Bungee launch. Midland Gliding Club.

Bungee launch off a hill at Long Mynd, UK, with the Midland Gliding Club. Glider is a Grob 103C, belonging to Imperial College Gliding Club (competition number 496).

[@pascal.xplore]

I did not expect it to be just 6 lads pulling the bungee rope! :D

[@footsy420]

That looks like fun!!!! We can still fly in a post apocalyptic mad max world. Now I can sleep at night.

[@NIOC630]

Will just be fun to get the glider up the hill again after someone screws up and lands on the bottom ^^

[@jasmijnariel]

But they will have to build wooden gliders again. Or we can make delta gliders , and launch ourselves off a cliff

[@laysy1743]

Ghetto aircraft carrier

[@spooks196]

In a post apocalyptic world I’m going lighter than air and staying up there folks! #blimplife

[@airbornetv3753]

I never saw this kind of launch with a modern glider. it looks very cool

[@ryanm.191]

Just a bunch of geezers pulling the massive rubber band What a way to get into the air

[@jeffwalther3935]

What is it about what they're doing that you find so ridiculous? The bungee launch is a means to the flight, the point of the effort. "Geezers"? WTF? Please explain or elaborate on your thought(s) here. I don't understand them at all.

[@ItzLawrence]

@@jeffwalther3935 I cant tell whether your joking? he's being nice and saying its a cool thing and amazing thing.

[@jeffwalther3935]

​@@ItzLawrence l objected to this remark: "Just a bunch of geezers pulling the massive rubber band What a way to get into the air" You wrote: "I cant tell whether your joking? he's being nice and saying its a cool thing and amazing thing." Did you mispost? Why did you entirely misstate what he said and what I said? He's not nice at all.

[@mellewisselo8025]

@@jeffwalther3935 What the f are you going on about?! it is just a guy making a funny remark. He just didn't expect a bungee launch to be executed this way. chill out man.

[@usnva5638]

It's like launching from an aircraft carrier.

[@JerryAGreene]

One of my favorite launch videos. I’ve watched it numerous times

[@WhiksyKilo]

As I commented in the Dunstable line book some 30 odd years ago when I had my first bungee launch in an Oly 419, "there's only one other thing in life which crams so much sensation into such a short duration"

[@TheTraveller20081]

I've only ever winched and towed. Always wondered what bungee was like - that's awesome!

[@alexandreouya9072]

I am a paraglider pilot and in comparison with this video your air and climbing speed are super impressive !

[@stefanastley]

Kudos to someone that uses their own precious knees as their undercarriage :D

[@alexlennox3521]

Wow that’s new never seen that before I was expecting two cars to do it but it was just a group of people. Nice

[@lotophagi711]

Brilliant - I did my Silver C 5 hours on the Mynd from a bungee launch in a Skylark 2 back in the olden days....

[@theblytonian3906]

OMGoodness! 5 hours continuous slope. Now that would have been well earned!

[@gerryfletcher4686]

Amazing - a winch launch will never seem the same again! Gotta give this a try.

[@alastairaustin8077]

Definitely Gary, a must for the Bucket list, am an ex member/ employee, of this Club, a fantastic place to Glide, one of the oldest UK Gliding Clubs, the original way of getting airborne. 👍👍

[@jeremyclark7866]

I enjoyed flying at the Mynd - but never tried this launch. Also I sympathise, it feels crazy to fly and turn at ‘normal’ gliding speed when you can see blades of grass clearly. It’s quite hard to stay calm and fly normally, when you are not used to it. There is a safety net, dropping into the valley and field landing a few seconds later - but somehow that doesn’t help with relaxation. Also, everyone fighting for a narrow strip of optimum lift (when it is busy) - that takes some getting used to too. I’m more used to aero tow, can you tell? I was completely impressed by the local instructors, even though I only relaxed if I had one with me.

[@TedezaKanal1]

Call me weird, but I watched this video just because of a Visual Novel I've recently played, which plotted around soaring and gliding. It makes me interesting about what it looks like in real life though.

[@CubicleComa369]

If my heart had wings?Same

[@Elldeeve]

wtf, imagine being first to try that... i once had a model glider you launchwith an elastic band, Crashed everytime

[@gillianorley]

This is how Wile E. Coyote launches his glider.

[@oldRighty1]

Acme bungie cords

[@lautoka63]

It seems almost like a reverse winch launch. This kiwi will have to visit next time he's in the UK.

