Thrilling Cockpit Footage - Two Modern Gliders Racing in the Mountains

Two high performance gliders (sailplanes) race head to head just feet above the rocky ridges of the amazing Logan, Utah mountains often at speeds over 150 mph! Both are loaded with water to get the maximum glide performance and they fly right up to the aircraft's structural load limits in the turbulent mountain air. Watch to see which one wins and how the big performance really is between the smaller 15 meter ASW27 compared with the amazing newer 18 meter ASW29. Thanks so much for watching and to Sandy flying 2XX with me that day. I look forward to seeing your feedback and comments! Bruno - B4

[@dxradio33]

Bruno, the on-screen telemetry is great! Thanks for adding that to the video.

[@DB-thats-me]

I agree. What/how are you producing it and why 😢 did you turn it off for landing? I was looking forward to that. Anyway excellent clip with extras for the faithful. 👍

[@BrunoVassel]

@@DB-thats-me Thanks for the response. I was using GoPro's editing software. It proved to be pretty buggy but it at least made what you saw. I thought I would not add it for the landing to see what people thought - did they like it added or not? Guess it looks like you did. Cheers! :)

[@mcomerford4]

@@BrunoVassel it's great! - it would be cool for the landing as well to see your speed decreasing etc.

[@joshbutts6092]

@@BrunoVassel Hey Bruno, ive found that you can use an online converter and use the gopro's GPS readings to put it into the garmin virb software and its much more accurate and you can customise the displays with different speed readings, elevations, gradients etc. i prefer it as the gopro software seems awfully buggy to me

[@BrunoVassel]

@@joshbutts6092 Thanks so much for the suggestion! I will check it out.

[@richnfamous59]

just to let you know: in 2016 I was very ill and was in bed for a few weeks... watching your videos helped me get through that difficult time love the on-screen data, btw

[@Twobarpsi]

Your confidence, and skill, makes this look easy!

[@davesgliding]

I'm a flatlander up here, something I'm reminded of when I get towed up through cloud gaps. Love seeing the ridge flights, something I've got to try someday. As usual, thanks for letting us fly vicariously with you. :-) Have a Happy and wonderful New Year ahead, with more happy flights (and landings).

[@paulmccormick7163]

Thanks Bruno! I have flown with you for hours and hours now,,,,,Grand Canyon, Jackson Hole etc., etc., etc. Really liked the way you superimposed flight info on this video. Made it much more interesting. I don't know how time-consuming or how much extra work it is to do this but hope you do it again on future flights.

[@BrunoVassel]

Hi Paul - thanks for watching and for your kind words! So glad you enjoyed this. The flight info is a pain to do so I haven't done it much. Sorry. I have some crazy footage from last summer's adventures that I haven't taken the time to edit yet. I sure hope you enjoy it when I finally release the new videos. Cheers! :) Bruno

[@mudpuddle8805]

Awesome video! Watching this really sends my heart pounding. Slope soaring is my most favorite thing in the whole world.

[@DCGULL01]

OMG, Bruno- THAT ROCKED!!! I couldn't see Sandy much (2XX), but, was ranting & raving about 150 MPH and altitude jumps of 1,500 feet per minute! Super ride along- could watch it all day. So exciting, and it seems so dangerous (couldn't help but notice the wave though- vario was screaming but turned way down!)...Absolutely love it- what a ride!

[@stuartgreer4303]

What an inspiration! What a ride! Thank you

[@sweetwater5030]

No wonder you caught him back up, @ 11:24 you went 3005656mph for a second there. Impressive!

[@GrantGrove]

That was fun. One of those perfect days.

[@deanfordcreative]

Bruno, Happy holidays and wishing you a safe and rewarding New Year. Very exciting to watch your videos. My daughter, 12, just took her first glider flight this fall with her Air Cadets and she’s hooked. She and I watch your videos together. Curious. What is the new software you’re using with the lower readouts? I haven’t seen these before.

[@BrunoVassel]

Thanks so much for watching Dean and congrats on your daughter's first glider flight!!! I am sure she will continue to have a blast. I am using GoPro's editing software to put the readouts into the video. It is pretty buggy but at least we get a little bit of interesting info. Take care!

