Surfing the Coast of New Zealand by Sailplane

[@Ben-fc3wv]

When the plane said :OoOooooOoOOOOOOOooo o oooOoooOo I Felt that

[@yes8163]

Lol

[@felipeborgespereira1706]

T

[@nichtverstehen2045]

it's called glider

[@Ben-fc3wv]

@@nichtverstehen2045 it was a joke

[@zenmasterjack3873]

😂😂😂

[@maiplacidus]

From a viewers perspective it doesn’t get much better than this, beautiful rolling hills one side and the rugged west coast ocean the other. Visually stunning!

[@SteFly]

There is still some better footage available from this day ;)

[@maiplacidus]

Cool because I’ve just about worn out the big TV watching this one!

[@VarietyGamerChannel]

And mere seconds from a terrible terrible death. Exciting indeed.

[@dylanlockler1039]

@@VarietyGamerChannel no death

[@dylanlockler1039]

@@VarietyGamerChannel he would survive

[@kevanmallison8610]

That low-level pass was one gutsy move. Pure flying moxy.

[@markfisker6536]

There are no old Bold pilots, but plenty of old ones.

[@pcwhizmail]

0:30 "CRAZY!" The glider was just 2 meters above the waves and somehow he was able to avoid taking a swim or walking home. Amazing flight. BRAVO!

[@LightningGuitar]

It's R2D2 in control of your plane?

[@Dwight511]

Yes he is very informative

[@hateclub]

The loopy beepy sound is a signal to tell you if you're flying through an updraft or not. When it makes the droning sound, it means you have no lift and are therefore descending (slowly). When it beeps, you're flying over/through a patch of upward air, which gives you lift and lets the glider climb in altitude. The intensity of the beeping tells you how strong the upward lift is. I learned that playing Microsoft Flight SIm a few weeks ago, ha!

[@Adam-cj2jg]

hateclub how fast do you descend, dangerously?

[@viacheslav1]

Beep beep beeeep

[@patrickm5217]

the beeping informs the pilot of how much lift the plane is getting from rising / falling (hot & cold) air currents

[@resiggy13]

Puckered me right up when you got into the turbulence on the back side of that full turn that went behind the ridge line. Stephan's response: "I thought that would happen." Classic.

[@Timroin]

cockpit looks like a game while the ground looks real

[@aerialoceans1]

That is awesome footage. New Zealand has a great variety of soaring possibilities!

[@SteFly]

New Zealand is awesome!

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

New Zealanders are of the Israelite tribe of Manasseh, with those of England, Scotland, Australia, Canada. Brothers of those of Ephryim who founded the United States of America.

[@Maranatha1968]

@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 How Do you know?

[@IainStewart1972]

@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 This is clearly a channel for people interested in soaring, rather than the unnecessary division of the human race according to pseudo-science and conspiricy. I'm genuinely interested in what you think you are achieving with your previous post.

[@sailingpacificstar]

Epic. I fly PPG because I love the low flying side of things, but I’ve never seen glider ridge soaring like this. Very cool.

[@jeffr100rs]

Endless free power on the day, the beach low pass was superb. I paid even more attention when he flew behind the hill!

[@nuil501]

Wonderfull experience ! Amazing scenery ! Clean, smooth, vibrationless flight...Thanks for sharing

[@celeridad6972]

watching him so close to the ground and knowing that the thing has no propulsion on it's own makes me incredible anxious, like they are going to crash any minute

[@garrykennedy5484]

Man!!! you're freaking me out with these low passes!!!!!!!!!!! Really trusting the winds of mother nature here.

[@cableguy11]

I wish I had the balls to do that low pass, over rocks and sea! Amazing.

[@benjaminedwards3086]

Ridge running looks so fun and I would love to try it at my club since we are right next to the dunes but sadly I have to wait until next year when I get my license. So it's very interesting to see these videos of other locations and scenarios. so thanks for the high-quality video!

[@SteFly]

Thanks a lot! Ridge running is so much fun, but you need to be careful.

