EMERGENCY EXIT 🚨 Would YOU get out the Glider?

[@StpBks]

Thank you for posting a nice safety video and producing an interpretation from German media. I only speak English. You speak very good English that is easy to understand. Please research more German soaring only media and make more videos like this. Thanks again.

[@julietsierra]

Glad you liked it! I’ll have a look into our resources, let me know what you’d be interested in ✌🏼

[@fritzhorton1418]

Great video about a very important issue. I own an LS4a like yours and didn't learn about the "hook" until I saw this video yesterday. I intend to install the "hook" ASAP and to fly very conservatively until then, for sure! The LS4a has two issues when it comes to bailing out. First, as your video shows very convincingly, the canopy support brace (attaches the canopy to the spring-loaded counterbalanced arm that holds the canopy up when open) is located under the the canopy glare shield, which is also attached to the canopy. If you do not have the hook installed, pulling the canopy release handle and pushing up on the canopy with the other hand can cause the canopy to be driven directly into your face by the wind. If you do manage to eject the canopy and try to get up and out of the cockpit, the fixed instrument panel may keep you from raising your legs over the hump in the seat, making getting up and out very difficult, especially for us older pilots. Actuating an "airbag" to push you upward by the seat might pin one or both legs between fuselage and instrument panel. Have you tried to exit the aircraft for a simulated "jump" without the canopy mounted? How do you do it? Can you demonstrate that method? Let's hope you don't have to use the "hook", in any case!

[@garrykennedy5484]

That's a VERY GOOD point. Thanks for bringing up this potential problem. Good on ya mate!

[@HalmarLakeman]

I knew how it should work, cool to see the actual video!

[@Mors_Inimicis]

You have raised an interesting point here with this helpful video, I notice the members of a gliding club local to me here in the U.K. are mostly of retirement age onwards and I have often wondered if they would struggle more than a younger fitter person to abandon a glider midair. I have thought about taking up gliding if I ever stop powered flying and I have subscribed to your channel for more info, you have excellent manual skills by the way. Keep up the good work and fly safe !

[@SpeedBlake]

really good seeing there are more of these, im thinking of making one myself, safety is key

[@PhilipGLee]

Thanks for another great video and for the translation of the test videos! Otherwise I wouldn't know what is happening.

[@julietsierra]

It’s a pleasure! The actual video was explained very good, my comments are only a fraction of what has been said. If you can, try if they have subtitles in your language 😅

[@buynsell365]

Great video. I really liked the white background of this video.

[@julietsierra]

Thanks for your positive feedback!

[@oleksandrsemenov9825]

This is a really important safety concern. I have an additional question: probably, a glider after collision will find itself in a spin situation. That means, that in the experiment with the glider on auto the glider should be placed "schräg", oblique to the air flow to demonstrate a real behavior of the canopy. I have mentioned somewhere that my acquaintances have collided and they had no problem exiting their gliders. Anyway, this is my personal attitude, a glider pilot should possess at least basic aerobatic skills (i.e., if the canopy is pressed by airflow, the pilot should use undamaged controls to find a position of the airplane where the canopy will detach and to counteract the G-forces) and at least have some experience with skydiving.

[@TDCflyer]

So, I suppose you do not add feathers to your plane, but (most probably) *springs* to lift the canopy?

[@fritzhorton1418]

In fact, DG’s kit for the “hook” includes a bracket with a welded cylindrical cup, a large spring and all associated hardware & instructions for installation. When the canopy release is pulled, the spring inside the cup instantly pops the canopy’s leading edge up into the airstream just enough to allow the wind to lift it away with the hook still engaged to the top of the fuselage until the canopy’s rearward rotation and upward motion cause the hook’s retainer to release it. Let’s all hope we never need to pull that red handle to see how it works!

[@markplain2555]

JS if you see this: I see you have drilled MANY holes in your glider. May I suggest the following: Get a letter envelope and a piece of masking tape. Every time you drill a hole in your glider, tape the envelope to the area where you are going to drill the holes so that the powder from the hole falls into the envelope. That way you can keep the area clean and know that no fibreglass dust is going to be floating around your glider next time you pull negative Gs.

