Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 83- Ziad Bassil and Dust of the Universe
Ziad Bassil is someone most pilots who have gear questions already know. His blog the "Dust of the Universe" is probably (definitely?) the most comprehensive independent gear testing site on Earth. H…
Published on 6 years, 11 months ago
Episode 82- Mark “Forger” Stucky and becoming a Rocket Man
On December 13th, 2018 test pilot Mark "Forger" Stucky piloted SpaceShipTwo, Virgin Galactic's tourism spaceship into space for the first time after years and years of testing and many set backs. He …
Published on 6 years, 11 months ago
Episode 81- Damien Lacaze and Touching the Void
During their six-week expedition to Pakistan this summer, Damien Lacaze and Antoine Girard traveled more than 1,500 kilometers in just 14 days of flight, making the second highest flight in the histo…
Published on 7 years ago
Episode 80 – The History and Future of Hang Gliding
Hang gliding is arguably the first "extreme sport" in human history and it literally changed the world. Drawing inspiration from Leonardo Davinci, Otto Lillienthal built the first foot-launched hang …
Published on 7 years ago
Episode 79- Felipe Rezende and breaking the mold
In this episode we discuss why we are sometimes in the "flow" and confident and everything is just clicking and why at other times we can't seem to get anything right, and how we can maybe improve th…
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
Episode 78- Cade Palmer and the Ultimate Pursuit
Cade Palmer is a speed test pilot and designer for Ozone Paragliders; is one of the most accomplished aerobatics pilots in the world; flies tandems professionally in Jackson Hole, Wyoming; regularly …
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
Episode 77- Comp Tactics and Strategies
I sat down with veteran comp pilots JP Robert Vandenbegine (Canada and Belgium), Chin Chien Huang (aka Jimmy from the US), and Francisco Mantaras (Argentina) to discuss the A to Z of comps. These guy…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
Episode 75- Dominic Rohner and Chasing the Dream
Dominic has been flying for 21 years, recently sold his share of a very successful school (Paraworld) in Zurich and has been living the dream- traveling the world in the pursuit of the skycrack. From…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
Episode 74- Theo Warden and Winning BIG
Theo Warden is only 19 years old and just took home two wins that would be truly amazing in a career of competition flying, let alone from someone who's just getting seriously into the game. Theo too…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
Episode 73- Mitch Riley and X-Alps madness, Developing Mental toughness, Thinking Fast VS Slow, Growth Mindset, Discipline and More
Mitch Riley has been chasing the sky crack as hard as anyone the last few years. He's averaging 500-600 hours a year, instructs full-time for Eagle Paragliding, competes regularly, does commercial ta…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago