Profile – Nico Lutz
NICO LUTZ
Can you introduce yourself in a few words?
NL: My name is Nico Lutz. I was born in 1988, and I'm originally from Kehl, Germany.
When and how did you learn to paraglide?
NL: When I first started flying a glider in 2004, I didn’t expect that, at some point, paragliding would become my passion. It wasn’t until 2014, while I was actively skydiving, that I was introduced to the sport of paragliding—from that moment on, I knew this was the aviation sport for me. I quickly enrolled in a paragliding school in the Black Forest and began my training. I was immediately hooked, and ever since, I’ve spent every minute of my free time in the air.
What kind of paragliding do you enjoy?
NL: After completing my training to become a paraglider pilot, I soon realized that regular flying wasn’t enough for me. I began taking a number of safety courses and gradually started exploring the world of acro flying.
To this day, I continue to work on improving my skills in flying a paraglider.
In 2020, I became interested in cross-country flying, where I set myself small challenges that I love to plan and conquer.
The great thing about paragliding for me is that you never have to stick to just one type of flight. One day, I might want to push my paraglider and my skills to the limit—and the next day, I might get the same great feeling from a gentle glide down in calm air.
Could you share an interesting paragliding memory with us?
NL: There are a number of moments that I love to relive in my mind and enjoy talking about. For me, every flight has these special moments. I like to think back on flights with friends—for example, a flight at Kronplatz in South Tyrol, where we began our journey above the cloud base and, with only minimal loss of altitude, flew among the clouds for what felt like an eternity. It wasn’t a flight where I covered a great or special distance, nor did I perform any exceptional maneuvers—but nevertheless, it was a flight that I remember as outstanding.
What are your upcoming projects?
NL: Next year, a trip to Norway is definitely on my list of places where I want to go paragliding—because I need to see that beautiful landscape from above. I also plan to do a lot of cross-country flights in the near future.
