Who runs the courses
FLYLAB instructors are experienced speedfly pilots with extensive coaching backgrounds in related disciplines: paragliding, skydiving, indoor skydiving.
Speedflying sits at the crossroads of paragliding and skydiving — and our team brings together flying, competition and coaching experience across all of them.
Wind tunnel coach, IBA T3 coach and RipCord by iFLY coach. FAI freestyle judge. Paragliding instructor. Owner of the most intellectual flying style on the team. Citizen of the world, nerd, and mathematician. Can explain why your swoop sucks using a Google spreadsheet. Loves everything green, denies the existence of tailwind. The smart one.
Speedflying experience: 10+ years. Used to compete in vertical formation skydiving — but still confuses left and right. Very fun outside the school, but inside it he's a nerd and the safety police. Studies flight down to the tiniest insignificant details — we think he might be autistic. Right now he's probably either climbing up some mountain or already flying off it. The pretty one.
Paragliding instructor, SIV instructor, APPI ProTandem, APPI Instructor. Acro and cross-country pilot, skydiver. BASE jumper. Can predict atmospheric pressure and the arrival of a high-pressure system by the smell of the wind. Sleeps no more than 7 hours per week. Owns a dedicated pair of shoes for speedflying. Sasha in a bad mood is like a Yeti: rumor has it someone saw one, but it's probably fake. The kind one.
Speedflying since 2016. Skydiving since 2009 — 8,000+ jumps and several Guinness World Records (just saying!). Huge coaching experience across multiple skydiving disciplines. If he didn't teach you to fly a canopy, he definitely taught you to pack it. If he didn't teach you to fly a wingsuit, he definitely sold you one. Loves studying, comparing, and switching gear. Nobody knows where or how he grew up — the stories he tells about himself don't add up. The strict one.
Team, experience, methodology
Speedflying sits at the intersection of several sports — so it matters that you're taught by people who have done each of them.
Professionals from related disciplines
Our instructors are professional skydivers and paraglider pilots. It's a rare combination — and it matters directly for speedflying.
We understand your background
We know the specifics of those coming to speedflying from skydiving canopies or paragliders. We'll build a progression plan around your experience and goals.
We teach mindfully and safely
We break flight down to the details and put safety first. Our own methodology, manual and coaching at every step.