LOW SAVE ABOVE THE BALTIC SEA | 3900km TRAVEL BY GLIDER Ep. 3

3900km travel by glider trip across Europe in only 7 days.
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[@IgorVolkov]

Magic flight!

[@sierrazulu]

Best video ever!!!! Congrats!!!! Fantastic views, great cooperation! Greetings from Poland!

[@Jinjukei]

Over the alps and baltic sea! I love it! My favorite places.

[@fliegergruppegiengen]

That’s a real adventure!

[@amprenta15]

Do you need to / can you contact the local/regional air traffic control tower when you enter their airspace? Do you have to let them know about your presence (can they see you on radar?), route etc.? Or is your flight pretty much free to do whatever you want?

[@berndkorthaus5082]

In Germany you can fly without contacting ATC, with the exception of some special zones. They can see you when you have a transponder, and sometimes also on radar, but that is not for sure. So flight is pretty much free to do what you want, with the main exceptions of zones near the main airports.

[@Andrew-xx4ht]

Marvellous!!! I wish I could fly with you!🦅🦅🦅

[@fetilu0975]

Best video to watch before sleeping ;) next time, transatlantlic flight ?

[@MJ-fu8rh]

Gucken so viele Personen aus anderen Ländern deine Videos? Du sprichst immer auf Englisch (ist nicht schlimm, man kann dich gut verstehen) aber in den Funksprüchen merkt man, dass es lockerer ist und das könnte die Videos noch entspannter machen:)

[@SteFly]

Mittlerweile 10% USA und nur 9% Deutschland, da macht es mehr Sinn auf Englisch

[@MJ-fu8rh]

@@SteFly das aufjedenfall:) verstehe es bitte nicht als Kritik:)

[@Alex_BF]

Beautiful trip! Thanks for sharing, great video as usual !

[@SERBZILLA1]

How a thermal can be created above the water , when there is no difference in the heating of the base ?

[@ChrisPinCornwall]

Gosh, what a collection of brilliant flights.

[@garrykennedy5484]

Between you and Bruno Vassel, I think this is my next adventure after hang gliding. I had to lose 10 Lbs. at least to do it. I've lost 20Lbs. So I think I'm ready. What is that red handle for? Is that a secondary release?

[@robth655]

What do you do if you have to do an outlanding hundrets or thausands of kilometers away from home? Calling the next airport to ask for a trailer?

[@yesfull]

Hello Stefan, salam kenal ya...,

[@ssio6092]

Was habt ihr eigentlich für Gleiter?🤔Welches Modell?

[@SteFly]

Das ist eine LS3

[@ssio6092]

Alles Klar Danke dir🙏🏼

[@ArnulfKoch]

Epic second day over Rügen and more epic low save at 11:38. You're on the edge of your seat and then have to grin when the thermal comes up. I celebrate your trip so much!

[@and5142]

I love your adventures! But, please Stephan, when you do a winchstart put your left hand AL ALONG THE WINCH on the yellow release. A cartwheel and a Low cable break is so DANGEROUS. Greetings from Belgium. André- gliderpilot

[@vblaas246]

Definitly, well spoken. Start is where deadly glider accidents DO happen. Especially on experienced glider pilots.

[@yonieter2]

For me, the early pulling on the stick scared me a bit. Just too steep for that part of the winch launch. No critisicm, just contributing to a discussion on safety

[@fetilu0975]

Yo where do you fly exactly :)

[@christophmannel4998]

2:25 Wenn ich gewusst hätte, dass du da filmst, hätte ich etwas mehr gedrückt =) Großartige Flüge und Tolle Videos.

[@gilnemesis3547]

What a trip!!!!💪🤩🥳 WE all want to have such holidays, and you're still sharing these moments, thanks very much, while you're taking a great booster !

[@Javierogil]

Wenn ich mir diesen Kanal weiter ansehe, lande ich noch in der Flugschule...😀 nice video

[@SteFly]

Man kann auch in einem Verein das Segelfliegen lernen. Ist meistens günstiger, braucht dafür etwas länger ;)

[@christophmannel4998]

Segelfliegen ist nicht unbedingt für jeden das Richtige, aber zum Ausprobieren mal zum nächsten Segelflugplatz zu gehen lohnt sich auf jeden Fall.

