The Flying Tribes
the United Grassroots And Tribes Paragliding Association is a non-stock non-profit association that aims to promote and advance air sports through grassroots initiatives in the Philippines.
TOURISM
To develop the eco-tourism, agri-tourism, and wellness tourism of communities surrounding our fly sites.
AIR SPORTS
To become a training pool
for future Filipino world athletes through our grassrooots program.
COMMERCIAL AVIATION
To produce professional and safe pilots for commercial flights
OUR MISSION
To unite and develop quality paragliding athletes and professionals from the indigenous people groups and local communities by making air sports accessible, affordable, and aspirational to our homegrown pilots
OUR VISION
To produce world-class PILOTS, equipped with superior PRODUCTS, through a competitive education PROGRAM, fueled by dedicated PARTNERS, to help develop local PLACES, that will inspire community building for PEOPLE, through Air Sports.
OUR PILOTS
TRIBAL PILOT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Our young ethnic pilots are mountain-born and of indigenous People’s (IP) roots, wanting to bring honor to our country and their tribes through air sports.
KELVIN LIYANGNA
a.k.a SKY NINJA
Age: 27
Tribe: Balangao-Ifugao
Pilot Level: Commercial tandem (completing Basic Instructor)
Special powers: to go for days without speaking to anyone.
DOMINIQUE LUCASI
a.k.a FLYING PANIKKI
Age: 18
Tribe: Balangao
Pilot Level: completing PG2
Special powers: to sing and break peoples’ eardrums.
ZURIEL LUCASI
a.k.a CHULEBIRD
Age: 17
Tribe: Balangao
Pilot Level: PG3
Special powers: to get out of anything with his smile.
JUDY MAY MANGOMOC
a.k.a CLOUD HUNTER
Age: 27
Tribe: Ga’dang
Pilot Level: completing PG2
Special powers: to cook butter chicken with unlimited rice.
VIOLET
a.k.a FAT LEGS FLY
Age: 40
Tribe: Balangao
Pilot Level: PG2
Special powers: to pick stuff from the floor with her toes.
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