Epic Gliding till Sunset in the Austrian Alps!

Some believe, that thermals can only occur with enough heating of the sun. But there is an exemption to this rules, like i am showing you in this video.
In mountainous regions there can a phenomena occur, which lift up a glider till sunset or even longer. Watch now our adventure while flying in the austian alps
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[@robertbeger4275]

I spent much of the 70s climbing in the German and Austrian Alps. This video is like coming home. As my knees gave out I had to give up running and climbing. As my back gave out, white water and sea kayaking. Now in my 70s, I've begun gliding. I pray that I have to opportunity to come home to Europe and fly over these beautiful landscapes. Thanks Rudi!

[@thathawayaerialphotos]

Wow, most underrated gliding channel!

[@simonlemmerer]

So nice, it was great flying with you rudi!

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you, I totally agree it was nice to fly with you too 😃😃👍

[@williamstoertz]

I think it's going to be confluence, because convergence is when large continental airmasses, hot and cold, converge, creating useful updrafts (and downdrafts to avoid). Happy trails in the Austrian skies! I already sent link to your great video to two Austrian friends I know (I'm in Korea).

[@GC987]

Fantastic story telling and graphics. Brilliant use of the 360 degree camera at 1:20 as you thermal before following the ridge - really helps with a sense of the direction of your task. Your use of sortinglab is great as well. Your graphics illustrating the convergence (best term I think) in the evening are first class. Must have taken you a long time to put the video together. Hard work gives a really professional video. Thanks so much.

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you very much for this comment Graeme! Indeed it is absolutely a lot of work to produce so a video, so such a great appreciation like yours gives me a lot of return and helps to keep the motivation to make more of them. Thank you very much!

[@glideslopeza924]

I always wondered if katabatic winds would generate usable lift. Thank you for that one... ☁️☁️

[@danielalbrecht8875]

Beautiful. Thanks.

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you 😃

[@fliegzoo]

schönes Video. Dankeschön 🙂

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Sehr gerne und Danke für dein Kommentar :-)!

[@comfycaster3985]

i see this getting a lot of views! great video :)

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you, i am happy that you like it 😀!

[@KestrelYI]

Very cool flight! I enjoy the 360 panning perspective during thermals. Seems like a good tool to help non-glider folks understand the idea.

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you! Yes maybe that is really a good idea. I will keep that perspective in the future 😃👍

[@TheSoaringChannel]

5:55 thanks for explaining that lol I was like... The what??? 😂

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Haha, if you ever want to learn german soaring expressions ... do a plain translation of that, then you know the german word for it 😂😂

[@ChessInTheAir]

Very nice! Love to see these mountains again in der alten Heimat... Still know almost all of these peaks :-) Must be a lot of work to edit from a 360 camera. I'm on the fence about getting one. Did you use the max resolution or did you turn it down somewhat to be able to record such a long flight?

[@MrSheymie]

Beautiful flight!

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you 😍

[@davidmoody6033]

Thanks Rudi! Another really engaging video. It appears the "evening confluence" is not strictly in the "middle" of the valley; was this influenced by the upper wing blowing across the valley (since you expected wave when talking about the forecast, I understand the general wind was "across" valleys, rather than "along") I'd welcome your comments, thanks again!

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Hi David, you carefully watched the video! You are absolutely right, the wind was from the northwest, so about 45° across the valley. The evening convergence was found more on the southern side of the valley on that day. With less wind it is usually found more in the middle of the valley. Thank you for your profound comment :-)!

[@geryparagleiten]

Super Rudi lg von Gery, hab wir bei Dir mal die Silent 2 elektro angeschaut,weist du noch😄

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Hallo Gery, sicher weiß ich das noch! Ist aber schon ein paar Jahre her :-)! Wie gehts mit dem Segelfliegen?

[@geryparagleiten]

@@RudisGlidingAdventures Bin jetzt mehr am Paragleiten. Mein Kanal gerald scheickl paragleiten😀

[@Johan-ex5yj]

The Austrian Alps is fantastic! I just love the beautiful mountains. :-) Looking at one of my favourite books: “Understanding The Sky (Dennis Pagen)”… He does talk about “Evening Convergence in a Valley”, and also call it “Magic Air” or “Wonder Winds”.

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Great, i love the expressions "wonder winds" and "magic air" 😍. Thank you for your contribution and commenting 😃👍

[@Johan-ex5yj]

@@RudisGlidingAdventures You're welcome. 🙂

[@ewthmatth]

Seems like all youtube pilots over the last couple years have switched to this ultra-stabilzed footage. Does it really capture the feeling of flight or is it just some camera trick fad that will pass eventually?

[@vymalek]

how much the operation cost per hopur with that glider ?

[@zikamikakokoku]

Do you know who I can ask for a private 2 hour flight in Austrian or swiss alps?