My Sailplane for the World Gliding Championship? | LS3 Testflight 800 KM

A spontaneous testflight turned into a 800 km cross country flight. Can´t wait to fly a LS3 with winglets at the Pre-WGC in France!
A huge THANKS to Uwe for the glider and to Segelfluggruppe Bensheim for the aerotow!
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[@flyhoff]

Casually flies 800km the first flight, reviews the whole glider on the way, sets flaps into landing position and retracts landing gear before a „tight final glide“ just to show them, still is calm as hell and gets some epic cinematic sunset air to air shots - badass Stefan!🔥

[@malibu188]

Great flying. 800 kilometers and 10 plus hours with that vario tone - heroic

[@SuperReasonable]

LS3 was my Gold and Diamond machine. Beautiful to fly, very comfortable and great performance. That creaking noise as you fly is so LS!

[@BillPalmer]

Glad to see you in an LS3. Got my gold and diamond badges in mine flying in Southern California. Great flying glider

[@DarthWindu06]

I’m currently learning the theory, so that i can get my license and do all the cool stuff you do. Hope to meet you one day 😎

[@milankoncsard5701]

Good luck! i've been there a month ago, now i am flying every single day.

[@laysy1743]

Nice ! Hope it catches you and we'll maybe see each other at the WWGC. I'm currently pre solo

[@Ellis01234567890]

How are things going for you since you left this comment? Did you get your license?

[@slickstersf]

I am rooting for you to win the championship..... Go Stefan.........

[@jonstehlik7745]

That vario cracks me up:)

[@davidalhoff7190]

Moin, eigentlich gibts ja nix gleileres als das regelmäßige tönen eines Varios richtig geil zum einschlafen. Aber oh ha, das vario macht mich kirre.

[@SteFly]

Ich hab es noch die ganze Nacht gehört 🤣

[@LukiLS4]

@@SteFly wir hatten das damals in dem Verein, in dem ich fliegen gelernt hab in den 21en und 23, der Ton erinnert mich immer wieder an die Zeit als Schüler damals 🙈

[@phoeteus]

@@SteFly Besser als ein kaputtes Vario: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGfLkHVmpciioLs

[@vaclavkolar6750]

That variometer sounds like Sirenhead 😂😂

[@turbostormer2301]

EXCACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT

[@doomguy2.0]

Legit what I thought too

[@wodarzflorian]

What I thought here!

[@jopakem]

Great to welcome another LS3 fan! Have one myself (with a nicer vario :) )

[@laysy1743]

Looks cool ! Looking forward to fly it one day.

[@jjiacobucci]

I had the LS3 with full length flaperons. Loved it ! There is a simple mod which is large Mylar farings at the trailing wing root greatly decreasing drag at wing/fuselage junction. Most comfortable glider I’ve flown

[@timmit3579]

It amazes me how Your knowledge of Your surroundings...(Clouds; Areas of the ground that produce Thermals: Wind currents, Updrafts, etc. Recognizing these with the help of Your electronic thermal sensor gadgets... It's Fascinating to Me !!!)

[@leonardnolting1926]

Ich drück dir mal die Daumen, dass die andere LS3 auch ein anderes Vario hat 😄 Mich würde das ja kirre machen ..

[@MikeNugget]

Wow, overview right during the flight! Ineresting video

[@hj45lp]

Beautiful flight, with a great end: passing by the castle and landing towards the moon... 👍😎

[@ChrisA7X89]

Haha das Vario haben wir in unserem Twin. Der Ton geht einem schon so bissl auf den Sack :D

[@edcffriedersdorf]

Kann man umstellen beim Ilec auf Standard

[@danielhermanus6909]

Amazing air to air shots!

[@titahibayflier3160]

Awesome stuff Stefan, an LS3 would be perfect for you. Roomier than the LS4 too. Your crushing it man... Goodluck come august.

[@samharrison4456]

Nice video!!🙌🙌

[@SteFly]

Thank you!

