I Was Scared About The Landing! | Vintage Glider from 1934

I was really scared when the pilot made these low landing curves. What a great flight and the pilot made a perfect landing. I´m just not used to make turns onle 10 m above the ground.
A huge thanks to the pilot and HPH Sailplanes for this amazing flight!
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[@SteFly]

Should I fly more vintage gliders?

[@kantiano]

Yes!

[@eliottdaniel2408]

trying to make cross contry fight with it would be interesting

[@michielburgering6988]

You should! A private owner at Gilze Rijen NL has a beautiful Grunau Baby

[@mariusdreumont5985]

yes 500 km in K6

[@irgendwer234]

Yes

[@maximmichel1445]

RIP Headphone Users

[@soniakhan4632]

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[@stanislavvrabec595]

Hi Stefan. Just make you sure. This glider wasn't built in HpH company but by Jiří Leník from aeroklub Raná. But still you lucky man who get chance to fly with this beauty 😁👍

[@finn4aviation320]

5:24 love how that semi-worried look turns into a smile :D great video!

[@KlingbergWingMkII]

Now that was an interesting landing pattern. I've never seen one like. You should give it a name.

[@gilnemesis3547]

Not only a glider but "une œuvre d'art". Thanks for sharing again your Amazing life.👍👍👍

[@SteFly]

Merci beaucoup! :)

[@archivist17]

Wonderful! I thought at first you were going to get a tow from one of the biplanes!

[@etiennedekock902]

now that would have been cool!

[@SurreyAlan]

Reminds me of the Sedberghs and Kirby cadets I flew as a cadet in the ATC doing the BGA A&B 50 years ago. I was astounded to see a Sedbergh still flying recently. I've never been in a modern glider and imagine it's a bit different.

[@SteFly]

Flying a modern glider is also very joyful 👌

[@richardmasters8424]

I soloed a T31 in 1974 at 16 - now I fly a Discus. I’d love to fly a T31 again.

[@ZedsDeadOK]

I thought the same, brought back memories of Old Sarum, unfortunately after going solo I joined the Army and couldn't carry on gliding.

[@brushitoff503]

Fantastic video Stefan! what a beautiful old Glider! I love it do more of this!

[@SteFly]

Thank you!

[@mikehayes1326]

What a beautiful old glider. I once got to fly a Gurnau Baby when I was in England back in the 80s. It was pure joy to expereience how things were done years ago. Thank you for showing this.

[@marijnfly]

Great flight. Today we had a visitor on our field coming for 3 instruction flights who mentioned your channel! I wouldn't be surprised to hear that more often in the coming years.

[@SteFly]

Great, thank you! ✌

[@AviatorJohn70]

Just beautiful!

[@ChrisPinCornwall]

I started gliding in a Slingsby T21b, fairly similar to this, but side-by-side seats instead of tandem. Open top gliding was a joy.

[@SteFly]

Love these open top flight 👌

[@MisteurCraft]

Now instead of cleaning bugs out of your wings, you'll clean bugs out of your teeth xD. Brilliant work on the construction...

[@SteFly]

Hahaa xD Therefor the glider has a windshield. Thank you!

[@MisteurCraft]

@@SteFly from afar it looks pretty small I have to admit ;). What sort of gliding ratio does it have ?

[@ronwade5433]

Late turn on final

[@rogeriolopes6297]

Nice video! What beautiful aircraft!

[@56932982]

Coincidence. "Flying Simon" published video of a flight with a 1943 vintage Kranich a few days ago. What a fun experience.

[@SteFly]

Great videos!

[@jamesk48676776]

Wow! That approach and non-circuit had me shouting "I have control"

[@julesbaujard2116]

I enjoy watching every vidéos you make, gliding is awesome

[@SteFly]

Thank you! 🤙🏼

[@lime5851]

Great!

[@user-jq4hm5kr3b]

Wunderschönes Flugzeug 😮

[@SteFly]

War wirklich super gebaut :)

[@stealhty1]

Nice Vintage Glider, I had see 'em in my club too, different approach Technique

[@georgetoomey1191]

Very good excellent i enjoyed !!

[@SteFly]

Thank you!

[@tomc.]

Awesome Video!

[@SteFly]

Thanks Tom!

[@CalebNorthNorman]

I so glad to see a classic glider! Finally and long overdue. I actually really thing old fashioned gliders just look better

[@SteFly]

They look different. I like modern technology but from time to time flying older glider is a lot of fun.

[@davidduganne5939]

I would have been nervous too. That approach was way too "interesting".... Traffic patterns were invented for a reason.

[@SteFly]

Without airbrakes this might be a normal approach but I didn't expect this 😅

[@Flubbre2100]

Reminded me a bit of how you'd land a paraglider. Although the proper way is to go high into downwind, base, then do figure of eights (or "S") until you're ready to commit to final/land.

[@smajci007]

Was watching this glider last two weeks in vintage gliders meet in Celje and it is so beutifull plane... i was lucky to take one winch lunch wity Slingsby two seater and open cockpit rally gives a pilot a smile on his face :)

[@NoTengoIlusiones]

Beautiful aircraft !

