Thanks yes and to add to it the main road to it was closed so the only option would be an long tow out so happy i didnt have to go for that one to attempt to start my engine 😉

Thanks luckily it worked out indeed, shows how quickly you can go from comfortable at 3300 down to 2000m. Thanks to your videos i have learned a lot about the area which surely helps. Keep them coming 😉

Correct included it in the description of the video, its a ventus2ct

Yes i also took that route because of a slighly easterly windflow so the ridges more north in the modane were aligning better with the wind. And conditions towards the west seemed more stable. Was not a great flying weather that week Unfortinately with only short tasks but enjoyed it non the less. Cu next year

Do you mean the cloud at around 7min in? This was the initial one i was heading for but was to low to make the connection, here you often have a larger cloud cover often due to some converging airmasses in this case a stronger north wind north of the modane and a southerly flow in the south. Where you can also experience some overdevelopment in the afternoon (not this day though)

Haha yes looks like it. I like it when things are symmetrical and as the flarm antenne is located in the centre of the instrument panel its a great way to centre the yaw string on the canopy

well spotted ;)

yes indeed why i normally dont do this if i dont have 3000-3500+ plus a good outlook ahead

Probably further west ... maybe Pic des Trois Évêchés?

yes a more westerly course to connect and climb to cloudbase would have been the better option@@larsbojohansen5117

Thanks for your comment and watching. I wanted to follow the dark line of clouds towards the north but was to low to connect. Normally indeed the better route is to follow a more direct route via Mont Thabor or even further east near Bardonecchia but this was mostly blue. the reason why i headed east when in the Maurienne valley was because there was a slight south easterly wind in the valley meaning the north ridge was better aligned to the wind and not trusting the thermals much i decided this was the best option and was also heading me in the direction of Sollieres. if conditions allowed i would have gone into Aosta as that is a great part of the Alps but requires an altitude of 3400m just to cross the ridges and today was certainly not a day which was like that plus you need to be sure you can make it back from there.

thanks so much. the Libelle still one of the most beautiful gliders ever made according to me :).

The wheels are just for groundtransport, otherwise no modifications to the plane just the same configuration as it flies in europe

the wheels on the picture are just for ground transport. during take-off and landing the plane has the same configuration as when we fly in europe no modifications done to it

But the engine was only used for taking off, the full 1000km was flown without the engine. Check the flight track via the links in the description.

@@thekruizengaDag Sven, het idee blijft natuurlijk om plezier te hebben in je vlucht. Waar het mij om gaat is het feit dat je in een self launcher of thuisbrenger de kans op een verre late buitenlanding bijna altijd uitsluit en met dat gegeven heb je een operationeel en psychologisch voordeel. Ik heb niks tegen een gemotoriseerd zweefvliegtuig maar wel in competitie of voor records en badges. Je ziet gewoon in de statistieken dat bijna alle 1000km diploma’s de afgelopen jaren werden gevlogen met een gemotoriseerd zweefvliegtuig. En geloof me toen ik op 1 dec 1999 aan mijn laatste 255 km van mijn 1000km laat in de namiddag begon was het met een klein hartje 😇 Een buitenlanding toen zou zeker een nachtje slapen zijn geweest in de Australian outback. Mvg Frank

@@hedonzx822 ja daar ben ik het zeker mee eens. 250km uit zonder motor verdient heel wat meer respect dan met een motor achterin (al kan je nooit 100% vertouwen dat die het doet). in Namibie is het ook voor veiligheid want buiten landen is moeilijk en gevaarlijk dus een betrouwbare motor dan beschikbaar hebben is fijn en vind je dus ook bijna geen pure gliders hier. Deze 1000km was niet gedeclareerd en dus ook niet zo speciaal maar voor ons beide de eerste dus maakte het wel een mooie ervaring.

klopt dit was om even de frequency op te zoeken dit ik had genoteerd. je zie me erna de radio aanpassen ;)

Thanks a lot

You can see my exact track i flew via www.weglide.org/flight/230572 the first part was West then SSE and back up North before extending the flight to the NE for the last bit. Hope that explains ;)

Which part is cheating?

Engine of course 😇

ahh yes but only during take-off all the 1000km flight was made with the engine stowed, otherwise it would indeed not count as pure gliding@@hedonzx822

@@thekruizenga Cheating is somewhat exaggerated but with an engine as a back-up you do have an operational and psychological advantage 🤗 I truly believe that in competition and for records&badges there ought to be separate categories. But the main thing is to have Fun and personal fulfillment 😇

fully agree flying long distances especially far away from your homefield without an engine is certainly an even bigger achievement, however flying in namibia without an engine would increase the risks to much for an outlanding or a very long retrieve hence why you dont really see that. saying that you can never fully rely on the engine and you should still fly the same way you do as without but i get your comment thats its not exactly the same@@hedonzx822

indeed. low level relative for us gliders as we prefer to stay high, but not as high as commercial airliners ;)

During time lapse, that would be silence. You can simulate this by turning your volume down during those bits!

yes the glider has a retractable engine behind the cockpit that is strong enough to take off. you can see it spinning in the clip in the small mirror on the right side of the cockpit. after takeoff the engine can be retracted to make it a pure glider again.

Thanks a lot, yes left that full section in as you dont find many videos online showing that

@@thekruizenga In my Arcus M when I turn the ignition off the prop stops immediately. Before switching off you cooled with lower rpm than I do - the manual says 20% throttle, I cool at about 4k rpm.

@@markburton5170 yes speaking to experienced Arcus M pilots they reccomended the following. we simply pulled the throttle back to nearly idle and watch that the temp drops at least 10c degrees after which we switched the ignition off. manual says cooling 1 min but most important is to see the temp going down before retracting so thats why we applied the 10c drop criteria, especially important in Namibia with the high temperatures

I get sound and music so not sure why you dont 🤔

yes true, this is what often creates a nice convergence but indeed you always see the moist air in Italy especially when you cross the Susa valley it often penetrates well into France so you always need to watch out you dont get to low there. you should try coming to france and flying from the french alps at least its not so far for you to drive. for me its 1100km from The netherlands :)

@@thekruizenga It is on my to do list 😎

Thank you. Rented this glider, i dont have a self-launcher and to Namibia they bring almost only selflaunchers as its easier for the infrastructure

@@thekruizenga What are the rates for those planes? Do you have to be a millionaire or is it doable once in a while for us 'mortals'?

@@blubb9004 Its certainly not the cheapest vacation but then again neither is going for a ski trip so all depends on what you consider expensive. what does help is going with 2-3 people and taking turns to fly as you can then share the plane rental between yourselves. For more information i suggested looking at www.kiripotib-soaring.com/en/ .

Thanks, Legs are fine, i wear long sleeves and a towel on my shoulders and neck for the cold air thats enough.