Meu amigo Maçã – My Friend Maçã
Autor: Anderson Wasser | Publicado: 2011-08-21T02:19:00-03:00

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Arilton Mattos é, junto com o Paulo Morais (Pingaiada) e o Luis Resende, mais um amigo que herdei de meu pai.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Arilton Mattos is, along with Paulo Morais (Pingaiada) and Luis Resende, one more friend I inherited from my father.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Conhecido como “Maçã” (provavelmente pelas maçãs do rosto sempre vermelhas), começou a aprender a voar com o velho, e eu me lembro de quando havia vento muito forte no Morro da Cascavel e sua asa começava a estolar.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Known as “Apple” (probably for the cheeks always red), began to learn to fly with Felipe, and I remember when there were strong winds in the Morro da Cascavel (Rattlesnake Hill) and his glider began to stall.Maçã em asa construída por Felipe - Maçã in glider made by felipe&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Felipe gritava para o Maçã realizar o comando de picagem (baixar o nariz) da asa: Pica! pica!, e quando já era tarde e a asa já estava tombando, Maçã se dava conta e seus reflexos tardios disparavam o comando para tentar picar a asa – sem sucesso, na maioria das vezes.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Felipe shouted to “Maçã” realize the command of lowering the wing nose: Poke! Poke!, and when it was too late and the wing was turning back, Maçã realized the fact and his later effects fired the command to try to poke the wing - unsuccessfully, in most cases.Maçã and The Falcon glider&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Mas, o rapaz superou seus problemas de reflexo e aprendeu a voar, e num belo dia ensolarado, foi realizar um vôo no Banhado (orla da cidade de São José dos Campos, SP – vejam a foto abaixo), acompanhado de seu instrutor Felipe Wasser, e após a decolagem, por motivos desconhecidos até por ele mesmo, seguiu com a asa Falcon em direção de um bananal que havia perto do campo de pouso.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; But the guy overcame his reflex problems and learned to fly, and in a beautiful sunny day, was to realize a flight in Banhado (the edge of the city of Sao Jose dos Campos, SP - see picture bellow), accompanied by his trainer Felipe Wasser and after takeoff, for reasons unknown even by himself, followed with the glider Falcon towards a banana plantation that was near the airfield.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Ele até se lembra do Felipe gritando “VAI PRO POUSO, BOCA ABERTA!!!”, mas quando ele conseguiu processar o que seu instrutor gritava e até o comando sair de seu cérebro e percorrer sabe-se lá que caminhos dentro do corpo para que seus braços realizassem o movimento adequado para pousar no local correto, já era tarde demais.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He even remembers Felipe screaming "GO TO LANDING, OPEN MOUTH (brazilian expression for a silly man)!!!", but when he become able to process &nbsp;what his instructor was shouting and until the command went out of his brain and travelled who knows what paths within his body to finally make his arms perform the appropriate movement to land in the correct location, it was too late.Paulo Morais "Pingaiada" em São Francisco Xavier&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Desta forma, Arilton “Maçã” Mattos se tornou um dos únicos voadores de asa delta a voar no Banhado e seguramente o único a pousar numa bananeira... Será que doeu? Só ele sabe...
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thus, Arilton "Apple" Mattos became one of the only hang glider pilots to fly in Banhado, and certainly the only one to land in a banana plantation... Did it hurt? Only He knows...