Night Flight with Arcus Jet

[@JupSchlabotnik]

Awesome footage. Congratulations on winning the World Championship in daylight, 18-Meter-Class.

[@SteFly]

Thank you very much!!

[@proweb4723]

Glückwunsch zur Weltmeisterschaft 😊 Super Leistung

[@SteFly]

Vielen Dank! :)

[@crstothard]

Snake Plissken used this kit in 1981... ::) Greetings from NYC!

[@bagoistvan3182]

😂,🍺🍺🍺👍. SNAKE !!! SNAKE !!! SNAKE !!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@thorgot911]

I was not expecting to see you flying around Manassas Regional... Pretty cool treat to see my town at night!

[@venturiniandrea]

Super Stephan!!, always enjoy your videos... 😉

[@user-augurus]

Прекрасное Ночное Приключение и Великолепный Arcus🦅 Быть Добру✊️

[@AirJoe]

Wow you just can't get enough of this thing 😂

[@SteFly]

It is super cool!

[@Nehpets1701G]

That's a very cool way to log some turbine hours!

[@SteFly]

That's why we made a landing with full stop on a different runway, so that it´s a XC flight.

[@Johan-ex5yj]

Glider flying at night?! Now I've seen everything! 😮

[@uberdenwolken4564]

It might still look like a glider. But to be fair - it isn’t anymore.

[@AeroclubBexbach]

Epic! Sehr besondere schöne Aufnahmen. Liebe Grüße vom Aeroclub BEXBACH

[@bagoistvan3182]

SNAKE !!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@markplain2555]

Stefan, can you tell us glider pilots more about this. Why is JP doing this? Is he looking to explore night time wave? Does he have a particular goal in mind? What is involved here? I mean does he have an IFR rating? what are all the modifications to his glider? he was flying in controlled airspace does he have to keep the engine on while in controlled space? . . So many questions come to mind... How did he get initial training to be allowed to do this? Flying with night-vision goggles limits your vision scope .... . . . Details, details, detail PULEASE!!

[@tiestu7612]

It's only show .

[@StpBks]

Lots of nice tech on this one. I'd like to know more about the auto flap system. If you can compare with use of flaps in other gliders.

[@PureGlide]

awesome! so rare

[@SteFly]

Thanks mate!

[@christophostrowski3382]

Nen Segelflieger mit Positionslichtern und Jet.... ich mein... ja, guut, warum nicht😲😉

[@SteFly]

Amerika halt :D

[@christophostrowski3382]

@@SteFly Die sind zu krass unterwegs🤣

[@uberdenwolken4564]

Ist halt kein Segelflieger mehr 😂

[@Freq412]

Stefan, please make a video about the engine, fuel system and controls.

[@SteFly]

Perhaps if I´m back in the USA.

[@bagoistvan3182]

6:20 ...SNAKE PLISSKEN !!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@TamasLaszlo-83]

Fantastic video! 🤗A little bit weird to see a glider's cockpit and hear the shrieking sound of the jet engine 🙂

[@DanFrederiksen]

Cool. Placing the engine near the tail and some sound dampening might be good. for proper jet flying it would need a different wing I assume. Little shorter and shallower. Not sure what kind of glide numbers you can get at high altitude and higher speed but 15:1 at 400km/h would be neat.

[@SteFly]

Please don´t install the jet more in direction to the tail. Then heat gets a real problem for the structure ;)

[@DanFrederiksen]

@@SteFly there could be two and if it had to be only one it could be a v tail or the engine could be on the side, it's an insignificant balance issue

[@WilhelmvonFahrvergnugen]

2:27 Valley View Park, Mannasus, VA

[@SteFly]

I personally don´t use speed to fly. Below the MC infobox you will get the specific speed for the MC value and for everything else I use the audio vario and intuition. Especially with faster gliders speed to fly would make you slow if you always pull up a lot at energy lines. At the new vario display, there will be speed to fly implemented and we will also try to get something implemented in XCSoar/OpenSoar.

[@SteamerEdge]

It must feel totally weird and strange to be airborne in a Glider at night , but nevertheless an awesome, and very different view. 👍Thanks cheers Paul

[@SteFly]

Yes, it is strange and you also need to have a lot of trust in the pilot. But it was a unique experience!

[@erichetherington9899]

way cool ty! 🙂

[@Rudi-xh3il]

Wow sieht das geil aus, sodass muss in Deutschland unbedingt legal werden.. (Und alles gute zum WM Sieg, kommt dazu auch noch ein Video oder so?)

