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Episode 140- Michael Witschi and Experiencing the Amazing through Competition
Legendary Swiss pilot Michael Witschi has an extremely impressive flying resumé. He has over 20 years of World Cup and Swiss League experience, was 4th in the Europeans, has several world cup task wins, competed in the 2015 Red Bull X-Alps; is a current coach of the X-Alps Academy; and is the mastermind, founder and organizer of the incredible EigerTour, a 4-day hike and fly race in the Bernese Oberalps. Michael is the father of two adorable children and is a very successful businessman and eloquently shares his vast competition experience with us in this engaging, very fun talk.
Show Notes:
* Michael discusses his 2015 Red Bull X-Alps campaign and his reserve landing in a lake during the race
* The catalyst for the Eigertour and all about the hike and fly race
* The model for the race and the Eigertour academy
* Thoughts for setting up a hike and fly race and the future of live tracking
* Michael discusses his long history of world cup racing
* The downwind, uphill landing
* What does the X-Alps Academy teach?
* Creating guidelines for managing risk
* Engineering in flight
* Paragliding isn’t dangerous if…
* Groundhandling again!
Mentioned in the Show:
Paul Guschlbauer, Aaron Durogati, Chrigel Maurer, Yael Margolich, Toma Coconea, Tom De Dorlodot, Ștefan Gruber, Tarquin Cooper, Thomas Theirillat, Honza Rejmanek, VercoFly