T38 Grasshopper at Long Mynd

Lasham Pilot Gary Pullen flies his Slingsby T38 Grasshopper at the Wenlock Gliding Games 2012 Open Day - Midland Gliding Club, Long Mynd

[@davidholmgren659]

I have watched this video many times. It is profoundly British and inspiring. I can feel the sky pulling at me again.

[@wulfbeeck8397]

Wow ! even with a speed indicator ! -- I went solo on a SG-38 Glider in 1954 on the Glider Site at Scheuen near the town of Celle in Lower Saxony - Germany. Before the SG-38 I trained on the Goe-4, about 15 short flights, all by winch, reaching a towing hight approx 400 m in the Goe-4 and perhaps 300 m in the SG-38. Had 20 starts on the SG-38 before stepping up to the "Baby II b". All together I flew 14 different gliders, got my Silver C later and after joining the German Navy, I became a Jet Pilot and flew the F-104 as Combat Ready Pilot for the German Navy (1. NAW2 Eggebek/ Germany). Training was at Sheppard AFB in Texas 1966-1967 (T-37 and T-38) and at Luke AFB (F-104) 1968. Later I was IP on the "Tornado" at RAF Cottesmore (1983 -1987) You find my films about my training in the USA here on KZbin on my channel (wulf beeck - KZbin) You must write my name in s m a l l letters... There you find the following videos about my pilot training: (all comments in German, sorry...) - Piaggio 149 D - T-37 - T-38 - Operation Heulift - Der Witwenmacher (German Version) - The Widowmaker (English Version) - Besuch auf einem Schießplatz (visit to range 2 in Arizona 1968) and finally - Seasurvival ... (at Homested/Florida). Have fun with my vidoes and stay away from Corona !!! Greetings, Wulf "Buddy" Beeck

[@laurencevanhelsuwe3052]

Wow.. I had completely forgotten I first flew in a glider at the Long Mynd in the late 80s. Memories rushing back now.. thx !

[@clive373]

I flew a hang glider there in the 90, and encountered wave when trying to land. I had to fly out in front of the hill, get really low, then come screaming in for a top landing. Good fun, but strange.

[@Wolkenstecher]

Thanks for taking us up there, great video!

[@slowpokebr549]

Awesome.....just awesome....thanks for taking us along.

[@terryofford4977]

Brilliant, exciting too, the Music Matched the tranquility great shots,Just great all round Thank You! Terry Offord

[@RonaldvanHoove]

It was a real joy to watch this beauty and the graceful music is chosen so well!

[@richardrudd4213]

wow!! I remember being strapped to one of these at Warwick School in the 1970, with a team of 5th formers stretching the bungee cord in front of me and the glider restrained with a tether to a garden fork stuck in the ground. Never managed to soar more than 2" above the rugger pitch, though! Great video and a very chilled & skilled pilot.

[@lakingpin6370]

It was still there when I had a "go' around about 1992!

[@stephencrowther524]

Probably a Slingsby T3 …we had one at school in the ‘60s.

[@ChrisEvansNodd]

Beautiful location, beautiful glider, beautiful video.

[@bearwinky]

3:07 he’s gonna slide land that on that little chair wow. Great video thanks for sharing so amazing

[@Littlewing6was9]

Thank you for sharing this, many new comments I see. I would be up there in a heartbeat.God Bless

[@rogeriolopes6297]

Beautiful video!

[@dungeonrat]

This is exactly the way that the future aces of the German Luftwaffe were trained in the inter war years prior to the start of WW II. If you can competently fly a glider; flying a plane with an engine is cake.

[@mozartjpn137]

My father was a teenager during the WW2, and his school had a gliding club that had a glider just like this. He called it a 'primary glider.' It was a part of the military training in Japan.

[@stranraerwal]

Michael Schroeder: The British aces didn't have that background...but they won !

[@dungeonrat]

@@stranraerwal In the battle of Britain. The RAF had (with exception of raw numbers) virtually all of the advantages. They had a superior airplane in the Spitfire. The German fighters had "short legs", meaning they couldn't hang around and protect their bombers for long before turning for home. The British were fighting on the defense and over their own homes. They also had the force multiplier of radar to help them coordinate their limited forces for maximum effect; something the Germans failed to understand properly.

[@brianmasters1125]

@@mozartjpn137 A Dagling Primary?

[@mozartjpn137]

@@brianmasters1125 The glider was designed by the Japanese Ministry of Education in 1940, and 1500 units were built. I found the plan : www.vsha.jp/attachments/Image/monbusyou1-sanmenzus.jpg The lift-drag ratio was mere 11.

[@StickmanVenomCookie]

We will get this video to 1M+ views Gary!!

[@torstenjohnsson215]

❤

[@duanewilliams7353]

Excellent job!!!! Beautiful smooth landing!!!

