Excellent smooth landing. No panic, no rush. Very professional !
@doctorTF_25 жыл бұрын
they didnt panic or either rush because its practice
@SuperSpreeGaming5 жыл бұрын
*3am KZbin: Hey wanna watch a guy practice for death? Me: Sure why not
@giancarlomejia54155 жыл бұрын
Bro wtf is 3:46 am and im watching this for no apparent reason
@yanceybrown3025 жыл бұрын
3:25 and here I am
@matthewbrooder94145 жыл бұрын
This is the most fun you can have in a glider
@hardwirecars5 жыл бұрын
big reason i cant be a pilot how the heck do you understand what each other is saying that was 100% garbled to me on the response to you ready check.
@literalantifaterrorist46735 жыл бұрын
hardwire Most pilots know and anticipate what the ATC is going to say so it's easy to figure out what they're saying, even if it's quite garbled.
@deeeeeds5 жыл бұрын
It's significantly easier to hear in person, too.
@orangecayman5205 жыл бұрын
hardwire it’s clearer in the cockpit (at least in my Uncle’s Piper Cherokee)
@nmode74205 жыл бұрын
It's easier to understand when you're a pilot, because you usually know what is going to be said anyways. In this case, the glider announced that he was ready for takeoff. The garble you heard afterwards was the Tug Pilot on the radio: "Nephi Traffic (tug tail number) departing runway 35, glider in tow, Nephi" I couldnt understand the tug tail number, but because i know what was going to be said anyway, catching some syllables of the rest of the transmission makes it clear.
@Mike-012343 жыл бұрын
On the radio? Gliders don't use headphones it's easy to talk inside a glider big difference between powered flight. The gliders where I got instruction didn't use radios it was all done with signals. The flight instructor was old school he said radios are nice to have, but we needed to learn hand signals and stuff. He was WW2 P-51 pilot it was years ago in the early 80's he said when they flew in formation they never really used the radios it was all visual hand signals or just a nod sometimes those guys were so in tuned the wing man was watching the lead. He said sometimes used radios in big formations might have a flight lead he give a few quick orders call out bandits. I could listen to his stories all day long wish I had got more instruction from him he long passed away.
@dchiffy6 жыл бұрын
Bruno you killed it, nice landing with tail wind. Thanks for all the videos
@chaseoliver5936 жыл бұрын
I love watching you take off from my back yard. I actually watched you taking off over the weekend, this looks like it's a video from this weekend. Love watching your videos. Keep posting.
@BrunoVassel6 жыл бұрын
Cool! You need to come out and fly with us one of these weekends!
@Delfi19005 жыл бұрын
Ohhhhh!!! This happened to me!! We were launching of the cliffs at Torrey pines in San Diego, in the wind towards the ocean, straight drop of from cliffs to ocean! Using a winch launch, the tow rope came loose at around 100 feet altitude, we were able to stop a couple hundred feet before the cliff drop of,,, : very scary situation (:
@lucas294765 жыл бұрын
FelixD cat can gliders ditch in the ocean?
@ManvenSingh5 жыл бұрын
Seems like youve found it trilling.
@timothygrimshaw31605 жыл бұрын
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@keegan7736 жыл бұрын
Don't you just love your annual checks. Launch failure, spin recovery, demonstration of a good circuit. Thank the lord I've done mine for this year.
@greigglover16 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting Bruno! Your video highlights the need to keep the nose down and keep the speed up during a rope break. It's easy to forget that. Great video.
@MontyWolf6 жыл бұрын
Bravo! I was taking a ride out of Jacumba and the winch cable broke at about 200 feet. That was exciting!
@brianemery89455 жыл бұрын
Sounds like You we're Giving John The Tips on this one. Good Flight
@robertbeger42752 жыл бұрын
My wife and I are just starting, although she is transitioning from power, and I appreciate seeing the rope break practice at this point. As a novice with the whole road ahead it's actually a bit comforting to hear that you never stop learning to get better. I sure have enjoyed your videos and I think some helped me finally make the decision to go for it. Thanks!
