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• #S2 E5 - Mountain flying in the European Alps with Dimitri Bella (AFPM - vice president) and Stefan Rabensteiner (ÖGPV - president)

  Charter of the (European) Mountain Pilot:As mountain pilot, I shall:LOVE AVIATION FREEDOM and respect the freedom of others.PREPARE MYSELF CONSCIOUSLY FOR MOUNTAIN LANDINGS by going on recce hikes.AVOID NOISE DURING MY MOUNTAIN FLIGHTS so that others can also enjoy the mountains.CAREFULLY BACK OFF when others want to enjoy the solitary silence.NEVER AFRAID THE FAUNA and avoid flying over mountain huts, alpine pastures, and mountain villages.NEVER DESTROY THE FLORA and enjoy the flowery alpine meadows.RETURN FROM THE MOUNTAINS and join clubs to jointly preserve this freedom of flight.MAKE MY CONTRIBUTION TO EUROPEAN MOUNTAIN PILOTS ASSOCIATIONS THROUGH COMMITMENT and preserve aviation glory.In this episode of TSC, Dimitri Bella - former president, now vice-president of the French Mountain Pilot Association “AFPM” (https://www.afpm.fr/index0.php) and Stefan Rabensteiner, president of the Austrian Mountain Pilot Association “ÖGPV” (https://oegpv.at) share with us their road to aviation and especially mountain flying, the incredibly rich history of mountain flying in the European Alps, the peculiarities and new challenges faced by mountain pilots in the Alps, the dedication of all volunteers; including themselves to mountain pilot associations as well as the need to motivate a new generation of mountain pilots in continuing the work done to protect our passion - Mountain Flying in the European Alps.Stefan’s Book of the episode: “Buschpilot in Alaska - Die vielen Leben des Don Lee” - Christoph Barszcewski - Aviator.at Verlag, 2013Stefan’s Song of the episode: “Last Resort”, Papa Roach - Infest, 2000.Dimitri's Book of the episode: "Vol de Nuit" - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - Harper & Brothers, 1939Dimitri’s Song of the episode: “Cornfield Chase”, Hans Zimmer - Interstellar, 2014.As usual, don´t hesitate to check out the webpage of the episode on our website - https://www.thestolcollective.com. You can shoot me an email to let me know what your thoughts are about the show and if you have any questions.Music credits: "Slowly", Amon Tobin - Supermodified, 2000Cover picture: Julien Jay - Jeunes Ailes AssociationDesign: Maxime Compagnon - The STOL Collective

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• #S2 E4 - Filming National STOL Series and paramotoring with Maurice “Reese” d’Aquin

  From Louisiana - USA and based in Florida for several years, Maurice “Reese” d’Aquin is the One who loves to tell the story of other pilots; from FPV drones to paramotor to STOL aircrafts.A studied graphic designer, photographer, filmmaker , and editor; he is a digital multimedia storyteller best known for his unscripted “in the moment” documentary style.Maurice is also CEO and co-founder of FLYING HOME PRODUCTIONS L.L.C. (https://www.flyinghomeproductions.com ), which is a unique blend of creativity and technical precision, rolling out the cutting edge in aerial technology (UAV/UAS systems, or drones), aerial photography, and aerial cinematography to offer up dynamic solutions that can be individually tailored to any projects’ needs.Sharing the same passion as his grandfather for aviation and waterskiing sports, Reese joined the AVIATOR PARAMOTOR (https://aviatorppg.com) team as a filmmaker in summer 2020 then soon after in 2022 the NATIONAL STOL SERIES (https://nationalstol.com).In this episode of TSC, Maurice shares with us his road to aviation and film making with great insights about FPV drone racing, paramotor flying in USA, the National STOL Series and the newly created “Paramotor STOL Classics” competition.We also touched on our common goal to make the FAI recognize our STOL competitions as official discipline.Book of the episode: The Powered Paragliding Bible 1 to 7 - Jeff Goin - 2005/2019Song of the episode: “RODEO”, Garth Brooks - Ropin’ the Wind, 1991.As usual, don´t hesitate to check out the webpage of the episode on our website - https://www.thestolcollective.com. You can shoot me an email to let me know what your thoughts are about the show and if you have any questions.Music credits: "Slowly", Amon Tobin - Supermodified, 2000Cover picture: Maurice d’Aquin Design: Maxime Compagnon - The STOL Collective

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• #S2 E3 - Marie-Sophie, Ingo ... and (little) Anton Maier

