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Back to SearchEpisode 143- Matt Scutter and SkySight Soaring 101
Matt Scutter is an Australian competition sailplane pilot and software engineer who leads a team that runs the popular global soaring forecast platform Skysight. Unlike other platforms that use exist…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 142- Urs Haari and the Sweet Spot
Urs Haari has been at this game since the game began. He got several world records early in his career in South Africa in the early 90's, stood on the podium multiple times at World Championships, PW…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 141- Robbie Whittall- Creating Connections and Changing Perceptions
Where do you start with Robbie Whittall? He’s one of only three...
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 140- Michael Witschi and Experiencing the Amazing through Competition
Michael Witschi has an extremely impressive flying resumé. He's won pretty much everything you can in competition paragliding. He's a 3-time world champion; has won maybe more world cup tasks than an…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 139- Rico Chandra and developing Superpowers
Rico Chandra is a Swiss pilot and musician who started flying 28 years ago. He's recently popped up at the top of XContest and this past August he completed a 1,000 km solo vol biv across the Alps fr…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 138- Nik Hawks and Expectations
Nik Hawks returns to the Mayhem in response to the pilot survey we put out a couple months ago to take on a whole bunch of topics you, our listeners asked for. We broke this wide-ranging show into fo…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Episode 137- Kirsten Seeto and Making the Jump
Australian pilot Kirsten Seeto has turned her dreams into her reality. By simplifying her life, making some calculated bold decisions, and focusing on airtime over a paycheck and on lifestyle over wo…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
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 w…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
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 …
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
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 tr…
Published on 5 years ago