Glider World Record Flight in the FAI 13.5m class 2020!

A flight i was dreaming a long time about. After two unsuccessful attempts in the past i did another try to fly a World Record in the FAI (World Air Sports Federation) 13,5m class with my Silent 2 Electro.
See how it went on that day and if my dream became reality!
Some pictures can also be found under this link:
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[@Cassiusisback]

when i was a normie, i thought pilots are real pilots. when i became one myself, i thought taildraggers make real pilots. now that i fly taildraggers, i come more and more to the conclusion that sailplanes make real pilots... i think i have a new goal for 2021 :) thanks for the inspiration and congrats for this awesome flight!

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you for your comment! Having a goal and try to reach it makes yourself a better pilot i think, regardsless which planes you fly. But ... flying gliders is really awesome, i guarantee you :-D! And thank you for your congratulations!

[@PureGlide]

Awesome, congratulations!

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you 😀!!

[@haraldschevik5213]

Congratulations! And great video!

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you Harald 😀

[@billtrue3017]

That was not only a superb flight but a very well edited video, this also shows that on a mega day in Europe 1000 km out and return is possible in the 13.5 meter class.

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you Bill! Yes, considering that i would have had 2-3 hours more with a better speed, there is still a lot of potential! Especially when you consider energy lines like the one at the end over more than 100km :-). I think we will see a big increase in record distance in the 13,5m class in the near future :-)!

[@haraldschallerl2973]

Cooles Video und sehr informativ. Bin schon neugierig auf deine Insta 360 Videos von nächsten Rekorden;-) Gratulation und auf ein virenfreies 2021 mit tollen Flügen.

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Hallo Harald, Danke für dein Kommentar! Bin auch schon gespannt auf die kommenden Video mit der insta360 Kamera :-). Freu mich auch schon auf 2021. Hab ein bisserl was vor :-)!

[@ashrafkandiel1091]

Rudi, it was incredible. I was shocked, that you couldn't land in Germany. I missed your voice at the beginning, but the written explanation was okay. Thanks a lot

[@martinNmr]

Gratulation zu diesem Rekordflug und dem tollen Video!!

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Danke Martin 😀 - wie gewünscht ein Video zu einem meiner Streckenflüge 😀

[@christofi8390]

Toller Rekord, Schönes Video mit tollen Animationen und sehr guter, passender Musik!

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Lieber Christof, Danke für deinen lieben Kommentar und dein Lob! Freut mich sehr :-)!

[@Alpha-III]

wau noch ein schöner Flug... und schönesVideo! Gratulation! War an dem Tag von Augsburg aus unterwegs Richtung Bayerwald bis Hof.... musste leider die Rennstrecke verlassen am Rückweg und und heim basteln im blauen... war ein schöner Tag....

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Ja das war echt ein toller Tag! Witzigerweise waren bei mit dann die letzten 50 km blau und alles andere als einfach, und zuvor war die tolle Wolkenstrasse vom Arber Richtung Heimat (die eh im Video ist) ...

[@Alpha-III]

Tatsächlich hab ich dich als Flarmkontakt in der Nähe von Weiden...

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

@@Alpha-III cool, wie geht das, hast du im igc file nachgeschaut?

[@Alpha-III]

Im OLC an dem Tag meine Meetingpoints gecheckt. Beide Flüge müssen hoch geladen sein... Ich glaube das Feature steht nur zur Verfügung, wenn man was gespendet hat... Funktion gibt's in We Glide auch....

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

@@Alpha-III ah ok verstehe 😀. Super!

[@StpBks]

Great flight! Love the Silent 2 Electro. Light controls and a very harmonized flap/trim system.

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you! Yes i love the Silent 2 Electro too. Also to mention the easy handling and the comfortable engine operation

[@grmpflying]

Very nice flight and congratulations!

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you very much :-)!

[@macflysf27]

SPIIIIITZE! Die Änderungen sind wunderbar geworden! NOCHMALS HERZLICHE GRATULATION ZU DEN REKORDEN!!

