Pilots and profiles

Interviews with paraglider pilots and other free flight gurus from around the world

Glauco Pinto

My Flying Life: Glauco Pinto

The Brazilian cross country hang gliding guru on what matters most
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Bryan van Ostheim

Dune Addiction

Bryan van Ostheim designs large-scale industrial kites for cargo ships and speed records. Now, he’s getting into parakites. Jack Sheard finds out more
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Shane Tighe

On launch with: Shane Tighe

“I’ve got to change my tactics a bit.” Shane Tighe on life as an X-Alps rookie
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Benoît Pellarin

Meet: Annecy’s Master of Tree Rescues

Benoît Pellarin has recovered more than 1,000 paragliders and hang gliders from trees in the Annecy region in the last 30 years.
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Matt Henzi and his dog Oso at home

My flying life: Matt Henzi

The sensei of American paragliding on what matters most
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Chrigel Maurer

Where eagles dare

Till Gottbrath talks to Chrigel Maurer about the regime of “progressive and systematic” training that helped Chrigel get (really) good
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Serge Durrant. Photo: Tarquin Cooper

On launch with: Serge Durrant

Serge Durrant won the Sports-class Racing Series 2024 season and also competed in the X-Pyr 2024
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Bill Moyes in May 2007. Photo: Robert Gray, Bill’s grandson

The original Moyes Boy

Bill Moyes was one of the founding fathers of hang gliding. Tarquin Cooper looks back on his life and legacy.
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A tracklog showing a 500km flight in Brazil

“The best bit was flying wing-to-wing at 500k”

Hugo Hadaš and Stanislav Klikar flew 503km straight line on 20 October 2024, from Carnaubas in northeast Brazil
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Bruce Daniels, paramotor pilot. Photo: Rich Dolan

On launch with Bruce Daniels

Bruce Daniels, 20, is British Paramotor Champion. Jack Sheard spoke to him about his flying career so far
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