#244 Grit and Growth: The Mindset of a Successful Pilot w Top Gun Ace Serge Durrant

#244 Grit and Growth: The Mindset of a Successful Pilot w Top Gun Ace Serge Durrant

Serge Durrant, a former Top Gun fighter pilot turned paraglider, discusses his journey from aviation to adventure sports. We explore themes of mentorship, risk management, and the importance of community in high-stakes environments. Serge shares insights on overcoming fear, the competitive nature of flying, and the mental techniques that have helped him succeed in hang gliding, flying F-18 fighter jets, and paragliding. The conversation highlights the parallels between aviation and paragliding, emphasizing the need for grit and the value of learning from mistakes.

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Episode 195- Sending in Style with Philipp Zellner

Episode 195- Sending in Style with Philipp Zellner

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Episode 194- The Spring Tune up with Nick Greece and Russ Ogden

Episode 194- The Spring Tune up with Nick Greece and Russ Ogden

This week we dive into spring with the current World Champion and long-time Ozone test pilot Russ Ogden and multiple US National Champion Nick Greece. Year after year we see accidents in free flight s...

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Episode 193- “The Scariest Flight of my Life” with Nikolay Lipko

Episode 193- “The Scariest Flight of my Life” with Nikolay Lipko

There are times in a pilots career when things do not go according to plan. This is one of those times. Nikolay Lipko had a rather unusual (but not unheard-of) event flying in Chamonix, France that th...

19 Huhti 20231h 3min

Episode 192- Questions answered with Myles Connolly

Episode 192- Questions answered with Myles Connolly

Our Mayhem editor Myles Connolly is about 350 hours into his flying journey and is leaving soon for an SIV course with Jocky Sanderson in Turkey. We thought it would be fun to connect and have him fir...

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Episode 191- A Walk (and Fly) down memory lane with Gaspard Petiot

Episode 191- A Walk (and Fly) down memory lane with Gaspard Petiot

Gaspard Petiot is a mountain guide and very accomplished pilot who competed successfully in the Red Bull X-Alps in 2015 (5th, Monaco), 2017 (broken wrist, withdrawn after leading day 6) and 2019 (7th,...

21 Maalis 20231h 15min

Episode 190- A Walk (and Fly) down memory lane with Manuel Nubel (Ger 1)

Episode 190- A Walk (and Fly) down memory lane with Manuel Nubel (Ger 1)

Manuel Nubel has competed in four Red Bull X-Alps, starting in 2015. On Team USA 1 we call him the comeback kid. He often starts in the middle or back of the pack but gets stronger and more crafty as ...

6 Maalis 20231h 12min

Episode 189- Flying the Himalaya with Debu Choudhury

Episode 189- Flying the Himalaya with Debu Choudhury

Debu Choudhury hails from the small village of Manali, India, a gateway to Ladakh and the infamous Karakoram pass. Pilots the world over know the region because of nearby Bir, one of the most reliable...

25 Helmi 202359min

Episode 188- To the Archives!

Episode 188- To the Archives!

ve got a head cold and hoarse throat this week which makes interviewing pretty hard, so we're diving back into the archives to bring you a show that was great then, and better now and an excellent tun...

9 Helmi 20231h 12min

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