@BrunoVassel2 жыл бұрын
Hey Robert. Thanks for taking the time to say hi. How exciting that both of you are learning to fly gliders! You guys will love it. You have so many exciting experiences ahead of you if you keep at it. Please keep me informed as to how you guys progress. Cheers! Bruno
@robertbeger42752 жыл бұрын
@@BrunoVassel Will do Sir. I do have a question and would appreciate your input if it's not inconvenient. We live almost two hours from our field, Cherry Valley, AR and so far lessons are only available on Saturdays. We have been talking about setting up our own flight simulator. I'm sure there is no substitute for the real thing, but can one learn and improve by using a flight simulator? Any thoughts or recommendations? Thank you so much for reading and responding to my comment. Btw your flight to the Grand Canyon had me in tears as well.
@BrunoVassel2 жыл бұрын
@@robertbeger4275 Great questions and good news: Condor flight sim 2 is fantastic and can be very helpful with training. There are a few individuals who can help you train virtually along with your real world lessons. If you get the program please let me know and I can get you the contact info for the virtual instructors. Cheers.
@rcbif1016 жыл бұрын
Haha, right when you stopped talking I was feeling a bit nervous too. Pretty low turn. Personally would have (or atleast would hope I would) not touched the spoilers till lined up. The G103 can really dump altitude if needed with those spoilers anyways.
@BrunoVassel6 жыл бұрын
Right there with you - I did NOT execute this perfectly. We all get to watch and learn from my mistakes. I was so worried about the tail wind I wanted to not overshoot the end of the runway. Of course we all see I had plenty of room. I agree I should not have touched the spoilers till lined up. I would say I got a little bit tunnel vision right at that point trying to get lined up with the runway. Glad the wing tips have wheels so I can wheel around the turn if I get too low... ;) Thanks for watching!
@rcbif1016 жыл бұрын
Are those wing tip wheels a factory option or custom? Any info if custom? We take-off on paved and try to land on grass, but sometimes have to land on the pavement. The paved runway is raised, and if the pilot does not ride about 5ft to either side of the center-line, the wing bottom will drag the edge of the runway when it comes down. (or if the wing drops on take-off). Nasty noise....On a side note - I have seen a G103 ground loop and loose it's tail with a late base to final. Also a nasty noise, but wonder if wingtip wheels would actually had an effect.
@BrunoVassel6 жыл бұрын
It was conplete tongue in cheek about pivoting around a wing wheel. Would NOT be pretty. Yes, they are custom installed by our club's mechanic guru. They work great.
@dannael165 жыл бұрын
"flies like a truck" had me dying 😂😂
@prowordsmith6 жыл бұрын
Glad to have you and your videos back, Bruno!
@chezzap47176 жыл бұрын
Nice landing Bruno. It would be easy to resist speeding the glider up being so close to the ground!! Very much looking forward to your videos during the season. The longer the better!! Love the sound of the Vario going nuts in the good climbs.
@Rando1048546 жыл бұрын
Always really enjoy your videos Bruno! Always a great ride! thank you
@johnfoster12016 жыл бұрын
Glad to see the videos coming again. Can't wait for this coming season. Looking forward to seeing what you do with your old Phoebus again.
@analuizaabdalah85786 жыл бұрын
Saudades dos seus videos, muito bom tê-lo de volta. Miss your videos, very good to have you back.
@BrunoVassel6 жыл бұрын
Ana Luiza Abdalah Obrigado amiga! Um abraco.
@toramorama6 жыл бұрын
Rope break is one of the last items on my training grid. Flying that same Grob "club truck" or our ASK-21. Looking forward :( to that over the next couple of instruction sessions. Thank you as usual for the video!
@davesgliding6 жыл бұрын
Glad to see spring has come to Nephi. Our field is still wet (being next to a river), but assembly and operations could start this weekend! Looking forward to scaring an instructor with a few check-flights (ok, me too!), but I'm tied up the next 3 weekends. Bad planning!
@Noircogi6 жыл бұрын
I was very happy to see a new Bruno video. Soaring over Utah is a treat!
