Glider does a low final above water

This video was shot at the end of a task during the Nordic Junior Gliding Championships 2018, held at the fantastic Räyskälä in Finland.
www.rayskala.fi/english/home
The famous Räyskälä Runway 12L has a lake just by the end of it, that gives the opportunity to make some awesome approaches if the glider has enough energy. I was coming home with high speed and had the glider filled with water, so I decided to hit the deck and go low.
My landing on the airfield was not that pretty, bear in mind that the glider still had a lot of kinetic energy in it.

[@martinsevilla2449]

"Attention passengers, glider now arriving at gate 8, gate 9, gate 10... Gate 23"

[@СамоДелки22]

YEEESSS! )))

[@ted2ar]

Announcer : heh..... wha evr'

[@СамоДелки22]

@@ted2ar what ?

[@fast_schon_kreativ]

Martin Sevilla Love That Movie 😂😂

[@BiancaZombie]

Love Airplane

[@adhdrenalin4392]

Bruh looks like you went about mach 0.85 on that landing

[@palbi]

damn near

[@0xf7c8]

Thought the same. Super fast landing. Was that OK? I think it was coming in hot to make the low water pass safer.

[@rubyboy99]

You came in well fast but still did really good landing but it's glider so spose better fast

[@jsteiger2228]

@@0xf7c8 He walked away, didn't he?

[@peterp.3530]

Cause it is x2 speed video - ha ha

[@shaunvlog]

Flying it like he stole it.

[@davesomeone4059]

How could you even steal a glider?

[@glennvandenberg3912]

I got a few ideas.

[@samu-1337]

Grand Theft Glider

[@npc6817]

@@davesomeone4059 I mean, if you know what you're doing you might be able to launch with a car tow to 20 meters tops, if you can get immediately in a thermal while your accomplice escapes it could work, if it doesn't you just ditch the glider and run away on foot

[@davesomeone4059]

@@npc6817 Sounds fun lol

[@Kodos2024]

Like the old flight simulator when you run off the runway but don't crash. You just keep going.

[@anthonyhitchings1051]

he had to get clear of the runway while he had forward motion

[@clarazegarelli5861]

@@anthonyhitchings1051 he also want to get closer to the hangar (or perhaps the trailer that you see at the end)

[@Slarti]

That looked like one hell of a hot landing.

[@rixxy9204]

that's because it was.

[@flakmag1004]

Don't worry the water is the to cool it )))

[@coalachaos6486]

When you gotta poo, you gotta poo...

[@TheHilariousGoldenChariot]

Full send

[@Aerational]

@@coalachaos6486 lol

[@sam1174]

Did you log all three of those landings?

[@Dalboe]

Logged 4 ;)

[@sam1174]

Awesome! Don't sell yourself short. Seriously though, ignore all of the negative comments. Or laugh at them. Flying is supposed to be fun. Life has risks.

[@Daywalker_27]

sam1174 Savage

[@Benjamin_Bratten]

BOOM roasted!

[@NeoVirusOfficial]

Underrated comment.

[@MatematicaTel]

I guess he's not the glider's owner...

[@voornaam3191]

That wasn't a glider, it's a white submarine. It's the Submarine Spitfire. World famous.

[@aussiesam01]

Most appropriate comment.

[@wackaircaftmechanic2312]

It's a jet ski..

[@clayholliman3724]

Just maybe it D.B.Cooper

[@lucasbartels9385]

Word!

[@brbob4934]

This glider he was flying sure wasn't the Donald Duck training version. That thing was efficient as hell. Probably had done the water thing about 100x too, but I think he landed about the same speed as a Gulfstream jet.

[@TheRealWALLABI]

From the inside it looks like a DG 800 or something similar, it's a high-end competition glider. Serious stuff.

[@marshalcraft]

has small jet engine on it. @@TheRealWALLABI

[@SFbayArea94121]

Brent Robert the nigga was NUTZ

[@crazydrifter13]

@@marshalcraft really? It has a jet? I think you are kidding

[@friktionrc]

'Donald Duck training version'.... Me: ....immediately scurries of onto google to look for a trainee glider brand called Donald Duck 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@LenzGrimmer]

All hail the ground effect.

[@melcrose]

and apparently water effect.

[@samjoshi1812]

@@melcrose haha

[@ninepuchar1]

Exactly😂😂😂😂😂😂,waiting for some to say that

[@NicOz42]

He needed to get rid of the power before touching down, which is normal in landings.

