Soaring the sky a glider pilot‘s Podcast
Leisure:Aviation
On Today's episode we head to Belgium to chat with Wim DeCrooK, a competition paraglider pilot with over 1000 hours. Before finding his sweet spot in the cockpit of a sailplane, Wim competed alot! He was ranked 2nd in the Serial class at the British open in Spain in 2019 and 3rd overall at the Mossella Open in France also in that same year. His best soaring season in a paraglider he flew more than 140 hours. These are just some of his accomplishments. Wim will share some of his adventures & experiences, like the time he ended up being stuck between two thunderstorms and some how managing to escape and land unharmed! Another time he found himself landing in a swamp and soon after standing in his underwear pulling off leeches from his body. Wim has learned alot about soaring and talks about his transition into a glider and what we all can learn from this amazing journey!
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145: Eagle Eyes, Australian Skies & the PW5
144: Extraterrestrial Soaring: Max Fabricius Interview & WGC 2023 Update
143: Behind The Art Of Gliding with Simon Lemmerer
142: Soaring To The Podium In Spain: 2023 Woman’s World’s Standard Class Champion Barbora Moravcova
141: Perlan II Back In Argentina: Reaching for 91,000 Feet
140: Flying with your feet: Sara Stearns story
139: Aerobatics & Team Flying
138: Sailplanes & Scud Missiles: Joe Aldrian
137: North To Alaska In The Stemme S12: Michael Reid
136: Soaring The Sonoran: Eric Redweik Interview
135: Soaring Tasmania: Robert Kennedy
134: MiniMoas, Flying Fire Trucks & Sharing the Transferable Skill: Keith Eyler Interview
133: Soaring Below Sea Level: Natan Elsberg
132: 2022 A Year In Review
131: Engineered To Soar: Adriana’s aviation adventure
129: Soaring & Simulation: Getting the most out of your simulator experience
128: Soaring In The Junior Worlds & OLC Rookie Of The Year: David McMaster & Laura Stern Interviews
127: A Mission To Soar In Montana & The Dust Devil Dash 2022: John Foster Interview, Doug Fronius
126: From Sailing to Soaring & The Women’s World Gliding Championship 2022: Georgia Schofield & Barbora Moracova
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