{"id":18249,"date":"2019-03-01T18:48:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T18:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=18249"},"modified":"2019-06-27T11:19:45","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T11:19:45","slug":"catching-up-with-sharon-har-noy-pilcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/catching-up-with-sharon-har-noy-pilcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching up with\u2026 Sharon Har-Noy Pilcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var _ning_embed = {\"id\":\"18549\",\"width\":860,\"height\":120};<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new?_dnembed=true\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hey Sharon, what do you do for a living?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I teach people how to stretch their legs to\ngo faster while falling through the sky. But more importantly I like to figure\nout together with them, how that learning process can benefit their everyday\nlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many jumps, what type, how long in the\nsport, how long tunnel flying? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have been jumping for 18 years and have roughly 6,500-7,000 jumps. In recent years I\u2019ve mostly been freeflying and angle flying (which is the same thing btw, and also includes belly flying). But in the past, I used to film tandems and a bit of AFF. My first time in the tunnel was in an open-air tunnel in Israel, 20+ years ago, and that was actually what made me decide I want to go skydiving one day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/coaching-at-angleweek-Shannon-Seyb2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/coaching-at-angleweek-Shannon-Seyb2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/coaching-at-angleweek-Shannon-Seyb2-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/coaching-at-angleweek-Shannon-Seyb2-768x318.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption><em>Coaching at Angle Week \u2013 by Shannon Seyb<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What equipment do you jump\/fly, and why? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valkyrie\n79 from PD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vector\n3 from UPT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Viso\nII+ and Quattro and Optima II from L&amp;B <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">G3\nCookie helmet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liquid sky suits (my favorite being the Comet shortie) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vigil\nAAD<\/p>\n\n\n<p><!-- Cookie Medium Banner adjusted Leaderboard 860 x110 [async] --><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if (!window.AdButler){(function(){var s = document.createElement(\"script\"); s.async = true; s.type = \"text\/javascript\";s.src = 'https:\/\/servedbyadbutler.com\/app.js';var n = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; n.parentNode.insertBefore(s, n);}());}<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar AdButler = AdButler || {}; AdButler.ads = AdButler.ads || [];\nvar abkw = window.abkw || '';\nvar plc356454 = window.plc356454 || 0;\ndocument.write('<'+'div id=\"placement_356454_'+plc356454+'\"><\/'+'div>');\nAdButler.ads.push({handler: function(opt){ AdButler.register(175942, 356454, [860,110], 'placement_356454_'+opt.place, opt); }, opt: { place: plc356454++, keywords: abkw, domain: 'servedbyadbutler.com', click:'CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER' }});\n<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Safety\nis naturally my main concern when it comes to choosing gear. I also like to\nknow that my gear manufacturers have \u2018their fingers on their pulse\u2019 and are constantly\nadjusting to the changing demands of our rapidly growing sport. Luckily, I live\nin Deland, where some of these companies are located, and I can see first-hand\nhow these manufacturers constantly test, improve and innovate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nationality, where you live and why? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\nwas born and raised in Israel. Currently I live in Deland, FL. So I guess I don\u2019t\nreally need to explain why\u2026 But other than being the epicenter for Skydiving\nand gear manufactures, it\u2019s also where my husband has lived for the past 20+\nyears. So moving here allowed me to kill two birds with one stone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/nadav-schwartz-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18255\" width=\"878\" height=\"1315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/nadav-schwartz-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/nadav-schwartz-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s the double barrelled \u2018Har-Noy\u2019 all about then? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well\u2026I\u2019m\nnot sure it\u2019s such a good story. In Hebrew Har means mountain and Noy means beauty.\nGrowing up we had a very long, complicated last name, and eventually my parents\nchanged it to something simpler that was close enough. That\u2019s how we ended up\nwith Har-Noy. Today it\u2019s Har-Noy Pilcher which you can imagine is a real pain\nwhen you need to spell it out to operators and customer service agents over the\nphone, especially when you have a foreign accent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do you get out of being an organizer\nat world record events? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was invited to join the organizing team for the Woman\u2019s world record in 2016 by Amy Chmelecki, and that was a huge learning experience for me. It\u2019s not often in our small community that we see an event with that level of professionalism. Amy, Sarah and the rest of the crew have got it down to a T. There is so much work involved in an event like this that I never would have thought of.&nbsp; So being able to see \u2018behind the scene\u2019 was a great opportunity.