Balls. California Solo Flying Expedition 2014: May 11th UPDATE

8+ days of food in his pack, flying alone across the Sierra's in California.

This is something I have wanted to do for a long time.  I have only had 1 accidental XC which is kinda a joke because essentially I got off course down a mountain and had to walk a few miles to the LZ.  To take the step from the training hills and local flying sites to committing to days of flying and hiking to go as far as you possibly can is kinda a big deal.

More than 150 miles of hiking!  A goal of 500+ miles total around 50% flying a Paraglider.  Dave Turner you are an ambitious bad ass!  Cheers to you brother.

His complete article is here
Dave Turner also has a company, Sierra Paragliding, and is probably a great person to learn xc bivak style flying from.

High density bird flight patterns and adventurous girls!

Ok this is not directly related to paragliding but I just have to share because it is about flight and adventure and just down right made me smile.  Yay for nature, birds and adventurous girls!

Olivier Fritz Ground Kiting Annecy

This video brought tears to my eyes literally.  Oliver is a true master at handling his wing on the ground.  Just look at the perfect astro turf!!!  More sites like this please :-)  No more rocks and goat weed on our pretty wings.

Thanks Blake Pelton for this link.  He makes super awesome knee mounts for gopro's btw.

More tips for the paragliding bum, ditching working for the man and living in a van!

http://www.vice.com/read/talking-surfing-and-vans-with-Foster-huntington?utm_source=vicefbus

Employees Wanted - Paragliding Start-up - Industry Secrets

Employees wanted:

Get in on the ground floor of this fast growing company.  Be an original partner with all the rewards and glory.

Monetizer to monetize this web site, set up google affiliate, find partners, publish on itunes and other channels.  I will continue to create paragliding related content outsourcing what is necessary.

Logo designer to help me with a beautiful paragliding silk screen design and help in manufacturing.

Copy editor to bring out my ideas in a polished form.

Video editor for advice and fine tuning videos.

Pay is a percentage of income from this brand in the makings.

remix, jumping from space, boards of canada and lester levenson

The Flying Drifter Mission Statemet

The purpose of Flying Drifter Paragliding Lifestyle podcast/blog is to educate and teach pilots about latest concepts, innovations, adventures, interviews, travel, destinations, paragliding concepts.  Get people excited about a really awesome sport !!paragliding!!

We are going to be a resource for paraglider pilots and people who think they might be interested in paragliding and hopefully introduce them to the best products that we have discovered, make sales of these products, entertain and educate the flying public.

This is a rough draft and I am moving forward with determination.  April 18, 2013.

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The lifestyle choice - How to fly a lot

Paraglidingforum.com has a great discussion about the need to fly more often and have a flexible schedule.  Many write how they became entrepreneurs so that they could take control of their schedule.  For me I moved within 15 minutes of a year round flying site Point of the Mountain in Utah and found a job that allows me to work from home via telecommuting and were I can mostly choose my own schedule.  For more discussion follow this link http://www.paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=46917

My business coach and mentor Dan and Ian at http://www.lifestylebusinesspodcast.com/ listen and learn from their podcasts.