Who is running this show?

Todd Weigand

Owner, Director

Todd has been flying since 1996 all across the globe.  He enjoys flying XC, acro, competitions, tandems, paramotors, speed flying, and bivy flying adventures with his fly rod.  Although he grew up on a farm in Madras, Oregon, USA, he has been living and flying internationally for over 15 years. He has flown in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, Thailand, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Turkey, Canada, and Mexico for competitions, work, or other flying adventures. He has developed launches, pioneered sites, broken state and site records, competed in world cups, national and local competitions.  Todd is an advanced instructor and tandem instructor with more than 5,500 commercial tandem flights from mountain sites, without a single incident.  He also offers advanced tandem skills training and SIV/acro tandem training for pilots.  For 10 years he has been guiding paragliding trips to Europe and Chile, and he is also a co-owner with GForce Paragliding, one of the largest tandem paragliding business in the world located in Queenstown, New Zealand.  He has been flying Gradient Paragliders since 2005, and believes they are top quality wings with many special features unique to Gradient that set them apart from any other brand. He stands behind the products he sells, and hopes you will give them a try too!

Forrest Cox

Distribution, marketing

Brought up in Eastern Oregon, Forrest is at home in the mountains! With a passion for the outdoors, paragliding was just another activity to add to Forrest’s long list of outdoor sports and skills. With a background in photography and videography, he is able to combine both passions and help Gradient USA with marketing and advertising as well. When Todd is away in New Zealand for the winter months, Forrest is in charge of the shop, shipments, and distribution. You will most likely see or meet Forrest at many local NW flying sites in the upcoming years!