Episode 136- Rene Falquier and the ABC’s of Glider Design
Many of our listeners have been requesting more shows on gear and especially what goes into wing design. Here you go! Rene Falquier recently completed a year-long aeronautics and engineering thesis wi...
15 Tammi 20211h 20min
Episode 135 – Tim Pentreath and Vol Biv
Tim Pentreath has been flying paragliders for over 30 years. The new frontier for Tim's flying the last few years has been multi-day bivvy trips in the Alps and this episode is dedicated to that art f...
1 Tammi 20211h 40min
Episode 134- Martin Henry and a lifelong pursuit
Need a good laugh? Kick back and listen to Martin Henry, a Canadian Hang glider and paraglider who has been chasing free flight for almost 50 years tell some really fun stories. Get on board as we tra...
17 Joulu 20201h 54min
Episode 133- Malin Lobb and Wing Control
Malin Lobb is the co-owner of Flyeo paragliding in Annecy with Fabien Blanco. He was one of the founders of the British Racing Academy, is a keen world cup comp pilot and an experienced SIV and paragl...
5 Joulu 20201h 57min
Episode 132- Bastienne Wentzel and the Beginner’s Guide to Paragliding
Bastienne Wentzel is a professional science writer, editor of Lift magazine and assistant pilot instructor based in the Netherlands. A few years ago she became frustrated with the lack of comprehensiv...
18 Marras 20201h 2min
Episode 131- Ferdinand Van Shelven takes on his 5th X-Alps
Ferdinand (aka "Ferdy") Van Shelven, "The Flying Dutchman" is returning for his 5th Red Bull X-Alps this June. Ferdy has been in the top 7 in all of his previous 4 campaigns from 2011 to 2017. How has...
5 Marras 20201h 14min
Episode 130- Instruments and chasing beauty with Koni Schafroth
Koni Schafroth has been flying over 30 years, but you're not going to find him chasing distance and trying to win XContest. Koni pursues free flight for the beauty and tapping into the incredible emot...
23 Loka 202052min
Episode 129- Piedrahita, Wild Stories, Accident hindsights and more with Steve Ham
Steve Ham's fascination with flying began with hang gliders in 1981, which subsequently ended any attempt at a serious career path. In 1991 Steve discovered Piedrahita in Spain and began a crusade to ...
9 Loka 20201h 56min
