Scotty Marion
Scotty Alan Marion (*? In Huntsville , Alabama ; † probably August 8, 2003 Eastern Switzerland) was an American paraglider pilot .
He got into flying when he was working as a hunting guide in Alaska and was able to watch paragliders there. Marion, who already had a pilot license for small aircraft, said that paragliding was the perfect compromise between the risks of bear hunting and flying in a small plane .
Marion was the first American to win a PWC run.
On Friday, August 8th, 2003, Marion started on a cross-country flight , in which he wanted to set a new course record, from the Ebenalp in Appenzell . He was last seen on Friday at around 1 p.m. while flying over from Chäserrugg in the direction of Flums. After that his track is lost. Since his disappearance was not noticed immediately, a major search operation did not begin until the following Monday. Since the weather for cross-country flights was very good that Friday and no precise flight intentions were known, the area in which Marion could have crashed or landed is enormous. The search was continued for a long time by private parties. However, to date (December 2011) no trace of him or his paraglider has been found.
successes
- Paragliding World Cup - Japan 2003: 1st place
- Paragliding World Championship 2003: 7th place
- Paragliding World Cup - overall ranking 2002: 2nd place
- Paragliding World Cup - Mexico 2002: 1st place
- Paragliding World Cup - Korea 2002: 1st place
- Paragliding World Cup - France 2002: 2nd place
- Paragliding World Cup - Turkey 2002: 2nd place
- USA Championships 2001: 1st place
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marion, Scotty |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marion, Scotty Alan (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American paraglider pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Huntsville , Alabama |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: August 8, 2003 |
| Place of death | Eastern Switzerland |