Episode 169- Alex Schweig and not being a passenger to destiny

Professional chef Alex Schweig was born in Peru and didn’t grow up around sport. In his teens he became fascinated with watching the paragliders at the coast in Lima and started groundhandling. Not long after he got into acro, got bit by the flying bug and learned German so he could move to the Alps and become a full-time pilot. Flying in all its forms is now his full-time job and passion, but because he didn’t grow up taking much risk and being around risky activities Alex has a very methodical approach to learning and training which we dove into in this talk. Alex likes to say “flying bags around the sky with grace and tact” is important, style is important, and style isn’t just the physical movements we make under canopy but the holistic approach we take (or should take) to every aspect of flying and life in general. I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too!Alex is on instagram @airxperience_austriaAlex organizes and leads tours to South America. Check them out here. Topics we discuss on the show:* Learning to fly in Peru* Acro and proximity flying* Groundhandling* “Grace and Tact” and style* Refining your style* The importance of having other passions when you fly* Maintaining the desire* Approaching the sport when you’re young* Ground suck* The importance of where you live if you fly* Upcoming dream gear…Mentioned in this show: Yassen Savoy, Will Gadd, Seb Ospina, Veso Ovcharov