[@larssorenson9916]

I love your videos. It’s good that you explain and talk and not just boring footage with nothing happening. I didn’t know LS-3 is such good performer. 800 km, it’s the pilot too of course - maybe not so much the glider 😂. I don’t know much, but I thought ASW-29 would be first choice, but maybe your ASW cannot be reduced to 15m? For the competition?

[@nullteiltalles]

Die 5C war lange lange Zeit bei meinem Heimatverein in Vinsebeck stationiert, bis Uwe sie gekauft hat. Schön dass sie nochmal richtig beflogen wird :)

[@nullteiltalles]

das vario haben wir in unserer schulungs 21 auch. fand das eigentlich immer ganz gut, mit dem doppelten ton.

[@brushitoff503]

Awesome video as always Stefan and what a great glider and flight! That vario though, sounds like a drunken Ambulance or something ha ha ha!! Can't wait to see your next video and the Comps. Have fun!

[@stealhty1]

I was going to Ask about the Black lever,thx Stefan for the explanation,LS3 Soar good

[@danielhermanus6909]

5:09 - 1500m 5:44 - 1600m und dabei auch noch Strecke gemacht und Fahrt aufgeholt😍

[@jacksontenhave7959]

Good luck in the pre-world ( and hopefully world) gliding championships!

[@melcrose]

If that were my Vario noise always I'll pull that canopy and jump. That said, the LS8 is my favorite glider in Condor, and I love the LS4 also. What is the dial below the vario?

[@laysy1743]

G meter ?

[@thiamhinsaw6212]

Stefan, what is that metal rod sticking out at the front of the vertical stabilizer? I am enjoying your videos. Thanks.

[@tangoalmasry1311]

Congratulate U , watched u'r attitude while u testing new type as u mentioned,by the way glider pilot too, thanks 4 sharing. Take care stay safe ... Greetings from Cairo,Egypt

[@kfler1983]

Das Geile "Super Mario" Variometer haben wir in unserem Astir drin.😂😂😂 Wenn man über 5 Steigen hat, ist es Überfordert und macht gar nichts mehr.

[@HeLaNoR]

i would have jumped out of the plane to escape that vario sound

[@DOMINICAAVIATION]

Amazing stuff! Incredible views and action 👌

[@CalebNorthNorman]

How old is that airfield? One of those hangers looks really old.

[@soaring.passioninstagram5716]

New Video! Thx Stefan

[@archivist17]

Beautiful flight in a cool machine!

[@laysy1743]

Nice video ! Very inspiring. Makes me want to go to the airport and just go. The weather is pretty bad around here though

[@иванкудрин-я6к]

Да, на подобных планерах (лак-25, нимбус) еще в советское время спортсмены улетали утром и прилетали вечером, проходя замкнутый 800 км маршрут. У лучших качество было до 28 (расстояние/высоту). Думаю, если к такой технике цеплять выдвижной электродвижок с пропеллером, солнечные батареи на верху, литий полимерные аккумуляторы, то можно лететь сутками в подходящую погоду (но тока не над океаном - там термиков нет). А если сделать крыло изменяемой стреловидности, снизу поставить списаный ускоритель от шаттла, то можно ваще улететь до марса (на орбиту, а там по инерции, ведь запустят, как из пращи, с такой тягой). И видосы слать оттуда уже!!!!!

[@pasipulkkinencom]

LS3 IS awesome. LS3a IS not. 2 totally different planes. 3a is very "wobbly". LS3 with heavier wings is awesome and handling like a dream

[@dampfnudel4764]

Hi, benutzt du gar keinen Wassersack? Mich persönlich stört es mega wenn ich neben mir die ganze Zeit ne Wasserflasche liegen hab,

[@flomoose7315]

hey, great video as usual! I see you already have your Van in use? Will you make a further video on all the features and electrics onboard? Would love to see that! And I can already see the LS3 prices rising XD

[@TriadAgone]

Why the LS3 for club ? Does it do well with the new club handicaps? I've seen guys like G use their modified 301s well.

