Cloudbase Mayhem Podcast

The Cloudbase Mayhem podcast is where you will find fascinating and educational interviews with the best free-flight pilots in the world. If you fly a hanglider or paraglider, if you fly acro or cross country, the Cloudbase Mayhem podcast is where we glean how the great pilots of the world get there. Hosted by Red Bull X-Alps pilot, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year and current holder of the North American foot launch record, Gavin McClurg. Follow me on Instagram @gavinmcclurg or on Facebook @ facebook.com/gavinnmcclurg or Twitter on @cloudbasemayhem.

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Episode 134- Martin Henry and a lifelong pursuit


Need a good laugh? Kick back and listen to Martin Henry, a Canadian Hang glider and paraglider who has been chasing free flight for almost 50 years tell some really fun stories. Get on board as we travel around the world, learn how to thermal, fly triangles, retrieve your significant other, fly competitions, compete in the Worlds, compete in the Worlds with your wife!, figure it out, crash, tumble, bomb out, send it, learn, and drink a nice cold beer with your friends after yet another wonderful day at cloudbase. This episode is pure joy and filled with tons of great advice and great learning thrown in regardless of where you are in the sport and what you hope to achieve. This show is an educational, entertaining BLAST- enjoy!
Check out this 1975 era hang gliding footage that Martin put together (this was off a VHS folks, so give the sound a break!).

Show Notes: 

* The issues in the beginning. “This product can, may, and will fail under any and all circumstances.”
*  “These gliders were VERY efficient at killing people”
* How Mansfield, WA came into the picture
* The wow factor of the Washington flats
* Open distance on a rigid wing spells “divorce”
* Flying triangles
* The golden age of hang gliding
* What got folks back in the day and “survivor bias”
* What the early pilots brought from sailplane knowledge
* Competition flying
* Flying in the Alps
* Maintaining control- don’t give up
* Is paragliding heading the same way as hang gliding?
* “Flying? You should maybe think about taking up heroin!”
* The early days of comps
* Chasing records
* Hard lessons
* Fear injuries and how to recover
* How relaxed should we be? You have to feel the wing
* How does our relationship with risk change as we age?
* “I’m a mediocre pilot who tries to fly safely”. Don’t ignore your own skills, or the reality of the day.
* Transferable skills between different aircraft
* Don’t be a passenger
* Stories of Larry Tudor (1:23:00)
* Be wary of distraction- getting away with it until you don’t

 
Mentioned in the Show:
Malin Lobb, Bastienne Wentzel, Nik Hawks, Miguel Gutierrez, Larry Tudor, Stewart Midwinter, Charlie Baughman, Kari Castle, Willi Mueller, Chris Mueller, Alex Raymont, Wills Wing, Moyes, Aeros, Barry Bateman, Davis Straub, Brad Gunnuscio, Nicole McLearn, Joe Bostik, Manfred Ruhmer, Chrigel Maurer, Jeff Shapiro, Russ Ogden, Jeff Farrell, Randy Campadore, Chris Santacroce
 


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 December 17, 2020  1h54m