[@stewiepid4385]

This was really good footage. Liked the glider in front to give a sense of scale and speed. Great close ridge flying!

[@jdpartridge]

Happy holidays! Love the new on screen telemetry. Looks great.

[@paulhayden6292]

Burno thank you for the flight. Also great to see the on screen controls in real time. Be safe and merry Christmas and great new year.

[@clvskl5058]

Thank you Bruno , have a nice time over Christmas and a happy New Year , from UK

[@BrunoVassel]

Thanks and you too! :)

[@uthriangod8747]

Im say Bruno>>> These Vids have really helped during covid lockdown >>> I catch myself imagining what its like to fly a glider and will pursue the real deal once restrictions have been lifted . Thanks mate !

[@Raptorman0909]

Love your videos! I find it amazing just how fast your average speed is without an engine, these modern gliders are incredible.

[@roberthaugen9117]

Nice Bruno!! Metric values to us followers over the seas would be great.

[@AncientAviator]

Merry Christmas Bruno and thanks so much for your many excellent soaring videos. Have a safe and prosperous New Year!

[@wrinkledm]

Happy Holidays Bruno! Nice touch with the altimeter & airspeed fed into the video!!!

[@johnfoster1201]

Ahhh. Finally! I was starting to go through withdrawals from watching your videos. Can't wait for this next summer. Merry Christmas, Bruno, and a happy New Year.

[@BrunoVassel]

Haha - thanks John and I hop you have a great holidays as well.

[@gileswhitaker9656]

I'm really enjoying these videos! You know what you're doing with avoiding excessive editing and too much commentary (some is still nice).

[@JMcomposing]

That looks like so much fun!!!

[@cal-native]

That is one helluva ridge!

[@capnpete1154]

Simply AWESOME!

[@Silenttreatment1975]

What a beautiful flight!

[@hhontv]

another great video to learn from ... B4 Master many thanks ... have a happy new year full of flying fun days

[@BrunoVassel]

Thanks for watching and for your kind words - cheers!

[@lautoka63]

I had to look up your Vne, Bruno: so much more than the Discus! Thanks for this and Happy New Year.

[@BrunoVassel]

Thanks for watching!

[@c.s.thorogood203]

Very nice flying Bruno.

[@patcojack]

Bruno,thanks for the Christmas present !

[@laurentgobat4125]

I like the way you comment your flights, it’s fun and really nice to listen to. It reminds me of your LinkedIn page and the comment you made about how people use it to boast about themselves. Kind of the same low key attitude in your flight videos. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@dalechannel]

Its the day after Christmas and have been treated to 24 min 13 seconds Bruno glider video.Thanks Man! I Enjoy watching these videos.

[@BrunoVassel]

Haha - so glad you enjoyed. Cheers!

[@Max50ww]

Nice panel. A friend of mine just bought a 27. I went out to Minden to fetch it for her. She hasn’t had much luck with weather yet so she is looking forward to this spring

[@alltheboost5363]

Definitely love it with the data on the video...more data please.

[@hanswolfgangs5752]

Thanks Bruno for your nice video ! We have rainy weather since two month in France🌧😫 Happy new year 2020 with a lot of great flights. Best regards Hans

[@BrunoVassel]

Thanks Hans and I hope your weather improves. Happy 2020 to you as well!

[@keithnoneya]

Thanks for the show Bruno. We have the same BD, so Happy Birthday to you too. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya

[@BrunoVassel]

Howdy Keith - an early happy birthday to you! :)

[@miropajarinen2024]

Congrats for your 69k subscribers🔥

[@cristianconrads9109]

Really love the data on screen, thanks Just that it look like you are in space, 0 G most of the time :)

[@frisk151]

You have officially kicked off my gliding career. I thought a PPL would open the doors, but this looks so much more fun! THANK YOU!

[@DavidReese2ndA]

A Very Fast Run! Made Some Good Time!