[@dedododo-dedadada7957]

You looked so happy!

[@MonostripeZebra]

lovely!

[@FlyingSimon]

Awesome video! I feel like we're both feeling the vintage 'tick' ;)

[@SteFly]

It's fun to fly these old gliders! Thank you 🤙🏼

[@cougar02000]

I wish I could have been up there with you in that vintage glider, there's just something wonderful about vintage aircraft.

[@user-ce7ri3yn9c]

Wonderful

[@monostripeexplosiveexplora2374]

soo beautiful

[@ArtorMachine]

It couldn't be better! #thumbsup

[@geraldhaller9906]

Schön das es Segelflugzeuge aus der damaligen Zeit heute noch gibt was mich mal richtig interessieren würde ist wie gut waren die Segler der Gebrüder Horten. Die sollen ja einst etliche Wettkämpfe gewonnen haben mit ihren Nurflüglern . Im Modellbau gibt es ja hin und wieder Nurflügler die teilweise sehr gut funktionieren

[@MrAqua802]

Der Schrecken stand Dir wirklich ins Gesicht geschrieben bei der Landung ☺

[@SteFly]

Ja, war schon ein komisches Gefühl so tief und langsam noch Kurven zu fliegen. Beim nächsten Mal weiß ich was mich erwartet 😅

[@gren509]

As Woody said "That's not flying, it's just falling with style", but still fun ;-)

[@justfuture6585]

Einfach nur nice

[@NJ-uo7wk]

I just started watching your videos and all are very beautiful. Would love to try one day if I'll get chance in my life. Keep flying high and stay safe.

[@yusufgnydn5137]

nice plane

[@GR-il7jx]

And i thought the Bergfalke II is old lmao

[@michelguet9600]

yeah beautiful , I like it .

[@evaobolecka7399]

moc pěkný =)

[@globesoarer5920]

Beautiful machine! I would love to fly it.

[@user-jq4hm5kr3b]

Sehr gutes Video 👍🏼 Wo hat der Flug denn stattgefunden?

[@SteFly]

Vielen Dank! In Tschechien in der Nähe von HPH

[@rinyvisser1142]

Great footage! It would have been nice to use one of these Tiger Moths to tow it!

[@russellharris5072]

Really wonderful craftsmanship in that glider.If you ever do competitions at EGHL (Lasham) take a look at their glider museum,they have some really interesting airworthy craft there................................

[@Haralddv]

RIP ears 17/09/2020

[@SteFly]

Sorry Harald :D

[@Powershotknecht]

cool

[@joewoodchuck3824]

It seems so strange to see an open cockpit, but this plane goes back to when it was still common. I wonder what the wings are covered with in order to be so taught.

[@juhakettunen7971]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_fabric_covering

[@remirkarimov-aviator8125]

Огонь 🔥

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

G, day Stefan from Sydney, Australia. * fantastic plywood historical glider. * I can see why, as a minimum, an aircraft must have an altimeter and airspeed indicator. 🌏🇭🇲

[@kevelliott]

Wow, that circuit was..let's say, unconventional!

[@kosmicvalkyrie]

Was the aircraft equipped with an audio vario or was that a hang glider style clip on one? Beautiful plane, our club has an SG-38 in our hangar that I'd love to see restored and flying again.

[@SteFly]

It was a hang glider style clip on vario. I flew a SG-38 with 15 years, was great fun!

[@ivanlam1304]

What is the glide ratio? Can you use thermals?

[@larkhill2119]

I learned to fly in the UK design off a winch 1000ft. Three minutes each flight five if the thermals where strong. Wearing the leather helmet was a mistake as its the best way to judge side slip, no wool to guide you? Air brakes are on the side look to the right when using them best air brake fun you can ever have. Penetration into the wind is important and saved my neck flying glass knowing you have to get the nose down when low heading into the wind, in order to reach the field.

[@aaronlewis848]

What are the wings made of? Is that canvas? I know absolutely nothing about flying or gliding but I’m really curious about that vehicle construction.

[@doc-nobody-glider]

An awesome vintage plane! What´s the name of the plane? I have never seen it before, even at the big vintage glider meeting some years ago in Norther Germany.

[@oscar_geeza4801]

Its was at the vintage glider meet at stendal 2018, i was lucky enough to fly it. Its a replica goppingen go1

[@jchidley]

Flew my first solo in a glider just like that. A T31

[@geoplasm2715]

Now make that an ultralightweight engines so you can take off at your own

[@miroslavlakota1776]

Lol and then suddenly I hear Czech...

[@lilianamalusardi4026]

👍👍👍

[@otsokivivuori7726]

What type of glider is that, if I may ask?

[@oscar_geeza4801]

Replica goppingen go1

[@MrOrsobrown]

Well, wings mounted high up, so as long as you have speed of course, you can turn low, without ground looping. But.. yeah I wouldn't do it :-)

[@SteFly]

Was definately interesting to see!

[@icspawn]

Really need to strong balls to fly like this one. Old men were extremely brave for sure.

