HOW TO 💡 Knifeless Tape & Wrapping Design - Glider Tuning

Resign your Sailplane? Tuning your glider never has been easier!
Here is the brand new "exterior" design for my LS4 in the cockpit area. For this look I was working with knifeless tape and car wrapping foil, no paint-job needed!
I hope you enjoyed the before and after visuals - I'll keep looking for design improvements!
**DISCLAIMER**
Please ask your aircraft manufacturer/supervisor before applying foil to temperature sensitive areas.
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[@charliebrown8278]

As someone who started gliding at 15 and retired a 787 captain, I can’t wait to finally get back into a glider. To feel at one with your aircraft and have such an attractive glider to wrap around me, will feel so good again. You have done an amazing job on that old girl. Thanks for re-awakening the dream within.

[@DarthWindu06]

This is the coolest looking LS4 ever! Man, I can’t wait to get my own glider one day✈️

[@rheinbit]

5 Stars - YES

[@henrih3080]

Hammer Design das ist bis jetzt die coolste LS4 die ich bisher in meinem Leben gesehen habe!

[@lautoka63]

I like your enthusiasm as much as your work; you're like Stefan in that sense. Don't lose it.

[@deflyingfarmer]

Wow, what an amazing looking glider 😍

[@julietsierra]

Thank you!🥰🥰

[@russellharris5072]

Good work especially in those windy conditions.....................................

[@johnkeim3836]

I want to Congratulate you on an Amazing job on bringing that Glider back to life. You made that Glider fit your style preferences, you made it your own. Nice job on the videos as well. Keep soaring….

[@martinformlos9826]

Hallo Julia, What a nice work! The interior design, graphics and typefaces are functional and fit perfectly to the timeless design of the glider! You have a design talent and certainly never need fiverr! but you need a sewing crack like your grandmother! Impressive!

[@TheSoaringChannel]

Awesome! Pro tip: bring a hair dryer to soften the material and to get it to conform to the curves. That came out great! Giving me ideas with the reflective film I want to use.

[@garrykennedy5484]

So true!!!!!!! It would help with adhesion as well. Good thinkin' there man!!!!!!

[@TheSoaringChannel]

@@garrykennedy5484 next trick is how you'll get 1500w to the glider field 😂 but if you've got it at a powered hanger or at home then definitely possible.

[@garrykennedy5484]

@@TheSoaringChannel Generator. You can even just rent them. Or here in AZ,, just,, you know,, wait til summer and wear oven mitts.

[@CalebNorthNorman]

Wow its a different glider. And a good look it has too.

[@felixprattes5118]

Nice video as always. It would be cool if you could make a series on how to fly or get a license. It would be interesting for the younger community.

[@rickdeckard7470]

Graphics look like an Audi RS or ICON A5. The black color is so so for me.. A+ for effort and DIY. Thx for the idea. I may wrap the nose of my Discus with florescent anti colission markings instead of paint.

[@TheSoaringChannel]

If you do I recommend Avery wraps. They are like the Bentley or RR of wraps.

[@postcardsfromlotti]

I just love your videos! So inspiring 💯

[@julietsierra]

Wow thanks so much! This means a lot to me ♥️💯🙊

[@Bowman11111]

Really nice work.

[@julietsierra]

Thank you! I appreciate it 😌

[@MrPilot1304]

Damn, that is one nice gliding machine

[@christophj.2348]

Toll hergerichtet. Wäre einen schöne Vorlage für einen zukünftigen Nachbau als RC Scale Modell für mich.

[@sebasdediego2855]

¡ precioso ¡¡¡ wonderfull tuning

[@machoneboard]

Beautiful job. A cost breakdown and what you considered before purchase would be good ie your budget and what you wanted from the glider and why.

[@steveonyoutube3120]

Hallo Juliet, very interesting video. Thank you for showing us the development of your glider. I would suggest to think about a clip micro and a small and low cost audio recording unit. Before you take a clip you clap into your hands so that you can synchronise the video with the audio-track in your video editing system. This would improve your videos substantially. Keep up your great work. Greetings from Austria.

[@mikesz1257]

Are you sure you can use black foil on the outside of the sailplane? They can heat up excessively

[@maxw6229]

Respekt. Dein Flieger ist ein richtiges Schmuckstück grworden👍 Ich bin am überlegen ob ich auch mit dem Segelfliegen anfange. Ich komm aus Memmingen. Lg

[@petercrowhurst]

looks good, getting so many ideas for my ls1f

[@PureGlide]

Very cool! Now I want to do some too :)

[@tztz1949]

Brilliant. So why don't we use this to cover old gelcoat crazing? And forget the expensive replacement of gel.

[@williamaylmer2194]

Nice job!

[@cliffh8486]

Good work!!