[@donbeuch1982]

Yah . But if I hadn't seen many of your videos perversely.....I would be wondering IF you lived to fly another day!! I didn't see many suitable landing sites. You should have given Ben much better advice! Like: The air never killed anyone but the ground DOES! Or:there's alot of BOLD pilots and alot of OLD pilots BUT VERY FEW OLD BOLD PILOTS!! From the first director of region four of the UNITED STATES HANGGLIDING ASSOCIATION my favorite saying is: the most beautiful view is from cloud base no matter where you are!! Fly safe Ben.

[@benjaminedwards3086]

@@donbeuch1982 You couldn't be more right, I have been very safe during my still relatively short flying career but sometimes, of course, you have to take risks even in places like this where you are flying at a low altitude with very few landing possibilities because the rewards you get from it are great as you can see in the video and there are ways to make these risks smaller such as flying in groups or having a sustainer etc.

[@benjaminedwards3086]

@@SteFly Definitely, have fun at the competition and fly safe!

[@michaelderflinger5002]

@@benjaminedwards3086 i would like to recommend very good reading material: 'The Risk of Dying Doing What We Love' and the follow up articles are great. chessintheair.com/risks-and-risk-mitigation/ Well worth your time, especiallly when you think you have to put yourself into danger to be a succesful and satisfied gliderpilot.

[@FPSOlaf]

Ahhhh 60fps goodness. That is such a beautiful Video!

[@henkeH2]

I fly under simular circumstances in southern Sweden. But when I run out of lift, I just land on the beach or on the hills, because I fly a paraglider. But heavens - what would you do?? Do you have an electric help motor, a landing strip nearby or are you just stinking good at flying?😉❤️

[@BigBoootyBass]

The beach looks empty, they could land there surely?

[@kek207]

henkeH2 always JATO the heck outta there xD

[@tolga1cool]

@@BigBoootyBass Land on the beach? You mean crash into the cliffs?

[@Carpathianrelinquished]

Looks amazing great job! Big up to my fellow KIWIS...Happy New Year...

[@SteFly]

Thank you ;)

[@coma13794]

Stefan, do you ever see any RC gliders slope soaring there? Looks absolutely ideal. Maybe even some dynamic soaring on the backside of some of those hills! I used to fly RC gliders in California...this made me miss it. Unbelievable scenery...looks like I have to visit NZ now!

[@darrylldodson6623]

Stefan, thank you so much for taking us along!! Yes totally EPIC!!! Sitting inside with freezing rain here.

[@LukeDodge916]

I am so blown away, this is just so incredibly beautiful. I want to fly with you...

[@doppelraab]

Top - nice ride to know this beautiful country - congratulations and thanks for sharing with us....

[@Harbinger5777]

Just for anybody wonder what the beeping is, it's a device that detects if your going up or down.

[@BruceHoult]

more precisely, gaining or losing total energy (0.5*m*v^2 + m*G*h)

[@spladdy007]

Fantastic video, done lots of this in the Uk, why did you turn left near the end and go behind the cliff in the bad sink?

[@Rob-vv5yn]

Ahhh slope soaring great stuff always chasing the wind....

[@jo2lovid]

Slope soar the Port Hills in Canterbury, NZ. A perfect slope is available regardless of wind direction. ;-D The DS crowd get their kicks on the same slopes.

[@LogieT2K]

Hope you enjoyed our beautiful country mate, very cool to see you flying in nz

[@02stampede]

Holy cow! That is an amazing view!

[@rubeeno8055]

OMFSM Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 graphics look so good.

[@pasipulkkinencom]

Awesome Stefan. I remember that. One of the best experiences ever.

[@SteFly]

Just awesome! Thank you 👍🏼

[@mettehay7714]

I believe I saw you guys fly over Muriwai Beach and my heart stopped when it felt like you nearly buzzed our roof as you went out over the cliff. Thought you might clip a wing! Told my brother in LA who then was served your post. Amazing footage ... magical place ... incredible flying!

[@SteFly]

Haha, nice!