[@peterwilliamson4296]

What an exciting clip. Thanks so much.

[@picasim6696]

Wow - great way to get in the air!

[@esuohdica]

Sorry but I'm amazed just how quick that went upstairs!

[@badman5509]

This looks like a lot of fun, at least for the pilots. For the launch team, perhaps a little less. But is valid sport and keeps fit!

[@aerozg]

I fly hang gliders. This would be a nice way of getting airborne.

[@Xavier-zm8wv]

Wonderfull countryside... and powerfull winch !

[@MartinJG100]

Surprisingly noisy. Think the motor needs a bit of a tune up.

[@fuelks]

... ?

[@unattendedbag5480]

I think he's making a joke

[@-caesarian-6078]

It’s just the air vent, those things are LOUD! If they close the vent, it’s like coasting in a car (without the engine noise obviously)

[@RiggingDoctor]

That’s one way to get it up in the air!

[@-Galavanta-]

That is just the coolest way to launch....

[@laysy1743]

Love the fact it's just 6 lads pulling the bungee

[@lauraradigan4114]

Does anyone know of a glider operation in the United States that teaches this launch method?

[@gypsytheif]

Why do you close air brake last second? Are they controlling wheel brakes?

[@dubiouscreations]

I'm not 100% sure to be honest. I am a very new glider student pilot (though I am certified in powered airplanes). My guess is it avoids a gust of wind from lifting the glider (even just a bit), which would make the wheel brakes ineffective.

[@Ghostrider-rq4ms]

Wheel brakes are often on the end of the airbrakes in gliders, so they're holding it on the wheel brake, them close and lock them to get going

[@stgeorge143]

That is some Wile E. Coyote stuff right there. Bungee made by Acme?

[@daystate123]

But pulled by arnie... 😀

[@owntor1]

OMG ahahah! Big F3J launch. That was amazing!

[@fwqkaw]

Careful with the release. Don't touch it until you go between the bungey crews.

[@helipilot727]

Doesn't work in Florida!

[@GargleBlast]

Have you seen our landfills in Florida or the phosphate piles in Polk County? ;-)

[@adventureairinc7355]

well it does but you just don´t fly very far...

[@Lehmann108]

We'll have to try it off "Trash Mountain" in Pompano.

[@stitch2k1]

Can confirm. We have to aerotow always. :( Even with a good rate at Seminole it’s expensive as fuck compared to when my dad was a kid (supposedly)

[@DB-thats-me]

Where do you land? In the valley? I thought I spotted a strip on top of the ridge but wouldn’t that mean large x-winds and/or sink?

[@dubiouscreations]

We landed on the ridge, but not along the strip - just a random place on the grass field. Gliders don't typically land on runways.

[@DB-thats-me]

Eh? Landing on an unprepared strip (grass or paved) is considered a land-out. Discuss.

[@dubiouscreations]

It's not. We almost always land on grass, even when the wind favours the runway, we would still land on grass next to the runway. Landing out is landing somewhere that's not the point of departure, regardless of surface.

[@DB-thats-me]

I think my initial question was poorly worded. I was worried about rotor winds trying to land behind the ridge-line you took off from. You subsequent video shows you doing just that. Landing back at your initial takeoff point is, of course, not a land out. Great videos. Cheers.

[@Ferreal92]

It's like holding the vacuum hose next to your ear.

[@theheiflyer5620]

Amazing! I want to try bungee launch too but it’s so hard to get the conditions right!

[@GoProFlightUK]

Absolutely amazing video!

[@josephinebennington7247]

By Whom and how is the bungee line stretched?

[@AirJoe]

Where do you land. The whole place looks like hills.

[@dubiouscreations]

We landed where we took off - top of the hill

[@danielburke6536]

That's fun,, love watching gliders

[@Marlondurran]

What would happen if you could only count to ten?

[@MyYouTube.]

Then you will have to get your school fees back.....

[@Marlondurran]

@@MyKZbin. Good answer 👍 lol

[@jovanrodriguez5049]

Great video, nice flying !

[@mikeonlife2]

Humans at their best - I applause ;-)

[@jasmijnariel]

Haha still funny, vario is beeping while on the ground ;)

[@jasmijnariel]

Peeeerfect ridge to ride

[@pavankharche7014]

Hey Why those bumps at 3:48?? Plzz

[@Harm10412]

Wow. How did you manage to stay in the air that long? Are there updrafts at the hill edge?

