SG-38 aerotow

[@michaelirish1445]

How disappointing the guy who removed the camera didn't have the obvious understanding that probably everyone watching this video would like to see the whole glider at least at end of the video.

[@rezamostafid8810]

a little googling revealed the following Wikipedia articles with pics. and info.: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DFS_SG_38_Schulgleiter de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SG_38

[@KGeisel62]

Of course you could just google it and find 100 images of what they look like.

[@1954charlie]

Camera man is egal =0 .Idiot ×100😢😢😢

[@patrickganly5206]

It's just a green screen. They learnt how to do it from that little Uki CNT Zelensky!

[@scannorse]

@@patrickganly5206russian troll…

[@Omega30t2RG]

The two main dangers when flying a craft like this is turbulence and woodpeckers.

[@edwardsyrek6737]

🤣🤣🤣

[@robbiemckenzie7822]

Thank you.. I needed that laugh this morning......

[@JonHeckendorf]

Termites

[@ingwarrce9900]

Videl si v skutočnosti letieť ten kĺzak. Je to ako detské hádzadlo, o turbulenciách sa vtom klzaku môžte snívať.

[@wahid-lg1kk]

Termites

[@AndrewTubbiolo]

The glide ratio of this glider is listed as 10:1. A modern hang glider like a Wills Wing T2 is listed as 14:1. Hats off to the pilot. I hope he goes on to a fun and rewarding life in aviation.

[@phmwu7368]

Finesse or glide ratio: Space Shuttle = 4.5 U2 spyplane = 25.0 modern Eta glider = 70.0 !

[@arcadia1081]

My first early paraglider was 4:1!

[@thomasnewbery7449]

RAF Bister air base in the early 70's, I saw one of these "basic trainers" take flight and, if I recall, one had to have 500 hours flying time in gliders before they'd let you fly it !!!! Unfortunately, I saw that flight end badly as he tried to land but misjudged the wind and ended up in some bushes, nose down! What a hoot! I was learning to fly at the time with the RAFGSA at RAF Wattisham. That's where the CFI, Eric, gave me the nickname of "Spamcan" (because I was in the USAF). Cheers !

[@thra5herxb12s]

A lovely flight and a real greaser of a landing. Congratulations to the pilot and thanks for posting.

[@klaus-dieterbruse2334]

Super !! Der Mut eines 15-jährigen! Ich selbst bin eine SG 38 vor 45 Jahren ( als 24-jähriger ) bei einer Flugshow geflogen und musste dabei viel Mut aufbringen, obwohl ich damals schon mehr als 350 Stunden auf verschiedenen Segelflugzeugtypen ( KA 8, K 7, K 13 und KA 6 und nicht zu vergessen Doppelraab ) hatte.

[@frez777]

I'm tellin ya. Balls of steel

[@polygonalmasonary]

For thousands of years man dreams of flying like a bird. It is amazing to think it is only just over one hundred years since we achieved that dream. This video gives us some idea what it feels like to realise that dream without being enclosed by a cockpit 😮👌🙏🇬🇧♥️

[@alasdair4161]

Now that is flying! i thought hurling around in a tiger moth was fun, but that's about as raw as it could get. Great job.

[@tomthompson7400]

try hang gliders you dont even get the seat

[@havajc1]

Respect! Great ride guys I am a glider pilot and it is my dream to fly something like this once.

[@manuelvega3868]

Ma rk Travner

[@JimForeman]

Notice the amount of forward stick it took to stay down on the tow-plane. We had a primary at Black Forest Gliderport in Colorado and one day after operations had stopped, all the instructors took turns flying it

[@seandubh50]

gut gemacht Jung. I flew an earlier version of the SG about 20 years ago. unlike you we only had a winch launch so you can guess how quickly I was back on the ground. nevertheless an experience never to be forgotten. makes you appreciate the comfort of fibreglass:-) :-) I wish you many many more safe landings.

[@gerdbartkowiak]

SG38 war ein deutsches Produkt. Habe ihn selbst bei der GST Neuhausen bei Cottbus geflogen. Später die "Meise" dann FES

[@tweetingsparrow]

fantastic to see flying, I came across these in an aviation book i got at about 11 years old and thought i could build one, so is great to see the old machines being built.