[@globesoarer5920]

Incredible landscape! thank you for sharing those hard to reach flights!

[@chrismorris9882]

Nice video, just epic scenery. Feel free to make your way over to east tennessee and come experience gliding thru the Appalachian mounts on border of TN/NC.

[@mattmcbee7109]

I live in that area and fly gliders. Where are you referring to?

[@ChrisMaloneCAM]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[@oldwaitekauri]

That north of Raglan? Two guys did this on hang gliders yesterday, one way from Karioi SW corner. One crossed the Waikato and made it to Manukau heads, then back to Kario surf club. Never been done before.

[@SteFly]

Yes I think so. 👍🏼

[@nathanchalecki4842]

How do people in NZ get into gliding (either hang gliding or under a sail) I'm in the waikato, don't seem to be many options here

[@phantomkea2]

Nathan chalecki There is a Gliding club based at Waharoa Airfield

[@oldwaitekauri]

@@nathanchalecki4842 for hang gliding search Facebook for @Skyrider. Sean is based in Raglan and did the flight to Port Waikato on Sunday

[@arminmoller9927]

Das ist mal ne andere Art von Hangschrubben . Schon beim Zugucken fühlt mein Bauch die Aufwindkicks . Toll . Da muss man wissen ,was man tut . Aussenlandemöflichkeiten scheinen ja nicht so üppig zu sein . Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr .

[@flashted]

@Kevan M Allison He did that on purpose because he saw that the ridge line was diminishing. That glass ship is so slick all you have to do is to push the nose down, and gather speed, then ease up for altitude.

[@andrewryder1319]

OOOOoooooweeeeee!!!!!!!!!!! That's some flying!!!!!

[@NSB25445]

What happens if you are unable to find updraft? Do you get stranded? I'd want a motor glider definitely.

[@SteFly]

No risk no fun 😅

[@mau1714]

So amazing. Crazy

[@Julian-zv6iy]

Sorry für die Frage aber die hat doch keinen Motor oder? Also die nutz ja nur den auftrieb

[@ВячеславКалинин-э6й]

Wow! Stefan, you are happy man! It's very, very beautiful!!!

[@svarodzic]

What does that beeping sound and intervals represent?

[@JayFe0]

It's called a variometer. Higher pitch beeping indicates that you are gaining altitude, lower pitch indicates you are descending. It's useful to know whether you are in rising or sinking air without having to look at your instruments.

[@svarodzic]

@@JayFe0 thanks, dude!

[@edojap]

@@JayFe0 Can you deactivate it?

[@mxaxai9266]

@@edojap Yeah one can adjust the volume if you want to fly in silence

[@ushoys]

@@JayFe0 My boyfriend has one of these for his penis

[@BikZom]

Even the glider is excited

[@windshearahead7012]

The beeping would drive me nuts, I would open the canopy and jump in the sea

[@u2mister17]

Turn it off. Watch the vario. Flew for years and never heard a peep.

[@paraworth]

Fly. Vario free. Just feel it🤩

[@mreese8764]

There's a button for people like you. The 'off' button on the vario.

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

Not suitable for being a pilot, I can tell. Too much bitching.

[@felicianoabe]

@@houstonhelicoptertours1006 lol

[@deborshikashyap6745]

Why don't glider have a Artificial Horizon in the cockpit

[@ericalbert6954]

Splendide, merci beaucoup l'Ami !!!

[@veganhwh2474]

What is the price of this sailplane?

[@featheredessence]

When you turn the sound off , it's really beautiful to watch .

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

Amazing plane, thanks for showing. But I'd have to silence the beeping. But if you can tune it out, good. What an adventure it must have been.

[@erikisberg3886]

Wow, that was a great flight and excellent video! I always get bad canopy glare with a head mounted gopro, Your videos are of much crisper quality than mine. Do You have any tips on this glare issue?

[@SteFly]

Thank you! I use a DJI Osmo Action, but this should not be the point. Try to avoid bright clothes, so no white hat or t-shirt.

[@mxdelfino]

West coast or east coast? North Island or South Island?