[@bikersoncall]

5:08 Belt Sander, Safety Tip; Do not use this belt sander in that orientation , hold your item in the same fashion, and orientation, but move to the opposite end of sander. This will prevent skips and injury, and make for much cleaner and easier work. If the belt is moving away from you , you can finesse the hell out of your work, while making it look and feel so easy.

[@MisterIvyMike]

I don't get into my glider, a Pilatus PC11-AF, I put it on like clothes. It fits perfect. But! If I have to go out I guess I'm in trouble. As a former skydiver I know how fast the ground reaches at you when you are in 1000m above ground. To get out when you are maybe in 800m gnd in a spinning glider, is difficult I guess. You have to open the canopy and eject it, open the seat belts, climb out against 200km/h wind in a spinning plane, find the parachute handle and pull it... That has to happen in 10-15 seconds, because below 300m opening altitude your parachute maybe will not open complete. During what action you want to hit the ground? If I have to do it, I will try it. But I think the succes rate is marginal... 😱🤷🏿‍♂️ But yeah, if there is a possibility to fasten this process, use it!

[@orangmakan]

That was interesting, i did not knew about that device. I am not sure if it was a good idea to cut out and drill into the bow at that position. It is not only folded for cosmetic reasons (so that the canopy fits nicely) but stabilizes the tube you are sitting in exactly where it is needed: where it opens up to accept the pilot and canopy. Furthermore i think the screws will break out instantly when needed because they are drilled too close to the edge, there is not enough material left to take the pulling force. Last, at 5:02 you are wearing gloves while grinding. That is forbidden in germany for a reason: The glove may be pulled into the machine which leads to ripped of fingers and tendons (dont google it, pictures are very graphical...). Also, you loose control about the temperature of the working piece instead of feeling and cooling it.

[@julietsierra]

Heyy Thanks for your message with your concerns! This device was installed exactly after the official instructions by DG Flugzeugbau - also it needs to be confirmed by a technical inspector which has been done. 🤙🏼✅ With the gloves you’re right, thanks for pointing it out!

[@MajorCaliber]

Are these significant structural modifications to your airframe approved by the manufacturer, Rolladen-Schneider? =:O

[@MrJdsenior]

I can also see where getting out in this cartop arrangement might be a LOT easier than in some configurations you might find yourself in after loosing a significant piece of the glider, like say a good portion of the wing. How well does this thing work in a flat spin configuration, as an example. Has it been tested in those conditions? A countersink would work better than a larger drill, just sayin'. Vernier calipers? Did you pick up a full vintage toolbox somewhere? Nice demo, explanation and a very good addition to your glider, I think, kidding aside. Ya done good.

[@senior08matt]

Informatives Video!! Kleiner Hinweis: „Feather“ ist die Vogelfeder, Sprungfeder heißt „spring“ :-)

[@mrlintonious]

Thanx for this informative Video. Do the Glider Schools give dry run instructions on how to Bail out, while still in Training. They might explain pulling the Parachute, but do they practice how to get out?

[@don_alex_97]

every pilot´s best friend deffinitely is a good ejection system...

[@TheSoaringChannel]

I liked the end result of the testing where the canopy cleanly departed the aircraft. But I don't get how this modification does this for you. How does it work?

[@TomKrajci]

Where does the pilot push up on the canopy to move it away for ejection? The pilot pushes from near the rear of the canopy...and the slipstream/aerodynamic forces push the canopy back down. Not good for ejection. If a hook holds the rear of the canopy against the canopy rail...as the pilot pushes up, only the front of the canopy can move up. When the front of the canopy moves up high enough, the slipstream gets under the canopy and pushes very hard (while the rear of the canopy is still held by the hook), and the canopy lifts up and pivots around the hook. This is a very fast ejection.

[@julietsierra]

There also is a spring implemented in the front of the canopy, you can see the part in the very first scenes of the video :)

[@MisterIvyMike]

​@@TomKrajci Ah thanks! 👍

[@IgorVolkov]

Super!!!!!

[@julietsierra]

Thank you!

[@markplain2555]

I heard a story in South Africa, of an instructor pilot who for some crazy reason thought he could open the canopy just after touch down (the glider was still doing about 90km/hr). He opened one of the levers (to open the canopy). The air pressure difference resulted in the canopy being violently sucked open and ripped right off the hinges. Seems contrary to the video with the test car.

