Recorded 11 April 2020. So the very first podcast that I recorded closes this series. Uncut and unedited. Even the staying alive intro song is played "manually" with a separate Bluetooth speaker. Rougher than rough, like in the olden days.... This whole podcast thing started as a request from a beginner called Nicolas on our local paragliding club whatsapp group, for some tips. Along with my friend's Uli Prinz, Gerhard Beukes, Deon, Kieran and a few others, I was encouraged to do the...

Recorded 16 May 2020 Robbie is quite simply a Legend. A very focused individual. Extremely modest for someone with so much success. Never been married, no kids and a man known for living on the edge... Always had, always will! Living in New Zealand now, into surf and kite, Robbie has lived, breathed and succeeded at free flight his whole career. Being hangliding world champ, then Paragliding world champ, then starting Ozone paragliding and now racing in probably the most dangerous race in...

Recorded 20 May 2020 Thomas and Stefan are xc cracks.. Tom held the world record fai triangle for ages. A 325km flight (still longest in Northern alps)! Stefan works for Skywalk, did Xalps and is an excellent comp pilot. They chat about the Zillertal (Ziller Valley in North Tyrol, Austria) where they live. Takeoff at 9am for the big days.. Strategy, about bombing out and Satisfaction discussed. How Tom flies very close to the mountain... But sometimes involuntarily landing on a high...

Recorded 19 may 2020.Richard, in his push British accent is great at storytelling. His opening tale, the new years day, hangover, xc flight, landing in the big 5 game reserve story..car gets a puncture, make a jack out of stones etc... Fun podcast with strong messages! Xc in barren places... Be prepared! "when stuff goes wrong, it happens fast!" Lots of great stories and laughs. The omega Xalps 3..2 liner in the c class... Very exciting. What flying a 2 liner for the first time is like....

Recorded 28 May 2020 Alex Booth is a chartered accountant that has owned and flown many helicopters, fix wings, Paragliders and Ppg. He is a husband, father of 3 boys and is a very passionate and experienced pilot. Based outside East London, the eastern cape of South Africa. Google images of this place.. Use words.. Transkei, drakensberg, wild coat. An excellent podcast filled with storytelling and inspiring tales of flying. Tons of tips and insights. From learning to fly with Tristan...

Recorded 29 May 2020 Emma represents the UK in comps. A mom of two, Pwc pilot and estate agent, married to Steve and living in Annecy, France. We chat about the property market and flying in Annecy. Paradise.. A playground described. Anyone for a chateau..a bargain at 3,5million Euros Discussing the competition mindset. Emma has always been competitive. Started in 2009 and flying 6 to 9 comps per year. Having a rethink about that...! BPRA.. Good view on flying comps. Jocky Sanderson.. Sent...

Recorded 29 May 2020 Torsten is a family man and head designer at Gin paragliders. To comp pilot and very wise man. He gives deep views into the pleasure of flying.. Designing of gliders, kites, and some gliders he would rather forget. History lessons and times at Gin, UP and crazy stuff. Never broken a bone, I was lucky. A glider I'd rather forget... Reading 3 books at the same time..!! 12 rules for life.. Jordan petersen Can't hurt me.. David goggins Thinking fast and slow.. Daniel...

Recorded 27 April 2020 Rus is a family man, generous and patient. Head test pilot at Ozone and big champion! Brilliant insights in everything from Xc vs Comp flying to how fortunate we are to do this thing.. Lockdown it's economic, environmental and other effects How I joined ozone. How instructors have a shelf life of 7-10 years. Career structures changing Raised expectations. Trance and flying. Why we fly.. "flow state" "In touch with nature" "the texture of the air" We are first...

Recorded 15 May 2020 Jost is a Slovenian competition pilot that lives in Lasko and works for Naviter. We discuss lightweight equipment and "heavy" kits... What makes sense? Slovenia explained.. Sea, mountain, flying and skiing.. All within 1hours drive. The LOVE country. Lots of reasons to visit. Safe and great place. Flying in the Julian alps.. Kobarid, Tolmin and Lijak Naviter -Rasaam, Marco, Andre.. Great company.. See you cloud.. What is coming out next.. Development. Support.. Very...

Recorded 12 May 2020. Barney is known as the wild man of Borneo. Most UK pilots know this legend and he started the BPRA, pro as the most famous paragliding race programme in the world! Phillipe Broers, Uli Prinz and pilot personalities are discussed. BPRA-Sharing, philosophy, Malin, Rus Ogden, Guy Anderson. No Egos, discipline, A framework of help and support. How to FastTrack your flying learning. Theo and Harry's stories. Very motivating! SIV training camps and Rus' mantra....

Recorded 15 May 2020 John and his wife Katja live in Bali. Hangliding and paragliding world champ, John flew 186 miles (300km) on a hangie in 1983!!! They speak of Bali, Pepe Lopez, how tourism has changed in Bali.. Constant summer. Hindu, welcoming, smart people. Commercial tandem flying there. "Trade" constant winds.. 150m high, 20km long. Big business kept for the Indonesians. Bus loads of Chinese clients. John retired gracefully from comp flying and now loves tandem and sharing it....

Jocky is a legend. " Inventor " of SIV perhaps? My first full stall that went wrong! Keswick (his area in the lake district national Park) and "Escape".. Just ESCAPE! Flying in the UK... The NorthSouth Cup. Escape website. The team... How guides need to be passionate and talented. Robbie Whittal, the Isle of man TT The Firebird Ninja.. Wire risers and designing a custom harness for it... Ooops! "we didn't think much in those days"! Olu deniz and funny training stories. Tips and insights...