[@MIOutdoors1]

Didn't need ground effect here. He was cooking. Could've used a dip in the water to bleed some of that speed maybe.

[@maxwiens]

For glider enthusiasts - its a Rolladen-Schneider LS 8-a, manufactured in 1998 in Germany. Its a one-seated glider for competition use (not a training glider), but it is not certified for aerobatics. The wingspan is 15m, maximal speed - 280km/h IAS at 2000m. BTW nice Registration Code ;-)

[@MrSunrise-]

Thanks, I was wondering about that.

[@tonkingulfyachtclub8111]

Looks like he came in right at the 280 km/hr mark.

[@crazydrifter13]

What does that cost?

[@Markus_Lanz_Enjoyer]

@@crazydrifter13 In a bad condition ~60.000€

[@crazydrifter13]

@@Markus_Lanz_Enjoyer thankyou

[@boltar2003]

I like how the pilots legs are the frontal impact protection in a glider.

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

then you'd love parachuting...

[@boltar2003]

I must admit I've never *quite* seen the appeal of jumping out of a perfectly servicable aircraft and trusting your life to some fabric and nylon string just for a 30 second buzz. :o)

[@rafaelsnm6592]

sometimes 90 seconds and every second must feel like a minute

[@miniwarrior7]

@@rafaelsnm6592 every second feels like years of your life flashing before your eyes 😂

[@rafaelsnm6592]

did you ever do it? i definitly have to when am older. same as taking acid an lsd

[@cellokid5104]

This plane keeps it's speed like air resistance wasn't even a thing.

[@IGotACodingIdea]

It's called ground effect

[@josephastier7421]

40:1 glide ratios are not uncommon in those planes.

[@tavzelaviation8157]

Gliders have a high aspect ratio (long wing span, short chord line) so most of the wing area is stretched out. Increases lift, decreases drag.

[@ThePaulv12]

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe this landing is at some elevation. High elevation does this.

[@otsokivivuori7726]

Thats the point of engineering gliders....

[@pankajjaiswal6498]

Would have loved to see the view of you glider flying , skimming over the water. Must have been super awesome.

[@bingobango170]

You just watched it, numbnuts

[@toadelevator]

@@bingobango170 He is obviously asking for an external view, ground-based, numbnuts.

[@leveckfamily8841]

@@bingobango170 who peed in your Cheerios?

[@joeporonto3324]

Bingo Bango you sound like an autistic kid

[@Deke-wy3me]

Bingo Bango Yer such a dick

[@alishanmao]

amazing man, without any power this thing has such speeds

[@Dalboe]

It's really amazing what energy you can cramp into these, and get a performance that's just incredible - almost only on thermal energy.

[@aabb-zz9uw]

The fastest RC planes are gliders,reaching nearly 900km/h

[@Jigaboo123456]

​@@skiddybipbop6844 Kinetic energy is the energy of a mass in motion, thermal energy is a huge subject (thermodyamics) but with reference to gliders, ( to simplify): After releasing the tow, there are 3 ways to get lift : ridge lift, what is caused by a wind blowing against a steep hill or cliff face; wave lift, which is riding winds that occassionally occur many miles away and have a wave form that can lift a glider thousand of feet; finaly "thermals" which are ascending circles of rising air caused by localised areas of ground being heated by the sun more than surrounding areas, eg a newly-ploughed area of dark earth, tarmac etc. Glider pilots aren't the only fliers who use thermals--eagles, buzzards, crows, seagulls, albarosses and many other birds use them to gain height: it sure beats flapping thier wings to gain height! Whan I was gliding I was always looking for birds thermalling, ie, circling in the column of warm rising air, and I'd head for them and join the circle, and tey to hit them with my wingtip. Animal lovers, don't get triggered, it never happens, they are far better fliers than man and machine, they FEEL where the maximum lift is on the tips of their feathers, and so indicate to we humans where lift is strongest.

[@user-nw2si7hu3u]

@@Jigaboo123456 how safe are gliders to fly or ride in? Compared to “airplanes” with engines ?

[@Jigaboo123456]

@@user-nw2si7hu3u Generally, providing the glider pilot if well trained, the glider is safest. No fuel to explode or ignite either in flight, or ina forced landing, also they have a much lower landing speed than the vast majority of engined aircraft. The wise pilot (whether of a powered plane or a glider, keeps withing the limits of the aircract and the weather. With gliding this means always have enough height to spare to allow you to reach a safe landing spot.