[@danielhermanus6909]

Diese Aufnahmen von der 5C sind nicht jugendfrei Stefan! Damn der Gerät wurde sicher noch nie so hart rangenommen 800km :O

[@peanuts2105]

Beautiful machine

[@JohnDoe-eo8gi]

While thermal soaring, do you ever get above the cloud base? If so, do you fly through clouds?

[@Диана-з1г5ц]

So amazing. Can you say what the music on the 9 minutes)

[@PureGlide]

One of our club twins has that vario. Chuck it away as fast as possible! That noise does not grow on you :) ps. nice van!

[@РоманХ82]

welcome, really funny variometer sound, what is the average speed on this glider?

[@pasipulkkinencom]

And beware the seat. If you move the bottom forward be sure to move the seat support on a back forward also.. Otherwise the seat can slip all the way to back mid flight. Done that on a long tow from Hilton Ranch to Minden. Longest tow in my life..

[@svarog6567]

Vario in there sounds like Chicago tornado siren.

[@paulschmidt5116]

da kriegt mein gleich wieder lust zu fliegen cooles Video

[@pippo6582]

Ziemlich noice dass wir eine im Verein haben hehe

[@papatangovictor]

Nice review. Once you flew on Std. Cirrus, how do you compare to the LS-3? On the actual flight, did you notice many differences in performance?

[@AN2Felllla]

When you set your vario to glide, what does that actually do, and what does it indicate?

[@Kestrel626]

Nice glider, I flew an LS3 17 a long time ago it was about 6 months old at the time. Thankfully it didn't have that awful Vario sound.

[@Roberto-hl4id]

like your impressive movies and also the ls3, a real beauty! but isn‘t it dangerous flying close under the clouds, couldn’t another aircraft fly trough?

[@miroslavhavlasek119]

So how did you decide? Are you taking it?

[@christianwink7586]

Gut zu wissen das du in Bensheim warst. Gehe dort gerne hin mit meinen Kindern ein Eis oder Kuchen essen.

[@senior08matt]

Nices Video und geiler Flug! Was hältst du von der ASW-20 im Vergleich zur LS3 in der Club-Klasse? Bevorzugst du die '3 wegen des Index oder der steifen Flächen oder hast du einfach die Möglichkeit eine LS3 zu bekommen gehabt?

[@nob0dy27_]

Wir hatten bei uns auch mal ne LS3-17, ist allerdings letztes Jahr wegen zu wenig Auslastung verkauft worden... Eigentlich Schade 😕

[@chrisehmke1651]

Ich habe eine - 17, mit Winglets! 😁

[@peterlovegrove1]

Hope you can put the new AS33 to the test in comparison to your ASG29

[@danielhermanus6909]

Buy starlink when it's available and do a gliding livestream where viewers can choose the cloudstreet you have to fly hahaha

[@martbosman8373]

I would be surprised if he hasn't 4G everywhere he flies in Germany, so he could do it now. Great idea!

[@raptor-dh7zi]

@@martbosman8373 yeah german mobile internet is garbage. That would never work right now.

[@davidtapp3950]

The LS 3 is a very old design. It would be great if you did well in it at the World Championships!!

[@cpypcy]

That vario sounds creepy AF. :D

[@glidingpassiongermany407]

Der Trend geht ja immerhin zum Zweitflugzeug😂

[@maxvogel1571]

Normale Ls3 oder Ls3 Blei? LS3 einfach geil

[@SteFly]

Eine normale LS3 (mit Blei), keine LS3a ;)

[@Fly21SE]

LS-3a not -3 ?

[@nob0dy27_]

The one he flew in this video is a LS-3, as far as I could tell. the LS-3a has separated Ailerons and Flaps while the LS-3 has Flaperons.

[@Fly21SE]

Exactly, watch the takeoff roll. Flew almost all my silver, gold and diamonds in an LS-3a. Miss that glider!

[@sebbers]

100th like! amazing video

[@ronaldglider]

At what speed do you playback the video when you fly forward? I use 3x: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIuUeoiDmd6ifqc

[@gypsytheif]

Is this in Alsace?

