Founder & Owner
Jeff Sinason
The vision behind Skyout. Jeff built the company on the belief that Valle del Cauca is the best XC school on the planet — and that small groups and real coaching are the only way to do it right.
The Team
Seven people. One job: put you in the air, keep you there, and send you home a better pilot.
Field Personnel
Who you’ll fly with
Lead Guide
Pal Takats
Competition pilot and technical coach with thousands of hours over Valle del Cauca. Pal leads the in-air coaching program and runs the daily flight briefings.
Guide
Ernesto Hinestroza
Local knowledge that can’t be learned from a route card. Ernesto has flown Piedechinche since before the competition scene discovered it.
Guide
Chuck Woods
XC specialist with an analytical approach to flight planning. Chuck leads the post-flight data reviews and cross-country strategy sessions.
Guide
Walter Gomez
Retrieve driver turned guide. Walter’s on-ground experience means he understands every landing zone in the valley before he flies above it.
Guide
Aaron Maldonado
Thermal specialist and weather reader. Aaron’s morning briefings are why pilots leave with a plan rather than a hope.
Operations
Lina Maria Duque
The operations backbone. Lina handles logistics, bookings, and everything that keeps six pilots and a retrieve vehicle running on time in the Colombian countryside.
How we operate
Three principles.
Three principles.
No compromises.
Home terrain
We don’t visit Piedechinche and Roldanillo. We live there. Our guides log hundreds of flights a year on these exact sites — which means every briefing is current, not archived.
Low ratios
Maximum 3–4 pilots per guide. That ratio isn’t a marketing line — it’s what makes real coaching possible in the air, not just on the ground before launch.
Measurable progress
Every tour ends with pilots who can point to specific improvements — distance, decision-making, weather reading. We measure it because we built the program around it.
Fly with this team
Tell us your dates and skill level — we’ll match you to the right program and the right guide.