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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>Podium Gallery. 1-La Rioja, Argentina. 2-Ayacucho, Peru 3-Tucuman, Argentina.
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–\u20132nd Place Argentinian Championship 2019. Promotional Category.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
\u20132nd Place Open Funny Tucum\u00e1n, Argentina 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
La Rioja Regional of Argentina, 2019:<\/em><\/strong>
1st Place Promotional Category<\/em>
1st Place Sport Category<\/em>
3rd Place Serial Category<\/em><\/p>\n\nArnold was also the pilot who scored more points for his club \u2013the ACAP, of the Cordoba province, Argentina- for whom he conquered the National Cup by Clubs 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
Your first competition?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
A RAC (Friends of C\u00f3rdoba Regional) in Cuchi-Corral. Later I had to get a license to be allowed to register in the CAP (Paragliding Championship of Argentina), in 2018. And in 2019, I registered in all the competitions in Argentina and also travelled to the Peruvian Championship and to some circuits of the Brazilian Championship.<\/p>\n\n
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Ayacucho, Peru. Height: 5700 m above sea level.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n Why did you start competing?
<\/strong> I\u00b4m very competitive by nature and other pilots said that competition provides the best learning environment, because you are at a par with experienced pilots who shoot your level up. And so it was. <\/p>\n\nWhat has competition given you so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Everything about competition is nutritional for the pilot, both in the air and on the ground. You relate, make friends and all of it contributes to your progress. Personally, I\u00b4ve improved a lot.<\/p>\n\n
IT IS GOOD TO KEEP RECORD OF OUR OWN FLIGHTS, COMPARE OURSELVES WITH OUR OWN MARKS\u2026 AND GRADUALLY OVERCOME THOSE MARKS.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>Po\u00e7os de Caldas, Brazil, Take off & Landing.
<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhat are the advantages of competing with an EN B?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
What\u00b4s good about EN B wings is that now a days, you can make any flight you plan with them. Thanks to the performance achieved by the entire category, you can reach goals with great passive safety.<\/strong> I\u00b4m on the path of a progressive evolution. <\/p>\n\n
The disadvantages?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
The obvious one\nis with headwind when you see more performing wings pass you like\nnothing. But finally, what matters is knowing how to gain as much altitude\nas possible, choosing the best line to make the transition and glide. Everything has to be evaluated,\nthe topography below you and you definitely have to sharpen up at all levels to achieve the marked flight, since you count with no\nadvantages. It\u00b4s all very nutritional. <\/p>\n\n
Any useful tip?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
It\u00b4s good to keep record of our own flights <\/strong>and compare ourselves with our own marks. For example: longest distance, highest altitude, longest flight and progressively overcome<\/strong> little by little those personal marks. <\/p>\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul>Arnold soaring 1-Traslasierra, C\u00f3rdoba, Argentina and 2- Iquique, Chile.<\/em>
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What are your goals and what are you doing to achieve them?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
My long term goal is to classify to a World Cup and compete a full PWC (Paragliding World Championship) circuit. So every time I take off, I fly with a pre-set goal, which can either be a specific XC flight or simply improving in terms of pilot performance. I plan long distance flights with colleagues who fly more performing wings than mine and have greater experience. This year, I\u00b4ve fixed for myself a full calendar of competitions in my category. <\/p>\n\n
I want my progression to be slow. I\u00b4m going to use my Iota 2 until the end of it and I\u00b4m also focusing in improving my pilot skills, because I feel that I\u00b4ve improved a lot in XC already so I bought an acro harness to also improve the maneuvers<\/strong>. I made a SIV (simulation of incidents in flight) with Pablo Lopez but I still want to improve in that aspect before changing to a higher category.<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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