Team

Kelly Farina - fly guide & British Paragliding Team member '06
"After learning to fly in England I moved to Mayrhofen in 1995 to learn about Alpine flying and all this time on I'm still here.
After visiting many flying sites around Europe I was always happy to return to the Zillertal and enjoy it's forgiving terrain and interesting conditions.

I started Austrian Arena in 2002 when I realised the potential for motivated and recreational pilots alike to enjoy safe XC flights in stunning surroundings."
BHPA Advanced/Development Pilot rated with 1800 hours & has flown over 10,000km in and around the local area.

some results & high-lights

2007 - 2000

British Team member for the European Championships in Morzine, France, 2006
1st place Bleriot Cup, Col de Bleyne, 2005
3rd place Dutch Open in Piedrahita, 2005
3rd place Overall in Zillertal Championships, 2007
4th place overall in British Championship, 2005
4th place in Austrian Inter-Club Championship, 2006
4th place open class in British Open in Mayrhofen, Austria, 2005
5th place open class, 1st Brit in British Open, Montelegre, Portugal, 2006

3rd serial class in British Open in Castejon de Sos, Spain, 2004
3rd serial class in British Open in Piedrahita, Spain, 2003
10th place Austrian XC League, 2000

Airwave Team member, winners of Portuguese & Spanish rounds, 2006
Silver medal in team event of Austrian XC league, 2002

Run Reports of each competition are on the blog

Personal Bests

Zillertal - Tuxertal - Zell am See - Zillertal 160km flat triangle, 2006
Zell am See 140km out and return, 2000 & Innsbrucker 110km FAI triangle, 2002

Current Gliders

AXIS Mercury 08 & AXIS Venus proto


David Juergen 'Stocky' Stock - Born in 1970
Occupations: Tandempilot, Testpilot & Flying Instructor
Flying since: 1987
The Highlights:
1992 PWC 4th Overall
1993 Australian Open: 1st
1999 European record Tandem: free distance 130km
2000 World records in Tandem:130km O&R & 102km FAI triangle

Experience: ca. 8000 Flights with ca. 4000 Flying hours.

I'm very happy to have Stocky on the team for larger groups.

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