Pilots and profiles

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

Daniel Tyrkas

My Flying Life: Daniel Tyrkas

“I’m hooked for life, I think.” Daniel Tyrkas is in the 'My Flying Life' hot seat and chats about what matters most
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Ben Lewis had been in Bir for three weeks before his incident, which saw him reach more than 7,000m in a cu-nim. Photo: Ben Lewis

“The vario was just screaming”

Canadian pilot Dr Ben Lewis was swept to 7,374m in a storm cloud in Bir in India in October 2024 and lived. He tells his story
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Ben Lewis's tracklog from paragliding in a storm cloud in Bir, India.

‘It was just so strong – there was nothing I could do’

Canadian paraglider pilot Dr Ben Lewis was swept to 7,374m in a storm in the Indian Himalaya. Remarkably, he lived to tell the tale
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Kinga Masztalerz

‘It’s all about the lines’: On board with Kinga Masztalerz

After a decade chasing it “pretty hard” tKinga Masztalerz looks back on some wild adventures and why today is all about beautiful lines
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At home in Algodonales, Spain

On launch with: Marcelo Sanchez

The new Junior World Champion Marcelo Sanchezon talks to Joanna Di Grigoli about learning to fly and setting Spanish records
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Liz Dengler

Paragliding: (Not) like riding a bike

'My leg twisted, something popped...' When Liz Dengler came back to paragliding after knee surgery she found it harder than she'd expected
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On Launch With: Max Loidl

Max Loidl tells Joanna Di Grigoli why there really is No Off Season
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Marko Milutinović

Europeans 2024: ‘I heard lines popping and the glider ripping…’

One of the unluckiest – or luckiest – pilots in the Europeans 2024 was Serbia’s Marko Milutinović who was hit from above by another pilot...
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Europeans 2024 in Pegalajar, Spain

European Championships 2024: One to remember

The FAI European Paragliding Championships in Pegalajar, Spain saw ten tasks and knocked more than 1,000km flown. We headed to olive country
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Simon Oberrauner on the road during the X-Pyr.

Simon’s X-Pyr Sprint Finish

Simon Oberrauner had to run, run, run to win this year’s X-Pyr Hike-and-Fly race. Tarquin Cooper spoke to him after he made goal.
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