Louise learned to paraglide in 1995 in the UK, and since moving to France (near Laragne) in 2000, has vastly increased her airtime, predominantly flying cross-country. However, in the UK she flew Paragliding Accuracy competitions for several years, was Team Manager for the UK at the first World Championships in 2000, and flew for the UK team in the 2003 and 2005 World Championships. She was Chairman of the CIVL Paragliding Accuracy Subcommittee from 2003 to 2008, helping organise Cat 2 competitions, and establishing a Judging training programme. In Laragne, she is a founder member of Chabre Vol Libre which runs the annual 'Ozone Chabre Open' friendly paragliding cross-country competition, and wass involved in the organisation of the 2009 World Hang Gliding Championships (Class 1).