Your pilot – Björn Hjelmland

Pilot Björn Hjelmland
After 35 years of paragliding, still every flight is as much fun as my first one. Why? Because every flight ist uniquely beautyful.

As the son of a Swissair airline captain, I grew up in the cockpit, so to speak. Flying has accompanied and fascinated me since childhood.

When I was at school, I did build model airplanes and thus learned the principles of aerodynamics. In 1986 the first paragliders appeared and I knew I wanted to practice this sport! In the following years I completed over 200 flights, which enabled me to start training to become a tandem paraglider pilot in 1989. One year later, I and my partner at the time set off on a one-year trip around the world with a tandem paraglider. I discovered new flying areas, got to know paragliding colleagues from all over the world and gained valuable experience.

I speak English, Spanish, French and of course German fluently. With Paragliding Swiss I have turned my passion for flying into my job and enjoy passing this fascination on to my passengers.

I’m looking forward to a great flight with you!