AEROBATICS | ASK-21 Glider Aerobatics

Here is my training flight for my aerobatics badge. This took place at Saltby Airfield, with Buckminster Gliding Club. Hopefully I will be doing solo aerobatics soon!!
I think one of the main stereotypes of aviation and learning to fly in general is that you have to have deep pockets and come from a very well off background. I can tell you now that is completely false. I know there are many young people out there who want to learn to fly but think they can't due to the financial reasons. Actually flying is very affordable. My main goal in life is to become a commercial airline pilot.
​I am a glider pilot and I am based at Tibenham Airfield in Norfolk. We're a club called Norfolk Gliding Club (www.norfolkglidingclub.com) and run a very affordable scheme called the 'Junior Scheme'. We pay £55 pounds a month and that includes 10 flights a month and half an hour free flying fees. After half an hour you pay from the zero mark. This is a very affordable way to learn to fly.
Website: www.jackjennerhall.com

[@henryluebberstedt7819]

Jesus, thats not my cup of tea :-) One of our instructors is Thyphoon pilot, a year ago he showed me his interpretation of "fun" in the air... I've always carry a bag with me since then. Have fun and alway happy landing, Jack!

[@davidsullins6225]

That’s good !!!

[@thermalascension]

👍. Nice

[@evanr648]

Had no idea these gliders could pull such maneuvers! Can self-launchers do this, too? Really starting to get into gliding, looks incredibly fun! 🙂👍

[@louistrautmann3565]

Self-launchers are usually not allowed to do aerobatics, as the engine and the construction holding it make the airplane heavier and less G-resistant ;)

[@patricbaumann5134]

Nice Video. Can you tell me what the "Launch Assist" is for?

[@jackjenner-hall7719]

engages the afterburners 😌

[@patricbaumann5134]

@@jackjenner-hall7719 ok, so it doesn't actually do anything I assume?😂

[@jackjenner-hall7719]

@@patricbaumann5134 I wish, but sadly not ;)

[@amirrashkan6216]

Why all the turns to the right ????

[@stefanastley]

Why not?

[@amirrashkan6216]

@@stefanastley It would nice to do a few to the left too, so to be well rounded doing these aerobatic maneuvers...

[@gezurarbeit3097]

Love the aerobatics but why is the emergency canopy release handle fixed with steel wire? I case things go south it might be that you can't snap it in time and then you are going down with your plane. Always bugs me when I see it on ASK 21 videos, but maybe I'm missing the point.

[@jackjenner-hall7719]

it’s locking wire i believe, to stop the release moving. It’s thin wire which can break easily if anyone ever needed to bail out.

[@BeanzWarThunder]

how many g’s were pulled at max?

[@floatingclouds8795]

The max amount of Gs for an ASK 21 is around 6.5 Gs and -4Gs so the man probbaly pulled around 3-5Gs