[@SteFly]

Das wird vermutlich schwierig mit Lärmschutz und der Modifikation eines zugelassenen Segelflugzeugs... Herzlichen Dank! Natürlich kommen dazu noch Videos, allerdings habe ich gerade wenig Zeit Videos zu schneiden.

[@Rudi-xh3il]

@@SteFly Das stimmt wohl, wir werden sehen 2ww in Zukunft so kommt... Und lass dir bitte so viel Zeit wie du brauchst

[@Mark-lz9el]

Can you really fly that thing at night with just a glider license? No ppl ir ifr training?

[@Love4everFree]

In the US yeah. Technically legal. Smart? Not without some extra training no haha

[@Love4everFree]

In US the glider license is a PPL with privileges to fly GLIDER category aircraft

[@SteFly]

I don´t know the exact regulations. JP also has a PPL with IFR rating, but I believe this is not required.

[@bagoistvan3182]

8:14 ...Bob Hauk - Is that your answer ? Snake Plissken - I'm thinking about it . Bob Hauk - Think hard !!! Snake Plissken - Why me ??? Bob Hauk - You flew the Gullfire over Leningrad. You know how to get in quiet. You're all I got. Snake Plissken - ...I guess I go in one way or the other... doesn't mean shit to me...Give me the paper !!! Bob Hauk - ...when you come out. Snake Plissken - .... before !!! Bob Hauk - ...I told you I wasn't a fool... Plissken. Snake Plissken - Call me Snake !!! 😅😅😅😅😅

[@Winwin-ds7cc]

The first one.😊😊

[@monostripezebras]

Schickes Gerät!

[@medosil]

famouse, felititation Stefan, pour premiere place WGC

[@SteFly]

Thank you very much!

[@metalucid]

anyone know what the building at 5:30 is ?

[@gonzalogarcia-atance5840]

Remember that the darkest parts of the ground tend to produce more thermals.

[@MKStudios800]

Wie leufts in den USA bei der Wltmeisterschalft ?

[@SteFly]

Da lief es super! Bin aber schon wieder zurück in Deutschland

[@Akaflieger]

Cool, warum dürfen denn da nur US-Bürger diese Nachtsichtgeräte anlegen?

[@SteFly]

Ganz genau verstanden habe ich das auch nicht. Das hat irgendwie mit dem Militär und einer speziellen Erklärung beim Kauf der Brille zu tun.

[@lilillililililiilililililillil]

What should I do if I need to poop or urinate during a flight?

[@Bonamici]

💙💛

[@bertkreft9689]

dreibein-einziehfahrwerk und triebwerke unter den tragflächen - fertig ist der privatjet

[@SteFly]

:D

[@oshadilakshini2878]

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[@flymachine]

I know how we got here in terms of the technology but it’s bizarre to me to see an Arcus being taxied and flown like a commuter at night

[@germanenriquezvera7619]

😮😮😮😮😃😃😃😃😃😃👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@tiestu7612]

Don't worry only the canopy cover is american the rest is german .

[@abcxyz9534]

A video about ambient noise and light pollution 😢

[@karljunk6373]

Why didn't you try to find dark thermals? They should exist, like dark matter and dark energy!

[@woodseer559]

first

[@Marty-uv9cd]

Jetzt bin ich tatsächlich etwas enttäuscht. Natürlich musst Du auch Content zeigen für die Leute, denen das reine Segelfliegen vielleicht zu wenig ist, aber nun bist Du Weltmeister im motorlosen Flug geworden und das erste Video, das wir zu sehen bekommen hat mit Segelfliegen ungefähr soviel zu tun, wie eine Angel mit einem Fischtrawler ...

[@SteFly]

Dieses Video ist noch von meinem USA Trip vor der WM. Für Videos von der WM benötige ich noch etwas mehr Zeit zum Video schneiden.

[@Marty-uv9cd]

@@SteFly Hatte ich mir schon fast gedacht. Ich freue mich schon auf deine Erläuterungen zur Taktik. Vor allem an bei AAT Aufgaben bin ich sehr interessiert an deiner Herangehensweise und den Überlegungen.

[@larsfroelich]

you shouldn't be allowed to fly at night without an artificial horizon....

[@go2cloudbase]

They have an AH available, don't think it's required though.

[@eglide73]

Just another airplane…….