[@erwanbegede2185]

yes ! plutôt intérêt à faire un Kiss landing pour préserver son verre de montre, car le siège, c'est une simple planche, et n'est pas suspendu ! C'est pourquoi on parle de pilotage aux fesse. ..

[@SwanSycorax]

Amazing to see this in the air. I was in the RAF CCF (Combined Cadet Force) at boarding school, Woodbridge School, in the 1960s and we had one of these which we would fly across the school playing fields. I say "fly", but really we were limited to short hops with spoilers on the wings to prevent us getting too far off the ground. It was enough, though, for us to learn what the controls did and get a very brief feel for piloting an aircraft.

[@mkdy218]

Almost lost for words....that was astounding.

[@riedjacobsen8620]

Beautiful music and scenery.

[@guyslocum9033]

When I was a cadet at school we had one of these that we launch from an elastic rope pulled tight by the younger cadet. It only gave us about 300 yards of flight but it was a huge thrill to “fly”

[@SimonAmazingClarke]

How wonderfully vintage. A primary glider being towed by a Tiger Moth, the over flying an Air Cadet Sedberg. Nice.

[@DavidLKaas]

That is the ride of a lifetime!

[@motooilermotooiler9597]

All flying is about. Splendid.

[@MasboyRC]

It's so relaxing, nice video 👍

[@sparkythommo]

Wow that looks like so much fun! Closest thing to flying like a bird there could be!

[@alfredenisz4775]

I think the new glider suits would be more birdlike.

[@sparkythommo]

@@alfredenisz4775 I did think that just after i wrote it lol

[@nevillecreativitymentor]

What a beautiful video ... 2020 Bump

[@alfredenisz4775]

This is the type of glider that the Luftwaffe pilots initially trained in. The Versailles treaty did not prohibit glider flights.

[@Fraususemil]

@ It must have been a SG38. Glide ratio 1:plop but absolutely amazing. I would never sell it if I had one.

[@acjbigpond]

Always wanted to fly one of these!

[@sajjad3]

wow... what a fast and nice landing

[@josea.rivera4335]

No engine noise, air hitting, that must be an awesome experience!!

[@alfredenisz4775]

I flew in a regular glider and the experience is awesome!

[@aaronhughes4724]

Holy cow, my hands are dripping just watching him.

[@ferdlhofreiter45]

A beautiful copy of the german SG-38. It's nice to see it fly that high for once.

[@nigelgriffiths259]

We used to play with one of these in RAF section of the CCF at school. That was until the master in charge of our section decided to tow it between two trees on the upper playing fields. Fortunately no one was hurt. Until then we would take turns to be pilot whilst others would pull on a supper sized rubber bungee. This allowed the pilot short flights of a couple of hundred feet at a time.

[@RCPlanesAndTravels]

It's beautiful

[@grontek]

Great music. Beautiful fly.

[@rederos8079]

Oh wow, the moth towing is a cherry on top of the cake, I don't think there's too many towing moths around anymore

[@texanforeverthompson3645]

I love these old primary gliders. (They're not sailplanes.) I've flown both.

[@ivanlussich8146]

I am from Uruguay. Excellent video. I always wondered what happens to the tow cable after the glider is released ?

[@LeWi100]

the tow cable stays behind the tow plane and is usually released during landing just before touchdown, or the tow plane lands with cable attached to it

[@newrbalbumproductionbyranj9553]

That's a perfect craft engineer.

[@philnguyen6376]

this is a truly sail airplane. It flew without an engine.

[@СергейЛомовцев-ю1щ]

Молорик. Как это очень завораживает.👍👍👍

[@walkingpicture63]

Thank You

[@wirikuta14]

Beautiful.

[@phillsmith3809]

That looked awesome.

[@peterworsley4699]

Fantastic! Loved the music! Is it Erik Satie?

[@tomarmstrong1281]

I have done a lot of gliding. Never had the opportunity to sample the T38. More'e the pity.

[@psnayakms]

Unbelievable !!! Love to see live..How I can be ..?

[@petrokemikal]

Very cool... Has anybody ever actually sloped or thermaled in one ? I assume it must have similar performance to a hang glider. Does look quite draggy though.. Makes me think a plexi half canopy at the front would improve things a fair bit I imagine.. Although I know that's not on the original design, but sure looks like it would be fun if updated a little bit for actual soaring..

[@MisterstereoOso]

Exquisite viewing !!

[@JerryF00]

Gorgeous!

[@jackvanderwerf1294]

ahhh, that was beautiful~

[@joannawie]

Incredible.

[@rageagainstthenumpty4608]

Reminded me of a recent Ryanair flight.

[@humnpwr]

Excellent video

[@martinpolach6171]

Great fun!

[@Algator314]

Do you know anyplace to buy a set of plans to build one of those?

