Metacognition: Paragliding's Hidden Psychology with Beni Kalin & Heli Schrempf

I promise one thing when you press play for this episode! And that is, that it doesn't matter whether you've been flying for 50 hours or 500 hours, this episode can and will change how you think about your flying.

For a while I've wanted to brainstorm with two of the finest minds when it comes to teaching in our sport, this made me reach out to longtime friends and former guests Heli & Beni where we managed to have an in depth talk on what healthy progression in flying actually looks like.

We answer questions like:
• Why most pilots skip steps- How not to progress too fast
• Why "going with the collapse" saves you from twists (and why your harness might be blocking you)
• The truth about active flying: release tension, don't block
• Asymmetric collapse management: when to brake, when to wait
• Why pilots freeze instead of throwing their reserve (loss aversion, adrenaline)
• Fear injury: how one scare can live in your brain for 10+ years
• The Dunning Kruger effect in paragliding: peak of ignorance → valley of despair → true expertise
• Half-face vs. full-face helmets: is peripheral vision worth the risk?
• Why instructors need to explain the "why" not just say "don't do it"
• Parakiting vs. paragliding: different flight envelopes, different control
• The "Killing Zone" why 50-200 hour pilots are most at risk

🌍Soaring High Resources: Elevate Your Aerial Pursuits What is Dunning Kruger Effect (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_e…)
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