3900km TRAVEL BY GLIDER ! Cut-off by Heavy Thunderstorm Ep. 1

[@DarthWindu06]

You’re really living the dream😄

[@SteFly]

Really??

[@azdrippin5432]

First time ever finding out that gliders literally fly using ONLY thermals, absolutely mind boggling that such a plane can go so great of a distance using an initial jump in the beginning. Just amazes me that your constantly scanning your area and readings for thermal drafts don't know how you maintain such a easy head. Phenomenal work Lad.

[@jme104]

Great accomplishment, congrats .And all that with the great club class LS3 .

[@SteFly]

Thank you. A pure adventure with a pure glider 👍

[@palleh.jensen4648]

Pure flying.

[@chrsfincher]

KZbin suggested your channel because I've been looking up vr msfs gliding videos and let me just say that looks like an absolute blast.

[@SteFly]

Thank you. Much better than MSFS videos, isn't it?

[@chrsfincher]

@@SteFly o man its so much clearer lol I can't wait till sim update 10 I hope they get the thermals working properly

[@BloxBlintz]

Same

[@salnichols94805]

I love these XC trips, especially when faced with the no landing out challenges. Mad skills.

[@SteFly]

This makes it a proper challenge but I can also imagine to use an electric self-launch glider some day :D Thank you!!

[@hyime69]

Hi Stefan Great to see the European Gliding Scene is still as friendly as ever I flew in the then West Germany while serving in the RAF in the 1980's from a number of clubs We had 3 Military clubs then and we flew from Venlo in Holland, Kamp Limpfort, Borken Hoxfeld, Emmerich, while flying from our 2 clubs on the German Holland boarder. Then while at Gutersloh we flew from Orlinghausen, Vennebeck, Buckieburg, Achmer and a few others I can't remember fun fun days loved my Gliding there and Love your VLOG's

[@TheIronbark]

I really enjoy these video. It allows me to experience they joy and sense of accomplishment right alongside you albeit vicariously. Please keep them coming

[@SteFly]

Thank you! 🙏

[@storBoomer]

Hi Stefan, what a journey! Really looking forward to the next episodes, that seems to become a very challenging and yet very rewarding trip! Thank you for taking us along for the ride and especially for detailing your strategic thoughts - it's super interesting to gain a look "behind the scenes" of your trip and how you deal with the challences you've been facing. Lovely to see the great hospitality in Marpingen as well! :)

[@avi8tor330]

Hi Stefan, thank you for taking us along with you on your journey. Super exciting video with a lot of decision making! Can‘t wait for the next episode. Take care, Martin

[@endlesssejg719]

Ich liebe deine Videos bin 14 und hab mich dieses Jahr freigeflogen mach weiter so 👍💪

[@svenhustedt8872]

gratulation ich fang am wochenende mein schnupperkurs an 🙂

[@MartinLeineweber]

@@svenhustedt8872 sehr schön Du kannst dich auf was freuen

[@svenhustedt8872]

@@MartinLeineweber ja ich freu mich mega :-) hab vor 2 wochen nen gastflug gemacht das war der wahnsinn mit ner ask 13 waren wa unterwegs gleich thermik gefunden und gekurbelt auf 1020m

[@SteFly]

Sehr geil, glückwunsch!! Dann fängt der Spaß erst so richtig an :D

[@endlesssejg719]

@@SteFly vielen Dank 😊 ja ich fliege schon seid ich 12 bin und bin dieses Jahr zum ersten Mal auf Strecke gegangen mit Fluglehrer 400km sind wir geflogen kannst du dir wenn du willst auf weglide anschauen Emil Grebe heiße ich da 🙂

[@ChessInTheAir]

Awesome - very cool to be able to stuff everything you need into the tiny space behind your seat. To pull this off in the US you'd have to bring your own tow plane or - in Bruno's case - your own winch. There just aren't enough glider operations that you would be able to get off the ground the next day without that. Look forward to the next episode!

[@gilnemesis3547]

Hi Stefan, what a pleasure to follow you. For sure the Best way to enjoy holidays, isnt'it ? Keep on sharing WE love that way of life. 💪👍🥳🤩🤩🤩

[@Hawkeye948]

Großartig !!! I wish you peaceful skies for the rest of your vacation.

