Learn How To Fly On Your Vacation - Seminole-Lake Gliderport

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Today we sit down with Rich, Vice President of Seminole-Lake Gliderport
Seminole-Lake Gliderport is one of the most active glider operations in the US. The ideal location to get your glider rating, bring your own glider or rent one. Great soaring conditions year round. Ideal location for other family activities in Central Florida.
If soaring is something you have always wanted to learn, you can begin today!
Flying gliders is a fun and cost effective way for any aspiring pilot to learn great stick and rudder skills. You can solo as young as 14 years old and get your license at 16.
Seminole-Lake Gliderport offer excellent instructors who can accommodate any age group, and each new pilot leaves us with skills and knowledge that is beneficial for a future in flying.
Jim is a retired Navy pilot also airline pilot. These days his spends his time soaring in the skies and racing powered gliders.
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[@williamshears9953]

I'm always here for more glider content

[@mauriceevans6546]

I am a sport pilot, but I am going down to Tampa with Rand Vollmer to get the private pilot glider rating, separate from sport. No license, no medical, powered glider endorsement, 18,000 ft, international flight allowed. The pipistrel sinus is a powered glider and with the PPGR, you can do just about everything a private pilot can do, except get an IFR rating. Also allowed to fly at night if plane is equipped. Very special rating.

[@itinensanzen]

I´ve watched almost every video of Pipistrel with Rand Vollmer, very symphatetic and friendly instructor pilot. The Pipistrel Sinus Flex Max with extended range is my dream plane, nice choice you made, hope you have an awesome experience there.

[@mauriceevans6546]

@@itinensanzen Thanks! I actually got my sport certificate in the pipistrel Alpha trainer in Winston Salem NC at Piedmont flight training. So I am very familiar with the aircraft

[@rickdeckard7470]

Glad you showed our sport of soaring. I got my SNG ENG LAND when I was 18, but I enjoy flying gliders way more. Its more of a sport, and you closer to nature. Your mind is your engine. I fly a Discus b!

[@experimental_av]

Funny when i started to learn to fly a glider about 25 years ago people have also said that kids play too many video games and are not interested in flying anymore. I don't think that was the true reason back then and it isn't true today. You gotta make a good offer and have a proper community. Nowadays some german clubs offer flat rates. Fly as much as you want (towed by a winch) for a monthly fee. That's how you get kids in the air.

[@jackoneil3933]

Rich is a treasure! Thanks for sharing.

[@cdwilliams1]

Love your videos! I gotta disagree with that dude though about kids and the problem being screen time. When you’re coming out of school with 30k in debt and a plane newer than 50 years old costs twice your salary you’re going to find another hobby.

[@vsabadazh]

In most cases, you don't need to buy the whole airplane. Many people rent them, or own collectively, thus decreasing the cost of purchasing by many times. So, for example, a 100k plane becomes a 10% share worth 10k, the same applies for the fixed costs, like hangar rental, insurance, etc.

[@experimental_av]

"Screens" are a multi decade old excuse why you can't motivate new people to join your sport. Has never been true imo.

[@BrianRhodes9763]

Great video Mike!!!

[@MichaelCarterShow]

Very nice. I've flown one out of HRJ in 2011. #salute!!!!

[@TropicTrdr]

I got my Glider endorsement at the Old Flying Seminole Ranch when it was in Oviedo. I remember the 1-26, 2-33 and the Twin Astir.

[@stealhty1]

Just visited your Website ,great source of info,,Awesome club ,,will stop by at our next FL trip

[@jairo7997]

That looks very nice

[@JimHausch]

Great video. Have you done one of these on Jack Brown's seaplane base?

[@okhera1]

Very Nice Bro! Get Good People/Pilots!

[@GarfieldTheater]

👍 TY.

[@sergio34410]

I’m 54 and and the only reason why I gotten into airplane ✈️ is because this little screen on my hands, so technology is a increaser rather than a demise to inspire people of all age to getting into this frontier of not on the ground!

[@flysport_tedder]

I'm closer to your age than I am to someone who's 30, and 💯agree, the technology (foreflight, gps, autopilot, Rotax) in the past 10 years in aviation has made it appealing. "kids these days" is always a red flag. Rich seems like a nice person, though, and that looks like a pleasant place for a gliderport!

[@RogerSanGabriel]

Cool video bro

[@doulos5125]

Haven’t watched the video yet but it was great

[@rob379lqz]

Yes, I only need to learn take-offs, and flight.

[@kaihorstmann2783]

What about landing? Or do you rely on gravity to do the job for you?

[@DNModels]

That is a myth. It is NOT cheaper, because you pay for the tow as well. It gets cheaper when you get to stay for hours in the air on a single tow.

[@kaihorstmann2783]

That is what you do after training: take a tow and be gone for the rest of the day, or at least hours.

[@user-ob3of2ln3l]

You are a pioneer in the world of aviation

[@Rick1984FL]

I just recently learned this is 15 minutes from my house

[@tomdchi12]

I know how I'm spending a day next time the family consensus is to go to Disney. Mike: did you do some gliding? If so, I'd love to see it and hear what you learned!

[@mauriceevans6546]

Will actually take you about 3 to 4 days to complete the rating with checkride with DPE

[@tomdchi12]

@@mauriceevans6546 Yes, good clarification. I was thinking of getting away from the fiberglass and corporate branding for a bit and getting up in the air. I'm planning on doing the rating at a local soaring club.

[@DanFrederiksen]

I don't believe in unpowered flight but I certainly appreciate the much higher engineering competence that goes into their design. It's not just a tractor with a crude continental like a cessna is. They have very particular shapes because aerodynamics demands it. You'll also note that none of them are riveted sheet for the same reason. So if your starting point for a powered plane is the engineering discipline of a glider you'll have proportionally better fuel economy. Such a plane might have literally 10x better fuel economy than a 172 at same speed. And with higher speed you can be efficient with smaller wings so a higher speed plane can be much cheaper ironically. Scale the wings down to maybe 60%, similar for tail, strap on 2 tiny jets and you can go to europe, maybe even hawaii for pennies. A complex composite kayak can be had retail for 1000$ which can tell you they can be hammered out dirt cheap if only done right.

[@vsabadazh]

I've seen a project of a jet glider. It was a single seater, composite structure plane. Could do aerobatics and fly at around 200 km/h.

[@DanFrederiksen]

@@vsabadazh I was thinking more like 6-700. 200 any crude prop plane can do

[@buzzinbritain8222]

Stop spouting bullshite you obviously know nothing about...............

[@fromtheloveofjay271]

Is 50 to old to fly?

[@cronwastaken4802]

Gott to disagree with the first statement... Kids and young adults are mostly interessted, but its just to expensive for many people. At least thats my point of view.

[@kaihorstmann2783]

For sure in the US where most operations are commercial, and aerotow only at almost all sites. In most of Europe you have more clubs where the member do the work as volunteers, and at most sites winch tow is the default which costs 5-10€/$ per tow. You pay with you time which you spend on the airport to keep the whole operation running when not flying yourself though.

[@okhera1]

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