[@markplain2555]

Sorry, I really do not want to mock JS. I think she is super and she has a super show. But I think she has just coined a new English word. min3:56.... "... I have to adjust the position and fixate it...." I am going to use the term "fixate" more often myself now!!! And just to be clear I have no intention of mocking Germans when it comes to gliding. On any given day Germany has more gliders taking off than the rest of Europe COMBINED!!!

[@MisterIvyMike]

I guess how it will react is depending on the flight attitude, the shape of the canopy and the open mechanism...

[@pedrolagos1293]

Hola Juliet ❗, eres muy habilidosa e ingeniosa ❗🤩

[@NaBaseVooaVela]

Great video! Thanks for sharing! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@LukiLS4]

Klasse Video, nur eine kleine Berichtigung, der Röger-Haken wurde von Professor Röger an der Fachhochschule Aachen entwickelt und nicht wie du sagtest, von der Aachener Akaflieg.

[@julietsierra]

Ich sagte dass sie damit experimentieren/testen, vielleicht ein wenig missverständlich🙈

[@julietsierra]

Danke auf jeden Fall ☺️☺️

[@LukiLS4]

@@julietsierra ich hatte jetzt bei Akaflieg eher die FVA auf dem Schirm als die FAG 🙈

[@Alex-und-Flux]

@@julietsierra nein haben sie nicht! Wenn du dir dein eigenes Video noch mal anschaust dann siehst du an 1:14 die beteiligten an diesem Forschungs Projekt: FH-Aachen Bundesministerium für Verkehr und die FAG Aachen. Die FAG Aachen war aber nie eine Akaflieg, und die Akaflieg Aachen( FVA) Hatte mit dem versuch nix zu tun. Also bitte einfach beim nächsten mal vernünftig recherchieren. P.S. vielleicht lässt du dir auch noch mal von jemandem zeigen wie man eine Feile hält... ;-)

[@redblack8414]

@@Alex-und-Flux Oooh! Shut up.

[@russellharris5072]

Having watched gliders at EGHL for many years,I did wonder why the canopy opens from the rear or from the side.A canopy that opens at the front would be torn off by the slipstream in such an emergency,I accept that this would be more difficult to engineer but the benefits are obvious.........................................

[@archivist17]

Even when the canopy is out the way, I imagine it might not be easy to climb out and bail safely. Have you any advice on that?

[@TomKrajci]

Some of the new sailplanes have an option for an inflatable bladder that is placed under the seat pan. When you pull the canopy ejection handle the bladder is also inflated and you are lifted several inches higher in the seat. Instead of 'climbing out of the bathtub' you 'roll out of bed' in order to bail out.

[@archivist17]

@@TomKrajci Thanks Tom. That's a sensibly simple way of increasing the speed of bailing.

[@gliding_aviation1459]

I luckily never experienced a bail out myself, but this what I learned from the bail out stories I heard of so far: In most cases of a bail out, the glider will be in very unusual flight attitudes, resulting in extreme accelerations and maybe rapidly changing accelerations. When you're "lucky", it might perform negative accelerations (like when the glider oscillates aorund its lateral axis), which will hurl you out of the glider. When you're "unlucky", you only experience positve accelerations, which will press you into your seat. In this case, it's very important to use as much strength as possible, but not to waste any energy unnecessarily (like trying to stand up). Keep your body's center of gravity as low as possible as try to roll yourself over the cockpit frame. Depending on the glider type, this can be very difficult - especially from the back seat of some double seater gliders. Another point to keep in mind: after the canopy jettison, you would probably be blinded by the airstream hitting you directly in the face and removing your sun glasses. So you have to be able to open your belt buckle blinded and do the whole bail out procedure blinded - might sound trivial, but I imagine that this can be very frightening in an emergency situation

[@julietsierra]

That’s true, I always imagined the horror szenario of having to get out of the Libelle... but the adrenaline rush will probably help you mobilize unimagined forces 🥵

[@archivist17]

@@julietsierra I think the most important thing is to think ahead, as you have clearly done.

[@renestolte7086]

Es war die FAG Aachen mit Prof. Röger, nicht die AKA-Flieg, oder?

[@PureGlide]

Very interesting! I didn't think about retro-installing one in non-DG gliders. I wonder if I can add one to my schemp-hirth side opening canopy... PS well done on finding a Jonny Ive white room for filming in! Did you make a studio?!

