The Freakin‘ Pilot from Blue Skies Mag talks to some of the worlds premiere as well as unknown skydivers and extreme air sports athletes to get their take on living life to the fullest, their paths to the Lunatic Fringe and how they fit into the mainstream world while living life on the dark side.It’s as much if not more about why we skydive, parachute and BASE jump as how, and it’s endlessly entertaining to climb inside the minds of those living a life less ordinary.
Episodes
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Lunatic Fringe with Fleur Jones
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Practically born in her families Cessna, Fleur Jones was all about aviation from the very beginning. Traveling almost every weekend to different fields around the UK, it was inevitable that she would eventually come face to face with skydiving. But... It wasn't quite skydiving's time in her life just yet. With urging from her mother, Fleur pursued her dream in dance as a ballerina, and did incredibly well for herself. Right up until mother nature made her just a touch too tall… So, she did what any girl in her position would do. She made the obvious choice to go out and become a detective in her local police force. First of course she worked incredibly hard to become a successful dance teacher and ballet evaluator. After learning how to balance it all, Fleur then managed to not only take up skydiving, to but dedicate what little free time she had left to becoming a valued instructor not only in the sky, but in the tunnel as well, solidifying her incredibly busy schedule deep within the Lunatic Fringe.
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Lunatic Reboot with Omar and the Family
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Another kick ass mid week reboot with Omar Alhegelan and the Family!
Being a champion many times over is amazing. Having a reputation for riding the cutting edge of the sport you love is spectacular. Thinking outside the box and embracing new and bold and daring in a sport full of daring people is wonderful. But let's face it, being the parents your nine year old daughter looks up to and admires makes all that pale by comparison. Dunia Alhegelan, daughter of Omar Alhegelan and Cheri Johnson will be the first to tell you that traveling the world and jumping out of airplanes is something she's wanted to do forever, because well, dad does it, and does it really well! On this episode of Lunatic Fringe I get the whole family in on the act to talk all about life, love, travel, skydiving, mixed up birthdays and piercings. Join in and enjoy Omar and the family!
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Lunatic Fringe with James La Barrie
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
The old quip in our sport goes “If you’re not any good at skydiving, you may want to consider golf”, Yet James La Barrie came at skydiving from a decidedly different angle. Raised on Antigua, what most would call a remote island in the Caribbean, James knew almost instinctively that how you treated a person was just as if not more important than the services you offered them. It was his customer service way of approaching people that not only helped in his profession as a golf club pro, but eventually led to his becoming a skydiver. As a long time dropzone manager and video concession owner, James learned that getting people out to make a skydive was only half the battle. Now working as the host of the up-and-coming podcast The 20 Minute Call, he and his guests dive head first not only into those things they have achieved within our sport but the linch-pin moments that have helped to lead them on their own paths deep within the Lunatic Fringe.
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Lunatic Fringe Reboot with Death
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Another kick ass mid week reboot with... Death!
On this edition of Lunatic Fringe, Omar Alhegelan, Junior Ludvic and I tackle the difficult subject of death, and how we as skydivers deal (or don't deal) with the end. From denial to humor, we speak about how we and those around us cope with it, and try and speak openly about a subject that most skydivers work really hard to avoid; when we at last shuffle off this mortal coil.
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Lunatic Fringe with Max Heidenfelder
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Getting his start in skydiving at the ripe old age of ten years old, Max Heidenfelder dedicated the entire day he did his first jump to skydiving. Then he didn't make another jump until he was twenty eight. For Max, the tunnel was the real kicking-off point. It led him to skydiving through not only his growing love of airports, but through friends. Exactly the combination that would take him to Dubai first for the Winterfest Boogie, and then as an instructor. Enjoying a balancing act between tandems, tunnel time, paragliding and family time, Max is thoroughly enjoying walking his own path with the Lunatic Fringe.
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Lunatic Fringe Reboot with Ray Ferrell
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Another kick ass mid-week reboot with Ray Ferrell!
I think it's safe to say he may have pissed off a few people in his day. I also think it's safe to say that he gave more assholes like me with a little potential a chance to shine than most ever would. From a true country boy with a real desire to fly to the owner and operator of one of the longest running mid-sized dropzone's in the US, Mr. Ray Ferrell has his footprints all over the world of skydiving. He was there with the pioneers of RAM air canopies and a crazy new kind of flying called "Relative Work", and became his own kind of pioneer as he helped to design the first ever skydive specific aircraft. Listen in as he paints a picture of a wonderful 30 year career building dropzone's, parachutes, airplanes and life long friendships on his journey with the Lunatic Fringe.
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
The Lunatic Fringe with Jason Moledzki II
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Skydiving since 1994, Jason Moledzki is about as deep into skydiving as you can get. 14,000 skydives. 1,400 base jumps. A PD Factory Team legacy member with 60 gold medals. Cofounder of Flight-1, the absolute industry standard in canopy courses and cohost of the popular podcast Trust the Journey, Jason has had the opportunity to see airsports from every angle, and with all those varied views comes a whole lot of wisdom to pass on to the Lunatic Fringe.
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Lunatic Fringe Reboot with Michael Washburn
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Another kick ass mid week reboot with Michael Washburn of Sky Trash!
Don't let the package fool you. Michael Washburn, or should I say, Officer Washburn, Retired US Army Ranger may not be large and imposing, but this guy has been there and done that! Coming to civilian skydiving later in life after a military freefall career that left him less than thrilled with the sport, it was a chance meeting with a guy named "Noah" who flew "wing suits" that drove him to chase a new dream. Years later, as the team captain of "Sky Trash" wing suit team, he's got a humble outlook, but big dreams, and when it comes to chasing them, you can most certainly see the "Ranger"! Join us on this edition of Lunatic Fringe.
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Lunatic Fringe with Marshall West
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Starting his skydiving journey later in life than most has given Marshall west a bit of a different perspective on our sport. Growing up in Northern California as an avid skateboard and water sports enthusiast, Marshall definitely had outlets during his younger years. It wasn't until after he was deep into family life that skydiving entered the picture, but his initial impression of the sport didn't really draw him in. Until that first jump. That was as the saying goes, all she wrote. Purchasing altimeters and eyeing rigs before he was even through AFF, there was no doubt in his mind that skydiving was his new passion. Happily willing to admit this may have come about as a midlife crisis, it's a crisis Marshall intends to stretch out as long as he can during his journey with the Lunatic Fringe.
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Lunatic Fringe Reboot with Ivo Ninov
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Another kick ass mid-week reboot with Ivo Ninov!
A climber since he was very young, Ivo Ninov had to learn to overcome his fear of heights in order to follow his passion, and overcome he did. Without any real pretense or ego Ivo will tell you about his countless climbs in Yosemite, setting record after record up some of the most formidable rock on the planet. As member of "The Stone Monkey's", He, Ammon McNeeley, Nicola Martinez and two other world class climbers set their sites on BASE as a means of "transportation" back down the mountain when their climbing day was done; but Ivo will be the first to tell you that skydiving didn't come naturally to him, and was one of the hardest learning experiences of his life. Yet this, just like most every other goal he's set for himself was one that he achieved, going on to mark his path in the BASE world as one of the top athletes of his time. Join us on this episode as we get a look at Ivo's continuing path on the Lunatic Fringe.