“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward”.     (Leonardo Da Vinci)

This is the space where Frankie presents his relationship with skydiving and some of its disciplines, with special emphasis on “FreeFly,” the art of flying free!

Many people still see this sport as something linked to military maneuvers, when nowadays there are already several skydiving centers, with many practitioners.

Being a skydiver is simply knowing how to make use of the most basic physical force common to all of us: gravity!

Jumping from a fully functioning airplane with a parachute on your back is a unique feeling that anyone can experience! The high doses of adrenaline produced by the body give a sense of well-being that is absolutely unmatched.

Skydiving is a safe sport, contrary to what many imagine. The equipment, throughout its rigorous manufacturing process, made with high-resistance materials and technology, is subject to highly precise and demanding tests! There are also safety devices that, in the rare case the athlete becomes inactive, automatically deploy the reserve parachute, allowing the jumper to reach the ground—even unconscious—with minimal impact!

The pilot gives the OK, the plane engine slows down, the door opens, the aircraft is flooded by the sound and the cold wind, we move toward the door, get into position, look outside, and shout with our body what comes out of our mouth: “READY! SET! GOOOO!” and we launch ourselves into the air that embraces us in another unique flight…