The Paraglider Podcast

Tom Payne took part in the Red Bull X-Alps for the first time in 2009. This podcast is an informal chat about his preparation and strategies for the race. A further podcast on his experiences is available.

Three different perspectives with Wayne Millichope, Geoff Minshull and Judith Mole. This podcast is a discussion between us about the flight, the decisions, the mistakes made, and the lessons learned from the day. You can view or download our tracklogs to see the flights. Waynes tracklog. Geoffs tracklog. Judiths tracklog

Tom Payne has lived in the French Alps since 2003. Here he talks about strategies and characteristics of alpine flying, including how to plan an XC in the Alps, meteorology and tips and tricks.

Pat Dower (Pat Dower Paragliding), Geoff Minshull and Judith Mole. This podcast describes the experience of an SIV course, the benefits of undertaking such a course and the lessons learnt. See the Judith Moles resources page for some videos, and here for the write up of our course.

David Thomson (Border Crossings) is the chief coach for the Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club in Scotland. In this podcast he discusses the subconscious and its influence on pilot behaviour and progress, as well as general coaching.

Anja Kroll - in this podcast, Anja (twice the PWC womens champion) talks about becoming a competition pilot and some of the strategies she used to become one of the top female pilots in the world. She also discusses mental training and how it can be used to benefit all pilots. (More information about Anja is on her website, http://www.anjakroll.ch/ - mostly in German, some articles in English)..

Mark Dann (Beyond Extreme) is a highly experienced paraglider pilot and instructor. This podcast is aimed at new pilots, who have just completed their CP.

Richard Westgate was a paragliding world record holder and did four flights over 100km in the UK in six weeks in June/July 2008. In this podcast, Richard talks about those four flights, and general tips on flying long distances. [As many people will know, Richard sadly died in December 2012. He was a brilliant pilot, always willing to share with others, and an extremely nice person. He is a great loss to the flying community].

Martin Knight talks about his first season flying competitions, the BPC, and offers advice to people considering entering competitions for the first time.

Nicky Moss from AirDesign, ex-Spanish Womens Champion, ex-British team member.