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@zues121510 11 сағат бұрын
I didn't know anything about gliding the other day and I found the idea of going long distances fascinating so I did some research and it's all making sense. For anyone interested here's what I was able to gather: The reason this person pointed out the cloud forming in real time was because when hot air rises it tends to cool down at cloud height and the excess moisture condenses into a cloud, so a cloud forming is a sign of a warm updraft caused by the sun heating the ground. The reason he cant go above the clouds is because the updraft ends at the cloud ceiling The reason he needed to do it all during the day was because there are no updrafts at night as the ground isn't being heated by the sun. This hobby doesn't seem as expensive as i first thought too, it's still not something i can forget about if i did get into it, but i guess my expectations were more on hobby airplane flight but gliders are way simpler so it makes sense. This is what somebody said the cost for them in the UK was over a 1 year since they joined U/pitcairn7393 "This might help for a ballpark figure. I started gliding about 1 year ago in the UK. I've spent roughly: £400 club membership £1000 launch fees (mostly aerotow £40/launch) £160 glider hire (15 mins included in launch) I've not included fuel for getting to the club, BGA fees, various books, too many lazy grab n go lunches and paying for rounds on the bar tab. That's for 14 hours of flight time across 43 launches. Flight times varied between 1hr and 3 mins. I was training so my average flight time is very short. Now I'm solo I'm paying more in glider hire fees but proportionally less in launch fees."
@vamperovr8555 19 сағат бұрын
how do you go up with nothing on the plane pushing you up?
@zues121510 21 сағат бұрын
Didnt know you could glide for such long distances! Really cool
@AWMul Күн бұрын
Why the spirals ? Why not boom and zoom to get higher quicker ?
@RucidaBlackletter Күн бұрын
i never knew about gliding till watched blue thermal, good anime
@BlackJeepConvertible Күн бұрын
Show the climbing part!!!!
@DavidDonoghue-fn8tq Күн бұрын
Really great ! Exciting and scary. Looking for thermals crazy stuff! I was watching Canadian portages canoe trips. But i am addicted to this. Really great.
@hemiihemm Күн бұрын
I didn’t know this existed…wtf?!
@martinsery2856 2 күн бұрын
hi what is S sound in 15:13 ?
@BenHirashima 22 сағат бұрын
I think you're talking about the periodic hissing sound? That's the oxygen system releasing puffs of O2 into my nasal cannula.
@abhishekvanenooru4959 3 күн бұрын
how do you gain altitude while gliding
@BenHirashima 22 сағат бұрын
Gliders mostly climb in thermals, which are columns of warm rising air. At the beginning of the flight, you can get towed up by a plane.
@eduardvanderzwaag9347 3 күн бұрын
Great! 🙂 Epic flight, congratulations! 🎉
@TonyMadeThatt 3 күн бұрын
flying 1000k in a plane is lightwork. GLIDING 1000km in a GLIDER is ABSOLUTLY INSANE! WTF!
@user-ix2rl3li4i 3 күн бұрын
hi ben could you please create a playlist for the background music
@BenHirashima 22 сағат бұрын
It's stock music, so you won't find it on Spotify or the like. Glad you like it though.
@rato_yes 5 күн бұрын
Sorry if ths question sounds stupid but how do gliders get up in the air?
@BenHirashima 22 сағат бұрын
Not stupid at all. Gliders mostly climb in thermals, which are columns of warm rising air. At the beginning of the flight, you can get towed up by a plane.
@rato_yes 21 сағат бұрын
@@BenHirashima Oh, I dindt think of that, thanks!
@BL-zw5oi 5 күн бұрын
These videos are very inspirational Ben. Thank you 🙏🏽
@nicki8731 6 күн бұрын
What 360 camera do you use? the quality is really good!
@BenHirashima 6 күн бұрын
It's an Insta360 X3
@nicki8731 6 күн бұрын
@@BenHirashima thank you!
@Hippida 7 күн бұрын
Congrats on your achievement, looks like an enjoyable hobby, and great friends help too
@tor-WX 7 күн бұрын
wow, seeing clouds from in the air like that is amazing
@natesturm448 7 күн бұрын
"For some reason, my camera stopped recording" That's code for "I turned it off and said Class A here I come"
@Backswell 7 күн бұрын
What is the name of this vehicle
@BenHirashima 5 күн бұрын
It's an LS6 glider
@Backswell 7 күн бұрын
That’s the craziest fuckin vehicle I’ve ever seen
@crystaldbj 8 күн бұрын
Awsome! Thanks for this fantastic time lapse of your wave flight!!
@socalicofriendsfishing9705 9 күн бұрын
I grew up flying RC gliders out at Torrey Pines glider port, and of course all of that flying is flying along the coast so seeing this brought back find memories of flying as a kid. Are you able to pull updrafts off the hilltops along the coast like we could with RC or is it completely different at that altitude? I’ve always wanted my pilots license, and my way of thinking is that with my experience flying both RC gliders, powered 3D flight, that it wouldn’t be too much different aside of having a difference in controls, it’s essentially the same, kind of.
@BenHirashima 8 күн бұрын
I used to fly RC gliders too. I definitely think it helped me when learning to fly full scale gliders. To answer your question, yes we can use ridge lift (called slope in RC).
@socalicofriendsfishing9705 9 күн бұрын
This was so cool to watch, I never knew about flying in a group and the benefits it can have, as well as how much fun it could be, thanks for the awesome video!
@socalicofriendsfishing9705 9 күн бұрын
Hahaha a counciling session huh, that’s hilarious.
