Gliding Introductory Flight - HD Cockpit Experience

Have you ever wondered what glider pilots do?
This introductory flight provides a great overview of the sport of gliding. New students are introduced to the world of soaring with an "Air Experience Flight."
The experienced instructor takes the backseat so you can enjoy the spectacular views and have a go at the controls.
Warwick Gliding Club, QLD, Australia. Glider: PW-6U; Shot on GoPro3

[@chrishamilton4999]

I admire instructors who can talk through the manoevres etc. logically and sequentially, at the same time doing it themselves. Great video and great teaching of the student/passenger.

[@gregpetryk1696]

Thank you for not embellishing the video with music. I will share this to inspire some friends to take up glider flying as I did back in the 70's

[@GaylordCohen]

This video of an actual intro glider flight is the MOST IMMERSIVE video I've EVER watched on KZbin! I would LOVE to take a REAL intro glider flight SOMEDAY...before I pass on. I've always dreamed of flying a glider/sailplane since I was a child, and now, here's yet ANOTHER item to add to my EVER-GROWING "bucket list"! Thank you, and GOD BLESS! :-)

[@DirkHav]

I had the feeling you are good enough to handle the stick for take off too. I liked your flight all the time. Thank you for not adding music.

[@gravydressing8904]

You don't hear the noise don't you

[@acrobaticcripple8176]

I only wish I had an instructor like him back in the 90s. I'm 73 now, and I intend to have one last chance to enjoy.

[@Fractalite]

Great student ! He got the gentle pressures and subtle movements involved on the stick straight away .

[@richarddavis7778]

Yes, I thought exactly the same thing. There are so many pilots, including advanced ones, who are constantly twitching on the stick on the smoothest of days and it just wastes energy. Easy habit to break if picked up early.

[@bristleconepinus2378]

@@richarddavis7778 i was always a little ham fisted

[@heyitsbacon599]

Took my first glider lesson yesterday. I'm hooked.

[@gravydressing8904]

What do you do I'm air cadets

[@BobGnarley.]

Great instructor. Love the specifics he gives you like how he follows the tows wings or how you need to let the plane land itself to avoid bouncing

[@Jetcast]

Excellent looking back on this flight some almost 7 years later!

[@rgt8637]

Have hhhhh

[@dirkhoekstra727]

Great student, great instructor, great video!

[@27horses231]

Good job. Excellent instructor 😊

[@justanotherjackass4669]

Very informative instructional video. I’ve got to go up on an introduction flight . Last two weekends the instructor was too busy. The third time is the charm, I hope.

[@pentachronic]

Very cool instructor there. Makes me want to try gliders now !!

[@taomahNEGEV]

Just beautiful.

[@todd92371]

Amazing. I am so interested in this now and want to pursue this. Just beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sivayamsiva9343]

Wonderful experience, thanks for sharing very nice video 🙏

[@biophillie]

Great vid!

[@fredperry1250]

Great video indeed

[@Aviatorjoao]

What a smooth tow! Very stable day indeed

[@larrymansfield9393]

That is so cool! I will learn how to do this before I kick the bucket

[@ianedmonds9191]

Gliding seems like sailing in the sky. I sailed fast dinghies for a lot of years and I 'm now at an age where the physicality of it is too much. I'd like to try gliding now. My grandfather was a pilot and my Dad glided and sailed. I think I would enjoy it. There's a gliding centre very close to me so it's a shoe in. I'm gonna do this. Luv and Peace.

[@QSHIFTY]

in swedish, the word for gliding, "segelflygning" literally translates to "sailflying".

[@Poundingsand]

What an excellent tutorial...very nice video...I wish I could see more of the rudder inputs, but sadly that's hidden from view. :)

[@maher8224]

so nice video

[@rayharkins14]

nice flight. good instructor.

[@stanislouse4168]

Now THIS guy knows how to teach and FLY!

[@Steve-ho2mx]

Cool skilled instruction

[@csmihaly]

Awesome

[@balajig8894]

superb

[@timmit3579]

I just want to be able to feel out/sense the thermals/ find the areas on the ground & in the air that will provide my craft the lift to keep me aloft & give me a nice long ride for however long I want to sail i them... That's what I want!...

[@decidev]

I wanna fly one of these so bad

[@aviationisawesome]

How did you mount the gopro in this position?

[@DustinDawind]

What's the reason for flying low tow the entire tow? In the US we typically would only fly low tow when ferrying a glider.

[@suleikhamohamed2654]

wow interesting

[@EstebanT67]

Great video! Please, let me ask a technical question. Is there any reason why to fly lower than the tow plane, as you do in this video? Thanks!