[@Rickenbacker69]

As a glider pilot, getting endorsed in the SG-38 is on my bucket list for sure!

[@matrix5062]

GLIDER?... Don't you mean a controlled brick, free falling .

[@Louis.Cyphre]

Wahnsinn! Macht beim Zuschauen schon Spass - und man stellt sich die Frage, ob man selbst die Eier hätte, so zu fliegen. Bin sehr beeindruckt.

[@lucian927]

I wish they would have walked around the plane first so we could see it

[@stevetanai9669]

You wanna get heart attack before flight ?

[@equinoxproject2284]

Looks sketch af. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DFS_SG_38_Schulgleiter

[@Skyprince27]

@@equinoxproject2284 This is the sort of thing that most Luftwaffe pilots learned to fly on. Probably that’s why the were not easily intimidated afterwards... 🤔

[@equinoxproject2284]

@@Skyprince27 That would do it for sure. But then again life in general was a hell of allot more risky back in the day.

[@BILLYARA1]

Thank you very much for sharing this Supermega Video. This one, if he is a real pilot, should be hired by American Airlines, continue to give an example to those pilots who are just pretty children. Do not let the channel die, keep going in these feats.

[@keithjones2060]

man , you are a BRAVE soul ! hats off to you friend!!!

[@nohandle5544]

LOL..what a riot!. Can't beat the thrill of unpowered flight, lips flapping.. Always appreciate the straps holding you to your craft when you float negative g's..lol. Totally excellent..Everyone "hustles"

[@frischmi]

Einfach nur geil! Ich bin so ein Ding 1x in Aspern geflogen. Werde diesen Flug nie vergessen. Das ist was ganz spezielles. Tolles Video, super Flug. Danke für den upload.

[@gerdbartkowiak]

Ich habe den SG38 vor etwa 60 Jahren auf dem Flugplatz Neuhausen bei Cottbus-als Mitglied in der GST-geflogen

[@donaldparlettjr3295]

Talk about letting it all hang out! Realize this is a glider from the late 20s incredible.

[@Coquina17]

Great video, and this young man is getting a great start to a career in aviation. I started at his age in gliders as well. What I learned there still serves me well today. It really teaches the fundamentals, and there isn't anything with wings much more fundamental than a SG-38. He'll be with Lufthansa in a few short years!

[@MrBriggs51]

15?? I don't even know you son,, but you make me proud. ( A big Hello from the U.S. )

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

In the USA, you can solo in a glider or sailplane at age 14.

[@saschazegerman]

Der absolute Knaller!

[@Wolkenstecher]

Merci vielmals 😊

[@brendaproffitt1011]

Totally incredible video great flying and the landing was too... Looks like fun too..Thank you so so much for your videos too..

[@Wolkenstecher]

Thanks for posting, the pilot on this video is 15 years old. Greets from Austria!

[@aarontaylor1484]

Can you post a walk around of the plane

[@Nosferatu295]

Das schon geil

[@hunt4fish]

Can't beat that feeling I bet, he had a good flight! Looks like the young guy is a good pilot!. play safe out there

[@aux8344]

The wind noise here made it seem like he was doing mach 2.

[@denerorahming7298]

+Hal C lol....

[@antondillet466]

No, I think it wasn’t mach 2. If you’re listening exactly, you can hear that the afterburner didn’t work. By the way: It was a great landing of this young guy! Schöne Grüße nach Österreich!

[@Leveler93]

Anton Dillét 100 km/h? Is das hier ein WW1 fighter oder noch früher weil es keine Reder hat? Ist die Steuerung extrem empfindlich weil es so wenig Gewicht hat?