Recorded 14 may 2020. Alex (27) and Marie (28), this delightful couple, are married for 4 years and very successful in the world of paramotoring... Multiple World champs in all disciplines. They own a paramotor school 1 hour south of Paris. The area is flat. Alex loves to free fly. They experimented and came up with a unique system whereby Marie flies the paramotor and aerotows Alex up. It looks much simpler than it is. We discuss the challenges in this. Cutaway systems...

Peter is from Interlaken in Switzerland. Started flying paragliders in 96. Father of Iloy, husband and fun guy. Instructor and tandems in hangliding is his career now as he was pwc winner, Acro cracks with Chrigel from 2000 to 2006. He now alternates between hang and paraglider and explains lots of the how, where when and what advantages each have. The speed on a hanglider is impressive.. 80 to 100kmh between thermals! How a paraglider pilot crosses over. Lessons, top tips and do and do NOTS...

Recorded 14 May 2020 Rossenheim, Germany based Bernd Hohlmeier - Lufthansa pilot and fan of triangle cross country flights. Funny story on how he started flying in 2011, the state of Airlines today, tandem flying and the fun we have flying. Breaking triangle records in Colombia with Pepe Malecki, Kevin Phillips, Tobie and a few others.. Beautiful storytelling here about triangles that go from being 140km to 183km! No landings sometimes. Planning the limits. Describes triangles.. Tom...

Recorded on 13 May 2020. John, 82 years old, was a professor in engineering at the University of Cape Town and has always been a thrill seeker, loving adrenaline. He presently kayaks, sups, kitesurfs, flies paramotors and rides a bevy of electric toys. His latest toy is land paddling. John explains what it's like to get old and be adventurous.. We discuss the concept of Luck, opportunities, guardian angels and the like! Favorite sports.. Kitesurfing and powered paragliding....

Recorded 13 may 2020 Sammy has come to Cape Town many times as a tandem pilot and comes from Reykjavik and lives in Vik, Iceland. He has a tandem business, zipline adventure and accommodation (see links below). We chat about "unnormal" Iceland, how to travel cheaply there and to really get the most out of it. Wild camping discussed. Flying and vol biv adventures. Tons of tips and recommendations. "You can fly from any mountain!" Lunar landscape. Scenery described. The ring road. The...

Recorded 8 May 2020 - Jimmy is father of 2, husband and ex world champ in paragliding. Beautiful insights from flying the dolomites to tandems with disabled passengers (that are cost free!). A very funny story.. His worst glider! His home.. The magnificent dolomites and how the do 300m climbs on tandems! Nova, edel, Gin... Andre bucher! 80s Gliders that can launch without running.. Wow! Flying Strategy.. Competition tips. Spearfishing competitions.. How they made me good at flying! SIV and...

Recorded 5 May 2020 Stelios and Claudia-Mount Olympus paragliding, Greece. Stelios is an instructor, tandem pilot and owner of one of the world's oldest paragliding lodges, based in Greece. He speaks of the Greek way of life, Olympic wings, his business and the flying around their area. Xc clinics Clients from USA Conferences.. My friend had Corona and i shared a microphone with him..he died, but in 15 days quarantine but I felt nothing! 2000 clients visit us a year.....

Recorded 1 May 2020 So positive and always smiling is Andreas Pepe Malecki. Husband and funny guy that is really really good at flying... World champ in 2011 and 12 and 3 x German champion. Deep philosophies on positivity, friendships, winning and having fun! Learn from everyone! Always look on the bright side of life. On motorcycle riding, tours and advanced training and much more.. Some very funny stories and simply a good all round podcast. Book him for a tour while u can!...

Neville lives in St Francis Bay with his partner Penny. Father and entrepreneur, he has represented SA at many world cup competitions. We discuss his crazy 507km record flight, held for 7 years and at a record 64,7km/hr (still holding). Alex Louws 283km in 1992...over 50km/hr Why SA is special to fly 700km.." Its indeed possible "! The heat low.. Mid Dec.. 50deg and 10m/s+ thermals. Andrew Smith, Valic bridges, will gadd, Brazil... distance, speed and daylight comparisons. "How I fear...

Tzak, or Jack, speaks openly about landing in the lake in Voss in January! About how he evolved from rafting to paragliding to Speedriding, becoming a tandem pilot, Airdesign test pilot. The Rise 4.. Magic! Acro insights, warnings and knowhow. How he ended up in Garda in Italy, flying from Monte Baldo. We discuss Loen, flying and living in Norway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vERjRwXc74I&t=4s this is a link to a video from last summer in Garda paragliding from tzak

Recorded 30 April 2020 Raoul Geiger..Reid Brigg Switzerland.. A very different instruction model.. Taking only 5-8 students for 7 months. Wow! In memoriam.. Mathias Roten.. Profiling him, his thinking and life lessons. Learning to fly.. 1996 Dominic Stefan (sp) paratech How at 16, I found paragliding with Mathias... The feeling we were looking for... These first 3sec..wide awake all throigh the night... Dreaming! We agreed to fly and... Next thing we are at vertigo at...

Recorded 2 May 2020. Jon, a johannesburg based entrepreneur and multi disciplined pilot speaks about the differences between these flying sports. A family man and pwc comp pilot opens up. He discusses a trauma and/or fear of landing in rough terrain. Headspace affairs about xc and comp flying. Risk aversion and beer drinking! Technical textbook flying.. Thermal bands.. "The mole".. For my low flying How we fly worse when we fly consciously. Cloudbusters.. BBQing...

Recorded 4 May 2020. Hendry Hellerle, flying for 10 years, took his eye off the ball... On 4 June 2019 attempts a top landing in stronger wind that results in an accident.. He explains what happened, lessons from it and describes how his "bravado bucket" got much fuller than his "fear bucket ". This is the place it happened if you would like to see the area Dropped pin Near Westonaria https://maps.app.goo.gl/nAERkUQ76DfWC8RK7 and his fb page ...