He created a high-level Jet Ski competition team and won 3 world titles and 7 European titles. He and his team then designed, manufactured, and sold water products (including the popular FlyBoard®) between 2011 and 2019. In 2016, Franky made a transition from the water to the air, with the first flight of the now iconic FlyBoard® Air. Franky’s exploits on the FlyBoard® Air, such as the crossing of
the English Channel in 2019, drew a lot of attention from the public, the armed forces of various countries, but also investors such as Team Global. Team Global and Zapata decided to team up with the objective to become a major player of the future of air mobility. While today's products are positioned in the field of extreme sports and entertainment, we are working towards mass market compatible flying machines. Our roadmap is focused on designing aircrafts which are easy and safe to fly, with features and performance suited to air mobility. The dream and vision are nothing less than airborne mass individual transport - clean, safe, pleasant, and affordable.