The best Motorgliders👍Testing a Grob 109B. Saint-Girons France. FL 95 and gliding 😎

#motorglider #glider The German motorglider, D-KBBW, is a Grob 109B (the Bravo), an old lady that does not need much Botox. Still shining with 1800 Starts. I will add 10 Starts for testing. From Brussel to Toulouse in France I went with Ryanair, slept with AirBNB and then tested this Grob 109B with the special 'one man/woman' mounting kit. This kit is essential because with 17 meters of Spanwith it does not fit in our Hanger of the club. The 'LSV Lingener Flugverein' in Germany. The Pyrenees Mountains are very near to the strip (LFCG) in Saint-Girons. I once had an ASW24TOP (motorglider) that has been sold in 2021 then Flying the Falke 25C and my DG400 motorglider. I am more and more interested in flying with a motor. The joy of flying to and from is special. If it is good whether you are completely independent. A TMG is a Touring Motor Glider, so more motor than glider you could say. A TMG can be used more or less like a cessna but is less expensive. There are not so many TMG Motorgliders anymore. You have Falke 25, Dimona HSK, Aeromot, Valentin Taifun and Grob 109A/B. All those old ladies come from the 1980-2000 period or earlier. At the moment UltraLight is more popular. Search for Pilot Frank and co with the JMB aircraft VL3, rotax, it gives you more than 300 KMH speed. Why such an old lady? A motorglider has a safety factor! No motor? Enginefailure? It glides 30 KM on every 1000 meter of height. I started in 2005 with gliding so this is also a factor, no motor is quite normal for me. Of course 250.000 Euros for such a VL3 is much more than 20.000 - 50.000 Euros. You have to look for a good preserved lady but maybe the D-KBBW is the one I was looking for?
The best Motorgliders👍Testing Grob 109B. Saint-Girons France. FL 95 and gliding 😎
The video should speak for it self, enjoy, write a comment, subscribe and like, THANKS
00:00 Travel to toulouse and saint-girons
00:19 Montage
01:43 Ready to fly
02:35 to the mountains
03:50 gliding back
04:55 back home
Specs:
The 109b total hours: 2400 Total launches: 1760 Engine hours: 2200 Number of seats: 2 Payload: 192 GROB 109B D-KBBW ARC: new stationed in LFCG South France, always in hall with cover. In very good, well-kept condition. Cell Serial No. - Year Built: 1985 Hours: 2400 - Starts: 1760 Engine Type: Grob 2500 E1 (95HP) Installation: 1985 hours : 2200 with permissible deviation according to IHP Propeller: Hoffmann HO-V62-R/L 160BT, mechanically adjustable Installation: 03/2007 Hours: 1045 with Permissible deviation according to IHP The Instrumentation: airspeed indicator, altimeter, variometer, turn indicator, horizon, course gyro, outside temperature, position lights, on-board socket
Radio : Becker AR6201-022 8.33/25kHz, TDX-S : Filser TRT800A, ELT Pointer, GPS: Garmin Pilot III, solar panel with gliding battery. Gel coat, paintwork and hood in perfect condition. crack free. Annually polished. All LTAs/TMs done incl. MSB 817-64/2. Complete and up-to-date documentation since new. Cruise flight: at 150- 170km/h with 10-13 liters, 100L tank, 1150km distance flight, glide ratio 28. Engine starts absolutely perfectly.
More Grob 109 in my playlist: • Grob 109B the better a...
PRO Grob 109B: NR 1 The View ist great with a really great seat/chairs, feels like a serious plane, with the mounting kit a super handling on the ground, full compound so more or less weatherproof, 100 liter tank, only 9-13 liter an hour compared that to a cessna, it can glide, more or less like the ASK21 trainer, as a serious option. Nice dashboard. Maneuverability on the ground is great. but you have to practice.
Negative Grob 109B: Old porche motor air cooled with little reserve and a bit underpowered. To get in is not so easy. You have to train the landing, side wind is dangerous. Grob spareparts are financial suicide. Not much weight reserve, 200 kg
www.segelflug.de/tests/G109/g... Compared with Falke (German)
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[@hirnklempner]

Nice video! I am learning to fly a G109 actually. 😍

[@PilotJan]

Danke! Echt jetzt, neben dein VL Supermachine , auch Grob 109, super! Ich würde liebensgerne mal mit dir in Formation landen und fliegen auf Münster-Osnabrück oder Telgte. Am 14.2.23 ist fuer so was super wetter 😂?! Wird bestimmt ein super Video.

