PROXIMITY FLYING with Electric Glider | Lake Como

[@olfmombach260]

I love how it immediately starts with incredible scenes

[@Etiedi78]

Me too

[@zakariamornly]

The Final approach was intense! Nicely done Stefan! 🔥

[@flying-seagull]

Almost under water, like a dolphin... Under the tree-line for a while and then up again! Quite adventurous. I wouldn't dare.

[@Johan-ex5yj]

It was a bit scary so close to the water, but because Stefan had a lot of speed, he made it to the runway quite easily. 😲😃 😄👍

[@dietergalle]

Wunderschönes Video. Spannend bis zur Landung. Vielen Dank fürs Zeigen und Mitnehmen!!!

[@SteFly]

Vielen Dank!

[@exoendo]

adding this to the list of things i want to buy when i have money

[@stephaniekent8483]

hi Stefan from New Zealand's North Island where I know you love to race up and down our beaches :) wow so much hustle and bustle there below and so much beauty and silence above , wonderful video, gliding has evolved so much now since I started in the 80s, the electric motors ad a whole new dimension to the wonderful game, happy landings always .

[@duobob]

For what it is worth, I was half owner in a LAK-17a. It was a very nice sailplane in all respects. We really liked it!

[@tanelvi]

After 120hrs in Lak-12 cockpit, you'll know instantly, it is a Lak :). But the grandson, Lak-17, looks so nimble, compared to it's grandfather. Looking forward for the review!

[@SteFly]

It´s online now ;)

[@ValbertoTube]

Welcome in Italy and in ACAO. I hope you enjoy our lakes! ;)

[@SteFly]

It was great there! :)

[@ukulelefatman]

That was great. Really enjoyed going along for the ride. Thanks !

[@SteFly]

Thank you! Me aswell. Alberto Sironi did the same and I thought it would be fun to do aswell.

[@petrokemikal]

I cant get over the speed that modern gliders now cruise around at.. That would be Vne for an old wooden glider like an Olympia...

[@T-Sav]

Vne?

[@TheSoaringChannel]

@@T-Sav never exceed speed, redline.

[@petrokemikal]

@@T-Sav Short for Velocity never exceed... Basically those speeds would break apart an older glider !!

[@T-Sav]

@@petrokemikal thanks :)

[@declde]

@@T-Sav Vne is basically the speed the manufacturer approves the sailplane for. In reality they test it for more, I think it's up to 10% above Vne, but that's not approved by the manufacturer to guarantee structural strength. That means it's OK to go slightly above the redline, but not by 50 kph.

[@RoelBaardman]

Nice video! Since LAK17 is one of the few single-seat gliders available right now, I'd love a review of the glider.

[@SteFly]

Thank you, Roel! You will get some kind of review in the next days. ;)

[@asw22driver]

I was there during the e-Glide, watching it all. Great place, great weather, awesome people!

[@Jason-33W]

Wow, that final approach at 26:22 had my heart racing for a second.

[@crissignori7482]

Bravissimo! ..... Benvenuto in Italia

[@flyhoff]

Wow! Der Anflug am Ende ist ja mega geil!🔥

[@SteFly]

Den hab ich auch nur am letzten Tag so gemacht 😆

[@rockspyder3970]

This was an absolute treat to watch. Thanks Stefan!

[@TheSoaringChannel]

I'm a simple man: Stefan uploads a video and I unquestionably watch it. Stefan awesome video. I was wondering for a split second 1) what you did to quiet your canopy creaking and 2) why you left the cabin air open BUT *Then* I realized it's the Lak and not the LS when you put the power on. 😂 I have a similar question to another: what is the benefit of the short uses of the motor? Just testing it out?

[@SteFly]

Thank you! Yes, it is the LAK17c FES and not my LS3. In this type of competition we are allowed to use 1,5 kWh of electrical power. So you should use the energy somehow and I had about 0,9 kWh left for this final glide. My idea was to use it in streight flight and after the higher ridge, so that I can get higher to the next ridges and thermals.

[@Daniel-on5jf]

About the cracking noise of the canopy, try some short parts auf the teflon tape, used at the ailerons. We put them in the gap between canopy and fuselage, espacially in the area around your head

[@TheSoaringChannel]

@@Daniel-on5jf great idea! And won't make a mess! I like it. Earlier I was saying "wow Stefan made his canopy quiet!! I wonder what worked" then I realized it wasn't the squeaky but quiet LS3 😂 it's the not squeaky but louder Lak. Just funny that I thought he had fixed it. Thanks for the idea. I'll give it a go on the 505!