[@wulfbeeck8397]

No, mach 2 was not that noisy... I flew the F-104 G quite often to mach 2 and little over, on test flights... But I had my helmet on. And: I also flew the SG-38 in 1954 at Celle-Scheuen in Germany, went solo after 15 flights an the Gö-4 and after 20 hops on the SG-38 (started by winch up to 300 m) I stepped up to the "Baby II b". Flew 14 different gliders, got my "Silver C". Became a Combat Ready Pilot for the German Navy after having been trained as Jet Pilot in the USA 1966 - 1968 and was later an Instructor for "Tornado"- Crews at RAF Cottesmore/ England. (1983-1987) My films about my training in the USA 1966 - 1968 are here on KZbin. Find me under wulf beeck - KZbin Please write my name in s m a l l letters. The following films on my KZbin Channel deal with my pilot training: (Comments are in German, sorry...) - Piaggio - T-37 - T-38 - Operation Heulift - Der Witwenmacher (F-104 G German version) or - The Widowmaker (F-104 G English version) - Besuch auf einem Schießplatz - Seasurvival - Überleben auf See - Have fun with my videos... stay away from Corona, FLY SAFE FLY NAVY Wulf "Buddy" Beeck

Great chunk of nostalgia...As a boy in Germany (My dad was with the RAF stationed at Whan, near Cologne) in the 50's and I bought and flew an SG 37. If I remember right it cost me ten pounds from a ground-crew airman due to return to the UK . Great little bird, I flew it maybe six times, then dad banned me. Saw the American U2 when it came to refuel.. nearly shot by the "security" mob long after it left...

[@carlosclaptrix]

I really miss some more camera perspectives showing the plane as a whole, the towing plane, the scenery.

[@leonanomymouting9789]

True, its incredible they dont show the whole machine.

[@williamquilitzsch4174]

I think they did the whole video in front of a green screen.

[@frogsoda]

It's basically a glorified selfie.

[@joeycarr1398]

@@williamquilitzsch4174 I thought that was photoshoped

[@gertnood]

There are other videos of the very same glider - this is about the 15 yr old pilot soloing the SG-38, not the SG-38 itself.

[@tonyhussey3610]

This has to be the best KZbin video. This lad has balls of Titanium..Respect

[@Wolkenstecher]

Thanks for watching Tony! Blue skies!

[@cloudninephoto]

Like the way his jeans are tucked into the socks. Stops the shit running out!! Lol......

[@glassdogangle]

lmfao

[@briantbradshaw3071]

Stop the wind goin up ya leg an freezing the balls of your self. ADD MEEE

[@oketchlevy5155]

Lol!! You sure looked at this video in 3D to see all those details,some of us were just wondering if he will be able to nail the landing.

[@bluestudio67]

His left hand kept reaching for something to grab. :) Can't blame him a bit! lol. So, so, so different than piloting in the cockpit. Holy cow, that looks fun! Good job, young man and congratulations!

[@RobertSeviour1]

Great first flight and tidy short landing. Well done.

[@bapubapu5142]

VXXY X

[@pradipmitra1276]

Bapu Bapu

[@miksal26]

Certainly on my bucket list . You learn that the rudder pedals are there to be used.

[@Wolkenstecher]

👍🏻

[@pinkdispatcher]

Whoa. I only fly closed, powered airplanes, but this looks like some thing I'd like to try.

[@Area51UFOGynaecology]

that looks like the top 1 most dangerous aircraft to fly in 1904

[@dereksuddreth8672]

First flight and he nailed the landing! Most Excellent o' Sky Puppy...

[@jackfrost2146]

He did forget to lower the landing gear though...

[@Wolkenstecher]

blue skies!

[@ev3rlastingfaith]

Although this was published about 5 years ago, I hope the kid (20 year old dude now) still flies and enjoys it now just as much as he did back then. Awesome flight ;)

[@allisonforfornsed]

+ev3rlastingfaith I think it's a girl

[@JakobvonRaumer]

+allisonforfornsed His voice suggests he's a boy ;)

[@allisonforfornsed]

+Jakob von Raumer Wow, I never heard that. I must've missed it.

[@crabtrap]

that has got to be the scariest thing ever to fly. "here kid, sit on this railroad tie and but your hoodie on for protection" ......no fcccking way!

[@williamschuman4951]

Did you see that motorcycle dirt track, sweet.