[@barrywebber100]

Wow I'm amazed at how long the glider could sustain almost parallel flight at such closeness to the ground! Thanks for posting.

[@tricky2917]

Ground effect.

[@rickkimball6125]

I fly high wing, powered aircraft...The smart aleck in me: that's terrifying and appears to be unsafe as hell. Any wind deviation, or even a hiccup at the stick would've put you in the drink at about 90mph...The pilot in me: that was exceptional flying and a great demonstration of staying cool, knowing your plane, and landing on a (very) narrow strip. Tip o' the cap from me. Very skillful.

[@glennllewellyn7369]

He had to go pee mate.

[@JohnSmith-mk4nf]

@@glennllewellyn7369 skilfully taking the piss, perhaps ;)

[@carveroutdoors]

Glider clear of the runway at Taxiway Zulu...

[@MarkPentler]

Cody Carver imagine requesting a high speed taxiway for that

[@jeffreylindsey1757]

Great job. The glide ratio's of these modern sail plane's are phenomenal.

[@adlerzwei]

Her: Hun, my parents aren't home. Him: I'm coming in hot.....

[@SFbayArea94121]

Ali ŞAHİN Akilla 🔪

[@stevetanai9669]

@@alisahin_ excellent cultural knowledge!!!

[@octaviof.g.7316]

hahahaha

[@montgomeryburns3179]

There's an old aviation saying; There are old pilots, and bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots....

[@theblytonian3906]

@Montgomery Bums Actually there are, but in private conversation if they've known you long enough and well to assess you have the 'ken to comprehend and are capable of discretion they will admit to you they've been incredibly lucky, or more than one occasion.

[@danielguan563]

@@theblytonian3906 r/wooosh

[@montgomeryburns3179]

The Blytonian - I have to say you're right. As a pilot myself for a few decades (not gliders but light aircraft/aerobatics) and after speaking to other pilots, I've had a few say to me that despite being careful 99.99% of the time, they've had a few close calls where luck paid a bigger part than judgement as to the outcome, but fortunately they're still here. Stating the obvious however, and as we're all aware, the greater the risk taken, the bigger the chance of an undesirable conclusion. Human nature though - no-one's perfect.

[@theblytonian3906]

@Montgomery Burns Yep. Been there, done that have entire 't-shirt' collection. The Speciality 23 type is easily spotted as just another wannabe virtue signalling to the tune of a hackneyed club bar cliche to fill his void of any worthwhile experience or qualification.

[@Wisewolf_of_Avalon]

There's another analogy along those lines. You have two bags. A luck bag, and an experience bag. The goal is to fill the experience bag before the luck bag empties out.

[@vics-videos]

From a fellow glider pilot, nice demonstration of ground effect.... Had PLENTY of speed to make that (knowingly and intentionally) safe. Well done. People who don't fly efficient soaring craft aren't going to understand....

[@Bartonovich52]

That’s the dumbest fvcking thing I’ve ever heard in my life. I’ve never flown a glider... but I am _ACUTELY AWARE_ of my energy state in every aircraft I fly. This energy awareness allowed me to _FIND_ and _QUANTIFY_ lift without a vario in order to get very underpowered aircraft well above their absolute ceilings... and to complete a forced approach back to the runway at not much higher than rope break height (as described by the glider pilots who witnessed it) in a 7:1 glider. Most power planes don’t have a simple lever which changes the glide ratio from 40:1 to 4:1 (or whatever it is with the spoilers out) and change nothing else. They also aren’t as efficient and can’t cover up stupidity as demonstrated here. The issue here-which I’m not surprised such an in tune soaring pilot such as yourself missed-is *_TOO MUCH ENERGY!!_* It’s a good thing this fool had room to roll out... though he nearly destroyed a wingtip or main gear hopping over that taxiway. Good thing there wasn’t other aircraft or people or a fence or a ditch in his way. Do you want to know what good energy management is? Putting your aircraft down exactly where you want it, at the speed that you want it. That’s how they fly the Space Shuttle... and that’s how I fly my aircraft.

[@bmxmotoman94]

Does anyone have experience with ground effect over water vs land? I would assume its identical but I don't wanna make an ASS out of U and ME.

[@mikeyoung9666]

Plenty of speed yes, he was burning. Fast roll out too. Was he landing down wind ?

[@seikibrian8641]

bmxmotoman94 "...ground effect over water vs land? I would assume its identical..." Similar, but not identical. If you recall that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, the difference makes sense.

[@Paul54378]

I call this landing bullshit and I am Licensed.