[@benumjiff]

I already enjoy the Videos but maybe some commentary while the flight or After the flight would be a lot better

[@michelbarbut3535]

Très belle machine en électrique , moi je dispose d'un Atlas 10 Mb , rotax 447 , donc j'apprécie la modernité qui rend la mise en route immédiate de ton planeur ...Et le jour de ton vol , les ascendances n'étaient apparemment pas nerveuses au départ. Jolies images , merci

[@Pablo-kq6fx]

Hi Stefan, nice to see a video in this area. I flew gliders for almost 20 years from Alzate Brianza airport, we used to release on the foothills of mount Bolettone, which is on your right from about 14:20. Hope to see more videos of your flights in the area, cheers!

[@SteFly]

Thank you! Great area to fly!

[@TheTonynoble]

Yes, be great to have your review of this glider Stefan….

[@SteFly]

It´s already online ;)

[@AlexanderPanzeri]

Nice crossing, let me know when you are there again, as I live there (near golf course) I walk there often and may I had (and I will) picture of you…

[@ernanisoares8637]

Primeiro vídeo seu que vejo👏🏻👏🏻 sensacional! Final e show! Vou seguir 🇧🇷👍🏼

[@simonebonfanti3983]

La valcava ❤❤❤ riconosciuta subito

[@tommycolombo3548]

Hi Stefan, Can I ask you if you make another video of the e3glide ?

[@SteFly]

Hi Tommy, for sure I will upload more video about the e3glide ;)

[@jamesdunn581]

Gorgeous area. Wow. Thanks for the share!

[@SteFly]

Thank you!

[@alexw.2344]

Stefan, erzähl doch mal was zur LAK-17, zum Beispiel im Vergleich zu Deiner 29. Grüße aus Leipzig!

[@SteFly]

Es kommt noch ein Video dazu ;)

[@williamaylmer2194]

Very Thomas Crown; I love it!

[@juhakettunen7971]

Nice flying in pretty scenery, and a delightfully quiet plane. But am I the only one who would prefer a proper throttle lever somewhere down on the side console, rater than an itty-bitty delicate control knob in the instrument panel you need to stretch your arm to reach?

[@SteFly]

Somthing for redundancy would be great. If the rotary encoder is mechanically broken, you would not be able to use the motor anymore. I have seen a lot of broken encoders on other avionics devices...

[@bogdanrotaru6101]

Stefan, great to see this video. I ordered this exact glider model, it's suppose to be ready next summer. I would appreciate some honest feedback about this glider. How do you like it? How is the performance on it (climb/jump?). :)

[@Le-J-]

Isn't a bit late to ask yourself those questions if you already ordered it ?

[@bogdanrotaru6101]

@@Le-J- I got it because it was the only electric self-launcher with FES, other's had retractable electrical/therman engine, and much higher price.

[@SteFly]

Have a look at my latest video ;)

[@stanislouse4168]

@@bogdanrotaru6101 What if he told you IT SUCKS???

[@zafri444]

What a beautiful view 😍

[@xprmntlav8r]

Stefan, great video to learn some strategies on use of FES. I noticed at 16:00 that something occurred. It appeared that you were attempting to start the FES again but got a red warning light. Can you remember what was happening? Thanks.

[@SteFly]

Yes, something went wrong with aligning the propeller. Then I switched off the main switch and didn´t want to try it again. During the comp this happend several times, especially when I was a little bit fast and when I had higher rpm. My feeling is that it occured when I flew 140 - 150 kph and faster.

[@ugqdr7241]

Hey Stefan, is there a minimum ASFC altitude on a glider ?

[@cattaneocesare]

I live 5km from the lake!

[@stoker1931jane]

Just curious, what these short little bursts of engine/propellor use bring to your overall glider flight?🤔 Beautiful as always👌🏻. Please keep these videos coming. 👋🏻🇳🇱

[@TheSoaringChannel]

Same question.

[@eastcoast_gliding8401]

@@TheSoaringChannel it is part of the competition type they are flying. The pilots are only allowed to use a certain amount of kwh during the flight

[@stoker1931jane]

@@eastcoast_gliding8401 , thank you so much, for your answer 👍🏻

[@SteFly]

Correct, at this day we were allowed to use 1,5 kWh of energy. During this final glide I had about 0,9 kWh left and I tried to use it in this way. Not sure what is the best but it was fun!

[@stoker1931jane]

@@SteFly , so cool to get a look into your world👌🏻. And learning something almost every time, I'm watching one of your videos👍🏻....enjoying them so much.

[@Lars4468]

Eine gute erfindung die brushless motoren...der perfekte antrieb für ein segler um unabhängig zu sein.. incl. Eigen startfähigkeit.....

[@JorgeCarrizo]

Dear Stefan, nice video, flying over the backyard of luxury houses ! If you ever come and fly solo in Chile be aware that some power lines and / or antenas are not signaled at all. Take care !

