Category: Podcast

The X-Pyr starts in two days! Listen to competitor Greg Hamerton answer ten random questions…

Greg Hamerton is a South African pilot who lives and flies in the UK. He is the chief paragliding evangelist for Flybubble, a job he describes as “perfect”. And you can see why, he lives, dreams and breathes flying and all he has to do is enthuse others with the same passion. His videos are excellent and contribute much to the learning and safety of thousands of pilots. Greg likes a bit of adventure and came a very credible 8th in his first Bornes to Fly in 2016. He is the only UK competitor in the 2016 X-Pyr, in which he will race the entire length of the Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Med, by flying and hiking. He be supported by James Hope-Lang. Greg elected not to know his ten random questions in advance and he answers questions on the smelliest thermal he’s been in, the most useless item in his harness and whether he has ever landed in anger…

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Ollie Chitty is a hang gliding instructor, competition pilot and British hang gliding record holder. A young pilot, he comes from a flying family and acted as ballast for his dad Nick Chitty for years. A rising star of the UK hang gliding scene, he answered questions about whether he ever tried any DIY flying when he was a kid; how he has changed as a pilot over the years and the most ridiculous thing a non-flyer has ever said to him about hang gliding.

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Andrew Craig is a pilot from the south of England (originally from London), but now lives in Wiltshire for the better flying opportunities. A former BBC journalist, he is one of the moderators of PG forum and a Mastermind contender. We asked him ten random questions on topics like what’s the most radical manoeuvre he has done, how he celebrated his greatest success in flying so far and whether he would fly naked if it was for charity. Find out the whole naked truth here:

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Parafest, the UKs biggest free flying festival begins today in North Wales. Organiser, paramotor and paraglider pilot Mark Meadows has been extremely busy putting it all together. We caught up with him to ask him about the festival, how it all started and we also asked him ten random flying-releated questions, for example, what his parents think about his flying, whether he was an instructor’s dream or nightmare and what makes him nervous in the air. Enjoy!

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Our latest podcast is Ten Random Questions for… Viv Fouracre. She is well known in the south west of England and a long time committee member of the British Paragliding Cup. She answered questions on diverse topics like whether she has ever had a cravat, whether she has ever exaggerated her flying exploits to non-pilots and how low her lowest low save has been. Enjoy!

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