[@vidvuds1]

Yay new upload

[@音羽-t6q]

I like watching you flying under the clouds, Under the clouds scenery so beautiful

[@Jason-33W]

Who needs to buy a regular type plane. You can just glide for nearly any expense. That's just awesome. Watching this channel is making me want to get into gliders now.

[@chrishamilton4999]

if you join a club and hire its aircraft, and launch off a winch, it can be quite affordable.

[@daveharveys]

Really addictive viewing , the scratching through the Alps had me on the edge of my seat😁

[@Julian-wd8ym]

9:57 I was swimming in that lake 2 days ago :D Its in my village lol. I think I should start with my gliding license... that looks so nice

[@SteFly]

Wow, how cool is that!? Go to the club and ask them for a trial flight and then start your training. You won´t regrett it ;)

[@Julian-wd8ym]

@@SteFly yes, Im sure U wont :D

[@ArnulfKoch]

3800km across Europe - what a great move. I admire you for your flight adventures.

[@SteFly]

Thank you Arnulf!!

[@spanishforbeginnerswithahm512]

I'm happy you had a fun time

[@dietergalle]

Was für ein Krimi! Vielen Dank fürs Mitnehmen. Hat Freude gemacht dabei zu sein!

[@SteFly]

War auch für mich spannend im Flugzeug, auch wenn ich mir viel Stress hätte ersparen können :D

[@rheinbit]

Thanks a lot for the vids... we've realized such trips in the 80th - called it "Eurocup - initialized from Aachen flight buddies. But in the last years, we make nothing... really nothing. Thank you Steve for the inspiration. Perhaps I can talk about it with my buddies and we make similar flights... Thank you, Roger.

[@LiorIPSC]

Amazing flight and very good judgment on your part!

[@romanfinkenzeller4828]

Great shots and well done motion transferring. Excited to see the next video. 👍🏻

[@SteFly]

Thank you mate!

[@krismoff5749]

Great vid! Looking forward to the next episodes!

[@georgesheffield1580]

This reminds me of Cindy and Ion flying across the US in hang gliders in stages or Larry Tudor's record hang glider distance records in hang gliders ( 500 +km) or a ladies in Hobbs NM flying a 100 km triangle in a sail plane and starting her final 150 km from the start with a straight in approach . Good job, efficiency

[@thomaskolb8785]

What a great adventure, I enjoyed every second of it!

[@dmytronitz4292]

Richtig nice, ich bin gespannt auf das Video aus Königsdorf, da fliege ich 😉

[@EBaker0129]

Ahhh beer and pizza!!! We love it in California too!!

[@knowledgebyte]

Great flying. Get a metal bottle instead of the plastic one. Then you can have nice cool, non plasticised water. As always, inspirational flying Stefan. Did you have to radio your intention’s over the military airfield at all? They had a lot of Boeing C-17 globe masters down there. We have those locally out of Fairford in the UK. Really big planes! I used to fly locally and occasionally I would spot Hercules 130 down below at circa 500’ AGL doing low level exercises. Moons ago I used to service them.

[@Yeshua73732]

That looks ace having breakfast once your up in them views is a idea

[@crow2638]

😂😂😂👌Der isst da oben ganz gemütlich ey ich brech ab😂👍👍

[@jeckrop]

Richtig cooles Video Stefan! Weiter so❤❤

[@justme.9711]

I see your glider is a LS3. I just starting to learn about gliders, but you seem to have a good financial backing and that bird is quite old now and a relatively lower glide ratio 40:1 [ wikipedia, lol ] I thought closer to 50:1 would be needed to win a contest [ I'm very wrong ]. So could you do a vid on the reality of what is important in a glider, because I and many others really don't know what you and the other guys who have been living the dream know. This could save wasting what is to me and many others a LOT of money on what is not really needed/desired. Thank you for your time Stefan.

[@TapioBlue]

Do many pilots attempt this sort of adventure? How is the reception by other clubs when you arrive? Are they amazed?

[@mannusingh5935]

Love your videos from India

[@WinstonFord]

Epic journey. Would be cool to see airspeed and elevation in corner of frame.

[@DanFrederiksen]

It's pretty bizarre that it can rise in a steep bank turn. The aerodynamics design must be so superior to typical planes

[@DayLight9382]

Die Trinkflaschen mit grosser Öffnung haben ab und an Vorteile 🤪

[@carmelonold1090]

Great gliding, fun attempt 👏

[@tylerk2533]

I always enjoy your videos cheers flying

[@SteFly]

Thank you for the support!