[@SteFly]

Thank you! Chile is definately on my bucket list. Yes, I know that I need to take care of power lines on mountain ridges. Here this area was already familiar to me.

[@Qgal5kap123]

I love your vids mate. Only thing I could wish for is more visible instruments. Maybe a telemetry overlay?

[@bakerbaker1959]

This is so fucking legit. Your videos are so unbelievably amazing, and I hope you never stop putting them out.

[@T-Sav]

Because they are ElectroFlying

[@SteFly]

Thanks mate!

[@ruel1072]

When talking to ATC, you should refer to yourself as Maverick.

[@SteFly]

Next time :D

[@TommyOlsson]

Nice flight! :-)

[@AV8Flyboy]

What is the max weight for the second seat?

[@pilot_Julius30]

14:21 17:15 Hey Stephan versuch mal die Wölbklappe schon während du hochziehst langsam umzuwölben und nicht erst, wenn du schon Geschwindigkeit weggezogen hast. Durch die steigenden G-Kräfte erhöht sich der Anstellwinkel beim Hochziehen und deshalb musst du schon währendessen positiv(er) wölben, damit der Anstellwinkel nicht beim Ziehen aus dem optimalen Bereich kommt, (der ja bei Klappenfliegern deutlich kleiner ist). Beim schneller werden ist es genau anders herum, da werden die G-Kräfte geringfügig weniger und deshalb wäre es optimal, während man beschleunigt umzuwölben. (Aber beim Beschleunigen machst du das ja bereits, wenn ich das richtig gesehen habe.) Viel Spaß, Stefan, und vielen Dank für deine tollen Videos!

[@SteFly]

Hey Julius, ich war mir mit der richtigen Herangehensweise auch nicht sicher, allerdings wurde mir von einem Aerodynamiker geraten, lieber etwas länger die negativere Wölbklappenstellung zu lassen. Erst wenn wirklich die positiven G-Kräfte kommen und man deutlich langsamer fliegen möchte, soll man langsam umwölben. Auch beim "Schwabbeln" im Geradeausflug lieber die negativere Stellung lassen, als ständig umzuwölben. Vom Gefühl her funktioniert das ganz gut. Vielleicht gibt es noch weitere Meinungen zu dem Thema von anderen Piloten?

[@gm-motorsport9401]

Bist du von Deutschland bis Italien mit dem Segelflugzeug geflogen?

[@SuperV8driver]

How much battery capacity is available and how many meters vertically are you able to manage with it?

[@jvbenjamin]

Beautiful!!! Greetings from India 🎉

[@SteFly]

Thank you!

[@archivist17]

More electric assisted flight! Must be an absolute blast. But with the added weight of batteries and motor, how is the glide ratio of the electric compared to your normal machine?

[@TheSoaringChannel]

The weight doesn't affect it at all. It's minimum sink goes up, and ground handling is not as easy. Then there's maintenance. That's it. No glide performance loss with increased weight.

[@archivist17]

@@TheSoaringChannel Thanks. That makes sense.

[@SteFly]

The additional mass is not a problem. I would love to have some more weight in my ASG29 to get to the 600 kg

[@ls3laminarflow]

@@TheSoaringChannel Quite right! As for maintenance, in 4 years flying the Discus 2c FES I’ve no maintenance required of the FES system at all.

[@tadeksmutek5840]

Ja, eine gute Frage wurde schon gestellt - was denkst Du ueber LAK17c FES im Vergleich zu deinem ASG-29?

[@SteFly]

Die ASG29 ist natürlich ein besserer Flieger, wenn man sich das Handling und die Leistung ansieht. Die LAK gibt mir etwas mehr Feedback von der Luftmasse, was beim Thermiksuchen angenehm ist. Der große Pluspunkt ist der FES und später die Eigenstartfähigkeit. Ein Video über die LAK werde ich in den nächsten Tagen schneiden und hochladen.

[@tadeksmutek5840]

@@SteFly Sehr interessant - vielen Dank, Stefan!

[@SgfGustafsson]

Do you guys have ADS-B in or some other form of TCAS?

[@terohann]

There's a FLARM in the top left corner of the instrument panel, indicating nearby planes that could be on a collision course. The circular lights indicate the direction of the other plane, and the four lights to the right indicate if the plane is above or below us.

[@SteFly]

@@terohann I think the LED Flarm display was not working, but I got the warnings at the LX aswell. Some Flarms can also recieve ADS-B signals.

[@SgfGustafsson]

@@SteFly Nice! Thank you for the reply. I had a slight heart attack at 5:04 lol

[@michaelderflinger5002]

@@SgfGustafsson I bet Stefan saw the guy thermaling before and thats why he flew there. It looked pretty normal for us glider pilots.

[@SgfGustafsson]

@@michaelderflinger5002 I'm sure he did, I just didn't see it until they were nearly flying into each other haha.

