I heard no instruction about what to do if you lose sight of the tow plane. THIS SHOULD BE PART OF EVERY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BEFORE THE TOW STARTS. If you lose sight of the tow plane YOU RELEASE IMMEDIATELY.
@tommytwotoes3880 Жыл бұрын
What do the flat earthers have to say about this?
@PauloVLima-yv4cr Жыл бұрын
Voo à vela
@HotelPapa1002 жыл бұрын
And even in 'Straya the FIs are German...
@OutlawJoseyWales712 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. But he flew almost the entire tow about 50 to 100 feet too low.
@csmihaly2 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@acrobaticcripple81762 жыл бұрын
I only wish I had an instructor like him back in the 90s. I'm 73 now, and I intend to have one last chance to enjoy.
@sivayamsiva93432 жыл бұрын
Wonderful experience, thanks for sharing very nice video 🙏
@WarringPacifist2 жыл бұрын
This video of an actual intro glider flight is the MOST IMMERSIVE video I've EVER watched on KZbin! I would LOVE to take a REAL intro glider flight SOMEDAY...before I pass on. I've always dreamed of flying a glider/sailplane since I was a child, and now, here's yet ANOTHER item to add to my EVER-GROWING "bucket list"! Thank you, and GOD BLESS! :-)
@paulhnatiuk59722 жыл бұрын
Fly like an Eagle, Thanx...
@w201126D3 жыл бұрын
RW 広くていいね。
@gregkiely48393 жыл бұрын
Is that Massie out of Warwick?
@osmarjr433 жыл бұрын
schöne Frau!!!!
@AClRCLEOFLlGHT3 жыл бұрын
I guess I just don't understand gliders. Looks fun, but on the same level of buying a bicycle with no chain or pedals, and paying someone with a real bike to pull you up a large hill so you can coast down. I'd just want a real bike.
@pentachronic Жыл бұрын
Ski or skidoo….
@hobbygaertner4203 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I could not understand anything at first due to the low frequency humming. Edit: Correction, I also could not understand anything later because the noise was too loud.
@stanislouse41683 жыл бұрын
Now THIS guy knows how to teach and FLY!
@BobGnarley.3 жыл бұрын
Great instructor. Love the specifics he gives you like how he follows the tows wings or how you need to let the plane land itself to avoid bouncing
@decidev3 жыл бұрын
I wanna fly one of these so bad
@larrymansfield93933 жыл бұрын
That is so cool! I will learn how to do this before I kick the bucket
@Steve-ho2mx3 жыл бұрын
Cool skilled instruction
@pentachronic4 жыл бұрын
Very cool instructor there. Makes me want to try gliders now !!
@jamesherriott35174 жыл бұрын
Great video with poor audio. I wish I could understand what he is saying.
@dampfnudel68014 жыл бұрын
maybe you have bad hearing ^^
@balajig88944 жыл бұрын
superb
@biophillie4 жыл бұрын
Great vid!
@tralfies4 жыл бұрын
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@Jetcast4 жыл бұрын
Excellent looking back on this flight some almost 7 years later!
@rgt86374 жыл бұрын
Have hhhhh
@henrikcarlsen18814 жыл бұрын
Haven't done many towed starts, but is he not a bit low to the Piper? A very good talk through.
@spladdy0073 жыл бұрын
I thought that but he is not down in the prop wash, maybe camera angle?
@Iflyfreight3 жыл бұрын
The GoPro might be distorting the view a bit but it did look quite low. I usually try to line up the mains with the horizon or the wings
@suleikhamohamed26544 жыл бұрын
wow interesting
@todd923714 жыл бұрын
Amazing. I am so interested in this now and want to pursue this. Just beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!
@27horses2314 жыл бұрын
Good job. Excellent instructor 😊
@ruaidhridoylelynch55224 жыл бұрын
Sean
@gazza29335 жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me please, what is the piece of material on the canopy? I was thinking something to do with wind direction but probably not.
@samadhistate96374 жыл бұрын
It gives you an indication if the plane is yawing or straight. If the string is in the middle the glider is straight.
@timmit35795 жыл бұрын
I just want to be able to feel out/sense the thermals/ find the areas on the ground & in the air that will provide my craft the lift to keep me aloft & give me a nice long ride for however long I want to sail i them... That's what I want!...
@justanotherjackass46695 жыл бұрын
Very informative instructional video. I’ve got to go up on an introduction flight . Last two weekends the instructor was too busy. The third time is the charm, I hope.
@DustinDawind5 жыл бұрын
What's the reason for flying low tow the entire tow? In the US we typically would only fly low tow when ferrying a glider.
