he began flying in 1992, and took part in world record attempts in 1994 and 2007 in the x-sa challenge. he flew in the paragliding world cup circuit in 1997. his passion for open-distance cross country flying has taken him to many countries around the world and seen him set site records in south africa. his experience in exploration and bivouac flying led to the filming of fresh air riders (2000), a collaboration with south african hang-gliding champion johan anderson, directed by extreme sports documentary film-maker nic good of the fresh air crew. this was followed by his directorial debut "the journey" produced by eternity press in 2008.