[@billwarganich1875]

Looks relaxing 😎

[@johnbooth2919]

Did "hops" in a Grasshopper at Brentwood School in late 60's Great fun but scarey, Went on to get a PPL via a CCF Flying Scholarship

[@TankBuilders]

John, likewise. I left in 1970. Chas Featherstone was the Master in charge. I learnt to drive a tractor and fly a glider before I could drive a car. We used four bungees, staked out, with the tractor pulling the glider back. Huge fun, as long as you missed the tree in the middle of the playing fields. I'd love to find photos or film from those days. Very happy memories and confirmed my love of aviation thereafter.

[@kekydaruwala9334]

Excellent job by our friends

[@michaelwarlow4398]

Respect can only be earned ! Gaudet guys :-)

[@ScarabottoSpace]

how to make this plane with bamboo is possible ?

[@yak55x]

Gnossienne No 4 is a great song.

[@keegan773]

Bloody good visibility.

[@melcrose]

The only glider where having 5400' AGL means you have 30 seconds to find your landing spot.

[@bozmeg6918]

Talk about open cockpit flying !

[@gregpavitt309]

The Wright brothers would be proud

[@waynejones3428]

👏 😁 Bravo mate!!

[@mickyboy1955]

The right stuff...

[@editoledo2745]

Perfect landing, felicudades, very nice.

[@GWAIHIRKV]

Looks like the Bidford-on-Avon tug?

[@jessyvegaskate4life]

How much is it

[@cveerendravtmfba6839]

Awesome👏✊👍....

[@wojakrob]

Where is a parachute?

[@THEJOHNiVERSE]

Nice job Gary.

[@pulesjet]

Oh Hell, I want one.

[@harryzero1566]

I loved the simplicity

[@germanbarros7115]

Maravilloso!!

[@sampk9229]

its like i am flying on my chair . 😜

[@mikerogers4640]

We had one of these in the school CCF. Also known as an A-frame glider. Most disconcerting because you don't have anything in front of you to compare with the horizon. We didn't have a tow plane so you were launched by your schoolmates using a pair of large bungies. Hi g launch, fly or crash. Weights behind balanced you, or not.

[@_S.H_]

What if the rope detached mid air?

[@adrianward362]

There's a procedure for cable breaks depending on height at time break. Usually a dog leg or shortened circuit if i remember correctly from my cadet day in the mid 70S

[@snakeinthegrass7630]

Great

[@mattlad6935]

Bet you can really core a thermal in that!

[@himanshupant5466]

Wow

[@budipirang2694]

Wow l like it very much

[@danielramosramos3555]

Lo mas bello que viste hoy

[@jimmymurphy7789]

WOW - This is So COOL ! Thanks.

[@jamespuckett6457]

Who leaves a thumb down on this?

[@Jb13Smile]

respect

[@clockworkpotato]

I suppose, the only instrument you have is Airspeed indicator?

[@duanewilliams7353]

Think I would want an altimeter also!!!!

[@newdragonslayer2]

Lucky man

[@aaronsakulich4889]

The white jumpsuit is just for extra bragging rights, to prove he didn't soil himself like I would?

[@matrox]

Oooo look its Orville!!!. Orville Wright!!

[@kmiller5808]

Matrox, lets restrain our silly comments. Two wrongs don't make a Wright.

[@josephinebennington7247]

“Seat of your pants” and “flying by the ” seem apposite here.

[@chamarystigers8731]

Joy fun flying in sky

[@ebenclukey7293]

Looks like an SG-38.

[@ernanisoares8637]

Sensacional 👏👏

[@cecksonjarod8567]

super

[@Dave85626]

Should imagine balls of steel are needed to fly that thing 😂 and a set of thermals

[@pops9190]

How much breeze on the ridge is required in order to ridge soar with the T38? I was hoping to see the Grasshopper soaring! Out here at Torrey Pines California, it doesn't take much to get the Floater to come alive. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4CWZq1vmKqfjNE Ocean white-caps almost showing = 8-11 kts on the hill.

[@sean7854]

You got to have big balls to go up in that thing

[@aleksandersuur9475]

That's not even the half of it, the guy once ended up landing this thing on a neighboring RAF airfield, the military people in charge there couldn't figure out whether to get angry at him or to collapse in hysterical laughter. And then the guy had the audacity to ask if he could call a plane so he could lift off again and get back to home airfield. Well that request got denied so he had to take it back with a car. Great guy and a better flight instructor, tho I hear he retired from the job some years ago.

[@horaciorivara1240]

The primary Gliders are very safe, especially the SG 38 and the Grasshopper

[@petebike]

Sean I think you man “ on” that thing.

[@timhancock6626]

@@horaciorivara1240 I knew someone who stalled a Grasshopper on a bungee launch.....not me I hasten to add.. It took two years for St Athan to get round to mending it so I never saw it again. The serial number suggests it's in Germany now.

[@fikretozcan9123]

Ayni THK 4, sadece bunun ayak yerleri kapalı değil. Kızaklı olduğu için rule kaçırmakta yok.