@MojaveRedRocks6 жыл бұрын
Hey Bruno, I always enjoy your videos! If you think the Twin Astir flies like a truck then it's too bad you can't take a flight in the LK-10A that I soloed at the tender age of 15 back in 1959 in Enumclaw, Washington. Now, that was a truck! I weighed about 110 requiring 50 lb of lead ballast. It took about all the strength my skinny little arms could muster just to move the ailerons. Like the Grob, though, the rudder was ineffective, and the elevator was way too sensitive. Still, soaring was a great experience, even in a truck!
@Kimtwister6 жыл бұрын
YAYYYY your back have missed my flying buddy i seriously cant wait to fly out to utah and u and me can fly your glyder take care BRAVO 4
@lautoka636 жыл бұрын
The guy in the back sounds like he's been around gliders for a while. Pleased to see you're in spring; autumn has arrived in the Antipodes (though I had a couple of hours in the Discus 2 weeks ago) - enjoy your summer, fly safely and make videos for me to watch during our wet winter.
@DNModels6 жыл бұрын
Man, I've been longing months for this! Glad you are back B4!!!
@StefanoBorini5 жыл бұрын
I was taught that if the rope breaks you want to (slightly and quickly) pull back for two reasons: first, when you tow, you are going faster than normal, and if you are low you can convert those 10/15 knots above roundout speed into usable height that can be precious. Second, you can hit the rope (see how close it get to the right wing as it turns?), which can make a difficult situation worse. In your case, though, you lost airspeed almost immediately after detaching, so it really depends. After all you were nose up as you were climbing...The important message is that you have very little energy to play with, and you have to manage it very carefully. Too slow and you stall and spin. Too fast and you burn it. Also, with such tailwind, and not in a simulated emergency, I would have still landed in the field ahead. I might destroy the glider, but who cares. It's just too much risk to do a 180 at 200 feet, and then land airspeed+tailwind. You hit turbulence or sink, with a bank angle that high, and you end up digging the wing in and cartwheeling, and then you are dead. If you have to crash, crash with the wings level. **Of course I am not saying that what you did was wrong**. What I am saying is that in a real emergency and with your scenario, I would chicken out, land ahead into wind (less ground speed) and just risk the glider, rather than me and the glider.
@feetgoaroundfullflapsC5 жыл бұрын
Yo posted.. "not in a simulated emergency, I would have still landed in the field ahead. I might destroy the glider, but who cares. It's Ajust too much risk to do a 180 at 200 feet, and then land airspeed+tailwind".. Dude, WTF!! Are you such a dam coward you will destroy my glider i rent to you on a such common Tow Line Break???.. Dam.. We have 14 year old girls doing that turn for real while solo.. Dont rent anymore.. Go buy, and destroy all you want.. Shameful to say you cannot do what 14 year old girls can.. Im a CFI...
@monza10020005 жыл бұрын
@@feetgoaroundfullflapsC As a CFI you should never push or suggest a pilot do something that he does not feel 100% comfortable doing. It is a recipe for disaster. It is always better to wreck a glider/aircraft than kill the pilots.
@feetgoaroundfullflapsC5 жыл бұрын
@@CZbanhof YOU ARE THE TOXIC LIAR, Dummy!!. Where the fuck i posted that you could bring it back from UNDER 200. F you, Vucking liar.. Nowhere in my post i posted that.. Toxic you..
@dobermanpac10645 жыл бұрын
I’ll meet you there. I’ll be driving the silver Honda in the parking lot. 😎
@leet37a95 жыл бұрын
pretty smooth, good flying, sir
@lohphat5 жыл бұрын
I've done this as part of my SEL training and I was taught to pull the flap lever (PA28-181) in the turn to lower the stall speed while pushing the nose down for airspeed then let the flaps back in slowly as airspeed increases to then extend the glide distance. I was about to turn back and realign to the simulated runway in less than 500ft loss. We did the maneuver at 3500ft out in a practice area.
@geoffreygower49116 жыл бұрын
Bruno, pleased to see you back after your winter. Look forward to see more of your great videos. Ps good landing !!! Cheers from downunder.Au
@hardwirecars5 жыл бұрын
a favorite youtuber of mine and lots of people just died from paragliding so i just want to say stay safe this stuff is fun but its still serious business never forget that.