[@dennislaux]

BEAUTIFUL.......now this is living out life to the max. Great skill set.

[@jayallen408]

awesome video I didn't know they made gliders with four-wheel drive kits😉

[@marsaeolus9248]

250 km/h on final approach touch down at 150 km/h LMAO Was that a glider or a jet?

[@littlesparklerofficial]

A glider

[@russellmoore8187]

Blöd Mann dude...whoooosh

[@LOLmusics]

LOL!!!!!!!!!! That was a good one!!

[@littlesparklerofficial]

🤷‍♂️😂😂😂

[@auggie803]

Neat going over that water like that Plus a great ride & view.

[@jwkim6198]

His registration is so underrated

[@Au_Hussar]

I started to lean back into my chair when you came down over the lake haha, well done!

[@peopleddiagram2920]

Fabulous flying. That was an absolute pleasure to watch. Kudos.

[@TheRealBoroNut]

@0:30 The Dambusters are recruiting if you fancy a job.

[@emgee44]

That was an amazing approach with a very fast landing as you said, just as well the runway was long enough. A real bum clenching moment for sure.

[@jfairplane8520]

A pure Joy to see this ! Bravo

[@lawrencethompson3239]

That was the most badass thing I have seen all year. Subscribed!

[@itzdilpickle3679]

That was a text book landing, really well done, i fly gliders myself and i can't imagine how scary that was

[@worldbestpilot]

... and there was that day with this unexpected downdraft in the final that no one could explain ... ... we will always remember you; you left us too soon !

[@LLSeltzer]

I think there was a muskie that spotted it coming and thought it was a very large, tasty Dragon Fly! It breached the surface, mouth agape, just a little too late!

[@preciosojug0298]

I don't even know what this means

[@worldbestpilot]

@@preciosojug0298 Maybe we need to explain this to your widow - in case ...

[@preciosojug0298]

@@worldbestpilot still unclear

[@srnunan4783]

Downdraft? With that much speed he could have done a loop and still landed long.... It's not like he was already at best glide speed and and couldn't pull back!!

[@elmoreglidingclub3030]

Carried PLENTY of energy into that approach!! And would’ve like to have seen it from the ground as well, as was teased in the link.

[@WoutervanTiel]

I wonder if there was any spray worth the ground effect over the water.

[@garettanderson6772]

I keep coming back to this video. It's just so cool!

[@Dalboe]

Thanks!!

[@Creepyseven]

I've watched this video a million times and only just noticed the registration of the plane...

[@billyrock8305]

Flying it like a boss. Well done junior. 👍 (lighten up on those landings ace)

[@Daimo83]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue

[@Giggiyygoo]

He'll need a coffee, black......like my men.

[@leveckfamily8841]

I say, let em crash.....

[@ericbartolotta6567]

Love Lloyd Bridges !!

[@scotchsoda3165]

Stewardess, I speak Jive.

[@tomr6955]

@@Giggiyygoo your men are like black coffee??

[@sbrunner69]

so cool. i watch this at least once a month! wish we could also get a view from the shore line, that would be epic.

[@i4y]

me standing there with my halved fishing rod...

[@soaring.passioninstagram5716]

One of the best low finals I've ever seen on KZbin so far. Cheers your soaring.passion

[@Twobarpsi]

What an amazing aircraft!

[@fudogwhisperer3590]

That's some serious energy management skills!

[@MyTube4Utoo]

*Tower:* "Glider, you're clear to land if you can slow that SOB down!!"

[@reigaterobot4965]

Pilot just enjoying what is known as 'Ground Effect' - Wings traveling close to the water get an extra lift by a cushion of compressed air trapped between wing and water.

[@TweakRacer]

Hey Ground Effect, hold my beer... Thanks, Water Effect

[@steveadkins9360]

You seem to be one of the few posters that understands what you saw!

[@TweakRacer]

Steve Adkins Likewise. Cheers! Too much stupid on the inter webs hahaha

[@segredosdotiosam9989]

Holy shit son, nice landing but it was a bit low and fast no? What do you normally fly again ? F18 sir. thank you for letting me borrow your glider.

[@ajiprasetiyowibowo4534]

😂

[@ChristopherJGomez27]

Hahaha awesome comment

[@pradeepsahoo7243]

This comment needs a heart!

[@tysoncott7402]

🤣👍

[@hellovikramjeet]

"F18 sir. On a carrier."

