Category: Podcast

Our latest podcast is on flying as a group and making the most out of sharing – whether that be info, lifts, thermals or retrieves. The Pennine Posse is a loose gaggle centred around Phil Colbert, Phil Wallbank, Mark Wilson and Barney Woodhead, although many others join them to fly big distances all over the UK. What distinguishes the Pennine Posse is that their strategy has made them one of the most successful flying buddy groups in the country. And it works – the Pennine Club have won the UK XC league every year since 2011. In this podcast Barney and Phil talk about their philosophy, the secret of their success, the tools they use and how good sharing useful info can be. And anyone is welcome to join them…

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Heike Hamann learned to fly in 1992 and recently completed a Masters in Process Oriented Psychology. After a few paragliding incidents she developed a fear of being high and as part of her thesis she started to examine her fears and thought about how she could tackle them. The result is an article called ‘The Seven Steps of Fear Management in Paragliding’. The entire thesis can be read here.

In this podcast she talks about how she came to develop the seven steps, how to use them to control your own fear and what practical things you can do when you feel anxious. This will hopefully lead to you getting more enjoyment out of your flying and improve your performance. 

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Tim O’Neill started flying 44 years ago in sailplanes and has been hooked on aviation ever since. He began flying paragliders in 2002 and has been an avid XC pilot for the last 9 years. He makes his living flying 747s for a US airline, but spends much his home time assessing whether the day is flyable or not…

His interest in the safety aspect of our sport is based on his 26,000 hours of accident-free experience in civilian aviation, coupled with his occasional bouts with injury and over-enthusiasm in paragliding. If you want to see more about him and his flying adventures you can view his blog here.

Tim loves to have fun and in this podcast he talks about his personal attitude to safety, communication, attitudes to risk and how to balance having a great time while trying to stay safe…

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Our latest Paragliding Podcast is called Amusing Aviation Anecdotes with Jug Aggarwal, Matt Beechinor, Alan Ford and Iain Frew and it’s just for fun! When you land out, you often find yourself in somewhat bizarre places, as is proved in this collection of funny retrieve and landing stories. In this podcast you will hear about why going cross-country can be the best adventure you’ll ever have; one of the coolest ways of getting back home ever, running from bulls and why to avoid yellow trucks in Oregon. Whether you fly XC or not, we hope you find this new series of paragliding anecdotes entertaining. If you know someone with a good flying story (or you have one yourself) please contact us at [email protected]

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We have just released a new podcast called Shhhh… don’t mention the S-word with Tim Bishop

Tim has a background in military and civil aviation and flies paragliders in Iceland. Our discussion centred on all sorts of aspects of flight safety… human factors, the usefulness of flight simulation, training, psychology, the difficulty of having productive safety discussions and a lot more.

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