Profile: aj4218

Name: Al James

53 years old and currently a paraglider pilot. 500+ hours hang gliding 1977 -81 with 2 years living in Spain working at a Moyes factory.

15 years and 1000+ skydives 1980 - 1995 and also a few BASE jumps which, if I'd bothered to apply at the time, would have made me BASE #48; as it happens I'm BASE #1021 having re-engaged with the scene a couple of years ago.

I was a pro photographer 1974 - about '81.

What's your greatest sporting achievement?

Being on the British skydiving team a couple of times and getting silver in the European 16-way competition.

Also, my first skydive was a 'buddy-buddy' jump from 14,000' !

What's your greatest sporting ambition (real and imaginary)?

Get a decent cross-country flight in my paraglider