[@gentlemanner]

Nice adventure! I enjoyed this video a lot and am looking forward for the next episodes. Thanks for sharing.

[@mite339]

Really cool that you got to see the doomsday plane!

[@TommyOlsson]

Lovely flight for day 1 even if you didnt got all the way :-)

[@oshadilakshini2878]

be safe more ❤world best

[@anderslundberg1580]

Bästa 🙌🤗❤️

[@gebord]

Thanks for this share ! Flying over military bases is impossible in France. They protect their area like if you should be a terrorist ....!

[@DemonLordGamingAC0]

Insane that something without an engine can fly so far

[@tedstriker4278]

Cooles Abenteuer 😍

[@Ibishu683]

I would also like to ask what navigation equipment you used ( vfr waypoints or GPS or other). And also in what airspace you as a glider can fly?

[@phmwu7368]

Long distance flying, so long times in the cockpit... flying the glider / sailplane " In Trim " must be important to get some comfort 🧐

[@altbrotjungbrot]

Really nice video! Quick question: why do you sometimes gray out the lower left part of your class cockpit screen? Just curious.

[@ulfhelkmann9592]

i love your channel

[@CyclingMikey]

Fantastic video! I have a question - how straight are you making the string when thermalling? I'm interested from what is more efficient. :)

[@SteFly]

I try to have it as good in the center as possible. Slightly to the outside is also ok...

[@sepixsound]

I would have assumed one is not allowed into Ramstein Airspace, how does that work actually? Are gliders allowed to fly wherever they want?

[@pavankalyan7404]

I gonna binge this series now ✌️✌️ will u take any permission while flying on air bases like the one you showed in the video

[@allenmj5409]

You deserve more views

[@waynecarter6465]

Hi Stefan, love your vids! Did the luggage restrict the cockpit vent airflow? Thanks!

[@andreal5445]

Where is this place and how can you land in any field you want? :) Watched this with my 4yo son, we loved your adventures!

[@arthurrobey7177]

A Saxon at play. If you wish to remain true Freyans then the great voyages of your men must flow from the lips of of your wives and daughters. The Oera Linda. You must tell them of the sea-heroes, of their mighty deeds and distant voyages. All these stories must be told by the fireside and in the field, wherever it may be, in times of joy or sorrow; and if you wish to impress it on the brains and the hearts of your sons, you must let it flow through the lips of your wives and your daughters.

[@b_wisniewski]

Epic!

[@Studioku971]

hello guys, i like your glader plane

[@esmeraldaikki4069]

Amazing! Gliders can get kinetic power from the airflow if they are manipulated properly, right? I think this will make aircraft cleanest transportation facility in future.

[@fernmoss3539]

In the book "Seven Eves" there is a craft which IIRC, reaches high altitudes unpowered. Is the lack of pressurization the only thing keeping sailplanes out of the stratosphere?

[@EneriGiilaan]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perlan_Project The goal is to beat the level flight height record of SR-71 of 26 km. Seems that the current (unofficial) Perlan record is 22 km.

[@yesfull]

Wow luar biasa bisa glader sejauh itu

[@abdomedia7509]

Camera problems change your Ntsc to Pal so you can avoid the line in your videos, you are in Europe so the light for video is Pal .

[@КаЯкер]

Привет от Игоря

[@Sugarsail1]

This guy must have a huge bladder.

[@legorj35]

1:58 Isn't it theoretically possible to launch from a mountain slope like paragliders?

[@crow2638]

Von welchem flugplatz Start?

[@grrandinu6538]

i will do this one day🤩🤩

[@eduardasjurkoit7599]

Video - Bomba! And super idea 🤘 By the way, what kind of evario device do you have there on the right bottom side🙂?

[@SteFly]

It's a prototype device

[@eduardasjurkoit7599]

You better let us know about it 😉

[@janschatteman3873]

Wow, i could not believe my eyes seeing you so close, almost over, a major airfield ... i'm assuming it's allowed but still, not the most common thing i think?

[@SteFly]

They only have a small CTR, which is not so high.

[@bengordon9352]

How can you fly a glider next to an airbase while not in atc communication?

[@jasontv5016]

Can I ask, this Glider is use fuel, or like a fuel of jet plane?