[@Dee-im7ug]

Stefan- Can you describe what kind of Lyft are you experienced when flying over the Baltic Sea? You address it a little bit in your narrative. Who are the thermals under the clouds strong or weak compared to that over the land masses? Are these thermal generated Cumulus or some type of Convergence involving cold and warm fronts? I would think that oceans that are relatively warm like the Gulf of Mexico would produce stronger thermals compared to that over the relatively cold Baltic Sea.

[@larockeef8248]

That video was absolutely amazing! Those views man!!! I'm new to the channel and to this world of gliders. I do have a question to anyone, I'm a big guy, 2 mts tall big frame and 120 kg... is my size a limitation for doing this? (cabin size, weight, etc).

[@RobertMartensFly]

What a great journey, thanks for sharing these moments! You crazy young guys being a little lucky getting a saving thermal above the Baltic Sea. Looking forward to the next episode…

[@Johan-ex5yj]

I love this kind of adventure- gliding. Thanks for sharing, Stefan. 👍 What a joy to have such a nice trip and even better to share it with a friend. 😀

[@mathiscolson2444]

I fly at Saint-Hubert (EBSH). Next time land and come see us !

[@fetilu0975]

Greetings from the Air Cadets ✌

[@ed.mil.5029]

Beautiful flight and location! Rügen is always worth to visit: on the ground or in the air. Well done Stefan! 😎👍

[@henningb.1707]

Ich weiß, warum ich neidisch bin 😂Wunderbares Video, Stefan!

[@arnoldfreemanbw]

It’s amazing 800km no refuel!👍

[@macdieter23558]

No fuel at all (except for the VW Bus)

[@charliebrown8278]

“Nice” is right. Couldn’t have said it better myself. What a great summer you’ve had. And now we’ve been able to have it too… thanks to your videos. Danke.

[@otata]

Hab gerade deinen Kanal entdeckt. Fantastisch. Hab vor 30 Jahren einen Kurs mit 17 gemacht. Das bleibt für immer hängen.. ob ich das je wieder machen werde... wäre schön.

[@a-v-t-N]

I'm enjoying the video. What a flight!

[@TheSoaringChannel]

Magnificent Stefan! Absolutely magnificent. I cannot WAIT to do travel by glider with the DG505MB once the engine is reinstalled. It's definitely on my bucket list for this year!

[@cabanford]

I always wanted to be a glider pilot my whole life... Never happened. But I find myself at 60 a professional tandem paragliding pilot living in Zermatt - who could've guessed. I love watching your clips and part of me still wants to race those amazing sailplane razor blades 😎😎😎 @flyzermatt

[@belabiehler1477]

Das ist so cool ich hoffe ich kann irgendwann auchmal so große strecken fliegen🤗

[@brushitoff503]

Stunning views! Thank you for sharing this Stefan!

[@hizkiapermata2450]

Amazing!!! Wish I was in the trip

[@Stealth_Droid]

3:23 incredibly smooth landing!

[@justme.9711]

I'm very interested in gliding, but can you give me any insight you have into this aspect. Repair and maintenance costs. In the past 3 to 5 years how much have you or people you know, had to spend on repairs and maintenance etc to stay airworthy. I ask because a woman said she had to spend $8k to have cracks around her airbrake boxes repaired and that's a lot to me.

[@SteFly]

This heavily depends on the condition of the glider. Big checks e.g. at 3000h can cost from 3000 - 10000€ if you don't do it on your own and if they find a lot to repair. Other than this is ok from the price. At the LS3 I only made enhancements up to now, no big repair or so...

[@justme.9711]

@@SteFly Yea' I wasn't sure if I would be able to do my own repairs. If they are only minor, it only fiberglass etc, it's got to be done right and professional, but it's not welding titanium... I'm in Australia and it might be different. Thanks for the reply.

[@orangestoneface]

small float on the sea and line up to non powered glider sail plane that moves up like a kite and backwards cos float moves but has some adjustable resistance too from the water...could work,.

[@itinensanzen]

Outstanding scenery, beautiful glider, skillful pilot. Keep up the good work and fly safe. Hope you never go VFR into IMC.

