Paragliding Lesson Testimonials

Klaus Stoermer - May 2005

In an email about the May 28 and 29 Mountain Trip to Potato Hill "See Gallery, tons of pictures".

"I finally got to check my e-mail and yes. lots of happy people chatting and sharing great pictures about our magic mountain clinic. What a great wizard we have in Jeff Greenbaum, thanks for all the protective guidance. ("Nova, get down right now, you're way too high!")...
I got too much praise for the breakfast, all our food sharing was great, every meal was super. Thanks to all of you, what great company on such a lucky day, I'm still working on coming down, what a high!

Let's do that again.


Airtime of SF rocks!!!
Klaus"

Klaus launching on his afternoon flight
that took him near cloudbase !!!

 

 

Christophe Meyer - October 2004

Hey Jeff,

I really wanted to thank you for your invaluable flying lessons these past few months. I appreciate your passion and dedication to this sport. But mostly, I’ve been really impressed by the amount of time you spent teaching me, and all your other students. You teach us all the required skills to fly safely and have fun up there.

This unlimited P2 package has been one of my best investments ever. I highly, highly recommend it for whoever dreams to fly one day...

Thanks so much !!
Christophe

Christophe ready to launch at Big Sur

Sam Linton - October 2004

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This is probably a good time to offer my sincere thanks for the great times I had flying this summer. Your attention to detail, enthusiasm for teaching, and emphasis on safety are all very much appreciated!

See you soon.

Thanks,
Sam

Sam Launching at Potato Hill 8-7-04

 

Honza Rejmanek - Former Student - Presently Instructor / XC & Tandem Pilot

"Jeff Greenbaum is a very experienced paragliding instructor. He was one of the pioneers of the sport in the United States. When I learned at his school 10 years ago I underwent a thorough curriculum which included adequate supervised practice, groundschool, and literature. It gave me, back then a 17 year old, the right amount of respect and skills to advance in this sport safely yet without unnecessary anxiety.

Jeff has a vast amount of theoretical and practical knowledge. He believes in private or semiprivate instruction which I agree makes better pilots in the end. Many instructors I have seen over the years teach fear, Jeff teaches respect. I would highly recommend Jeff to anyone looking for a highly experienced instructor who gives personal attention to his student's progress."

Honza Rejmanek learned to fly Paragliders in 1993. In 1995 after apprenticing for half a year he got certified to instruct paragliding and a year later to fly commercial tandems. He spent five years teaching and flying tandems on the California coast while getting a biology degree at UCSC. He then had a private business flying motorized tandem paragliding flights in Costa Rica. The last three summers and winters he has flown Tandems in Sun Valley Idaho. Springs and falls he has been offering guided private paragliding trips to France and Chile. He can be contacted at honzair@hotmail.com

 

John Wilde - USHGA Region 2 - Director

"Kathy (John's Wife) and I have known Jeff Greenbaum since our earliest days in paragliding, as a mater of fact, I can remember the day in 1990 when our fried Jim Leach took us to the old Airtime shop on Wawona St. to meet Jeff, that was the start of our “free fight” experience.

Over the years, Jeff supported our needs for training and equipment, in a friendly and professional way, and we were very sorry when he had to close the shop, it was always a friendly place where plots of both PGs and HGs could stop and socialize. We are glad to hear that Jeff is returning to Paragliding and recommend his services to all who may have need of them, he is an expert pilot, and fine instructor, and we wish him every success."

 

Jared Sutherland - Student Pilot after 1 day lesson (See May 31 Gallery)

 

Steven Oji - Student in Training (Comments following 8-9,10-03 Big Sur Trip)

Wow wow wow!! Oh my God - what great Photos!!
Really what a great trip!! Thanks everyone who helped organize!
That's nice that you put them up on the internet already Jeff!
Great Great Great!

I'm all over my colleagues telling them what a trip we had.. and finding it
really hard to concentrate at work :-)


Cheers!
/Steve

Steve just after Launch at Big Sur