[@GreenTekHaus]

Nice flight, so beautiful! It’s amazing to me the faith you need to fly there, knowing the ridge thermals will support your entire flight! I don’t think I could handle that. I bet you have many hours of experience from which you have learned how to mitigate the risks of ridge flying, otherwise I don’t think that you would have flown there. I myself would want one of those gliders that has a prop in the nose that can pop out when needed. Granted, those are pretty expensive, but I think that would be the only way that I could glide where you went. I’m not a pilot yet, but working on getting my license, even though I do already have my sUAS pilot license. This last summer we took a trip to Utah, Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, and purposely drove through Logan and the mountains there, as your videos reminded me about the beauty there. I’d seen them before, but it had been 30+ years since. We also stayed in Afton at the Kodiak Mountain Retreat log houses, and it was beautiful! There’s a farm there that has the best ice cream, too! There is an airport, but I am not sure if it supports gliders or not. Once I get my pilot license, I really want to fly up there for a weekend. (We’re from San Francisco, so good long flight{s}) I’ve had one question for you since I first saw your videos, which was: I think your sailplane is a single seater, and if so, does it get lonely up there sometime? I would want to share the actual flights with someone special each flight, but I also understand that two-seaters are more expensive, too. Thus your videos, I’m guessing.

[@BrunoVassel]

Thanks so much for watching and for sharing your experiences. How cool that you were able to see some of the places where I love to fly. They are pretty amazing even from the ground. I fly a single seater because they are so much more nimble on the ground and in the air. Two seaters are huge and are a lot more work to move around and to keep in a hangar. Also, it isn't always easy to find a willing passenger every time you fly. Flying two seaters are like flying large SUV's compared with flying a sports car. Yes, they still have some good glide performance, but turning and moving them around the sky is no where as thoughtless as with a nimble single seater. Some day I may also own a two seater, but for now, I am very happy with bringing you along via video. Cheers!

[@GreenTekHaus]

@@BrunoVassel Thanks, Bruno for the nice reply! Yes, I figured that also might be the case. It does look like you do have a lot of fun flying your glider, and it does look like it is really nimble! Looking to get in the air someday, hopefully sooner than later! Your videos are well done, and very beautiful! Looking forward to your next videos.

[@brucebaxter6923]

more instrumentation, im loving it.

[@gator6551]

Bruno, telemetry is great. Have you tried liighting up the map with terrain so it's visible on screen? esp. ridge videos.

[@webbevents]

Hi Bruno, thanks for posting. I'd love to have a go at your ridge! Very flat where I fly :(

[@garrykennedy5484]

Thanks again Bruno!!!!!!! I lost enough weight before the holidays to do this, but crap got in the way and I gained the weight back. I'm at 248Lbs. again dang it!!!! Gotta lose at least 8 to do it. Back to intermittent fasting. My brother and I did hang gliding this last year and are H2 certified, but I really have a passion for this. Seem hang gliding has more limitations than I expected. I love it when I get a thermal strong enough to lift my 1.2Lbs / sq ft of sail. My brother is at .88 so he can work weaker thermals than me.LOL

[@BrunoVassel]

Garry - you are struggling with the same curse as I am. But food tastes sooo good! ;) haha. Keep up the battle and I hope you kick your brother's butt in the next flight. Cheers!

[@cesarrestrepo5621]

Ayyy Logan Utah. Wooo

[@romeohotel1954]

Nice

[@chris11oz]

How do you get the flight data into the picture life? Love it.

[@clintdeaneastwoodwincheste9877]

Gonna Take You Right into the Danger Zone🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@tjake490]

You need a couple more cameras. One down facing and one looking to the side. Love your video's.

[@pavelavietor1]

Hello nice video looking for the next. How you charge the battery on that type, do you have solar panels or wind generator . Thanks in advance saludos

[@clintdeaneastwoodwincheste9877]

So Awesome Dude! Fuck Yeah !

[@briangarcia8986]

I was just wondering if had been flying and five min. later got a heads up. Alright Bruno has another video for us. When you mentioned double X is that in his N. number or his comp.ID. Because if it's his ID. that I believe was George Moffat's comp. number. Pretty neat to have. I used to own one of George's gliders and talk with him a couple of times. Know anyone that has ASW-12 out there?

[@davidrelite6239]

Hi Bruno - Love it. What is your VNE???

[@BrunoVassel]

Thanks for watching! Vne for this glider is 157 knots (180 mph).

[@foodini]

What are you using to record and overlay telemetry on your video? I used a Garmin Virb Elite camera with Garmin Virb Edit, but it has major issues that I'm sick to death of.