  "And then came Anton... three days before his birth we flew to Locarno (Italy) to eat some pizza and ten days afterwards we went again!" - Ingo and Marie-Sophie Maier Marie-Sophie and Ingo are becoming, if not already, a legendary flying German couple. Both south-west Germany natives from the beautiful Black Forest region, Marie-Sophie first discovered aviation thanks to her father as they lived several years in Canada during her childhood. Back in Germany and now a 17 year old finishing highschool where she already met Ingo, Marie-Sophie got the unique opportunity to get her PPL and support her father in his position as CEO of Haas Schleifmaschinen GmbH in flying the companý´s Beechcraft Bonanza F33A.  This was the birth of a common burning passion for aviation followed by Ingo´s PPL, instrument ratings, Marie-Sophie´s CPL and not to mention successful university studies in mechanical engineering. For more than a decade, Marie-Sophie and Ingo are working for Adelbert Haas GmbH (formerly Haas Schleifmaschinen GmbH), a family owned business, leader in grinding technologies. In this episode, Marie-Sophie and Ingo share with us their personal family story which got them into aviation and transformed their life. From flying the company's Beechcraft Bonanza in all kinds of challenging VFR and IFR conditions to upgrading to the twin turboprop Beechcraft King Air and finally discovering backcountry and bush flying in Europe.  Marie-Sophie and Ingo finally achieved their dream of owning not only one taildragger Zlin Aviation Savage but two, since last year came a second one so that little Anton could travel with his parents in more comfort and fun of course. From very long cross-country navigations in the different company airplanes on business trips as well as delivering support in Ukraine (https://multigrind.com/en/blog/detail/support-for-the-ukraine-air-rescue-comes-from-trossingen) up to participating in STOL competitions in France, those two symbolize the essence of aviation at its best. If you are interested in engineering, don´t forget to visit the family´s company website https://multigrind.com/en/haas-schleifmaschinen to learn more about their leading grinding technology and much more. As usual, don´t hesitate to shoot me an email to let me know what your thoughts are about the show and if you have any questions. Music credits: "Slowly", Amon Tobin - Supermodified, 2000Cover Cover picture: Ingo Maier Cover design: Maxime Compagnon - The STOL Collective

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• #S2 E2 - It´s all about Harmonics with Zane Jacobson from backcountrypilot.org

  ''Just when I convinced myself that this was basically a Super Cub with an overhead engine, the out of sync harmonics of the props winding down begin to create that distinct: ... THAT SOUND!" - Zane Jacobson in "THE PROTOTYPE" Zane Jacobson is the founder/editor of Backcountry Pilot and currently flies a tailwheel Piper PA-22 Pacer around his newly adopted home area of Eveleth, Minnesota - USA. An Oregon native and former avid dirt bike rider, he has been a pilot for the better part of 25 years. Father of two young girls, he enjoys writing and producing articles and short films about anything to do with backcountry and bush flying, and makes baby steps on the build of his 4-place Bearhawk when time allows. In this episode, Zane Jacobson shares with us his family roots which got him into flying, how the idea came to launch https://backcountrypilot.org/⁠ in late 2004 as an alternative to the many type-specific forums that were already popular at the time, his wish even right after getting is PPL to transcend the type focus forums and unite pilots' common interest in backcountry and bush flying, how he found his passion for film making unlike vlogging by bringing a more cinematographic touch to backcountry aviation videos, his passion for music and building synthesisers and many stories from past expeditions. If you want to discover more content about Zane, go checkout this episode's page on our website: www.thestolcollective.com Obviously don’t forget to visit Zane’s https://backcountrypilot.org/ as well as watch his awesome videos on https://youtube.com/@BackcountryPilot Music credits: “Slowly”, Amon Tobin – Supermodified, 2000 Cover picture: Zane Jacobson - Backcountry Pilot

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• #S2 E1 - "Big Tire Bro Chat" with Nico and Maxence

  “First landing on an asphalt runway more than three years after getting my licence!” – Nico Engmann In this first episode of TSC season 2, we enjoy a “Big Tire Bro Chat” with Nico Engmann from Germany/Spain and Maxence Pons from France –looking back at when and where they started their backcountry and mountain flying adventures as well as about their respective planes. We looked back to 2021 when several friends of us including myself and Marius Jumolea from Romania flew to the French national STOL competition. We talked about STOL competitions expending in France and as well about flight helmets. Sorry about some screechy noises coming back and forth during the episode. I tried to remove as much of them as I could in post processing. Maxence owes me a cold one for being the culprit :D If you search for an awesome vacation place in the heart of the Spanish Pyrenees mountains and love riding enduro motorcycles, go checkout Nico’s wife and family camping/bungalow park “Isabena Bungalow Park”. https://www.isabena.eu/en/ If you happen to stay in the south-East of France and want to fly, go check out Maxence’s flight school “Aeroclub du Soleil” in Cuers. https://aeroclubdusoleil.fr Let me know what you like and don´t like about the show! [email protected] and/or go checkout this episode's page on our website if you want to discover more content: www.thestolcollective.com Music credits: “Slowly”, Amon Tobin – Supermodified, 2000 Cover: Maxime Compagnon

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