Japanese small pilot, Yasushi Kobayashi ("Taro") was born in Tokyo in 1980. Taro started flying in 2000, and after few years he was absorbed in Paragliding competition.

Taro had learned Paragliding and harness making from Denis Cortella in France since 2005, and his paragliding life is affected impressively by him. And also he is impressed with the flight of Kaoru Ogisawa.

Taro started flying as GIN test pilot in 2010, and he is aiming to be as good and strong test pilot as Kaoru Ogisawa.

Results:

2006 2nd Pre PWC Japan

2009 5th place Pre PWC Portugal

2009 3rd place Japan Championship

2009 3rd place Japan National League Overall

2010 3rd place PWC Japan

2010 3rd place PWC China

2010 PWC Asian Champion

2010 3rd place PWC USA