[@larkhill2119]

We where young then. Brave spelt with an S. :-)

[@_Zilba]

😍😍😁😁 It is my Dreams 😍😍😁😁😁

[@brllntccdnt6442]

Was ist bei der Landeeinteilung schief gelaufen?

[@Charly_5V]

How did they find the hot ascendant currents back then?

[@Charly_5V]

@Benghali In Platforms only birds?

[@antigoon78]

@Benghali In Platforms you feel them with your bum. And long flights were rare back then.

[@MisteurCraft]

Hearing the bip sound in the background? Despite being old in conception it appears they put some modern instruments in that glider. This bip comes from a variometer that tells you when you climb ;)

[@Charly_5V]

@@MisteurCraft I know the instrumets of nowadays. I mean the ways of knowing that back on 1930s XD

[@MisteurCraft]

@@Charly_5V oh well now I feel kind of stupid xD

[@endlesssejg719]

Echt super Video weiter so😊 aber könntest du ein bisschen mehr deutsch sprechen und vielleicht ein kleines Tutorial zum Streckenfliegen kurbeln etc

[@SteFly]

Danke Dir! Ein paar Flugtechnik Videos sind in Planung. Hab auch noch Videomaterial von der Vor-WM aus Frankreich, welches ich taktisch aufbereiten möchte. Wenn das alles nur nicht so viel Zeit kosten würde...

[@endlesssejg719]

Das mit der Zeit stimmt aber freue mich schon😊

[@endlesssejg719]

Noch eine kleine Frage Kennst du Marco Schwick ist ein Mitglied bei uns im Verein (Marburg-Schönstadt) bin dort Flugschüler

[@frxnziska_maria]

Ich fände cooler wenn du Musik über das Video gelegt hättest. Also jetzt nicht beim Variopipsen, aber generell fand ich den ständigen Wechsel zwischen kein Wind und dem Rausch eher unangenehm. Sonst tolles video

[@Beemer917]

The guy in the back seat picked out the mic.

[@Mike-01234]

Those early days the love for aviation was wroth the risk of your life. Today we know what they felt first time looking down at the ground like a bird. I'm not a pilot but even in a glider they don't make base to final turn right above the ground .

[@peterzingler6221]

Imagine how 12 yo or even younger boys back then in the 30s learned flying on similar aircrafts. Crazy

[@himmelssturmermcfly463]

Imagine a 12-17 years old flying this thing today :D

[@djchemical]

RIP to my ears ...

[@avthuyne]

I like your vids but you rlly need to figure out a descent mic setup... I got earblasted in this video and in last video I only heard some mumbling in the cockpit. Just get a descent mic and a wind muff, other then that you're doin some rlly cool stuff

[@Marusija8]

❤❤❤👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ash26e]

der Oldtimer hat keine Bremsklappen?

[@ericoschmitt]

Whats the glide ratio of a glider like that?

[@larkhill2119]

Similar design T31, "The best glide ratio of a T31 is barely 18:1, and this is achieved at only 37 knots"

[@martinchamberlain542]

Érico Schmitt something around the level of a badly streamlined brick. I used to glide a few years ago, and had the opportunity to try out a few interesting vintage machines, and, being used to flying a discus or an ASW something, I have to say I found them all a handful. Gliding is now a beautiful dream to me, but the really vintage jobs were more of a nightmare!

[@wuseling]

Das Ding hat zwar keine Leistung, aber ich stelle es mir wunderschön und "irre" vor, so offen zu fliegen. - This "thing" has no performance, but I imagine it to be beautiful and "crazy" to fly so "openly". A bit like riding a scooter or a motorcycle ... (linke in the old days, without helmet)

[@FurkanDincerov]

Hello

[@FurkanDincerov]

Hi

[@rtoippp1]

Some solution very similar to Rubik 11b, and it some sense it looks like Rubik 11b. What is that?

[@The_Modeling_Underdog]

Yes. It looks like a squared-off Cimbora. Loved the craftmanship put into it.

[@frantisekrihajr.8255]

glider is sedy vlk this is czech legend glide

[@tinchote]

That landing was super sketchy.

[@crow2638]

Flieg mal bitte nach edsp

[@juhakettunen7971]

@kzbin.info/www/bejne/b52am4yLZdp4iKc according to the legend, if you grip the stick too tight, the knob will turn blue

[@maxvogel1571]

Hauptsache Dimona Schlepp! Flieg mal bitte Grunau Baby Cabrio

[@SteFly]

Die Dimona war schon ziemlich schnell für das alte Fluggerät

[@joeybradley5102]

Next time dampen the wind noise please it's nearly unbearable lol

[@outlawflyer7868]

Oh, I am sorry ,but I couldn't watch the rest. The noise from the wind was just ear piercing!

[@randomaleatoriomh4739]

Like si vienes de updt

[@johngallagher912]

Would have been a better video if we got to see the actual approach and touchdown, instead keeping the camera on your face.

[@n26fe34]

Lieber in deutscher Sprache...das Englisch ist eine Katastrophe...

[@felixb8282]

Kannst du deine Videos bitte auf Deutsch German machen dein Akzent ist schrecklich

[@remirkarimov-aviator8125]

Здравствуйте. Как называется этот планёр ?