According to my flight log book, it was the first of April 2002 when I had my first flight on a paraglider as pilot in control. Prior to that I did a tandem flight as the passenger and a few days at the training hill. Of course it all started much earlier. I wanted to… Continue reading Two decades of paragliding
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a decade of accepting Bitcoin for paragliding
Today marks the 10th anniversary of an important blog post. It was the announcement that I started accepting Bitcoin for paragliding tandem flights. I had interest in the nascent internet currency for a couple of months prior to that. And I felt that what was missing were places where people could spend their coins. Only… Continue reading a decade of accepting Bitcoin for paragliding
My most special RunAndFly
After I wrote the article for the SwissGlider magazine about my RunAndFly adventures, I thought that I should have written also about the most special of them. It happened last autumn, but I will write about it now anyway half a year later. It was a Saturday in September. The alarm clock rang as usual… Continue reading My most special RunAndFly
Flying AdHoc Network
The first time I heard about FANET was at a gathering of some paragliding friends last year. They mentioned that they can display each others position on their flight computers. While that sounds cool, I don’t often get to fly cross country any more. Thus this feature was not of particular interest to me. Then… Continue reading Flying AdHoc Network
How I wrecked the new glider by flying into a cable
We went skiing to Stoos lately. From time to time I went up to the Fronalpstock with the kids. Every time we were up there, I checked the conditions for paragliding. Every time, the wind was blowing from the back. Not very strong, but if it is from the wrong direction, it can be too… Continue reading How I wrecked the new glider by flying into a cable
Run and fly with the XXLite2
Before I participated in the rollibock trophy in Fiesch last October, I thought my paraglider equipment was fairly lightweight. The glider is a regular Mac Para Marvel, but the Advance Lightness 2 harness is optimized for weight as the name implies, as well as the accompanying backpack. With helmet, gloves, sun glasses, flight computer and… Continue reading Run and fly with the XXLite2
Hike and Fly the “Kleiner Mythen”
I used to hike the smaller Mythen at least once a year with a paraglider on the back to fly down. Usually i took the Chaemi route which involves some light climbing. Many times I saw mountain goats, and once I slept near the top. Last year I didn’t make it, so I wanted to… Continue reading Hike and Fly the “Kleiner Mythen”
The legacy banks in Switzerland
Transaction costs I have a separate bank account for my tandem flying hobby at the local bank where I live. I didn’t want a plastic card for it, and setting up online banking turned out to be too complicated. So I pay a CHF 3.00 fee for every withdrawal at the counter. That is, if… Continue reading The legacy banks in Switzerland
Winter is not over yet
Once more I was lucky, picking the perfect day to go speedflying in Andermatt. I could complete a couple of flighs like the following one: click here for a screen filling version Your browser does not support the video tag.
Winter wonderland
I picked a marvellous day to go speedflying in Andermatt. See for yourself: