Luiz Paulo Gnecco Rodrigues de Assis 53 years old
Pilot since 1999, flight instructor and balloon builder. Member of the BFA (Balloon Federation of America)
In 2023 he completed 20 years participating in Albuquerque NM in the USA with approximately 2,000 flight hours. He has already flown in most Brazilian states and in the following countries:
Canada, USA, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Qatar, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, Slovenia.
Owner of Air Fly Balloons, a Brazilian company that has designed and built almost a hundred manned balloons, dozens of them in a special way.