[@justinowens8834]

So when you're flying for a long distance. Do you ever need to use the restroom? 😅

[@randomguyinanglider]

Jep, every pilot has there own method. Most commonly you use a simple plastic bag

[@Ibishu683]

Hello, I would like to ask id you need to file a flight plan before flying a glider.

[@SteFly]

Not in Germany but sometimes when you cross a border. For the next flight to France, Felix filed a flight plan for both of us ;)

[@Ibishu683]

Thank you

[@Ibishu683]

I would also like to ask what navigation equipment you used ( vfr waypoints or GPS or other). And also in what airspace you as a glider can fly?

[@konradwaldenburger]

Hast du nicht Angst vor Blitzschlag? Was würde eigentlich passieren, wenn der Blitz in den Flieger schlägt... einen Metallkäfig hat der doch nicht, oder?

[@rajatkhajuria8759]

I am so confused.How this glider flies how it maintains altitude .can someone help me how it flies.

[@svenhustedt8872]

cooles video

[@PJH1111]

How do you manage weight and balance? I’m on the limit for my airplane, but would like to travel by glider someday. Guess I’ll have to go on a diet first :D

[@SteFly]

Fortunately I´m at the lower limit with myself and the parachute (about 80 kg) and I have 25-30 kg left. But I was able to feel the difference between this setup and the setup when I flew the nationals.

[@Polymerbob]

I must ask you. Does your glider have a restroom?

[@Jonathandardai]

Did he broke the record?

[@dichoseadepaso]

what does that beeping indicate? pitch?

[@juli.bikelife]

Wie gehst du auf die Toilette?

[@MartinLeineweber]

Hey very nice Video. Quick question: how is the Programm in 2:54 called?

[@marijnfotos9877]

Hey, the program is called ayvri

[@MartinLeineweber]

@@marijnfotos9877 thanks

[@SteFly]

Yep, you can see it in the upper left corner. A free web based application ;)

[@groslait7814]

i found two drone like airplanes were doing circle around my house, then i am trying to figure what it is …..

[@AnkitSingh-up2zr]

Are there any laws or limitations for flying glider like how does authorities know what is this thing flying near border and even in cities it can be dangerous? So do government cause any issue ? What are the rules for glider flying?

[@SteFly]

In Europe the borders are not really a problem and we have some forbidden airspace + regulations.

[@hirudomortifer4633]

@@SteFly on that note: doesnt Rammstein have a control zone? the card i looked up is rather old so im not sure if its acurate...

[@aid5671]

what do the beeping noises mean?

[@Godsplan778]

explain how to you keep in air like this tell the fly hack how to you get so up

[@SteFly]

@@randomguyinanglider Short and precise!

[@Artem_38.]

За счёт чего создаётся тяга ?

[@Moni_145_kg]

Krass! Aber was habt ihr gemacht, wenn einer kacken musste?

[@rainerreubelt1259]

Echte Kerle/Frauen brauchen keinen Motor :-) Sauber 🙂

[@gerrixx9704]

Das Vario würde mir ja dermaßen auf den Keks gehen…oder ist das nur im Video so dominant?

[@SteFly]

Das ist immernoch der Ton welcher vom Handy (XCSoar) generiert wird, weil das Prototypenvario noch kein Soundboard hat. Das Handy ist auch ziemich nah an der Kamera... Ich finde es wichtiger, dass das Vario gut funktioniert und mit der Dauer kann man damit leben

[@niels_wntjs5377]

Ist es normal, dass man die Ls3 mit 100 Kurbelt? Nicht eher mit 90 und weniger?

[@SteFly]

Ist immer ein Zusammenspiel aus Querneigung und Fahrt. Generell kurbel ich sehr steil mit ca 45 Grad... und die Masse + Schwerpunkt war auch anders als bei meinen Flügen davor. Mit angezeigten 90 km/h kann ich die LS3 kaum kreisen

[@roycephantom9053]

How much does a glider cost?

[@thelukesternater]

Lots

[@roycephantom9053]

@@thelukesternater I know. How much?

[@CalebNorthNorman]

👍

[@boboblocksberg]

krank

[@k.r.837]

Was blendest Du da immer aus im Display unten links?

[@SteFly]

Das ist eine Zentrierhilfe, die beim Kreisen eingeblendet wird ;)

[@Bierzeltgladiator]

was ist der schwarze knüppel links?

[@SteFly]

Der Wölbklappenhebel

[@Bierzeltgladiator]

@@SteFly danke