[@oscarbutlin7410]

Hi Bruno I have just received a GoPro for Christmas and I’m wondering where you place it in the glider(I’m not sure if suction caps are allowed on the canopy’s etc)please help

[@kb3byu]

What is the performance advantage of using the water ballast?

[@Breenild]

Bruno, how do you insert that data about altitude, speed, G, etc? Is that recorded by smartphone app?

[@BrunoVassel]

From GoPro's editing software. Was kinda buggy but worked at least as well as you saw.

[@WildCaptures]

Just curious if you have footage of a glider emptying ballast?

[@BrunoVassel]

I don't think so but I will get some for you in the 2020 soaring season.

[@TheBdomijan]

@@BrunoVassel that would be awesome!!!!

[@jyunte]

Just to give us non-pilots an idea of your investment... How much does your glider cost, and what did you spend on the equipment upgrades? I'm very impressed with your flying skills!

[@josephcovino9697]

New to this channel, and gliders, wish they would show the outside of glider so I could see what they look like. Is that a motorized glider with rotex&prop ? Or how do they have the confidence to go away from over a landing spot ???

[@go2cloudbase]

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[@Qartoffeln1]

With that speed, the “close to the ground” flight, the wind sound, the radio messages and all those bleeps and beeps from the vario... boy, you only need an ice planet below and you’d be not on a glider but on a Rebel Speeder looking for Luke and Han😎 Awesome video as usual, Bruno.

[@schloemo]

Qartoffeln1 why must everyone try to relate everything to Star Wars? It’s so stupid.

[@BrunoVassel]

Thanks so much and don't let John Wren's comments get you down. ;)

[@Qartoffeln1]

Bruno Vassel thank you for sharing the passion for flight with the rest of us. No worries about other comments 😉 you stay safe out there. Merry Christmas and an awesome 2020 to you and your family 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@TheBiscayAA]

hey, Bruno...hello from Slovenia...can you tell which camera do you use for filming videos? Any special setup? Thanks!

[@BrunoVassel]

Hello! I am using a GoPro 7 Black on standard settings 1080 in Wide mode. That's about it. Nothing else special. Cheers.

[@bertold12345]

147 mph this is 236 km/h wow .

[@tufnel1970]

Where did you take off from? Thanks.

[@wolfman1325]

Hi Bruno, there seems to be a tiny crack on your sliding window originating from the forward upper corner screw. There were some reflections. Maybe you fix it before it gets worse. Happy landings in 2020 from Germany.

[@BrunoVassel]

Yikes! You had me scared for a second. Good news. That is an interesting refraction of light from the doubled up window guides below. It is luckily just light. The reason why I know is I just went out and looked at my glider in the trailer. Would have been an epic shame had a crack developed. All good. :)

[@GlideLA]

Screw the long commercials!

[@SoddingaboutSi]

Wow dint realise they were as fast as this. What is the VNE?

[@msv2610]

Vne stands for Velocity Never Exceed - the speed which should never be exceeded as structural damage and failure may happen beyond this speed.

[@SoddingaboutSi]

@@msv2610 hi yeah sorry meant what is the vne?Thanks though.

[@BrunoVassel]

@@SoddingaboutSi The Vne is 157 knots (180 mph or 290 km) if I recall.

[@tomkfly]

Simon Spiers Not only are they fast they have terrific acceleration and can easily out accelerate a lot of powered light aircraft.

[@drewsykes8231]

well, I must say that the 🌎 👀 pretty good from up here but I gotta go getting low on ⛽️😩

[@ewthmatth]

I don't understand what the red dot is showing? Anybody?

[@johbuldmann0206]

why was the acceleration or G mostly at 0? must it not have been on 1G as you were certanly not in free fall for the whole time.. just curious.. best regards, Johannes

[@kentwilliams4152]

Just wondering what model sailplane you are flying and what the VNE speed is for this model? Thanks.

[@brunovassel8417]

ASW27B model sailplane and the Vne is 157 knots (180 mph).

[@rconger384]

Was that Gil?

[@eglide73]

Tell me you have tip wheels.....or just snubbers?