@lucas294765 жыл бұрын
hardwire this is gliding and much safer than paragliding
@hardwirecars5 жыл бұрын
@@lucas29476 agreed but still up a few thousand feet right just saying stay safe.
@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld9536 жыл бұрын
Glad your back. starting to withdraw from winter
@phils46346 жыл бұрын
I've only had the one "genuine" cable failure on launch - winch launch too, and the break was low enough (50 feet above field elevation) to permit a "spoilers up, straight ahead" landing. Interesting that, even back in the early 1970's, UK training required the pilot to demonstrate cable break recovery techniques - and that was flying ex-RAF Slingsby T31's (which were "only just flight capable" in comparison with today's amazing performance trainers (e.g the DG 1000T!))
@fprintf6 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to your next season too! It is always super interesting regardless of which adventures you take me on.
@elyselapalme70406 жыл бұрын
waw! this is nice! This summer I'm going to do my glider license! I cannot wait! :)
@boofnoof16026 жыл бұрын
Yes bruno, the twin astir does fly heavy on the controls but like you said always a blast when flying in the glider for a day. Our club owns a twin astir as well great glider with some problems but thats with all. 😁
@coldforgedcowboy6 жыл бұрын
Right on Bruno and B4 is back!
@stuward30466 жыл бұрын
Missed your videos, good to see that you are back in the air. Stu.
@wellgoahead6 жыл бұрын
Wow thats a nice recovery and landing and can´t wait to join your adventures this year!!If possible make them full length :-) and raw(unedited) just like it happened, good thermals&happy landings!!
@DymondCrystal5 жыл бұрын
I didn’t kill myself, what a nice spring day 😂😂😂 I feel that
@andybarnes005 жыл бұрын
Apart from the occasional Pawnee I’ve hardly ever had a steep enough tow for a turn back to be possible
@GrahamSTT5 жыл бұрын
All my tows have been off a 2900’ strip at 3000’ asl behind either a Scout or 150 hp Citabria. We go 30 degrees off runway heading at 50 feet and I’ve never had any concern about not making the field from 200’. We even did them at 250’ in a SGS 2-22, which was affectionately called “the brick”. Never a concern in our operation.
@OverKilL4135 жыл бұрын
I am 15 and learning to fly in this “truck“ 😂 Greetings from Austria
@markclark-lewis26006 жыл бұрын
Good to see you back , enjoy your videos.I fly a paraglider so same principles but a bit slower!!!!!!
@LS8eighteen6 жыл бұрын
I would have turned right after release. The initial turn to runway heading would have been a bit longer arc but you would have been lined up at higher altitude without that S-turn you made.
@BrunoVassel6 жыл бұрын
My instructor and I agreed to turn to the west since there are high power lines on the road to the east just outside of the airport property. Had that not been the case, you are correct - turning right would have lined things up better. This is a perfect example of it being good to practice emergency procedures on a regular basis. Yes you are correct that it would have lined up with the runway better had I turned right. Being so low to the ground when the rope released, it was amazing how strong the urge was to turn in the direction of least turning to be pointed back at the runway. By turning left, I was pointed at the runway quicker - BUT perpendicular to it. By turning right, I would have been turning longer with the airport behind me and not being able to see it, but I would have been better lined up. It is a great exercise in practicing these things. A few more low rope breaks and I think it will be easier to turn in the correct direction.
@stevenleonard57326 жыл бұрын
The correct direction is the one that gets you and the plane safely on the ground. It can be correct to the left, or to the right. A lot will depend on ground obstructions to landing after the turn is made. Well done, Bruno.
@LS8eighteen6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bruno, exactly my line of thinking. To most, it is counterintuitive to turn "away" from the landing area but - especially if you are a bit higher and when launching into a stiff head-wind - it will get you lined up much easier, and no bank changes.
@ezepilot1606 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too, with the turn he made he was coming at the runway almost 90 degrees then barely made it. I always make like a crop duster turn. The two plane was doing the first half of the teardrop turn for you. If you would have gone right you would have been coming at the runway from a 45 degree turn instead of about 90 degrees.
@darrellknight72346 жыл бұрын
Good landing, good your back up making videos!!!!!
