Godfrey Wenness

Godfrey Wenness (born May 1, 1967) is a famous Australian paragliding pilot, a former paragliding world record holder, Chief Flying Instructor, owner of Mt Borah and organiser of the 2007 Paragliding World championships held in Manilla, NSW Australia. Sourced It certainly isn't croquet, and it certainly isn't lawn bowls. "ABC Radio interview 02/25/2007" Godfrey compares paragliding to other sports, in light of 3 accidents during the 10th Paragliding World Championships. It's me versus Mother Nature and me versus me. I want to see how far a human can fly with six kilograms of high-tech nylon over his head with no engine. Ultimately though, I love being able to fly like a bird. "SMH Article 3 Feb 2007" It's like winning Lotto 10 times in a row. "SMH Article 16 Feb 2007" Discussing Ewa Wisnierska's chances of surviving being sucked 32,000 feet into a cloud. You should also say that to the 30 other pilots who were 200m in front of her and Zhongpin, 1 of them was sucked up as well (Belgium pilot). Godfrey explains that the 2 pilots in the media focus were not the only ones to take a high risk and fly near the obvious storm cloud. Category:Sportspeople from Australia Category:Living people Category:Aviators