[@SceneArtisan]

Ahhhaaaa, on-screen telemetry! Nice one, Bruno! How did you do it? Also, is the data we're seeing the exact same as what's on the cockpit display you see while flying?

[@partickstar1135]

it's gopros built in gps info, you can even show a line map of the entire journey, like a racing game

[@SceneArtisan]

@@partickstar1135 Ooohh, nice. Good that they do this, is it a new feature or have GoPros always had the feature? I won't ever have a need for it but it's good to know, nonetheless. Thanks for the response! :)

[@partickstar1135]

@@SceneArtisan since the hero 5 :)

[@furkanbicer154]

2:30 Did i see wrong or it just hit almost 260 Km/h with glider? i never know gliders flight fast that much

[@ZahirMcphail]

Furkan biçer 160??

[@rakamora2266]

Can u change it so it displays 1g when not accelerating? It’s a bit misleading.

[@littleb9298]

where to download this game?

[@tulw2728]

It glider an endorsement of a pilot certificate or what. How different is it to fly a glider than a powered aircraft and a powered glider?

[@johnopalko5223]

In the U.S. glider is a separate category rating on your certificate. I don't know about other nations. I think motor gliders are considered airplanes, but don't quote me on that. Flying gliders isn't very different from flying airplanes. The aerodynamics are the same. Since you don't have an engine to get you home, you have to do a lot of planning with respect to thermals, ridge lift, etc., and make sure you can make it to a safe landing spot. Off-airport landings are pretty much par for the course. I think every airplane pilot should get a glider rating. Flying gliders makes you a better pilot, I think. Plus, most gliders are certificated for spins, so you can have a lot of fun going out and practicing recovery from fully developed spins.

[@tulw2728]

@@johnopalko5223 Thank you so much for the valuable explanation. Have a appy and very prosperous new year 2020.

[@farzana6676]

Can someone explain if these gliders can generate their own lift? And if yes, then why aren't they just called planes?

[@tomkfly]

Farzana Patel No! They are towed up by a powered plane, winch or even occasionally by a car. They then use rising air to gain altitude. The rising air can be generated by the heat of the Sun (thermals) or wind hitting a ridge and and being forced upwards (ridge or hill lift ). Wind hitting a mountain range will usually form a wave in the air behind the mountains and this can be very powerful and smooth lift (wave lift), Waves can stretch for quite a distance beyond the mountains. At the tops of each wave a lenticular cloud usually forms and these can be seen from the ground. Lift is generated by the glider producing forward speed by descending through the air. If the air is rising faster than the gliders rate of decent the the glider will gain altitude. An alternative and more correct name for this type of glider is Sailplane.

[@farzana6676]

@@tomkfly Thank you. I watch alot of paramotoring and they can generate their own lift. Are there any other nifty cheap aircraft you can recommend me to research?

[@tomkfly]

Farzana Patel I don’t think there is such a thing as “ a nifty cheap aircraft “ These gliders aren’t cheap. Paramotors will be the cheapest powered aircraft and para gliders the cheapest overall.

[@farzana6676]

@@tomkfly What about a powered hang glider or micro light trike. What do you think about that?

[@tomkfly]

Farzana Patel Yes they would be the cheapest powered flight, but my “cup of tea”.

[@ronaldglider]

Bruno, the telemetry is great. What is the source of the info? Is it the same log we use for onlinecontest.org? (for example: www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=7848052 )

[@davidscott430]

Thanks for another great video! My vote for the onscreen telemetry is no, I would rather get that from your instruments, more interesting and teaches me more about flying a glider. As such would sure be nice to have 4k, make reading your instruments easier, hint, hint. And post more damn videos!!!

[@LSVFlachkurbler]

You had a chance because the ASG29 was really flying bad at the ridge.

[@davidscott430]

Yeah, it makes you wonder what Sandy is thinking sometimes.

[@EnthusiasticCoder]

I was going to ask you to perform a "go-around" and then I remembered..... LOL.

[@nonoyobeezewax9527]

I've never flown a glider, and I'm sure you're a very experience pilot who knows the mountains and thermals like the back of your hand, but that's WAY too close to the mountain tops for my comfort.

[@everythingvideos24]

Who'd want a gilder? That's the whole point of a plane.