[@albinhurve5521]

I wondered that too. Im a student glider pilot and I've learnt that the wheels of the towplane should line up with the horizon , but it this case they seemed to be way lower than that. I don't know why tho..?

[@robertmacdonald8519]

Yeah, they definitely looked like they were on low tow. Great video

[@EstebanT67]

I read on Chapter 12 of FAA Gliding Handbook (FAA-H-8083-13A) that there are two acceptable tow positions for the glider: "High tow position", at the same altitude, or, "Low tow position", just below the tow plane wake. Discussing this matter together with other pilots at the club, I arrived at the conclusion that maybe, flying at a lower altitude can help to reduce induced drag, mostly on the towing plane, resulting in a higher vertical speed or a lower fuel consumption. This is because the downforce required to compensate the wing pitching moment will then be (in part, at least) be provided by the vertical component of tow rope tension.

[@InnovativeWrapsAu]

In Australia we transition to low tow at around 300ft above ground for the reason that if we come into a powerful thermal the glider will climb quickly, faster than the tug, and if you are in high tow you could quickly lift the tail of the tug which forces the tug into a descent, which makes the problem worse, and it can be fatal for the tug.

[@JELB1960]

@@InnovativeWrapsAu Great, logical answer.

[@henrikcarlsen1881]

Haven't done many towed starts, but is he not a bit low to the Piper? A very good talk through.

[@spladdy007]

I thought that but he is not down in the prop wash, maybe camera angle?

[@Iflyfreight]

The GoPro might be distorting the view a bit but it did look quite low. I usually try to line up the mains with the horizon or the wings

[@gazza2933]

Can anyone tell me please, what is the piece of material on the canopy? I was thinking something to do with wind direction but probably not.

[@samadhistate9637]

It gives you an indication if the plane is yawing or straight. If the string is in the middle the glider is straight.

[@gregkiely4839]

Is that Massie out of Warwick?

[@DavidAlsh]

Why don't they make the stick less sensitive? It seems impractical

[@arminmoller9927]

It,s the same in car driving. The steering wheel must be handeled gentley in higher speeds. When the Glider is operating in thermal it will be flowen in lower speeds. Than the stick has to moved more to bring the glider in bank and holding its nose at the horizon . You has no reason to be arfait to oversteer the plane. When the glider is fast , you need more force to move the stick. In landing sometimes you need full movementrange of the controls.

[@w201126D]

RW 広くていいね。

[@paulhnatiuk5972]

Fly like an Eagle, Thanx...

[@OutlawJoseyWales71]

Awesome video. But he flew almost the entire tow about 50 to 100 feet too low.

[@d.n.3652]

How many hours to add a glider rating to a private pilots license?

[@InnovativeWrapsAu]

D. N. It is competency based, at least here in Australia it is. We have two 737 captains learning to fly gliders at our club.

[@loscantos]

landing a glider in an introductory flight?

[@ruaidhridoylelynch5522]

Sean

[@jamesherriott3517]

Great video with poor audio. I wish I could understand what he is saying.

[@dampfnudel6801]

maybe you have bad hearing ^^

[@PauloVLima-yv4cr]

Voo à vela

[@hobbygaertner420]

Unfortunately I could not understand anything at first due to the low frequency humming. Edit: Correction, I also could not understand anything later because the noise was too loud.

[@WConn100]

I heard no instruction about what to do if you lose sight of the tow plane. THIS SHOULD BE PART OF EVERY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BEFORE THE TOW STARTS. If you lose sight of the tow plane YOU RELEASE IMMEDIATELY.

[@osmarjr43]

schöne Frau!!!!

[@tommytwotoes3880]

What do the flat earthers have to say about this?

[@ElectricityTaster]

I suspect people with Parkinson's disease may have a bit of trouble with such sensitive controls.

[@Dmetz414]

Believe it or not in the US some people have they're pilots license with Parkinson's, I think it like 12 or so have a class one medical certificate which would medically allow them to fly for an airline.

[@erolldee9542]

He landed on the grass hahah

[@EneriGiilaan]

Yes he did. What is the 'hahah' for?

[@arminmoller9927]

In gliding you neednt a classic runway. A landingstrip of grass is enough.

[@DustinDawind]

Yes and there is a reason for that. You can't taxi off a runway like you can with a power plane. You have to get out and drag it. So at an airport with both glider and power operations the glider will operate parallel to the paved runway and power planes will operate on the paved runway. You will notice he also took off from the grass.

[@blaisedelforce3365]

retord

[@AClRCLEOFLlGHT]

I guess I just don't understand gliders. Looks fun, but on the same level of buying a bicycle with no chain or pedals, and paying someone with a real bike to pull you up a large hill so you can coast down. I'd just want a real bike.

[@pentachronic]

Ski or skidoo….