[@otsokivivuori7726]

The quite long article on the dg website (google röger hook) says that it is not possible/as easy to install one on side opening canopies, though it offers a different solution. You should probably read that if you are interested.

[@kfiatooh666]

A girl, who flies and can do garage works herself. I beg you - marry me!

[@2niner77]

JS have you heard of the NOAH emergency exit system from DG in Germany.

[@tztz1949]

Will this work for an ASW20?

[@BarryAir]

flip to inverted....canopy falls off....undo seat belt....your on your way out....pop chute

[@maxhochstatter5699]

Gibt es das nur für LS-Flugzeuge bzw. Ist die Untersuchung der Akaflieg auf andere Konstruktionen übertragbar?

[@mustafaakcay4546]

Der Röger Haken ist Pflicht für alle Hauben, die vorn angeschlagen sind, unabhängig vom Fabrikat. Leider ist es nicht nachrüstbar.

[@CalebNorthNorman]

Did you have to go through parachute training to get your glider license in Germany? I see the video of you in one of those sky diving training things i was wondering if over there this was mandatory.

[@andrehz5970]

It is not mandatory to do any parachute training to get your Glider license.

[@orangmakan]

@@andrehz5970 But *fun* !

[@andrehz5970]

@@orangmakan Yeah, but why would you jump out of an perfectly fine plane? But i get why people skydive.

[@kit3cut]

Niemals am Bandschleifer Handschuhe tragen! Wenn die sich reinziehen sind die Finger ab! Gilt für Standbohrmaschinen auch;)

[@julietsierra]

Guter Hinweis, danke dir!💪🏼

[@PaulAnthonyDuttonUk]

Well.. I would suggest you keep an eye on your six then you won’t get shot down.. Don’t get into a turn fight and come in from the sun.. Oh yeh! Wear odd socks for luck.. Should be ok if you follow that advice. :)

[@MrJdsenior]

And don't fly Fri the 13th? LOL

[@rheinbit]

TOP !

[@joonnytt]

Love you

[@MajorCaliber]

Is her CHIN real?... AMAZING! :D

[@bikespike4150]

Ok so - am I the only one who is concerned that LS4s aren’t delivered with adequate canopy ejection mechanisms by default?

[@diytwoincollege7079]

Poor farmer in his field and a canopy lands on his head.

[@WolfyGamerPro]

Handy girl !

[@danielhawley6817]

Slot head stove screws???? - Would NEVER use non-aircraft rated hardware on anything on that fine machine. Also why not a "whole plane" cirrus type system?

[@camiloacosta8456]

Amazing video! Commercial pilot here, I didn't know about this safety feature. Keep it up!

[@aronsche1]

Warum ist das nicht der Standard wenn die originalen Mechanismen so kacke sind? :O Cooles Video

[@pilot_Julius30]

Weil man das damals noch nicht untersucht hatte. Bei moderneren Flugzeugen gibt es mittlerweile immer mehr Vorschriften bezüglich Sicherheitskockpits.

[@gliding_aviation1459]

Bei Neukonstruktionen sind Notabwurfmechanismen wie der Röger-Haken bei nach vorne öffenenden Hauben inzwischen vorgeschrieben (den findet man z.B. bei der AS 33, EB 29, Ventus 3 Performance). Bei älteren Konstruktionen ist das icht der Fall und es gibt leider auch keine Vorschriften zur Nachrüstung solcher Mechanismen, weshalb viele andere Hersteller sowas wohl auch nicht anbieten: Bei seitlich klappbaren Hauben ist das zum Glück meistens einfacher, da man die eigentlich normal öffnen kann, diese aus ihren Scharnieren brechen und dann ungehindert wegfliegen (hat die FH Aachen auch untersucht)

[@gregohagan7668]

Only a pity DG charge so much for this 'safety mod'.

[@seba.2788]

Der Haken ist klar, aber die Mechanik vorne, die du am Anfang in dem Plastikbecher hast wird leider gar nicht erklärt.

[@julietsierra]

Die Mechanik wird noch aufgegriffen von Stefan. Sorry fürs Thema aufteilen... :)

[@DjTinnio]

Schön. Rögerhook regelt... . Englisch ist nicht einfach, wenn man konzentriert ist.

[@mohammedahmed-vx5zc]

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