[@Oberstbonze]

If you mean the airfield, it's in Bensheim in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany. It's a wonderful airfield, I fly there too :)

[@arminmoller9927]

So ein schöner Flug . Bis der Arzt kommt. Das Flugzeug reagierte auf Deine feinsten Rudereingaben .Konnte man gut sehen. Hatte die Gelegenheit mal eine LS 4 zu fliegen .Die hatte aber keine Wölbklappen ,das von Dir pilotierte Muster. War herrlich ,das Gerät. Und das Sahnehäubchen Deiner Landung war der Gruß vom Vollmond.

[@1701_FyldeFlyer]

Nice!

[@jamex7704]

Verkaufst du dann die 29er?

[@SteFly]

Nein

[@lorenzhorn9055]

Gibt es die Wm nicht für 18m oder sind dir da die Gegner zu gut😉👍

[@SteFly]

Ich hatte mich damals noch mit der Std. Libelle für die DM letztes Jahr Qualifiziert. Ein Klassenwechsel ist nicht so einfach möglich ;) Nächstes Jahr möchte ich aber auch an der 18m DM teilnehmen.

[@devonmagan5046]

Why do gliders make those weird monosound whining noises at different tones?

[@lautoka63]

Ah, you have the same vintage ILEC as us.

[@ajayparmarbhaktbalajika164]

Tullu lluuu lluu tuu llu tuuulluu llullullu tuuulllu

[@paulsavani3918]

7:38 Thats what she said...

[@babboon5764]

I must be missing part of the plot ..... Your aim is to compete in the World Champs And you're chosing an LS3 which is a really old model rather than even say an LS 4 which is still kind of old. Why? (It clearly does fly pretty well but I wouldn't think it would have quite the 'edge' to compet at that level)?

[@SteFly]

The "club class" are older gliders with 15 m wingspan. Every glider has a handicap factor and you can choose the one you prefer. The LS4 is a good glider but does not have flaps. For tactical and fun reasons I prefer to fly a glider with flaps at the WGC. And my teampartner loves LS3 😁

[@soaruk3697]

@@SteFly ... Glasflugel 304 has best handicap in the crazy new IGC handicaps - pity no one will be winning with cheaper gliders i.e. Libelle and Cirrus anymore .... the rich white European boys controlling IGC want to get rid of poorer pilots flying competitions......they will eventually kill off the sport with the stupid way competition gliding is going.

[@acb.segelflugmemes9846]

Warum hört sich das vario an wie der Sirenhead

[@tve5614]

Happy day's

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

wowwwww

[@GR-il7jx]

the instrument panel was broke kind of lol

[@mokka1115]

1:59 siren head?

[@teyababul8961]

Lq😊

[@john-martin]

I feel like i’m listening to a broken sonic the hedgehog game.

[@ulsvencol]

Hate the Vario sound...

[@cptmiller21]

Hey komm doch mal in der ersten Augustwoche zum Sommerlehrgang auf die Dingel! Das du da noch nicht warst, ist schon fast komisch :D segelflug-hofgeismar.de/

[@zeeslangyacht7916]

Das sieht aus wie ein Pendelhöhenruder wie bei der Ls1d

[@SteFly]

Nein, ist zum Glück ein gedämpftes Höhenruder.

[@happytala3519]

If I fly this plane😅😂

[@teyababul8961]

🚌 bus

[@samwei828]

warum bist du ein deutsch aber machst englishe videos

[@DB-thats-me]

I could live without that new audio-vario. What a horrible noise.

[@u2mister17]

They're spoilers. That's why they are where the are, center top most lift defeating place on the design. There is no reason on earth to slow a glider. Brakes my ass.

[@teyababul8961]

7 th

[@СергейРяшкин]

русский флаг на киле планёра?

[@teyababul8961]

1 st

[@ved512345]

Very silent glider

[@teyababul8961]

1st

[@wilmeralbert2908]

First and no body cares

[@SteFly]

Haha, I do :D

[@wilmeralbert2908]

@@SteFly :)

[@mikie1955]

The music is awful.

[@and-iy5ez]

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