The 1993 world ballooning championships were held in Luxembourg – I joined Paul Gibbs as his navigator.

We wore slim pack parachutes given we where flying amongst 100 balloons. We managed to get some sponsorship from Philips for our communications so this picture is of me at work with competition map and radio.

It was my first experience of ballooning in Europe – spectacular scenery as we flew over castles surrounded by lush green countryside.