[@sherzaiasim]

He had the speed and pilot was familiar with his glider and a perfect landing thank you for sharing

[@pralkatv3485]

Dawno nie zazdrościłem nikomu tak bardzo jak oglądając ten film.

[@JIREN972]

Runway: *exists* Him: i dont use that for stopping my glider...

[@juliusjanusonis4604]

if you don't plan to launch again, you need to move the glider to the hangar, oft by hand. So you would plan to stop closer as a rule :)

[@maxbrazil3712]

That's a pilot intimately and expertly familiar with his aircraft. Bravo.

What a fantastic approach to the runway.

[@MuhammadNaeem-dh1gw]

You are landing like a professional pilot, very good landing, beautiful

[@tigercry5177]

I think he knows what he is doing.

[@apersonyoudontknow3346]

bra he did not even land on the runway

[@flobbyfishpaste4324]

Was it necessary? Nope. Did he do it because he’s an absolute badass? HELL YEAH

[@timwedler9192]

Nicely done! Low final, coming in at high speed - smooth

[@icspawn]

Stefan and you are fantastic gliders on KZbin.

[@Flyanb]

In MN we have a lot of lakes and every pilot knows there is descending air over them. That’s why this guy carries so much extra airspeed. It’s just his insurance policy. It made me extremely uncomfortable. But it was well planned and executed like he had practiced it often. I would play my cards different, but would not have a cool video either . Thanks for the vid!

[@billydarley6925]

that runway is aimed right at the lake. kinda forced to fly over it. what part of MN you in? i was cannon falls neck of the woods, red wing, hastings, ect. my uncle once had a dental office in fosstin and a cabin at angle inlet.

[@10ON10]

Whats with that peculiar sound in the video like a sportscar revving up...??

[@voornaam3191]

It is the air whistling along the canopy. He is flying over 200 kmph, that is a bit more than 125 mph. You hear that whistle.

[@dsdy1205]

@@voornaam3191 no, he's talking about the variometer, which is used to indicate energy loss/gain in a glider, very useful for locating thermals

[@kamuelalee]

He broke the sound barrier.

[@youdoyouplayer8529]

^All 3 of these guys nailed it

[@fancyfox3602]

@@youdoyouplayer8529 "He broke the sound barrier."

[@liampalmer4370]

Badass man, keep living these moments!, stay safe

[@marcusshaner7066]

That was fassst! Nice flying! Gliding takes such guts!

[@cloverwooldridge4307]

Well that's one way to get to parking...

[@tscooter22]

I'm no genius, but I would make a fair bet he's done this a time or two. :-)

[@geoffreyraleigh1674]

I keep coming back to this one. Lurve it.

[@jurisavtschenko]

So, nice looonng flare skimming the lake and then parked it right next to the restaurant. Respect! Did my first skydives @EFRY

[@clippedwing-bensmith1614]

The guy driving the tow tractor: Ah shit he's landed miles away

[@robd2184]

Touchdown speed about the same as a 757 I reckon !

[@upclosevideo]

Don’t think I could get used to the low final over water, lovely landing, thought you were looking to park it in your trailer at the end 👌

[@leovolont]

Back when I was a kid flying fixed wing, the trick my instructors and all the books told me was that when on final approach that you can tell where the plane will meet the ground by observing which point out in front of the plane is still, that is, not moving either up or down in relationship to some bug mark or imaginary reference that's clear in your own mind. Watching the video, and applying this technique, well, the still point indicated that the final approach was taking him into the drink. I couldn't read his airspeed, but, yes, it was possible he was intentionally diving and carrying a lot of speed. Or he just made dry land by riding the greater efficiencies of Ground Effect, and gliders with their light wing loading can float on ground effect better than anything else.

[@xraptor10]

I really wanted to see that external view. I wanted to see the air's displacement effect on the water. I wanted to see the aircraft's pitch over the water. Maybe next time?

[@robertmizek3315]

Good move closing the dive brakes over the water...

[@rotax912]

Amazing glider capable of asphalt, mud, grass, water wow!! Incredible!!!

[@__Faust__]

With that kind of airspeed you were totally in control. Well done.

[@adambrackston3471]

Until a downdraft puts you in the water, kind of foolish.

[@iamgort70]

ah yes...other than flying in 'wave' the use of 'ground effect' was always a Favorite of mine....it was always good to show a student just how far you could go in a real emergency if needed. Not a lot of comments here realise that this was a perfectly safe and stable approach in a 'ground effect' run....remember these craft have amazing glide ratios...not like a powered aircraft where if in trouble the old saying was' throw a brick out and if you stay above the brick...you're doin ok!' Really experienced pilots can do GE runs to about 40 feet at very high speed pull up, gain like 600 feet and do a short base a final..easily whilst dumping water at the same time. If you don't know about the nuances of flying sailplanes...don't comment.

