4. Brands: Icaro and PHI Paragliders

In this episode Harro Brouwer has a chat with Dmitry Balabanov, an experienced XC paragliding pilot. In May 2026 Dmitry posted a video on his YouTube channel: "Detailed Paragliding Incident Report | 7x Twist, 2x Reserve". After watching it, I knew I wanted to have Dmitry on the show. I make this podcast voluntarily. I'd be grateful if you would consider making a donation. Thanks for your support!  Enjoy listening! * Paragliding XC Stories link to the video

In this episode Harro Brouwer has a chat with Jocky Sanderson and Jez Coombes. Together we talk about the cross-country flying competition Chabre Open in France.I make this podcast voluntarily. I'd be grateful if you would consider making a donation. Thanks for your support!  Enjoy listening! 

In this episode Harro Brouwer has a chat with Jan Minnaar in Austria. Jan is the Chief flying Instructor, and proprietor of Cloudbase Paragliding School. He has been paragliding since April 1991.I make this podcast voluntarily. I'd be grateful if you would consider making a donation. Thanks for your support! Enjoy listening! 

In this episode Harro Brouwer has a chat with Pascal Purin. When you try a new sport there's always the possibility that you will not like it. Perhaps you had different expectations. I know Pascal had other intentions when he 'borrowed' the wing of his father some years ago. Fortunately, he survived his first flight and can now share his thoughts about flying with you.I make this podcast voluntarily. I'd be grateful if you would consider making a donation. Thanks for your support! Enjoy listening! 

Harro Brouwer will have chats with as many paraglider brands as possible: ‘About paragliders’.Same questions, different answers. Hopefully this will provide additional guidance when selecting your next wing. 
You can expect a new episode with other manufacturers every three weeks. In this episode you’ll hear Alexander Lang from Gin Gliders. I make this podcast voluntarily. I'd be grateful if you would consider making a donation. Thanks for your support! Enjoy listening! 

Harro Brouwer has chats with as many paraglider brands as possible: ‘About paragliders’. Same questions, different answers. Hopefully this will provide additional guidance when selecting your next wing. 
You can expect a new episode with other manufacturers every three weeks. In this episode you’ll hear Boris Kiauka from Papillon and Clement Latour and Pierre-Yves Alloix from Supair. I make this podcast voluntarily. I'd be grateful if you would consider making a donation. Thanks for your support! Enjoy listening! 

Harro Brouwer has chats with as many paraglider brands as possible: ‘About paragliders’. Same questions, different answers. Hopefully this will provide additional guidance when selecting your next wing. 
You can expect a new episode with other manufacturers every three weeks. In this episode you’ll hear Gerhard Holzner from Skywalk and Petr Recek from Mac Para. I make this podcast voluntarily. I'd be grateful if you would consider making a donation. Thanks for your support! Enjoy listening! 

Harro Brouwer has chats with as many paraglider brands as possible: ‘About paragliders’. Same questions, different answers. Hopefully this will provide additional guidance when selecting your next wing. 
You can expect a new episode with other manufacturers every three weeks. In this episode you’ll hear Mireia Sarradesanferm from Niviuk and David Jung and Daniel Bui-Moosbrugger from UP. I make this podcast voluntarily. I'd be grateful if you would consider making a donation. Thanks for your support! Enjoy listening! 

Harro Brouwer has chats with as many paraglider brands as possible: ‘About paragliders’. Same questions, different answers. Hopefully this will provide additional guidance when selecting your next wing. 
You can expect a new episode with other manufacturers every three weeks. In this episode you’ll hear Christian Geierstanger from Advance and Konny Konrad from Ozone. I make this podcast voluntarily. I'd be grateful if you would consider making a donation. Thanks for your support! Enjoy listening! 

Harro Brouwer has chats with as many paraglider brands as possible: ‘About paragliders’.Same questions, different answers. Hopefully this will provide additional guidance when selecting your next wing. 
You can expect a new episode with other manufacturers every three weeks. In this episode you’ll hear Wolfgang Kaiser, Vera Kaiser and Calin Popa from Icaro en Hannes Papesh from PHI paragliders. I make this podcast voluntarily. I'd be grateful if you would consider making a donation. Thanks for your support! Enjoy listening!