&nbsp; Of course, I have learned a lot about the logistical level of organizing an event with multiple plane formation and over 100 participants. And there was a lot to learn when it came to the flying, and things like recognizing the abilities of all the girls and knowing where to place them in the formation. But what impressed me most was how much thought and effort went towards managing the energy level and the vibe of the group. Skydiving is a mental game, and when you want to build a big-way you need everyone on the same page at the same time. Seeing how good the organizers were at looking at the big picture, and planning their moves in a way that will maximize the potential of the group was very impressive, and I\u2019ve learned a lot from it.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Briefing-FI-Sharon-HarNoy-Pilcher-Pierre-Renie2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Briefing-FI-Sharon-HarNoy-Pilcher-Pierre-Renie2.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Briefing-FI-Sharon-HarNoy-Pilcher-Pierre-Renie2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Briefing-FI-Sharon-HarNoy-Pilcher-Pierre-Renie2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Briefing-FI-Sharon-HarNoy-Pilcher-Pierre-Renie2-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><figcaption> <br><em>Sharon briefing a group, by Pierre R\u00e9ni\u00e9 <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skydiving achievements, claims to fame?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Different achievements would include things like winning the Israeli Freefly championships and representing Israel in world meets for several years. Or being a part of numerous world records. But if you ask me about a \u201cclaim to fame\u201d I would say my passion for flying and for teaching and sharing it. This is what allows me to travel the world doing what I love, and get invited to be a part of different events and other peoples\u2019 lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joy-Riders-by-zach-Lewis3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joy-Riders-by-zach-Lewis3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joy-Riders-by-zach-Lewis3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joy-Riders-by-zach-Lewis3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joy-Riders-by-zach-Lewis3.jpg 1439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>The Joyriders \u2013 Sharon, Amy, Anna, Domi \u2013 Image by Zach Lewis<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tell me about being with the Joyriders <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s funny is that as I\u2019m sitting here and answering these questions, I\u2019m also in the midst of a very heated Facebook chat with the girls- volleying ideas around, planning some events and putting pieces together for different projects. This is not uncommon for us, and that\u2019s what I love about this group. We are all in different parts of the world, each with her own personal path, but we constantly communicate, lean on each other, push each other, and create together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have been asked many time what the \u2018JoyRiders\u2019 is. It seems hard for people to conceptualize the idea of a team that does not compete together. (Which we actually have done in previous years. But that\u2019s not the essence of the JoyRiders.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I read a definition of the word \u2018team\u2019 by professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management (isn\u2019t wikipedia the best? \ud83d\ude09&nbsp; ). He defined a team as \u201ca group of individuals working together to achieve their goal\u201d. That\u2019s so simple and fits perfectly with us. We all have similar goals when it comes to our personal progression and achievements, as well as how we would like to see our sport continue to evolve. We work together to achieve those goals, each bringing her experience and personality to the table. And although we are not physically together through every step, our team is the platform that allows us to get support, bounce ideas off each other, plan together and get each other fired up. Joy being the back bone of it all. So when Amy organizes a world record, Anna has a new project idea, or Domi leads the D4W organization, we call on each other to help make it happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short I would say that the JoyRiders is not just a team, it\u2019s a lifestyle, and I love being a part of it. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/With-the-new-teammate-by-andreas-mosling.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/With-the-new-teammate-by-andreas-mosling.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/With-the-new-teammate-by-andreas-mosling-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/With-the-new-teammate-by-andreas-mosling-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><figcaption><em>The Joyriders with newest recruits Jenny &amp; Shayni \u2013 Image by Andreas Mosling<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You have been to a lot of female events,\nhow do they differ from mixed events?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was recently part of a super special event\ncalled the RedBull FlyGirls, organized by Amy Chemelecki. The event focused on\neducation, networking and competition, all with an undertone of raising the bar\nfor female athletes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These kind of events always bring up the question in me \u2013 if women want to be equal or \u201cintegrate\u201d, why create events that put them apart from men?