[@CheekyMonkey1776]

IAM GORT Pretentious little Gort you are.

[@JeremySam]

I love this tail number on his glider, OY-SEX 😂

[@allmec5925]

Jeremy Sam i

[@MetaView7]

I just checked the website; this is a beautiful place. Envy envy !

[@HM-xt7bf]

What a flight, you must have had chills!

[@chrishoesel]

"Negative, pattern is full. Go around."

[@ststele]

Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing! :) I've never flown a glider but I'm sure having way too much speed on final coming across the water like that was a little better than coming up short! Nice video.

[@hunterk7838]

He did that on purpose.

[@cynthiabauer5763]

LegendLength I don't think anyone who says that believes a landing where you trash the plane, run over a person and lose an arm - but you still have legs so you can walk away from it! - actually takes it that literally.

[@kristopherdetar4346]

Love your finesse !!

[@flashted]

Okay, canopy unlatched hands shaking, coming in at light speed, watch those wingtips! shittin bricks..... Great move speeding up and getting into ground effect over water, good job bro

[@CgitEinsteins]

amazing

[@azriel7441]

Eh ada bang Cgit, nyasar bang

[@brenttaylordotus]

I'm not a glider pilot but seems like you came in at strafing speed.

[@robertbarlow6359]

Brent Taylor Art It would be well above stall speed, little or no air brake, whilst utilising 'wing in ground effect' - flying low above a surface drastically increases the glide range and reduces vortex drag off wings.

[@robertbarlow6359]

Diving on speed from low altitude to use wing in ground effect was once demonstrated to me by an instructor, as a way of extending final glide slope if pilot dangerously drifts to far from airfield during circuit. I was caught out once, by changing wind direction and increase in wind speed, whilst conflicting with other gliders on circuit - I barely cleared the tops of trees . It's definitely not recommended practice to approach too low - unintentionally - but using wing in ground effect once got me out of that dodgy situation, in which I would have ran out of height and speed and stalled into the trees.

[@sergeig685]

Makes no sense. "Strafing speed" is not fast.

[@hepgeoff]

Amazing landing. For a minute there I thought you were going to hit the water. Nice cockpit view!

[@caseysolar4578]

My brother is getting his commercial rating now and he was talking to me about questions he asks his CFI who happens to be a retired 30 yr USAF pilot. One question he asked was “what makes a good landing?”, The CFI responded “if you can use the plane again”. Good job brother haha

[@B30167]

Plane: I'm a glider, Dalboe, not a jetplane! Dalboe: Today you are.

[@abhishekbiradar7077]

Sir you landed with tailwind or what

[@InYourDreams-Andia]

Really cool. I'm near Puumala(Finland) right now, I'd love to get some glider action this year.. I did my 1st powered light aircraft lesson in a C45 earlier this year in the UK.

[@elishem8533]

That was cool as hell man...thank you for sharing

[@rangermaverick85]

I think gliders are the closest thing to a fighter jet pilot you can actually fly as a civilian

[@michaelderflinger5002]

Aerobatic gliders maybe (watch Luca Bortossio), but this one is made for flying efficient at high speed. Due to the long wingspan the rolling speed of gliders is very slow. No match for eg. an Extra 300.

[@cfairfull8030]

anyone else realize the registration is "OY-SEX"

[@saraleena007]

i was just wondering, did NOBODY notice??? haha

[@MarinePilot]

That was one of the coolest things I’ve seen, I think.

[@rockspyder3970]

Wow! WOW!!! Stunning! Hell dude, you are an absolute artist!

[@johnhickman7922]

I usually touchdown at Mach buffet too just to use up all the real estate.

[@DonPedro6901]

I am not the pilot. I spent many hours in late 80's on flight simulators and I would do the same. Taking speed to water surface and glide to airfield. Great job, well done!

[@thumb-ugly7518]

That looked like fun. Thank you for the video.

[@gazza2933]

Fantastic piece of flying! 👍

[@coderlia730]

Me : Hmmmm an Glider Him at 0.85 Match Me : WHERE IS THE HOOK

[@petewest5973]

Clearly a rental -

[@zestydude87]

Had no idea you were going to get that low....that was awesome.