Francisco aka Frankie is a skilled Mechanical Engineer with a master degree in Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics. He is also USPA AFF Instructor and Coach with around 12 years of experience as instructor, 20 years as skydiver and more than 3700 skydives at several skydive companies and different types of events.

Frankie flew the first time in tunnel at Airkix Milton Keynes in 2006. After that experience, another passion was born and he started to fly in the tube as much as possible. He had the opportunity to fly in tunnels like Inflight Dubai, MadridFly, Hurricane Factory Madrid, Windobona Madrid, DreamFly Porto and has more than 200h inside tunnels.
In 2019 Frankie became a wind tunnel instructor and worked in Madrid, at Windobona. Currently he has base at DreamFly Lisbon as the maintenance manager and one of the team instructors.
Frankie has a peculiar interest for extreme sports which require high concentration levels, mental and physical balance with high adrenaline levels.

PERSONAL DATA

Name: Francisco Gouveia Sinde Filipe

Known as: Frankie

Nationality: Portuguese

DOB: 03/Nov/1986

Favorite quote: “A vida são dois dias e um e meio já lá vai!…”

Speaks: Portuguese, english, spanish and a little bit of french.

Occupation: Maintenance Manager and Instructor at DreamFly Lisbon.

Hobbies: Music, climbinng and photography.

Other Interests: All extreme sports that boost my adrenaline levels (slacklining, climbing, mountain biking, off-road).

Other Facts: Frankie took part of the team of leader builders of one of the biggest climbing gyms in Portugal, The North Wall, in Porto.

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STUNTS

2023 – Main Character and Stunt Double of flying scenes and falls of a comercial to ESC Online Casinos

2022 – Cinema Skydiving Stunts Manager, stunt double of freefall flying scenes – NOITES CLARAS

2022 – Actor for comercial to Saguaro Shoes

2018 – Aerial camera flyer and actor for a TV comercial of a freefall football game to ESC Online Casinos

SKYDIVE DATA

Present day: Freelancer Personal Coach 1-1 and Groups, Load Organiser

1st jump: April 2005

Nº of jumps: 3700+

Ratings:

• FAI A/B/C/D Licenses
• USPA Coach, AFF I
• Atmonauti Instructor – Master Navigator Nº 33
• Tunnel Instructor A, B, A+ in progress

Cut-away(s): 8

Tunnel Time: Lost account.. more than 200 hours

B.A.S.E. Jumps: 1

Best Jump: The next.

Sky: With some clouds.

DropZone: The closest.

Favorite Plane: The one with the higher climbing rate!

Favorite Disciplines : FreeFly, VFS, FreeStyle e Swoop

Gear:

• Rig: Vector 3 Micron
• Main Canopy: JVX 74 / LEIA JPX 74
• Reserve Canopy: PD Optimum 113
• AAD: Cypres II Speed
• Helmet: TonFly 2,5X, Cookie Composites G4
• Suits: Deem DNA PRO, Deem TACTIC Pants, TonFly 618 RACE
• Altimeters: Larsen And Brusgaard (viso2, solo2, optima2)
• Cameras: SONY A7III + GoPro 8 + GoPro 7

Skydive CV:

Guest and regular participant in several Invitational Camps.

Various events as Load Organizer and Coach at Skydive Algarve, Skydive Europe, Skydive Portugal, Skydive Lillo, Skydive Madrid, SkyFunCenter and more.

Took part at Skills Camps with MadRavens, PD Team – Flight-1, Maktoum, Cawabonga, Fly4Life and more.

• Speed Skydiving Record – 444.41 km/h
• National Speed Cup and Championship 2025 (Winner)
• National FreeFly Championship 2024 (Winner)
• National FreeFly Cup – Portimão 2017 (2nd Place)
• Atmonauti World Record Dubai 2013 (no contact – 19 people formation
• National FreeFly Cup and Championship 2012 (Winner)
• Atmonauti Spanish Record Lillo 2011 (no contact – 13 people formation)
• National FreeFly Cup and Championship 2009
• National FreeFly Cup and Championship 2008
• River Boogie 2007 (CP competition)
• National FreeFly Cup and Championship 2007
• National FreeFly Cup and Championship 2006

email: frankiefreefly@gmail.com