@stonelaughter6 жыл бұрын
We used to call the Twin Astir the "Twin Pig". Weighs more than most trucks and flies like a supertanker on barbiturates.
@cabdolla6 жыл бұрын
turns like a cruise ship!
@rcbif1016 жыл бұрын
Tom Kelsall - Our club has had both the Astir version and the 103a version, and the Astir is most defiantly the pig.
@stonelaughter6 жыл бұрын
*GRIN*
@tilidie52725 жыл бұрын
tbh i never gave gliders much thought but id have never guessed they were towed off, that was pretty amazing!
@David-ry5il5 жыл бұрын
Makes me want to learn to fly one ..
@gazza29335 жыл бұрын
Go for it! Fantastic experience.
@monza10020005 жыл бұрын
Have a go. Do an AirEx, take control for a while. You will love it.
@DaynHolz6 жыл бұрын
Welcome back, I´m looking forward for new awesome videos.
@gabrieltaveira296 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your videos, mate! Keep it up like that. Practicing this type of emergency if something I'm sure we do less often than we should, liked watching. Let me suggest something, why don't you add some subtitles to the windy bit, I could barely understand. Cheers!
@markmartin9346 Жыл бұрын
I teach roll into a 45 degree bank with a pitch attitude that will give you at least your best L/D speed. Usually, your tow speed is faster than your L/D speed thus resulting in at least still be at 200 feet at the 180 degree point. I teach with the airspeed covered so mostly by attitude. Like in a 2-33. We are towing at about 65 mph. I go for a pitch attitude that will give me about 55 mph in a 45 degree bank and usually that will give me about 40 to 50 foot climb in the 180 degree maneuver.
@be24985 жыл бұрын
Ohh dude we have nearly the same glider at our little airport. Its really relaxed to fly but kind of old.
@chrisgrab71486 жыл бұрын
Hey Bruno, nice landing! Can you explain, why you took left insted of right turn towards runway? Can't tell exactly, what the wind was doing, but left turn was taking you away, not closer from your runway. Thanks.
@milesfagerlie80525 жыл бұрын
Been there and done that! Nice work.
@rossclements88746 жыл бұрын
You probably know about this, but in a situation like that, it is easier to turn away from the airport and do one large 270 (in your case to the right) than a 180 and then a turn-reversal into a 90. You would have avoided the low maneuvering. If you had any reasoning against doing that I would be interested to hear it!
@BrunoVassel6 жыл бұрын
Agreed - there were power lines to the other side of the airport so the instructor and I agreed to turn left. Had I done the 270 it would have been a cleaner line up but had I overshot it, it would have been too close to the power lines. Thanks for watching!
@phils46346 жыл бұрын
My thoughts too. By executing a simple, continuous turn we'd have lost less height and speed (especially since "s" turns are a known, taught way of losing airspeed in cases of spoiler malfunction). You might even have had enough height to allow a more conventional short final approach.
@davesgliding6 жыл бұрын
We lost a few tow ropes over the last few weeks, so we were using a well used tow rope while someone was off making another. We had a situation where we had what was pretty much a crosswind, but it kept switching between giving us a headwind vs tailwind. It was decided that because I'm light and flying solo, I could probably get up along with the towplane before the trees at the end of the runway, but I decided that we should review emergency procedures first, in case the rope broke. The duty instructor indicated that, unless I was far off the field (I mean really far), it's better to turn back at the least angle from the field, that on the instructor course he was told that you can lose as much as 200' in a 180 degree turn, so 270 would be impossible. Of course, the power lines were a good reason too. ;-) I just want to endorse that even without the power lines, you did the right thing, according to what our instructors are taught (also, according to the laws of physics). On another note, I got a headwind on my takeoff ... but a tailwind on my landing. What a rush!
@cabdolla6 жыл бұрын
Hey don't forget to make the experiment about pulling up at various speeds to see the altitude gained based on our numbers we calculated :-)
@1shARyn36 жыл бұрын
Welcome back Missed you
@tomarmstrong128110 ай бұрын
How can you get it wrong with miles of runway? A rope break is an altogether different animal when flying out of small grass fields with little or no undershoot or overshoot.