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Daaanke!! 😀😀

[@lsvschonbrunn-wunsiedelflu6587]

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu dieser Leistung!! Schöner Flieger :-) Du bist sogar bei uns vorbeigekommen - bei Minute 5:22 Fichtelgebirgsthermik :-) -> Flugplatz Tröstau

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Dankeschön für die Glückwünsche! Hey cool, Flugplatz Tröstau! Mit euch verbinde ich sowieso immer schöne Momente! Ich nahm euren Flugplatz als Wendepunkt für meinen Streckenflugdiamanten (500km). War ebenfalls ein Zielrückkehrflug, ist aber schon lange her, war 2004 :-) - ich freue mich immer wieder, wenn ich bei euch vorbeikomme! Liebe Grüße!

[@Florentin-Parapente]

magic very nice video :) great job !

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Many thanks also on that :-D!!

[@Florentin-Parapente]

@@RudisGlidingAdventures come on check my Chanel for more beautiful picturs :)

[@leutgebjosef3945]

Sehr inspirierend!👍 Lg

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Dankeschön 😃👍

[@Phil_The_Maker]

Très belle présentation. ,👍

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Merci :-)!

[@norparabert4894]

Amazing! Congrats 👏

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you very much 😀!!

[@chrishamilton4999]

Hello from Australia. That is a hell of a long way for such a little glider. Has the 13.5m class had much success as far as numbers taking them up? I know Lak make one. Are there any other manufacturers?

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Hi Chris, I think Lak is the manufacturer who produces the greatest number of 13,5m gliders. In my opinion those gliders are very underestimated. I see this very often when other glider pilots come to me and say: hey, I didn’t know that this little glider flies so great 😀

[@p.z.332]

Respect!

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you :-)!

[@Dee-im7ug]

Congrats, job well done. With the Silent 2, about how much reserve do you have after self-launching? Thanks.

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Hello Michael, thank you for your congratulations! The reserves strongly depend on the altitude, in which you can stop the engine to continue flying using thermals. Often you only need 20% or 30% to catch the thermals, as you can stop the engine very soon. The advantage is, that if the thermal does not work, you can switch the engine on immediately. This leads to very few energy needed.

[@mk271275]

Awesome! Great Flight!

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Thank you 😀!

[@alexanderleitner8143]

Tolles Video, aber obwohl ich es auch bevorzugen würde, es ist immer wieder komisch, KM und KM/H auf dem Höhen- und Fahrtmesser zu sehen. Auf jeden Fall herzlichen Glückwunsch!

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Hallo Alexander, ja als Segelflieger ist das ganz normal, auch wenn das in der Gesamtluftfahrt doch ein Unikum ist :-)

[@RoelBaardman]

Your glider is registered as D-M... and not D-K... . Does that mean the Silent 2 Electro is an ultralight? Do you need a PPL to fly it? Or does a LAPL(S) suffice?

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Hi, yes the Silent is certified as Ultralight. In Austria our authority approves it to fly with a LAPL(S). In other parts of the World you need an ultralight license to fly ✈️

[@RoelBaardman]

@@RudisGlidingAdventures Ah, lucky you! Is the approval for LAPL(S) strictly for the Silent 2 Electro?

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

@@RoelBaardman the approval is always valid for the specific registration number. So every owner needs to get it (if wanted) for his machine

[@RoelBaardman]

@@RudisGlidingAdventures Ah, that's clear! And is your approval valid in all EASA countries or only in austrian airspace?

[@SripathiSrikar]

Great, How much time it taken to go and come, what is the maximum height and speed?

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Hi Srikar, i needed about 7h for the task. Afterwards i added two more hours of fun flying, so i did about 9h in total :-). Min. altitude was once about 850m above sea level, max. altitude about 2550m :-)

[@golfhotelgolf3009]

Wie würdest du den Silent gegenüber anderen Flugzeugen einschätzen ? Clubklasse oder besser ?

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Hi! Ich würde sagen, der/die Silent liegt ziemlich bei einer LS1f oder LS4. Durch die Wölbklappen hat man halt noch einen Stellhebel mehr zur Verfügung 😀

[@michaelderflinger5002]

Great, congrats. It was a pleasure to watch this video. This flight can also be found at sis.streckenflug.at/index.php?inc=flug&id=57415 it also got big attention there. I would love to see a video about how you chose that task for the day and vice versa, how you came to the conclusion it will be a good day.

[@RudisGlidingAdventures]

Hello Michael, thank you for your comment and congratulations! Thank you also for your idea about the decision making. The winter should be long enough to realize also such a video :-)!