[@hirnklempner]

@@PilotJan das wäre cool! Muss leider arbeiten, in der Woche immer schwierig… Hatte heute noch Flugstunde und habe noch gedacht, dass ich jetzt die Kiste so landen könnte, dass man sie wiederverwenden kann. 😂

[@jimpike7445]

Owned a G109B for 20 years 1985-2005. Flew it from Ontario Canada to Florida and east and west coasts of Canada. Great aircraft. I loved soaring it and have out-climbed a Blanik in a thermal. Now have a Silent2 Electro. My wife would never fly with me as she would get airsick so single seat now.

[@PilotJan]

Thanks for your comment! So great adventures with a Grob, also made video's from such great tours?

[@Dobermann-fun]

Now I can fly with you!

[@annevanuden1862]

Toch wel een mooi ding.

[@yoga-uden]

Nice video. I fly one with my partner out of EDLG. Boarding /un-boarding is a bit of thing if yr tall. But the seats are more convenient than HK36/Scheibe. Landing is not too difficult (In my opinion a taildragger HK-36 is much more dramatic). Side wind sensitivity is something to bear in mind (as with all tail draggers).

[@brijmohanpainkra9422]

Das fliegen über den Schnee ist wirklich super!

[@jenniferschroeder6330]

Oh mein Gott! Dein Video ist wirklich Enormous Graceful Frame

[@inesmeyer4738]

Großartig! Habe über Meisterklasse nachgedacht

[@Jose.Ferreira]

Beautiful! Here's an activity I loved to do! Thanks for sharing my friend, fantastic footage.

[@PilotJan]

Thanks for writing 😁 such a kind remark!!

[@Jose.Ferreira]

@@PilotJan 😊 Have a great weekend my friend!

[@gabrielescholz1561]

Oh wow! erstaunlich

[@paninnguaqmathiassenpaninn592]

Bestes Video, wir schätzen dieses Video!

[@wihokemmer9830]

Ein wunderschöner TMG. Es wäre schön, wenn er bald auf dem Flugplatz EDWN beheimatet ist 😁😁😁

[@PilotJan]

das könnte gut sein?!

[@droneandnatureRomania]

Nice video🏆

[@PilotJan]

with a drone you have some advantages 😁

[@wihokemmer9830]

Ähnelt der Echoklasse

[@PilotJan]

Dann braucht mann den Rotax upgrade (projekt Able)

[@silkeschultheiss5788]

groß

[@leahkonig577]

atemberaubend toll

[@claudiamueller2089]

Grob 109B is probably the best TMG you can get. Be carefull with landings.

[@PilotJan]

The Landing is the most difficult part of a Grob 109A and 109B, I have a playlist on this subject in the channel

[@johnvella5834]

The Dimona is much nicer but expensive.

[@PilotJan]

I also flew Simona Tests, can you tell why?

[@angelikameister5332]

Ich wette, das ist das Größte

[@waguerff5727]

Could you rebuild the engine to the english Rotax upgrade, the able project?

[@excellenceinanimation960]

Flying 103s for training.

[@PilotJan]

thanks

[@stvclif1]

Greetings! Thank you for the nice video featuring the 109B. I own one also and really need a wing dolly as shown in the video. Can you ask the owner if he has the plans for the wing dolly available? Many thanks!

[@PilotJan]

maybe I can help? I bought the plane after a long time of thinking. Where do you fly/live?

[@grad4836]

@@PilotJan I'm also interested in wing dolly, do you have a plans or how you can help?

[@stvclif1]

I live in Nevada, USA. Any detailed hi resolution photos and basic dimensions would help, then I could draw up plans and have it fabricated here. My 1984 109B is serial number 6285 and I love it but folding the wings is a chore!

[@PilotJan]

@@grad4836 I could take photos end of next week and than try to make drawings also for STVCLIF1

[@PilotJan]

@@stvclif1 I could make photos next week and later create a plan with all the measuments.

[@shaunwheeler3484]

Hi Jan, I am trying to find a gas cap that fits. The folks at Grob have no idea. Any suggestions? I have a Grob 109 (a) that we're trying to make airworthy again.

[@PilotJan]

Maybe you ask in my whatsapp group for grob? gas Cap?

[@shaunwheeler3484]

@@PilotJan What is the name of the group on whatsapp??

[@PilotJan]

@@shaunwheeler3484 Grob109 I do not know if this is enough to find it

[@christinneustadt9185]

Wow perfekt sexy ich liebe es

[@daveclark9411]

🤘 P R O M O S M.