WINGSUIT PODCAST

What is Leading Edge?

Leading Edge is produced by UK Wingsuiting and hosted by Jack Peploe.

The wingsuit podcast exists to document, share, and preserve the lessons behind human flight not just the highlights, but the thinking, discipline, and culture that move the sport forward. Whether you’re on your first wingsuit flight or flying at world level, these conversations are here to inform, challenge, and inspire.

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Why Leading Edge?

  • Real stories from real pilots
    Honest conversations about progression, mistakes, pressure, and what flight actually teaches us.
  • Short, focused, and intentional
    Each episode is designed to fit into real skydiver life — packing, driving to the DZ, or daydreaming about the next exit.
  • Across the full spectrum of wingsuiting
    From performance and acro to flocking, coaching, filmmaking, design, and mindset — this is wingsuiting in all its forms.

Latest Wingsuit Podcast episodes

New episodes released fortnightly. 

Each conversation explores a different perspective on wingsuiting from competition and innovation to personal philosophy and progression.

Alex Knaub

Episode 9: Alex Knaub: Movement, Body Awareness, and Mastering Control in Flight

In this episode of Leading Edge, Alex breaks down the fundamentals of body awareness, from understanding subtle inputs to building...
Sam Hardy Wingsuit Base

Episode 8: Systems, Terrain Flying, and Building Repeatable Lines

In this episode of Leading Edge, Sam breaks down how he turned terrain flying into a system, from analysing glide...
Peter Salzmann seen during the Red Bull Wingsuit Foil Project in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland on October 24, 2024.

Episode 7: Innovation, Engineering, and Redefining Human Flight

In this episode of Leading Edge, Peter shares his journey from athlete to innovator, developing electric thrust systems and wingsuit...

Episode 6: Pushing the Edge of Control in Wingsuit Flight

In this episode of Leading Edge, Luke shares how discipline, data, and structured training shape elite performance flying. From analysing...

Episode 5: Pushing the Edge of Control in Wingsuit Flight

In this episode of Leading Edge, Arvid shares how the wingsuit tunnel became a laboratory for understanding flight, from discovering...

Episode 4: Dan Darby: Foundations, Awareness, and Rethinking Wingsuit Progression

In this episode of Leading Edge, Espen breaks down his philosophy on preparation, planning, and personal responsibility in wingsuiting. From...