@SloanMosley 10 күн бұрын
I wonder if you can add solan panels to the wings and fuselage, a small electric prop, and no battery to boost flight time?
@BenHirashima 8 күн бұрын
It has been done, but so far only as a one-off prototype. Google "Sun Seeker Duo".
@sammcj2000 10 күн бұрын
I read this as 1000KM/h in a glider and was like WTF!
@thatdogegamer123 10 күн бұрын
how much does your glider cost?
@dad_jokes_4ever226 10 күн бұрын
Fly a 10km loop 100 times
@Abhinay_Limbu 11 күн бұрын
how do you know where to spin?
@BenHirashima 22 сағат бұрын
There is an instrument called a vario that tells you when you're going up. It beeps. When you hear the beeping, you circle.
@Abhinay_Limbu 13 сағат бұрын
@ i watched many of your videos and understood the day i commented. But thanks for the info.
@bravoecho64 11 күн бұрын
Congratulations !!! This reminds me of a flight when I was about about to outland in the spanish side of Pyrenees and finally found ridges and thermals that allowed me to cross the boarder again at ... 08:00PM and safely land back home. Once again a really nicely done and inspiring video.
@tito9107 11 күн бұрын
I would have immediately done the biggest stretch of my life after getting out.
@BenHirashima 22 сағат бұрын
I sure did!
@amjadabukeer2018 11 күн бұрын
see the earth is flat
@leokisel1561 12 күн бұрын
are you pleasant green? you have the same voice
@BenHirashima 12 күн бұрын
Who?
@leokisel1561 12 күн бұрын
@BenHirashima pleasant green youtuber.
@leokisel1561 11 күн бұрын
@@BenHirashima i know
@steaaaalth 12 күн бұрын
Honestly i thought he was in a capsule on a windmill on the thumbnail 🤣
@jacobdanielkuiper5744 12 күн бұрын
How about oxygen? If you did not live @ 4400 ft you would pass out at 18000!
@BenHirashima 22 сағат бұрын
Yep, I'm using oxygen. That's what the tube in my nose is for.
@diamassserum2107 13 күн бұрын
what is that water tail in the end of a video ?
@BenHirashima 12 күн бұрын
That's the water ballast being dumped. Gliders carry water for extra weight, then dump it before landing. I'll spare you the technical reasons, but it helps the glider fly faster.
@randalljames4456 13 күн бұрын
Awesome video, but as a person who has just heard of gliding through this video, I would have liked to see footage of at least one climb, because that fascinated me, but you kept cutting to the graphic. Still phenomenal, thanks for sharing!
@BenHirashima 12 күн бұрын
Perhaps I'll show just the beginning of the climb in the future. Seeing the whole thing would bore you, and maybe make you dizzy.
@randalljames4456 12 күн бұрын
@@BenHirashima haha yes it does look like a lot of loops but I'm very interested in learning how you gain altitude using clouds
@MrTalkingzero 13 күн бұрын
I am fascinated by the fact that you call breaking distance records milestones while measuring them in kilometers.
@BenHirashima 12 күн бұрын
The sport was born in Europe, so the milestones are metric
@FJ-gk3jb 13 күн бұрын
I've watched all your videos and now I'm watching some of them for the second time. Your videos are amazing! Thank you for narrating. I've considered soaring before, I'm currently a PPG pilot. I didn't think soaring was for me but after watching your videos I've reconsidered. I found a local soaring club in MI and will be going up for my 1st instructional flight as soon as they open in the spring. Your adventures are truly inspiring. Fly safe and keep up the great work!
@BenHirashima 13 күн бұрын
That's great to hear! Come join us in the skies. I have several friends that came to the sport from paragliders. You won't regret it.
@atypocrat1779 13 күн бұрын
yeah dude. stop making videos. You don't want to be the next Trent Palmer
@LosInTheFlesh 14 күн бұрын
This guys just hanging out in the air over Nevada all day. Way too cool!
@alguy4577 14 күн бұрын
Every time I hear an American accent now I just get depressed.
@StealerofAthenas 14 күн бұрын
How are you gaining altitude? Is there another plane that comes and assists you or does wind pick up and you catch it. How do you do it?
@BenHirashima 14 күн бұрын
In the very beginning, another plane tows you up, then you release the rope, and off you go. After that, you climb in thermals, which are columns of warm rising air.
@HamRadio200 15 күн бұрын
when you do thermal climbs, why can't you go higher so you can glide longer?
@BenHirashima 14 күн бұрын
In theory, you could keep climbing into the clouds, but to make a long story short, it's not legal.
@Nagualist 16 күн бұрын
Если что-то случится, куда приземляться, если вокруг гористая местность?!
@Chancechancechancechancechance 16 күн бұрын
This was so cool to watch. I'm glad my youtube algorithm showed me this. I've seen gliders not far from where I live and always assumed the trajectory would be straight down, I didn't even consider riding thermals! However I do have a question, you seem to describe clouds as helpful to gaining altitude; how exactly can clouds help you climb? I assumed they would cool the air underneath them. Congrats on 1000km!
@BenHirashima 16 күн бұрын
The clouds are actually created by the thermals. Thermals lift warm, humid air near the surface up to altitudes where it's cold. The temperature drop causes the water in the humid air to condense, and you get a cloud.
@botabob 16 күн бұрын
I was curious if you needed O2 at those altitudes. Your outro answered my question. Enjoy The Journey - Cheers
@mikeblackford994 16 күн бұрын
WOW! INCREDIBLE! I've been a private pilot since age 25. 75 now. I've always said real pilots fly gliders.
@saif8409 16 күн бұрын
how do u pee in middle of the long flight session ?😅😅