@DavidAlsh5 жыл бұрын
Why don't they make the stick less sensitive? It seems impractical
@arminmoller99275 жыл бұрын
It,s the same in car driving. The steering wheel must be handeled gentley in higher speeds. When the Glider is operating in thermal it will be flowen in lower speeds. Than the stick has to moved more to bring the glider in bank and holding its nose at the horizon . You has no reason to be arfait to oversteer the plane. When the glider is fast , you need more force to move the stick. In landing sometimes you need full movementrange of the controls.
@ianedmonds91915 жыл бұрын
Gliding seems like sailing in the sky. I sailed fast dinghies for a lot of years and I 'm now at an age where the physicality of it is too much. I'd like to try gliding now. My grandfather was a pilot and my Dad glided and sailed. I think I would enjoy it. There's a gliding centre very close to me so it's a shoe in. I'm gonna do this. Luv and Peace.
@QSHIFTY5 жыл бұрын
in swedish, the word for gliding, "segelflygning" literally translates to "sailflying".
@heyitsbacon5995 жыл бұрын
Took my first glider lesson yesterday. I'm hooked.
@gravydressing89045 жыл бұрын
What do you do I'm air cadets
@EstebanT676 жыл бұрын
Great video! Please, let me ask a technical question. Is there any reason why to fly lower than the tow plane, as you do in this video? Thanks!
@albinhurve55216 жыл бұрын
I wondered that too. Im a student glider pilot and I've learnt that the wheels of the towplane should line up with the horizon , but it this case they seemed to be way lower than that. I don't know why tho..?
@robertmacdonald85196 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they definitely looked like they were on low tow. Great video
@EstebanT676 жыл бұрын
I read on Chapter 12 of FAA Gliding Handbook (FAA-H-8083-13A) that there are two acceptable tow positions for the glider: "High tow position", at the same altitude, or, "Low tow position", just below the tow plane wake. Discussing this matter together with other pilots at the club, I arrived at the conclusion that maybe, flying at a lower altitude can help to reduce induced drag, mostly on the towing plane, resulting in a higher vertical speed or a lower fuel consumption. This is because the downforce required to compensate the wing pitching moment will then be (in part, at least) be provided by the vertical component of tow rope tension.
@InnovativeWrapsAu5 жыл бұрын
In Australia we transition to low tow at around 300ft above ground for the reason that if we come into a powerful thermal the glider will climb quickly, faster than the tug, and if you are in high tow you could quickly lift the tail of the tug which forces the tug into a descent, which makes the problem worse, and it can be fatal for the tug.
@JELB19605 жыл бұрын
@@InnovativeWrapsAu Great, logical answer.
@d.n.36526 жыл бұрын
How many hours to add a glider rating to a private pilots license?
@InnovativeWrapsAu5 жыл бұрын
D. N. It is competency based, at least here in Australia it is. We have two 737 captains learning to fly gliders at our club.
@chrishamilton49996 жыл бұрын
I admire instructors who can talk through the manoevres etc. logically and sequentially, at the same time doing it themselves. Great video and great teaching of the student/passenger.
@erolldee95426 жыл бұрын
He landed on the grass hahah
@EneriGiilaan6 жыл бұрын
Yes he did. What is the 'hahah' for?
@arminmoller99275 жыл бұрын
In gliding you neednt a classic runway. A landingstrip of grass is enough.
@DustinDawind5 жыл бұрын
Yes and there is a reason for that. You can't taxi off a runway like you can with a power plane. You have to get out and drag it. So at an airport with both glider and power operations the glider will operate parallel to the paved runway and power planes will operate on the paved runway. You will notice he also took off from the grass.
@blaisedelforce33655 жыл бұрын
retord
@dirkhoekstra7277 жыл бұрын
Great student, great instructor, great video!
@taomahNEGEV7 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful.
@ElectricityTaster8 жыл бұрын
I suspect people with Parkinson's disease may have a bit of trouble with such sensitive controls.
@Dmetz4148 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not in the US some people have they're pilots license with Parkinson's, I think it like 12 or so have a class one medical certificate which would medically allow them to fly for an airline.
@rayharkins148 жыл бұрын
nice flight. good instructor.
@Fractalite8 жыл бұрын
Great student ! He got the gentle pressures and subtle movements involved on the stick straight away .
@richarddavis77785 жыл бұрын
Yes, I thought exactly the same thing. There are so many pilots, including advanced ones, who are constantly twitching on the stick on the smoothest of days and it just wastes energy. Easy habit to break if picked up early.
@bristleconepinus23783 жыл бұрын
@@richarddavis7778 i was always a little ham fisted
@Poundingsand8 жыл бұрын
What an excellent tutorial...very nice video...I wish I could see more of the rudder inputs, but sadly that's hidden from view. :)
@Aviatorjoao8 жыл бұрын
What a smooth tow! Very stable day indeed
@gregpetryk16968 жыл бұрын
Thank you for not embellishing the video with music. I will share this to inspire some friends to take up glider flying as I did back in the 70's