WHEN AND HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THE WORLD OF FLYING? DOES YOUR PARTNER
ALSO FLY?

- I have always wanted to fly microlights, but found the cost in general too expensive. I looked into paramotor because my partner spotted a local pilot flying along a beach near to where we live. When I actually saw someone flying for the first time, to be honest, it didn't really appeal to me, it
just didn't look safe enough. My partner and I both did the course together, in Berga with the school volem. Once I started the course and understood more about the sport, I felt at ease. My only doubt was that I was the only woman in our group of  7 students,  so I thought that maybe physically I
wouldn't be able to cope.

- The teachers were great and gave me plenty of confidence,  my first free flight was when I new, at last , I had found my wings. Paramotor was hard in the beginning, I'd never had 25 kilos on my back, let alone run with it. I had to practise a lot, even getting up from
the ground with the motor on my back was hard, and many times I used to doubt that I would ever get off the ground, but I got there in the end.

WHERE DO YOU NORMALLY FLY AND WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOUR AREA?

- The 2 places I mainly fly are, the Costa Brava, which is a mixture of beaches and a beautiful rugged coastline with lots of green hills reaching out to the sea, and Berga, which is so different from the coast with its mountains and spectacular valleys. I do travel a lot with my partner, and we have flown in many places all over Spain, and last year was the first year that we flew in St Hilaire France with our paramotors, which was great.

WHEN AND WHY DID YOU START TO COMPETE ?

- I entered my first competition in November 2004, mainly to gain experience. I enjoyed it much more then I thought I would, and found the other pilots very helpful and friendly; you really are a part of one big family. Two pilots in particular Fernando Abela and Jose Maria Sola were great, with patience of gold, trying to explain how they work out their calculations of fuel consumption etc. Competing for the first time was quite an experience, and as any new comer would be, I was unsure of what to expect but everyone was just great.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN COMPETING AND IN HOW MANY COMPETIONES HAVE YOU TAKEN
PART?

- I have been competing for 18 months, a total of seven competions, the most recent one the UK Nationals, my first one away from Spain. There were 41
pilots, amongst them for the first time 3 women, in which I came first in the female category.I enjoyed meeting and flying with other female pilots, and it was interesting to see how things are done in the UK.

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT JOINING THE SPANISH TEAM?
- After the Spanish Nationals in June, I was asked if I like to join the Spanish team, and of course I would be honoured to join them, but in Spain you need to have Spanish Nationality.  Even though I have lived here for
many years, and learnt to fly here in Spain, I am only a resident. In other European teams, including the UK, there are a mixture of nationalities, and
providing they are resident in that country they can join the team, which is

ANY OTHER FURTURE PROJECTS OR COMMENTS?

- I normally fly about three times a week with my partner and I have about 700 hours flying time. I would like to compete in European and world games, but in the meantime, I will concentrate on long distance flights. My maximum non-stop flight is 140km ( Huesca to Manresa )and my next is to cross
Catalunya ( Fraga to Roses ) 240km non-stop, with an extra fuel tank, and then who knows, maybe I'll be ready to attempt a female distance record.

Photos of British championship.

WHY DO YOU THINK THAT THERE ARE SO FEW WOMEN IN OUR SPORT?

- Many people have asked me that question, and I'm not sure of the answer, but if you think about it, most motor sports do not appeal to women, weather its bikes, cars or paramotor. Maybe if paramotors were lighter more women would try our sport.