[@alexwonner7469]

Will be nice to have some comments about the plane, the engine, the decisions you take to follow that route, etc,... Otherwise great views. Thanks

[@cloudstreets1396]

The propeller, when folded, is much quieter than the LS-8neo.

[@SteFly]

I think the LS8 e neo is now also quieter. It was just at the beginning..

[@aircontactch]

Hallo Stefan, das ist bestimmt cool, aber ist ein Segelflugzeug wirklich das richtige Fluggerät dafür? Bei dem Gelände, das Du abgeflogen hast könnte es problemlos sein, dass sich ein Modellflugpilot an diesem Hang befindet , oder ein Gleitschirmpilot in Hangnähe am Fliegen wäre.... und es scheint mir, dass Du da durchaus unerwartet schnell in eine gefährliche Situation kommen könntest. Aber ich weiss - Spass macht's ganz sicher!

[@NevContractor1]

Hi Stefan, thankyou for all your videos, I've been watching a lot of them. I've been looking for info on how long a set of fully charged batteries would allow the motor to run for. On the LAK website there does not seem to be this info. Assuming you used the motor for a take off (from 200m to 1000m (800m initial climb), how many more minutes of motor time would the batteries supply do you think?

[@trhgfdhfdhfdhfd]

Awesome look like a gamming video

[@igclapp]

In Europe is there a minimum distance you must stay away from people, houses, cars, etc.?

[@cacfuture]

Beautiful. Can you take-off alone with FES ?

[@SteFly]

The LAK17 c FES is designed for selflaunch. At the moment there are still certification issues with bigger betteries and it is not allowed to make a self launch. But I´m looking forward to test it, it will be a game-changer!

[@cacfuture]

That would be awesome. Did you already fly basics aerobatics like loop ? Can this glider allow it ? Thanks.

[@AnikBarua-p3b]

Can i know the location of this starting scene??

[@AlexanderPanzeri]

Valcava (45°47′02.98″N 9°30′43.24″E), Monte Linzone. Probably he took off from Valbrembo Volo a Vela airport (LILV) just NNW of the main airport Bergamo - Orio al Serio (LIME -BGY). Valbrembo with Alzate Brianza (LILB) and Locarno (Swiss LSZL) are a fantastic triangle for flights

What about if you find paragliders doing soaring at that same hills?

[@SteFly]

We glider pilots need to fly around the paragliders because we are much faster.

[@sudipchand2371]

How to build this plane

[@sviaxqu4072]

great thank you it would be much better if it was in the rain calm and peace

[@fontono]

10:30からのモーター音が、なにか歌っているように聴こえる

[@nob0dy27_]

geilll :D

[@stefanorunnertube]

Did you rent this glider?

[@chezzap4717]

Nice one Stefan. How did you place?

[@SteFly]

5th overall. I didn´t know the area and it was a new glider for me. Sometimes I also enjoy it to fly a competition for fun and not fully focus on the result. Especially with the filming and without a ground crew it is very tough.

[@chezzap4717]

@@SteFly great result!!

[@ewan_young]

it's varese !

[@Mr10string]

106 / 5000 Übersetzungsergebnisse We model pilots can finally install the engine as we always did, and still be "scale"!

[@lyaeusv3828]

great vid ! but i wonder why electric glider are sooo expensive :(

[@SteFly]

New gliders are very expensive because of the material and labour costs. The costs of the FES is about the same as a combustion engine sustainer system.

[@erkh9794]

awesome trip and cool glider but i thinks they have high price

[@SteFly]

Who has a high price? Varese or the glider manufacturer?

[@erkh9794]

@@SteFly glider manufacturer

[@kamoteph273]

i can see you're flying manual but why is the transmission lever on the left? jk ✌️😁

[@justsayin644]

how is this even legal? 500ft (1500m) separation is required over persons and property surely?

[@lilianamalusardi4026]

👍👍👍👏

[@LinuxGalore]

add some solar panels to the wings and you can fly all week.

[@SteFly]

I want to fly with thermals and updrafts on the ridge. That´s the fun part about gliding. Some power for the start and to get back home is a bonus.

[@christianmeynard4952]

Trop facile les coups de moteur ! §:o(

[@namnguyenba4868]

Vinfast.

[@masrooralam3893]

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[@roshannnn]

First

[@apocalips8008]

need more rudder co-ordination ...makes me cringe...

[@SteFly]

Where do you think my rudder coordination is not good?

[@Johan-ex5yj]

Yaw string looks left, because of camera angle from the right, called parallax error.

[@IsleofMull2011]

Lol..... yawns and stretches....what place did you finish in the World's this year ??? Or the Junior Worlds maybe.... we will wait...

[@MrBerzulis]

Can't understand your trigger