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

West Coast of North Island, (north of Raglan)...New Zealand.

[@bigwinboard]

This plane has no motor or?

[@SteFly]

Correct, it is a pure glider. We only use the updraft of the wind hitting the cliffs

[@bigwinboard]

@@SteFly you're such a brave man :D

[@kurczeblade2655]

@@bigwinboard dude gliders are so safe that (atleast in poland) you can fly it yourself at 14 and make a license at 16

[@bigwinboard]

@@kurczeblade2655 I'm afraid of flying though so there's no way you'll get me up in one of those. Im sure it's a life changing experience though. Very fascinating.

[@volador2828]

That is one awesome soaring video... I am not sure how that sailplane is staying in the air with the weight of those giant balls you have to do this with no motor!

[@frederickgreen5220]

o my god!!! what a great video!!!! by the way, What is the name of the place where you are flying?

[@pieterbezuidenhout2741]

As the Chinese say " it is better to be stupid and ask than not to ask and remain Stupid " l have heard the varying pitch beeps numerous times from Gliders and would love to know the reason behind them ? Secondly right at the start of this video you were almost touching the waves but yet gained altitude . Is this because of rising airflow from the sea ?

[@marijnfly]

The beeps signal an increase or decrease in the Total Energy (TE), which is the sum of the potential energy (altitude) and kinetic energy (speed). For the low pass, altitude was converted into speed (by diving). The TE remained unchanged: Altitude goes down and speed goed up. After the low pass, speed was converted into altitude again (by pulling up).

[@julietsierra4489]

Hättest du zur Not ein Motor gehabt?

[@Lar411]

Man hört ab ca. 0:42 dass er seinen Motor benutzt, um Auftrieb zu generieren.

[@julietsierra4489]

@@Lar411 dass ist doch das Vario

[@SteFly]

Nein, der Duo Discus hat keine Motor. Aber der Wind war sehr zuverlässig und ganz im Notfall hätte man an manchen Stellen am Strand landen können. Sogar ein Motor würde in dieser Höhe nicht mehr helfen, da man mindestens 100 Meter Höhenverlust beim Ausfahren hat.

[@peterandlesleyvl]

Wow that's low along the beach, and no engine to get you back up outa harms way. Exciting! 👍

[@adriandaish485]

I did a bit of cliff soaring yesterday on my Paraglider, but you guys have incredibly glide ratios on those sailplanes. 😮

[@SteFly]

Sailplanes have a slightly better glide ratio :D

[@AntoineHavetGliding]

Awesome video mate ! Are you ready for ridge flying over the champagne hills ? Hahaha

[@KhanggiTanka]

what is the beeping for?

[@DB-thats-me]

Variometer. More beeps, higher tone means you going up. 😀 Low continuous tone means you going down. 😐

[@noluja443]

Duo Discus?

[@Atimonster]

next up must be some wave flying 😁 you have too much fun

[@SteFly]

That would be great. But here in Auckland it is not so common... I will prepare for the competition and get into thermal flying

[@mswinds]

is it safer than a normal plane?

[@enmodo]

Wait, you're ridge soaring at the beach in a sailplane? Done that in a paraglider but somehow I never thought people did that in a sailplane. Where do you land?

[@simp-sons2354]

He riding the wind 🌬

[@smidge-J]

Thats real cool. What part of the coastline is this?

[@phantomkea2]

It’s between Raglan Harbour and Port Waikato

[@tunacant9106]

Cool video. I have a question. When you did a lowpass, how did you know if there is a person down there? From the video, I cannot tell for sure that the pilot would have known for sure that there was no one down there. Just curious.

[@SteFly]

You can see that! The camera has a fishey lense, so it is very wide angle.

[@ilcarlett]

You made my day. Amazing Bro

[@radeklukas]

Alright, what are the outlanding plans right here? 🤔

[@MartinRiedlbaumeister]

Fantastic! Which glider do you use? Winchstart or towing?