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have heard women in the sport say that sometimes they feel singled out, as a \u2018woman in a man\u2019s sport\u2019. So for me, being a part of opportunities that allow females to hang out together, share and strengthen each other is very valuable. But I do wish for a time where that won\u2019t be necessary. Where gender won\u2019t be as much of a factor, and females won\u2019t feel a need to \u2018get together\u2019, because:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">a) There will be enough females around DZs to where getting together with other women won\u2019t be so much of an issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">b) We would live in a society where we don\u2019t\ndictate gender definitions to our kids from a very young age (and now that I\nhave a kid it makes me realize how much we do that without even noticing). In\nSkydiving there isn\u2019t an objective physical advantage for males. If anything,\nthe main difference I see generally speaking (and only generally speaking), is\nin the confidence that some men have over women, which helps them push\nthemselves harder. I think that confidence is something that is built in a very\nyoung age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This doesn\u2019t resonate with everyone, possibly, because some believe there is an inherit difference between male and female. But also, because some people grew up in environment that gave them more choice, and didn\u2019t limit their thoughts and self-image. So as far as they are concerned there is no \u2018problem to fix\u2019. Which shows we have come a long way with this over the years, but we still have ways to go. And if we bring this rant back around to your question, that is what\u2019s unique about the female events in our sport, their purpose is to build people up, and you feel that in the strong positive energy of coming together and supporting each other. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Team-canopy-Joyriders-860x860-Richard-Scheurich2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19311\" width=\"911\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Team-canopy-Joyriders-860x860-Richard-Scheurich2.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Team-canopy-Joyriders-860x860-Richard-Scheurich2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Team-canopy-Joyriders-860x860-Richard-Scheurich2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Team-canopy-Joyriders-860x860-Richard-Scheurich2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/><figcaption><em>The Joyriders flying their printed PD wings \u2013 Image by Richard Scheurich<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What events stand out for you as special\nand why? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve been working in the Fly4Life flight\ncamps from the very beginning, and hope to continue to do so as much as I\npossibly can.&nbsp; I think these guys built\nup something very special, and have raised the bar of freefly coaching and\ncamps. But more than that, they have been able to create and maintain a very\nspecial vibe through the years, which I believe comes from their true passion\nand stoke to be doing what they are doing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Angle week in Nasinge (Sweden) also holds a\nvery special place in my heart. Going back every year is like going home and\nreuniting with family. Losing some people that were very much related to me\nwith that place is probably part of why I feel this way. I am grateful for\nMy-Anni, Tim and the rest of the crew that took over Nina\u2019s massive shoes and\ncontinued her legacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leading workshops that I run together\nwith Luis Prinetto are special in a different way. They were created to answer\na need that we feel is vital to our community. And the format is very different\nthan what either of us has seen in skydiving so far. The very small group\ncreates an intimate environment and allows us to dig\ndeeper into the issues we are talking about. The focus in this program is not on the quantity\nof jumps we make, but on the discussion and conclusions those jumps bring.&nbsp; It\u2019s also a great opportunity to get to know\npeople a little better, since we are sitting together for two days, and\ntalking, not just running around between the plane and the packing area. I feel\nlike I have personally learned something new from every workshop we have done\nso far.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And last but not least \u2013 The Joydays!  An event that follows each of our teammate\u2019s skydiving monuments.&nbsp;Our first edition was in Soulac, France, where Domi started skydiving. And we are excitingly working on our next one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joy Days\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/321275421?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is it true you\u2019re teaching husby Shannon to freefly? How\u2019s that going? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ll refer you to an instructional video we made with PD for Tip Tuesday on Facebook: #Howtogetcoachedbyyourpartner &nbsp;&nbsp;#dont<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-facebook wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-facebook\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PerformanceDesigns\/videos\/1647162028719651\/?t=2\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sharon-har-noy-pilcher-packing-with-baby-by-emily-charabowski-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18790\" width=\"860\" height=\"1147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sharon-har-noy-pilcher-packing-with-baby-by-emily-charabowski-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sharon-har-noy-pilcher-packing-with-baby-by-emily-charabowski-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sharon-har-noy-pilcher-packing-with-baby-by-emily-charabowski.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><figcaption><em>Sharon and baby Arya \u2013 Image by Emily Charabowski<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How have things changed now you have a child? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That might be the million-dollar question for me these days, since I\u2019m still constantly learning about it. First of all, time management has been a big challenge for me. I have to take care of another human now, and that takes time. So it takes more effort to balance between my schedule, my husband<ins>\u2019<\/ins>s schedule and our desire to spend time with our kid, before she grows up and doesn\u2019t want anything to do with us (and it\u2019s true what they say, it happens super quick). When we take her on the road with us we have to take it a bit slower, and give ourselves more of a buffer for travel\/ adjusting time when we get to a new place. All this definitely forces me to think twice before agreeing to take a job. The upside being that I really get to focus on the jobs that I enjoy the most and that I find the most challenging \/ fulfilling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other ways it has impacted me is that it made me more aware of the risks we are taking, <strong>I<\/strong> realize that it\u2019s not only about me any more. I want to be able to be there for her, to provide and support her for as long as I can. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One\nthing that it didn\u2019t change is my passion and my love for flying and for the\ncommunity we have. If anything, it made it stronger. I love having Arya around\nthe Dropzone, and when she points up at skydivers in the sky and says \u2018mom\u2019\n(even when I\u2019m right beside her) it fills my heart with joy. <\/p>\n\n\n<p><!-- PD Large Leaderboard [async] --><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if (!window.AdButler){(function(){var s = document.createElement(\"script\"); s.async = true; s.type = \"text\/javascript\";s.src = 'https:\/\/servedbyadbutler.com\/app.js';var n = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; n.parentNode.insertBefore(s, n);}());}<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar AdButler = AdButler || {}; AdButler.ads = AdButler.ads || [];\nvar abkw = window.abkw || '';\nvar plc363543 = window.plc363543 || 0;\ndocument.write('<'+'div id=\"placement_363543_'+plc363543+'\"><\/'+'div>');\nAdButler.ads.push({handler: function(opt){ AdButler.register(175942, 363543, [860,248], 'placement_363543_'+opt.place, opt); }, opt: { place: plc363543++, keywords: abkw, domain: 'servedbyadbutler.com', click:'CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER' }});\n<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do you prefer, tunnel or sky? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is this\na trick question?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Describe yourself in 5 words or less <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Passionate, clumsy, a bit awkward<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who are your mentors? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How long do we have?! There are so many people who influenced me and my flying. It would be impossible to name them all. &nbsp;To name a few (going chronologically), I would start with Mike Swanson, who was coaching my Freefly team over 10 years ago. He is a multi-time world champion, with numerous achievements and a long time in the sport. And whenever I get the rare opportunity of flying him with him, I see that same childlike enthusiasm and stoke when he is in the air. It\u2019s inspiring to see how much he still enjoys it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fred and Vince from the Soul flyers, haven\u2019t been my mentors\nper se, but have probably pushed me more than most. Whenever I would see them\nin events (back when they used to organize and coach, and didn\u2019t just focus on creating\nsome of the most epic s#!t imaginable), they would constantly put me in jumps\nand slots that challenged me, and they never doubted my ability of nailing it. So,\nit left me no choice but to do just that. It not only made me a better flyer,\nbut made me realize what people are capable of doing, if you just believe in them\nand not make a fuss about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And of course, Luis Prinetto has been a major mentor for me. For some weird reason (which I still don\u2019t completely understand) he agreed to be my team\u2019s video man in 2010-2011. So naturally I learned a lot from having him around. Later on when I moved to FL and started working in the sport, he has also helped me a lot. The cool thing about it though, is that most of my learning from him happened in a very casual way, through random chats and time spent together. 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We are so lucky that we get away with so many things that could have\nkilled us or hurt us, without even realizing it. 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Being able to see the positive and \u2018choose happy\u2019 is easier said than done. But I constantly get reminders from my friends in the sport that it is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cEveryone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid\u201d <\/p><cite>Albert Einstein<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Einstein&#8217;s quote speaks to me very deeply. We all have our strengths and weakness. I believe we are all part of the same thing and therefore it would not make any sense for all of us to be the same. We each can contribute to the whole in different ways. It\u2019s disheartening to see people that are struggling with one aspect of their life, and to see them let that dictate their self-perception and self-worth. Modern society and modern education tend to put people on a linear scale of success. But I feel that can create a skewed way of looking at the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What was the biggest decision of your life?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choosing to move to the states was a big turning point for me, because it ended up changing my direction in life. But it didn\u2019t happen all at once, I didn\u2019t just decide one day that that\u2019s what I want to do. It was a series of small decision that got me here. And I feel like that\u2019s how it often works for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are your hopes and dreams for 2019?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continuing to refine the balance in my life,\nlearning better what\u2019s important and good for me and letting go of the rest.\nChoosing to see the positive and working with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anything you would like to add?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nah, I\u2019ve got diapers to change and planes to\njump out of. 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