[@thatsme7805]

looks like a blast, nicely done

[@Wolkenstecher]

blue skies!

[@micksrsi9793]

this is one classy man of flight

[@mainlander6299]

He flew some bits of wood and some string. a brave dude.

[@therealeben]

the SG-38 is solid as a rock and very safe. I had the privilege to fly one.. Compared to something like a flying chair, it's build is substantial. I don't think you could break one.

[@mainlander6299]

Cool. We Have one at RAF Manston history museum.

[@Pilpellon]

Main Lander It's also from 1942.

[@mainlander6299]

Older than I thought.

[@MrStrocko]

flying tabouret --- vortrefflich

[@PhilipBallGarry]

My Dad got his RAF glider pilot's wings on one of these just after the war. The ex German Air Force instructor was excellent according to my father and had a small queue of NCO's lined up for instruction.

[@dieselstruck]

This is no aircraft! This is a flying chair! Balls of steel to fly this for sure.

[@thomasbeck9075]

That's a skinny chair

[@LegendsSs1987]

Fake , whts the yarn pulling him front?? It's definitely faje

[@natural9743]

Is it just me,or was that some kind of,magical mystery flight.

[@joekahno]

Only scary for the ignorant. When flying, having more vehicle wrapped around you doesn't equal more safety...just a bigger splat. What safety there is comes from learning to control your craft. Hard to imagine a better platform to learn that. :-)

[@rjhinnj]

Well said

[@daviddootson9016]

you are a very skill full guy , well done first class

[@thesantiagoprince1]

"Oy mate! I've got an idea!" "What?" "Let's tie your deckchair to the back of that plane and see what happens." "Alright. Go on then."

[@rogerforsberg3910]

Very droll -- as well as close to the truth!

[@MyWillyboi]

Greetings from USA with love Awesome video CRAZY Pilot is only 15 years old WTF No flight insruments just you and the world BADASS

[@MyWillyboi]

***** good I was like this kid is HARDCORE, makes sense I wouldn't go up with out it either!

[@SVSky]

MyWillyboi Hang gliders have no instrumentation as designed, still quite flyable, you trust the speed of the wind on your face and your eyes.

[@kyrkbymannen]

Must be the greatest feeling to fly such open aircraft?!

[@odderanswer]

Epic! It looks as if the tug aircraft is flying slightly too fast for him but maybe it couldn't fly any slower! Reminds me of my first solo flight which was in a single seater I had never flown before. It's unofficial name was the Flying Tea Tray. Very different flying characteristics to the glider I had been taught in.

[@Wolkenstecher]

The towing aircraft was a Piper PA18 Super Cub flying as slowly as possible, for the SG38 it is a high speed ride 😊

[@tinahaynes696]

That’s the craziest looking thing I have ever seen

[@johnnycop77]

Holy hell! Easily one of the best videos on KZbin.....

[@Wolkenstecher]

Johnny Komatsu thanks a lot!

[@wallymcallister5831]

Germans have been flying these gliders since the 20s at least.

[@GravityFarm]

The laughter says it all ! Fantastic.

[@zebop917]

I can't help feeling that of God had meant SG-38s to fly that far off the ground he wouldn't have invented hills and big bungee cords.

[@Lensman864]

A perfect illustration of HOW to fly because the stick and rudder inputs are all clearly visible. This should be shown to all novice pilots pre-flight.

[@Wolkenstecher]

Thanks Lensman! Blue skies 👍🏻

[@Wolkenstecher]

Danke für die Blumen! die Gleitzahl liegt bei 1:9 also wie 1:Stein!

[@thomasbeck9075]

Deutsche 👍

[@Fraususemil]

Eins zu plumps hieß das bei uns 😁 aber die Begeisterung für das Fliegen ohne Drumherum kann ich nachvollziehen. Beneidenswert! Na vielleicht krieg ich auch nochmal die Gelegenheit.

[@chuckcarmichael7835]

Looks likes he's flying a very large piece of Stella D'oro, Anisette Toast

[@Northernspotter101]

You must have balls of steel going in that antique.

[@willieboy8798]

i would say death wish in that thing!