[@gofur73]

I would replaced that audio signal with Clevelands: No, no, no, no, noooo ;-)

[@akanseryospanov3905]

Хороший апарат, мастерство плюс прекрасный пейзаж --удивительный полет!!

[@hmmmmm64]

This is a real pilot. A Boeing or Airbus captain couldn't do this.

[@Saschabrix]

Awesome!!! Love the recording!

[@Freq412]

Stefan, as you know, to non-glider pilots this looks like such a trouble free and easy flight (but it's not). Please tell everyone what skill level is needed to safely fly this shoreline in a pure glider (100 hours of glider experience, 500, 1,000, more?). Do you consider this a low risk flight? Moderate? Severe? Extreme? Why? Also, is this a glider that you are borrowing/renting?

[@azeeuwnl1961]

Nice clip with stunning scenery. But uhm...what coast were you? And...what’s a sailplane?

[@matthewbrooder9414]

a sailplane is an unpowered airplane (no engine) and uses the movement of the air to stay aloft

[@kupcakemafia5763]

Amazing! So low to the ground with no motor? Crazy.

[@mohmedalsbaawe2169]

Perfect bro good job

[@taalouchmedaziz7860]

It always seems very risky to go down you never know if you can really go back up

[@DNModels]

Who is sponsoring all those soaring ventures of yours?

[@SteFly]

Most by myself. Here in Auckland the Sponsor Smeg is paying the glider hire and the Auckland Gliding Club don't charge me for accomodation. The biggest sponsor is Google 😉

[@omar619kamis]

what are chances of an avarage person to get his hands on glider and learn how to fly it? do i need to go to flying school and get a degree? im a dentist 30 years old but i want to do this as hopyy

[@michaelderflinger5002]

If you are dedicated and talented you can go to airschool and have the first solo flight after 1 or 2 weeks. But it takes a bit more to get your license. The curriculum is very different depending on the nation. You need a medical (usually no problem) and an exam for different relevant classes like meteorology, human capabilities aerodynamics... Usually if you do the license in a glider club it takes about one - two seasons to get it if you only fly on weekends. UK: www.gliding.co.uk/club-finder/ US: www.ssa.org/WhereToFly Germany: www.segelflug.de/segelflug_de.html To get to the level @Stefan shows us here it takes years.

[@bruceb85]

can someone explain how this works? How can you ascend like that and maintain speed with no forward thrust?

[@Eggmiestah]

Bruce Levy I think it’s cause of the draft from the cliffs? I’m no pilot though, so I’m probably only 99% right.

[@deldia]

Imagine how much power a wind turbine generates. Now imagine all the wind hitting those ridges and being forced up. That’s a low of power available. Very easy to “store” using gravity by simply ascending. Then speeding up using the glide ratio and descending.

[@agustinjosearenasbobenriet8327]

Beautiful

[@KenMac-ui2vb]

now THAT'S LIVIN.

[@subimaginos]

how did he gain altitude? no thermals?

[@DB-thats-me]

Orographic ridge lift. The wind is blowing left to right almost perpendicular to the cliffs.

[@DonFather]

Beautiful. Just wish that R2D2 would be quiet & it'd be perrrrrrrfect.

[@ThermalCowboy]

There are Old pilots and Bold pilots. But there are no Old and Bold pilots.

[@kwadjutsufpv273]

Incredible

[@antonioarcano7989]

How the hell does it fly whit out engine? can it fly independently for a long time?

[@mrbigs3762]

has does one obtain citizenship to this beautiful country?

[@LiorIPSC]

Extremely cool!

[@grandmasterflash213]

Wow

[@kakashisensei7387]

This is which video game

Magnificent

[@kek207]

I know you have a parachute but not for the plane nothing to eject from. I would be scared

[@calpal9983]

Incredible!

[@namankumar9478]

Is it north or south island

[@phantomkea2]

North Is, about 35km from Auckland

[@wolfganglau3366]

Und schon wieder zählt der Stefan die Grashalme.😉

[@roman-spb-2318]

very cool and dangerous

[@beevo412]

woul love to see footage from the beach