IDENTITY
Account status affiliated until 1 mar 2025
License n° 12020
Antonio Castro
APPI Paratrike Master instructor
APPI Paratrike tandem pilot
License n° 12020Antonio Castro
APPI Paratrike Master instructor
APPI Paratrike tandem pilot
APPI member since 27 February 2013
INFORMATION
License n°:12020
Firstname:Antonio
Lastname:Castro
Gender:male
Firstname:Antonio
Lastname:Castro
Gender:male
Nationality:ES
Country:ES
Spoken languages:Spanish
Description:1987 pioneer in paragliding learning with friends coming from chamonix with a 7 cells parachute.
Since then learnin by myself jumping from mountains all over spain with the 9 clls Gredos from Cimsa and sportlite from UK.
1988 open the first school in Andalucia and running courses with german gliders Bicla and imported them 1988 working to create the Andalucian Aerial sport Federation and running the first spanish SVI courses.
1989 full time school Escuela Andaluza de Parapente and first paramotor tamdem with rotax 447 and parachute stile canopy, also first with solo engines always home built.
Qualified as Chief Instuctor and part of the federation comitee.
1993 Open a Parapente tropical Flight Centre , cooperate with nowriegan schools and brithish schools as Paramnia (Mike), Purple Haze
(Peter), Buterfly (Dave)....
Teaching with tandem dual flights.
1997Gradient importer . 2000Mac Para importer
1999 Tandem instructor cualification
2005 Tecnico deportivo Parapente ( not by federation but by goverment body ), found Parapente Tropical as Empresa de Turismo Activo following the new goverment rules , number identification AT/GR70078.
2006 have a break and working as litle as posible becouse my 3º children come
2008.starting Parabuggy.com focused on paramotor wheels launching on the safety way desing paratrikes.
2010 rising up the work again with school.
Since then learnin by myself jumping from mountains all over spain with the 9 clls Gredos from Cimsa and sportlite from UK.
1988 open the first school in Andalucia and running courses with german gliders Bicla and imported them 1988 working to create the Andalucian Aerial sport Federation and running the first spanish SVI courses.
1989 full time school Escuela Andaluza de Parapente and first paramotor tamdem with rotax 447 and parachute stile canopy, also first with solo engines always home built.
Qualified as Chief Instuctor and part of the federation comitee.
1993 Open a Parapente tropical Flight Centre , cooperate with nowriegan schools and brithish schools as Paramnia (Mike), Purple Haze
(Peter), Buterfly (Dave)....
Teaching with tandem dual flights.
1997Gradient importer . 2000Mac Para importer
1999 Tandem instructor cualification
2005 Tecnico deportivo Parapente ( not by federation but by goverment body ), found Parapente Tropical as Empresa de Turismo Activo following the new goverment rules , number identification AT/GR70078.
2006 have a break and working as litle as posible becouse my 3º children come
2008.starting Parabuggy.com focused on paramotor wheels launching on the safety way desing paratrikes.
2010 rising up the work again with school.
QUALIFICATIONS
Powered ParaglidingEducation Qualification:Instructor since 2013Actualized PPG Advanced instructor 2014School : SkySchool UKMain Instructor : APPI EquivalencePilot Qualification:Advanced PPG Pilot ParatrikeEducation Qualification:APPI Paratrike Master instructor 2014School : APPI InternationalMain Instructor : APPI EquivalencePilot Qualification:APPI Paratrike tandem pilot 2014TechnicianTechnician Certifications:First aid