[@lefredo91]

Love your flights. Thanks a lot for sharing! What is the buzzer Sound at about 10:30? A kind of tcas ?

[@henryluebberstedt7819]

Boah, ein Traum! Schön, dass Du auch im Norden unterwegs bist. Sieht man ja sonst eher selten.

[@marufjon_kenjayev]

Hello, what is the model of your plane?

[@SteFly]

It's an LS3 glider.

[@josemena4693]

Hey Stefan, would you please try this summer here in Fuentemilanos, Spain?. Thanks. I see you

[@thibuss2577]

What an adventure! Next time, you are very welcome in St Hubert (BE) ;-)

[@erezarbel]

So inspiring!!! Going for my first introduction flight in a sailplane this weekend. Hopefully on the verge of a new hobby. Keep up those adventures coming. 🙏

[@jme104]

I tried to spiral my LS3 A with the zero degree flap setting . It works fine for me, I can spiral at 80km/h and 35 degrees of bank and I have less drag than with the 5° setting . I studied the Dick Johnson polars . It's a revelation after 30 years of flying the LS3 , LOL.

[@bead69]

Man im afraid of heights, but i want to be a glider, it looks so fun, the scenaries :D

[@markborg9595]

Absolutely amazing 👏

[@victor-emmanuel7485]

your vario sounds like it's drunk. Is this a different setting or different type of variometer? Great video!

[@robertasvilkauskas9455]

Thank You sooooomuch, I have realy enjoy the flight 😊

[@eduardtsyganov819]

It is beautiful.... Thank You

[@eduardphotography2751]

Verdammt schön! Du musst mal nach Norwegen zum Nordkap da war ich erst vor kurzem, ist nur sehr windig.

[@alexanderalmon2963]

WOW! Bei 11:37 hab ich ein bisschen Gänsehaut bekommen. Aber was für ein genialer Flug! Fantastisch!

[@zafra21]

Me está encantando los videos de este viaje, tuvo que ser emocionante. Las imágenes son incremente bellas, felicidades por lo vivido. 🙂 Tienes que venir a España a volar. Saludos!

[@David-gs6mh]

Awesome video, the only thing I miss from this Pilot is the moustache!

[@drv7362]

Just fabulous 👏👏👏

[@grmpflying]

Es sind gewaltige Bilder! Freu mich schon, wenn ihr in die Alpen kommt!

[@simonlemmerer]

Einfach unglaublich geil!

[@hangfly1]

Another inspirational video! Well done you two!

[@vortex_un]

wow. just wow ! what an epic flight. thanks for sharing this.

[@svenlarson5722]

das ist ja p...o, hammer, was waren das für steigwerte, unfassbar...........................

[@davidallan9624]

Please keep your hand on the release during the ground run on a winch launch. You need to react quickly if you get a wing drop.

[@felixwitzenbichler2407]

I have learned to not do that because of the acceleration, so you could release by mistake. When you have your hand on your leg you are still fast enough and you don't have the risk to release by mistake...

[@davidallan9624]

@@felixwitzenbichler2407 That is true but I'd prefer that to happen (on the ground) than fumble for the release while the glider departs into a potential cart-wheel. There was a really bad couple of accidents at my old club and at my new one when in both instances the gliders flipped over on their backs with rather obvious consequences.

[@aeromael4707]

he can't, he need to manage his flaps

[@aeromael4707]

@@davidallan9624 sorry i didn't know you were talking about the winch lauch

[@davidallan9624]

@@aeromael4707 My glider has flaps too. You have them set for the ground run and the initial part of the launch. Once in the full climb then you can take your hand off the release. For an aerotow the ground run is longer and there is time to set the flaps from negative to positive once you have aileron authority on the ground - hand on release otherwise.

[@magicdragon5861]

nices video aber warum bist du nicht in stölln gestartedda kann mnan ja auch fliegen denn ich whone in rhinow da wo du auch warst beim thonke

[@DayLight9382]

Einfach wunderschön!

[@Jay-le5oz]

Can you glinding at the night??

[@eprohoda]

fantastic recording,🤟

[@compaAXEL10]

fligth in tulum Mexico

[@baltimoremalamola9777]

800 km in how many hours ?