[@johannesmeyer1055]

Schönste ls4 die es gibt

[@julietsierra]

Würde ich gerne zustimmen, aber gibt noch soooo viel Luft nach oben... wenn man die entsprechenden Ressourcen hat🙊

[@archivist17]

Style in the air!

[@pietroseven8228]

What will be the sun effect in this area on the fuselage structure after years?

[@shaunwheeler3484]

Nice vid. I'm rather curious how it fares over time. I had talked to a guy who does powered aircraft wraps and he talked me out of it. But this definitely looks nice.

[@hansdevries4917]

Actually had to take ours off at the time of ARC renewal because of lack of manufacturer approval.

[@fritz4345]

Very nice!

[@julietsierra]

Thanks!!

[@ralfkackheim9901]

at 1:41 you have put in the music twice. And you could buy a cover for your microphone to filter all the Wind noise. But other than that a great Video, we have just but a foil on the fuselage of the LS.4 not on the canopy. Well done keep it up!

[@wackaircaftmechanic2312]

I should go to sleep I said.. One more video I said. And here I am watching JS wrap her LS

[@julietsierra]

As long as I don’t steal your sleep before a long flight the next day 😛

[@wackaircaftmechanic2312]

@@julietsierra I just woke up, and it was worth it. Great video!!

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

G, day Juliet from Sydney, Australia. Is it not recommended, to use a razor/scalpel to cut the tape? The fine cotton is intriguing: I will investigate. 🌏🇭🇲

[@TheSoaringChannel]

The knifeless tape saves you from messing up and gives a perfect line or curve.

[@rheinbit]

Wow - Someday the LS4 can still make coffee and play the piano - but then please an electric piano... that's not so heavy. :-) Joke - this is the most beautiful LS4 ever.

[@odhinehlers7759]

Hallo Julia, mich interessiert es zu wissen wieso du deine Libelle verkauft hast, da du dazu kein Video hochgeladen hast... War das wegen der missglückten Außenlandung? War das überhaupt deine Libelle? Freue mich über eine Antwort 😋

[@judithbecker-schipper4710]

Hi echt cooles Video ...bist du eigentlich bei der segelflug Bundeswehr

[@markplain2555]

very nice.... oh and the glider is nice too.

[@warroxs]

was sagt das LBA dazu ? :D

[@lennart_sh]

No Front an den Astir😅

[@michaelderflinger5002]

Hey Julia, i looks really good as it is. As far as i know for many contests it is an requirement to have (orange or red) signal foil. Is this black foil also for silencing/tightening the seal of the canopy or just optics?

[@JohnBeans]

One thing I found interesting after researching airplane colors is that in terms of visibility, color matters a lot less than you'd think. Even bright strobes only help somewhat. Primarily people worry about the heat effects of color on composite materials. Mostly these accents are for appearance.

[@michaelderflinger5002]

@@JohnBeans i don't know if that is true. Of course for making a difference in visibility the coloured parts have to be quite large. But it definitely doesn't help that there are blue, grey and green paint schemes.

[@JohnBeans]

@@michaelderflinger5002 I don't have any links handy, but the sources I studied compared the ability of people to spot even completely bright orange and yellow planes versus white or black ones and the fact of the matter is that at a distance, it's hard to see ANY plane while flying. Does it help? Yes, a little, but the point is that compared to other factors (heat damage, attractiveness like Juliet is seeking) the visibility aspects just don't help much. Unfortunately!

[@TheFlyingPlectrum]

@@JohnBeans Best colour for daytime visibility is Gloss black. This is why the RAF adopted that colour for it's training aircraft.

[@JohnBeans]

@@TheFlyingPlectrum I would think reflective chrome would beat even that.

[@lukabevk4276]

First😃

[@julietsierra]

🏆🥇here you deserve this😉

[@theibongerssenior686]

Nicht Schön.....imho ....sieht jetzt aus wie ein ASTIR Cockpit. Und der volle Sonne geht die Haube nicht mehr auf. Orginal LS finde ich personlich schöner......

[@alanaldpal950]

That’s a good looking glider, but definitely not the best looking “item” in the video 🙄

[@ronaldoschlichting435]

Horrido

[@DB-thats-me]

🤔 Not convinced this is a good idea. I get the aesthetic look, but hummmmmm??? Not a thumbs down, just a ‘I’ll reserve judgment’ for now.

[@TheSoaringChannel]

I'm curious what aspect you don't think is a good idea. Genuinely curious.

[@DB-thats-me]

@@TheSoaringChannel, I think it stems from an old fashioned idea that you shouldn’t add anything to the exterior of a sailplane, especially a high performance one, other than paint. Again, I’m a little behind in adhesive technology but, I think I was worried about it pealing off in flight. I don’t “dislike” the idea or the results……but….. And that’s where I’m currently at. Under the heading of teaching old dogs new tricks, i am doing some research on car wrap technology, just to satisfy myself.