Ski jumping ace gets his pilot's license: "Landings still bumpy"

“I now have ten flying hours. I made my first landings myself, they are still a bit bumpy,” said the long-injured Bavarian on BR24Sport. Flying is “incredibly interesting” and, especially in terms of aerodynamics, comparable to ski jumping. Wellinger said he was generally a “little adrenaline junkie”: “My sister said at some point when I jumped from the bridge into the water: You always have the urge to kill yourself. A bit exaggerated. But there tends to be something behind it.” Wellinger is currently working on his comeback. He tore his cruciate ligament in June 2019 and was completely out of action last winter. “Of course I want to get back to the top. “But it’s still a long way from saying whether it will be enough until then,” he said. The coming season is scheduled to take place on the 21st/22nd. November in Wisla, Poland. In addition to the Four Hills Tournament (December 30th to January 6th), the highlight of the winter is the home World Championships in Oberstdorf (February 23rd to March 7th, 2021).

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Ski jumping ace gets his pilot's license: "Landings still bumpy"

Olympic ski jumping champion Andreas Wellinger also loves flying away from the jumps: the 25-year-old is currently working on his pilot's license.

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