[@dubiouscreations]

Yes! There was strong wind hitting the hills, and getting deflected up. We were riding on that.

[@Harm10412]

@@dubiouscreations nice, but I'm afraid I'll have to make do with winch or tow plane. Too flat here around Munich ;)

[@keegan773]

Close the DV panel. Wind noise spoils the sound track.

[@Eo_Tunun]

While witnessing the launch was great, where the woollen thread was dangling made me cringe. …I admit my flight teacher inspired some OCD about that in me, but…

[@MrSilentPilot]

Just what I was going to put. Great example of the launch technique but should have cut the clip straight after. The string was way over the wrong side on that first right turn. Could so easily have spun in.

[@finn4aviation320]

such an awesome video, how did you mount the gopro to your head?

[@dubiouscreations]

Thanks! It's a Sony FDR-X3000 with a head strap mount.

[@finn4aviation320]

@@dubiouscreations ah i see, the gopro is mounted to the side of your head. My gopro head mount only allows the gopro to be on the top of my head, sadly the canopy is too small for that

[@dubiouscreations]

@@finn4aviation320 yeah makes sense. I did wonder about that

[@taffy5152]

looks fun that way of a launch

[@Breenild]

Speed junkies :) Amazing launch!

[@LiorIPSC]

Wonderful video!

[@MyMangoLP]

absolutly great

[@adriandaish485]

Lovely long ridge. So that's the Mynd is it? I'd love to soar my Paraglider there.

[@dubiouscreations]

It is! Lovely people there!

[@jackyboi8832]

I did this yesterday and it was awesome

[@morrissey653]

I did this when it was Long Mynd. Long time ago.

[@TheLOL4DUDE]

3:48 what are all those bumps?

[@dubiouscreations]

That's turbulence from wind hitting the side of the mountain and getting deflected up

[@TheLOL4DUDE]

@@dubiouscreations Jesus Christ

[@wavecreatures]

Spectacular!

[@MrErwinGliding]

That's soo cool ;-)

[@Swaggerlot]

Back to gliding roots

[@------country-boy-------]

extremely dangerous if bungee does not release correctly.

[@DavidMartin-ym2te]

The hook has a back-release feature so cannot hang up

[@haitvhalong]

😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@orod22]

Jesus, the poor guy is supposed to remember every single thing this guy says or they die.

[@SupFromCz]

i expect one strong winch and i see 6 people! wow co easy!

[@herbhunter5520]

So cool

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

my gosh that's bonkers

[@GregoryBrown6283]

Sweet

[@rubenbaczo8497]

What happens at 3:46?

[@dubiouscreations]

Hitting a lot of turbulence as we got closer to ground because of the mountain deflecting air up.

[@rubenbaczo8497]

@@dubiouscreations Entering turbulent area close to the geound is not too dangerous?

[@dubiouscreations]

It depends on direction of the wind. In this case it's an updraft as the mountain deflects wind up. You are right that it would be risky if it was a downdraft.

[@PureGlide]

@@dubiouscreations Hi I was interested in featuring a small clip of the bungee launch video on my KZbin channel PureGlide, as part of a video on different launch methods. It would be a short clip and I'd link to your original video in the description. Any chance you can flick me an email if that's OK or not? [e-mail] Thanks in advance!

[@nauvo]

You can skip to 1:35 to see the launch

[@fulcrumpete]

I so want to do this!

[@guyroberts5251]

Well that worked.

[@Justins-Adventures]

You really should do the Briefing not 5 seconds before launch

[@dubiouscreations]

We did. The video didn't start when we had breakfast.

[@Rodfather72]

that is cool

[@MarkSheeres]

😂 never saw that before

[@HB-ps6rn]

That's fucking awesome.

[@zdenekprecechtel6741]

Interesting

[@kimberlyolsen6384]

Nice

[@mecanictransmision]

Good place for paragliding level 1

[@InfiltrateIndustries]

mm-hmm, okay, yeah .. yeah .. mm-hmm.. yeah okay

[@holtg007]

awesome

[@trevorcox1808]

Nervous giggle and using the word awesome outs me off watching this

[@KateUrchin]

Извращенцы

[@maxflight777]

Worst brief ever , student easily baffled

[@jeroenjansen2709]

Bad instructor. He can't stop talking