@danh64116 жыл бұрын
You’re back!!!!!
@TomKirkman12 жыл бұрын
The Grob is very heavy on the controls but it's a good aircraft.
@jannes72926 жыл бұрын
10ft above the ground: "John, your canope is closed, right?" :'D But you did a good job, maybe you could've pulled the brakes a bit later. Is it common in your club to announce cable brake practises? In our club the flight teacher just pulls the release whitout the student exspecting it, so it's more like a real cable brake. Keep up making vids!
@KillerSpud6 жыл бұрын
Woohoo! you're back!
@Robin-zu4re6 жыл бұрын
I’ll have to do the same thing tomorrow :) I haven’t flown since early December
@timovehkaoja6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful emergency landing!
@stelchrys5 жыл бұрын
Was there a worm on the windshield the whole time?
@monza10020005 жыл бұрын
@@japorah It allows you to see the angle the aircraft is flying at. Ideally you want to keep the string straight back. It
@Breenild6 жыл бұрын
I would like to see some full length, uncut 5 hour glider videos again! :)
@rongleason6 жыл бұрын
If you had turned to the right line up with runway would have been easier. Tow pane had turned to left on tow
@johnfoster12016 жыл бұрын
I've been taught NOT to do that, as you loose more altitude the more degrees you turn. This close to the ground that is a dangerous proposition.
@sevenbravo6 жыл бұрын
One 225ish degree turn to the right seems to be better than one 135ish degree turn to the left, followed by another 60ish degree turn to the right...very low to the ground, with a tailwind.
@johnfoster12016 жыл бұрын
That 60 degree turn to the right could be reduced to a 45 degree turn or even a 30 degree turn if he had not turned as much on the initial turn, and the later turn can be done more gently, with much less bank and altitude loss than the original turn.
@bend14836 жыл бұрын
look forward to seeing your old glider Bruno! :D
@EatSleepVan6 жыл бұрын
Very nice! Do you practice spins/stalls regularly too in America?
@ryanschaff1236 жыл бұрын
Eat Sleep Van how do you practice stalls in a glider?
@EatSleepVan6 жыл бұрын
2fastHarley point the nose up. I promise it won’t keep going up forever :) the more accurate answer is increase the angle of attack usually done by lifting the nose and slowing your airspeed. It’s very good to practice regularly to know how your glider stalls and what the warning signs are. Buffeting (shaking) of the wings for example.
@forresthaggertychannel43016 жыл бұрын
A Grobe?
@Harschi68125 жыл бұрын
Do you also do winch launches? I heard they are not very common in the US.
@SamBskate5 жыл бұрын
Thanks john
@MrSkeeja6 жыл бұрын
Why did you not take off from the other end of the runway to give a headwind component?
@matthewbrooder94145 жыл бұрын
Ahhh 200 foots are the best 😍
@alikhosravi4965 жыл бұрын
Can you do that in 50 feet and ofcourse in the end of the runway !!!???
@hazza8366 жыл бұрын
Bruno please can you do a walk around of glider 85 whiskey???
@KHos736 жыл бұрын
Bruno is Back!
@killermaster160006 жыл бұрын
Hi Bruno, may I ask what plane was John flying ? the yellow one ?
@killermaster160006 жыл бұрын
Don't tell me it is a Call Air A9B ? I believe is called ?
@BrunoVassel6 жыл бұрын
John was in the back seat of the glider. The tow plane is a CallAir.
@WolfeYankee5 жыл бұрын
What's so hard? just push the stick down and you're back on the ground. Just not in one piece all the time.
@flofliegt6 жыл бұрын
Lucky dude with such a long runway. In 60m I would land on a field next to our airfield. We have 550m grass and a 100hp tow plane which means we often are airborne close to the end of the runway. If it is warm and we have no wind or maybe tailwind (we are just allowed to make airtow into one direction) we have a low climb rate and in 60 ft you may have no chance to come back safe to the airfield. Nevertheless nice job and good video 👍👍👍
@csaviation90136 жыл бұрын
Florian Danker I'm surprised 100hp can even tow a glider!