[@ROYGBIVphoto]

True!

[@davidmg1925]

I felt the temperature drop from this side of my computer keyboard.

[@RedfishInc]

Or a lack of common sense.

[@glenturney4750]

I'd love to fly that. 👍😁👌

[@backspin6698]

Brave kid. Didn't look comfy, but must be a great feeling.

[@edhristov8889]

give me a million bucks and i still wont think about think of thinking to think of going on this thing.

[@ROYGBIVphoto]

Amen!

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

I would do it for free.

[@andypittman9850]

The freedom to fly like a bird, that will be me this summer as I celebrate my 54th birthday. My life long dream to fly like a bird!!

[@Wolkenstecher]

Enjoy the glider flight!

[@gigmaresh8772]

​@@WolkenstecherI soloed in a Piper Cherokee on my 40th. 35 years of having my family and friends and co-workers telling my I couldn't fly a plane. Used to practice "landings" on that tall hill north of SLC#2. Would let off the accelerator in that Volvo at just the right time and then lightly tap the brakes till the stop sign. My instructor though I was getting extra hours because my landings had gotten so smooth. So I took him for a ride in my station wagon 😅. If you want to fly DON'T listen to the naysayers! Listen to you (and of course your instructor) Best of luck. Now go flying 🛩️

[@alexanderreimer387]

During Depression years there was an opportunity for air minded youth to dream of flight and do flight cheaply...!!!

[@morgangaines4338]

Sorry to inform you but we just entered another depression during the first week of November as the FED tried to head it off by beginning QE4.

[@russelldold4827]

And a reminder that between the two World Wars the Luftwaffe trained their pilots on very similar machines.

[@ScoutCrafter]

That was so amazing!!!! Great flight!

[@letvalentino100]

Хороший планер, красивый полёт. Спасибо за видео.

[@patrickpatterson9420]

Man that was awesome you go boy nicely do need more of you out there good job

[@Wolkenstecher]

Thanks, blue skies!

[@mikhailbaranov1587]

"Those magnificent man on their flying machines!" Молодец парень!

[@miksal26]

Have flown various Edmund Schneider gliders but never had the privilege of flying a basic trainer. I'm very jealous.

[@mikemorton6408]

Good man nice &: smooth on the landing, excellent

[@Wolkenstecher]

Thanks Mike

[@FlingwingNZ]

Crickey there are some seriously large deflections of the control stick there...

[@alexanderreimer387]

These Primary Gliders were well thought out, engineered for strength and safe flying qualities and nor more risky than a J3 Cub... !!!

[@peterweber1174]

This glider is probably the safest way to fly at all. It can land everywhere.

[@svyt]

@@peterweber1174 ...and in a glider, you always know *exactly* how many engines you will have available at the time of your landing. That's not the case in any powered plane you can name.

[@richardweil8813]

@@svyt You got it. Did a silver distance flight in '19. Knew I'd never run out of gas. Did have to "fuel up" on thermals, though. (Pilatus B-4)

[@baygizz]

Oh my god! This incredible! You're awesome

[@Weightlossjourney24]

Now that's a flying lawn chair. This guy got balls

[@hadleymanmusic]

It shows that the old glider design still hangs in there! Slow down some on the tows.

[@rickd248]

This gives new meaning to Seat of the Pants!

[@metronetrail]

You passed - welcome to the luftwaffe - good luck - HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY

[@WizardOfChicamunga]

From the looks of what his feet are busy doing, this thing is peddle powered.

[@johnstarkie9948]

Pedal.

[@dgmonteavaro]

fantastic landing and flying!

[@darkmath100]

How many pairs of underpants is he wearing?

[@Wolkenstecher]

+darkmath100 approximately 10!

[@rolloverriderpgr]

The same as you have on. Why? He had fun and this wan't a scare thing as he knew what he wanted to do! Now I wonder how his flying life is going? Great control of a basic fly by the seat of your pants aircraft as that thing I thing only had an altimeter! He did better than some adults on their first solo flight!

[@danne6a]

OVER 9000!

