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I am new to paragliding. I am a student of Brad Gunnuscio. When I went out there for my first day I didn’t say anything but I was a little nervous. The way I was introduced to the sport and eased into going from on the ground to flying in the air was perfect for my style. It took all the fear out of it. I was trained very well from the beginning while learning all the basic skills and safety techniques. It has been a step by step process that allowed me to progress at my own pace. His training is very easy to understand and ‘extremely’ thorough. I now feel very comfortable being in the air and handling the glider on the ground as well. He takes training to the next level being more of a friend making sure I know and can perform everything properly and effectively. He is a guy that has a lot of passion for the sport. He knows his trade better than anyone I know in the sport and also knows the equipment very well. I know when I am ready to purchase my own gear he will steer me in the right direction and make sure I get the best wing and harness for me. I defiantly recommend him as an instructor to anyone that wants to learn how to paraglide, not just to paraglide but to do it very well and I will back him up 110%. Happy Landings!
~ Brad Barton ~

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I attended a 3 day SIV clinic (Simulated Incident in Flight) where we put our paragliders to the test by initiating full stalls and spirals with the help of our instructor- ACRO pilot Brad Gunnuscio. Nine participants including myself were asked to simulate high risk maneuvers at 5,000ft above Lake Isabella. The goal was to gain practice handling our paragliders into a safe flying position after each high risk maneuver. During the clinic I learned how to stall and collapse my wing and perform asymmetric spirals pretty successfully. I now feel much more confident about my wing and skills as a pilot.

This was a great clinic- great instruction by Brad, superb tows by Kevin, and the company was the best of its kind. I would recommend it to anyone.

Natalia Bonilla