Pilots and profiles

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

Constance Mettetal

Constance Mettetal

Charlie King talks to Constance Mettetal, the current PWC Champion, European Champion and now FAI Women's World Champion
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Grant Crossingham

Hanging with Grant

Grant Crossingham, 10-time British national hang-gliding champion shares his experience as a paraglider pilot.
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Andrea Cecchetto

True North: Andrea Cecchetto

Join Andrea Cecchetto on his journey to winning gold at the World Paramotor Championships and discover the secret weapon that helped him win
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Ken Wilkinson

My Flying Life: Ken Wilkinson 

'Getting over the 200km was a real hit for me. I was getting tired and I’m glad I hung in there...'
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John Pendry. Illustration: Steve Ham

Campione del mondo! A personal essay by John Pendry

The FAI World Championships have always been the pinnacle of our sports, writes former hang gliding and paragliding world champion John Pendry
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Vijay Soni. Photo: Ed Ewing

Vijay Soni: 1972-2025

Gurpreet Dhindsa remembers his friend Vijay Soni, one of India's leading paraglider pilots
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Sebrand Warren. Photo: Photos: Lukas Pilz / zooom.at

On launch with: Sebrand Warren

'The Red Bull X-Alps was everything I would’ve hoped for and more. It was a very emotional experience.'
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Aaron Durogati shows he’s in shape ahead of the race

‘I did enough!’ Aaron Durogati looks back

The highs, the lows, the epic moments! A couple of months after winning the Red Bull X-Alps 2025 Aaron Durogati looks back
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Aaron Durogati in Touching the Sky

Touching the Sky VR film stars Aaron Durogati

A new immersive virtual reality film starring Aaron Durogati paragliding in the Karakoram is out this week
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Matthias Rüegger

On launch with: Matthias Rüegger

Matthias Rüegger on life as a guide in the high Engadine Valley and what makes it so special to hike-and-fly there
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