SPEEDFLYER STORY // Carl Weiseth

Carl Weiseth - founder of SPEEDFLY.COM and one of the most influential speedflyers in the US. His story from falling off a 90 feet tree to creating one of the largest speedflying schools in North America.
Connect with Carl: / carlweiseth
Timestamps:
00:00 Preview
01:07 Carl's story
03:12 Financial reality
05:07 Foundation of the school
08:27 Who needs a license in the US?
11:42 Learn to speedfly from zero
15:37 Paraglider vs. skydiver
17:22 Why so expensive?
19:22 Video-submission coaching
21:34 Piloting techniques
27:03 Swooping
28:42 Maximising glide
30:34 Working with Ozone
31:42 What about Fury?
33:57 Speedriding in the US
38:30 Accidents
41:36 Can speedflying be safe on a long run?
43:15 Favourite lines and resorts
46:22 Travel dreams
48:19 Why are you speedflying?
Music: OOYY - Come 2gether
WHOOSH - мой телеграм-канал про спидфлай: www.bit.ly/whoosh-speedfly

[@SkazkaSasha]

Joy of learning n creating the community ❤️ очень круто!

[@_albalex]

🥰

[@brieucmyr4010]

Amazing interview, so valuable, keep the good work up mate :)

[@_albalex]

Thank mate, working on it! :)

[@dbogdan.]

Another great interview, congrats 🤙

[@_albalex]

Hey mate! Thanks a lot, appreciate your feedback 🙏

[@ParaKiteGliding]

Thanks guys, it was a very informative story for me too, flying with 13m2 or bigger wings.

[@_albalex]

Great to hear that, thanks 👍

[@mountainflyhigh]

For newbies, I like Valfrejus for 1st Alps experience, then Val d'Isere, which can actually be done on the cheap. Lift -tickets are dirt cheap compared to US, and there are lots of "condos" on the edge of town that are quite reasonable, short and free bus-ride to the lifts.

[@_albalex]

Hey! Thanks for the feedback, it's actually very relevant as I am planning to come in March. Valfrejus -> Val d'Isere were on my mind as well as how to make costs reasonable

[@mountainflyhigh]

Val d"Isere has lots and lots of condos, with a free bus system that runs past most of them into town.