[@ericoschmitt]

I wish I could afford that kind of fun

[@juhakettunen7971]

Have you checked how much it would actually cost for you? I pay about 1200€ for the whole season.

[@ericoschmitt]

@@juhakettunen7971 For me it would cost the course, license, a trip to europe and everything that comes with it. Anyway I'm ok flying hang gliders in brazil! Many of those costs are the same for a HG trip to the alps anyways, and it's out of reach right now...

[@RoelBaardman]

How do you like the experimental vario?

[@SteFly]

Love it!

[@КаЯкер]

Привет от Кости

[@raspbear3486]

Hi Stefan! Kann sein, dass diese Information vollkommen überflüssig für dich ist, weil du das schon weißt, aber ich sags trotzdem. Bei 13:01 holst du deine DSLR raus für ein paar coole Shots. In den darauffolgenden Clips sieht man aber leider die Spiegelung von deiner Scheibe. Mag jetzt den einen oder anderen weniger stören, aber man kann die Spiegelung tatsächlich schon beim Filmen "entfernen". Du brauchst nur ein Polarisationsfilter für dein Objektiv. Die sind super günstig und es gibt für jedes Gewinde und jeden Durchmesser eins. So sehen die Videos und Bilder noch besser aus!

[@SteFly]

Hab ich schon ausprobiert, allerdings gibt es dann ganz komische und unnatürliche Effekte in der Haube. Außerdem verwende ich schon einen ND Filter, müsste dann eine Kombination sein. Trotzdem danke für den Kommentar 👍

[@kevanflanagan1171]

Where is pt 4

[@eduardodosanjosmattos6570]

Mr langer, glider has always been my passion from childhood, beautiful work and thank you very much.

[@carlochannel5027]

How can you piss during a full day fight?

[@MauriceGauder]

Bottles, plastic bags, and other methods, some planes even have toilets although rare

[@nathangrimes641]

So Cool!

[@TommyOlsson]

Fantastic nice Stefan! Thanks for sharing your amazing flight! Looking forward to the next one 🙂

[@macdieter23558]

Und alles ohne einen Tropfen Sprit!

[@blana_de_urs]

This trip is amazing, I was in that part of Germany and booked a plane from Hangar 10 in Zirchow, we flew a few hours and was unbelievable, also the museum from there was great

[@Hawkeye948]

Sehr schöner Film. 400m über dem Wasser ist ja schon recht sportlich. ;-) Fliegt dein Kollege eine LS 8 ?

[@felixwitzenbichler2407]

Ich glaube er fliegt eine Ls4a mit Winglets

[@Hawkeye948]

@@felixwitzenbichler2407 Klingt logisch

[@CalebNorthNorman]

👍

[@jvbenjamin]

There is NOTHING more beautiful than this !! :)

[@fliegzoo]

Wie entscheidet ihr wo ihr landen könnt und ob es dort eine Start Möglichkeit gibt? Plant ihr das im voraus oder fragt ihr per Funk an?

[@SteFly]

Es gab Optionen, die wir schon davor angefragt haben bzw. dort wussten dass man etwas organisieren kann. Bei manchen Flugplätzen hatten wir auch persönlich Kontakte in der Luft per SMS oder WhatsApp angeschrieben und nachgefragt ob das geht. Ein persönliches Netzwerk hilft da natürlich sehr viel weiter. Felix hat da das meiste an Planung gemacht 👍

Awesome! Muy bueno! Saludos desde Argentina.

[@slowmotion5516]

First comment

[@SteFly]

Congrats

[@MrFRDW]

Gibt es eigentlich spezielle UV-Schutz Cockpitgläser, die nicht nur wie alle Scheiben UVB-Strahlen abhalten, sondern auch die UVA-Strahlen?

Stefan, I can say only one thing: wow, bloody brilliant!

[@glidingadventures]

I love these series videos, you are so lucky.

[@dietergalle]

Wieder einmal wunderbare Bilder. Vielen Dank für die schönen Minuten!

[@PJH1111]

Low save*

[@SteFly]

Thx 👍

[@jurepecar9092]

What's your definition of "low"? By the end of this week I'll have some shots from F5J competition in Szeged up, where people were starting their 15min flights from as low as 11m :)