HANG GLIDING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009
HANG GLIDING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009
Carl Wallbank (Team Captain)
Age: 37
Marital Status: Single.
Lives: Liverpool
Occupation: Subsea Engineer (offshore)
Started flying: 1991
Started competing: 1999
Club: North Wales
Previous team selections:
Worlds-2001, 2003, 2007.
Euro's-2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
Achievements:
Ranked No2 (WRPS) in the world at the start of 2009
Pre-worlds 2008, 4th.
Euro's-2008, 8th.
Worlds-2007, 8th, Team Gold.
Euro's-2006, 7th, Team Bronze.
British series Champion 2006.
Euro's-2004, 14th.
2003-Longest ever flight from Wales.
Euro's-2002, 14th, Team Bronze.
Glider: Moyes RS 3.5
Favourite flying Sites: Anywhere where the air goes up.
Loves: Being part of a team.
Hates: Air that goes down.
Ambition: To make the dream of being the best into a reality.
Carl Wallbank
Carl coming in to land - Photo Jamie Sheldon