[@duyanhle6726]

The Aviation o

[@elcreador6675]

darkmath100 apoyemos a omega el fuerte🌎

[@dirtyblond2332]

Was looking for the DIY Glider build from old wood pallets, and wound up here....

[@mikew4171]

Now that was a funny comment there Miss "Dirty Blonde" !

[@thebuilder5884]

Nice flying, shame you didn't include a view of all of the plane

[@Wolkenstecher]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqrPdXmPjtacpaM

[@bossdog1480]

That looks like a lot of fun, also extremely dangerous......

[@sextonblake4258]

Flying is actually pretty easy. But crashing is easier.

[@edwardsyrek6737]

🤣🤣🤣😮

[@santinocastillo9348]

It takes serious balls to do this👍💪😎

[@77chonyc]

Wow you really have to have huge balls to fly this prehistoric contraption. What the hell is it?

[@1truthbegettingtold275]

Its an actual velociraptor

[@ROYGBIVphoto]

Hahahoho! Amen! Old wooden glider.

[@briantbradshaw3071]

77chonyc A FLYING MACHINE ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@frogsoda]

It's called a primary glider. They've been used to train Pilots since the 1930s.

[@flywithtb5005]

Krass. Hätte ich mal früher mit dem Segelfliegen angefangen. So ein Teil zu fliegen muss sich bestimmt krank anfühlen

[@expressview1]

It looks like he's in front of a screen pretending to fly. Just like the making of a movie...Cool

[@ChrisGurin]

"Glider clubs" used the same glider in the 1930s to provide primary flight training to future Luftwaffe pilots, skirting the Versailles treaty restrictions on aircraft. I noticed a bunch of stick pitching- the CG location on such a machine would likely be very much a matter of pilot weight. The kid looked pretty skinny, so maybe he was constantly trying to keep the airspeed up. Pure stick and rudder!

[@danieljrs507]

balls of steel.

[@Mirandorl]

+Daniel Swift I was about to say, how does that thing stay in the air with the weight of those massive testicles weighing it down at the front?

[@JoelLinus]

That's a lady

[@ROYGBIVphoto]

That's the concensus!

[@darrenmcintosh326]

Great landing...i was worried it would tumble

[@MrSailorsteven]

aka...the most sketchy plane on the planet. huevos mate!

[@rogerwadham4627]

2000 feet tow?, 60 seconds to the ground, pretty steep glide angle, kudos tho, this looks like so much fun.

[@77chonyc]

Where did you get the materials to make this?? Home Depot???

[@coldiceman20]

***** It was clearly a joke.

[@ernaniseddon5384]

I am an old pilot and I tell you this young man flying this glider will make him a top pilot. He is flying by the seat of his pants, and this is whay makes good pilot. Congratulations,

[@付梦汀]

go back to your mom's basement my friend. this guy is brilliant.

[@giftcard2462]

PetrovichGaming Yup.

[@77chonyc]

付梦汀 OMG. How did you guess that i live in Moms basement. That is so weird! Are you a psychic?

[@bobert4him]

Thank you for the ride.

[@amelierenoncule]

Monsieur, Is that the pilote screaming at 04:33 ?

[@rizzzla]

it was the sound of ....... MANHAWK

[@svesom]

That is the Pressure and Joy inside, that makes him Scream ;-) I think flying with this old Beginner Sailplane is a very Special Feeling, maybe a little Bit like Flying an Hangglider..

[@SwishLad]

the kid is 15

[@MoreToTheTruthThanMeetsTheEye]

That's "ganz verukt" - a LOT of faith in that old piece of wood holding him up not cracking!

[@user-jz3vc9kd2j]

He isn't gay...he just wears skinny jeans for reduced drag

[@jandejong6498]

It is a brave boy, maybe he is gay.

[@GrossStadtAdler]

he is 15 years old so its a fucking child, stop talking about sexuality you idiots

[@ToyManFlyer1100]

Well, I'm not Gay, But..I Like Trans guurls...Soooo..Ooohh, and sexy and beautiful Cross dressers...Soo again....

[@MrCrossbiker]

Fliegen pur, klasse Video !!