Rob Black-Chief Instructor
Since his first skydive in 2002, Rob Black has been passionate about flying parachutes and paragliders. Rob began paragliding in 2008 and has since logged thousands of flights at locations all over the world. He helped to pioneer all of the sites in the Vallejo/Benicia area that are now flown daily, weather permitting. Rob enjoys sharing his passion for free flight and always puts safety first with his students and peers. Before becoming a full time paragliding instructor, Rob spent 21 years teaching college level Physics and Calculus. Teaching has always been his passion.
Rob holds the following ratings
- USHPA Basic Instructor
- USHPA Tandem Instructor
- ASC Basic Flight Instructor
Mike McCook-Coach
From skateboarding and snowboarding to freestyle motocross, Mike is a long time enthusiast of extreme sports He began his career early when he got his first motorcycle at the age of 5. Everything changed when Mike started Paragliding and the sport became his sole obsession. He is passionate about the sport, flies nearly everyday, and recently started aerobatic flying. His dog Karma loves to come and join the Penguin Paragliding crew on the hill, and she flies too!
Mike Holds the following rating:
From skateboarding and snowboarding to freestyle motocross, Mike is a long time enthusiast of extreme sports He began his career early when he got his first motorcycle at the age of 5. Everything changed when Mike started Paragliding and the sport became his sole obsession. He is passionate about the sport, flies nearly everyday, and recently started aerobatic flying. His dog Karma loves to come and join the Penguin Paragliding crew on the hill, and she flies too!
Mike Holds the following rating:
- USHPA P4