@69michas6 жыл бұрын
Could you introduce your tow plane as you presented your ASW?
@michaelmcmenzie69285 жыл бұрын
The simulated rope break was not followed up by any radio Communication to the airport is that necessary?
@ZepLedastic6 жыл бұрын
As somebody who's very interested in gliding, but who knows very little about it - why is he pointing the nose down? From the commentary in the video I gather it's because of airspeed, but why do you want to increase airspeed in a situation like this?
@juhakettunen79715 жыл бұрын
It is more to avoid losing airspeed rather than increasing it. During tow the nose is higher than during glide and if you forget to push it down when the force of towrope disappears, you will lose airspeed and risk stalling the glider. At low altitude it feels unnatural, but needs to be done. Also, some extra airspeed (within reason) never hurts, especially while decending through wind gradient and/or turbulence.
@keyworksales62415 жыл бұрын
Try to turn with low airspeed you will lose lift and stall the plane, entering a spin. Nose down is the only way to increase speed in a glider
@prreith6 жыл бұрын
How many years experience and how long out of the glider? This 'checkout' seems a bit over the top, especially considering you could probably instruct the instructor....
@rcbif1016 жыл бұрын
prreith - Most glider Spring Checkouts include a surprise rope break. Even two instructors checking themselves out may do it.
@lashamgliders6 жыл бұрын
There is never too much experience to practice emergencies, especially considering we have lost pilots over the years including one famous one in launch failure emergencies.
@jpthsd5 жыл бұрын
I have question, when you glide like 200 miles away, how do you get back? do you just follow the NAV GPS just like auto GPS to get back? thx, jh
@StefanoBorini5 жыл бұрын
Yes, but in general after you fly in an area for a long time, you just recognise features on the ground and, if you don't have NOTAMS or airspace limitations, you just follow them. You have, of course, to keep in mind that the wind is potentially pushing you (and wind high up may not be in the same direction as on the ground), so you have to compensate for that.
@Helicopterpilot166 жыл бұрын
I miss doing this...
@fredricknietzsche73166 жыл бұрын
Finally back flying with my friend Bruno Vassel.
@tomal77056 жыл бұрын
What's L/D ratio? 200' wow!
@rcbif1016 жыл бұрын
38:1 - I fly the same glider along with it's single seat variant. And like he said that is only considered medium performance!
@lukeharris11765 жыл бұрын
what is that on his windshield???
@hoodlum11075 жыл бұрын
It is a simple way to show if the aircraft is flying directly in to the airflow or slipping/crabbing
@guyharbidge12646 жыл бұрын
Yay a Bruno vid!!! 😃
@nobloubartete5 жыл бұрын
Written comment are more than welcome
@airlogic6 жыл бұрын
Damn he`s back...
@henryfreund_5 жыл бұрын
Nice grob:)
@screaminlordbyron77675 жыл бұрын
Don't they call that the impossible turn.. or is it different for gliders? Looked like something that could easily go wrong if it was an actual emergency. Still.. good job!
@ZicajosProductions5 жыл бұрын
SCREAMIN' LORD BYRON It’s similar.
@mikemellor89726 жыл бұрын
Steep turn
@cabdolla6 жыл бұрын
Gliders do it at 200' @ 45 deg bank.
@midknight_flight29025 жыл бұрын
200 feet? That looked more like 400-500 to me but idk
@louist1035 жыл бұрын
The altimeter is showing 500 feet above sea level. The 200 feet was above ground level
@jimschermerhorn53706 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your vlogs. Didn't know you flew two seater. Don't know if I could afford it. But, if I have a chance to get out your way. How much would it cost to go up with you?
@BrunoVassel6 жыл бұрын
Hi Jim - never thought about it much. Might cost you a lunch or something like that. :)
@jimschermerhorn53706 жыл бұрын
Bruno Vassel wow, really, it's one of my bucket list things I want to do. I would have to travel from Raleigh NC. When would be the best time? I flew with a friend 25 years ago in Switzerland. Was fun.
@BrunoVassel6 жыл бұрын
Find yourself in Salt Lake City area any time between May and October and we will see what we can make happen. Cheers :)