XC GUIDE: Flying the Mölltal Triangle - 100 km FAI in Greifenburg

[@joseluissanchezfagundez1695]

From Spain, thank you very much for this great tutorial! I am a senior flyer and I have always been very disappointed at how little advanced pilots teach their experience of flying in as educational a way as you do. I am one of those who think that if the knowledge of flight is not transmitted, the pilots who are eager to receive it, sooner or later will get tired of suffering failures. That is why channels and videos like the one you just uploaded are of great help to us. It allows us to see and understand how and why certain decisions are made on a flight. Keep it up friend. Greetings.

[@dymanoid]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I hope my videos can be helpful as you describe - this is the reason I make them.

[@Adr1i96]

Danke!! Warte noch auf meinen ersten 100km Flug (bislang bei 75km), aber solche Videos helfen sehr bei der mentalen Einstimmung und Vorbereitung darauf:)

[@dymanoid]

Der erste 100er kommt bestimmt! Es ist wichtig, sicher zu fliegen. Daher - lieber langsamer und schrittweise die Komplexität der Flüge zu steigern als sofort volle Kanne zu pushen. Viel Erfolg und fly safe!

[@MikeRavelli]

What an awesome video! Thanks for sharing. A lot of people tried the same route that day, but got stuck in the Molltall. So good job you made it so far.🎉

[@dymanoid]

Thank you! I don't see a lot of flights on XContest ending in the Mölltal on that day. Was it maybe the next day? I didn't even fly on the next day into the Mölltal, because I was "too early" at Lienz - there was a massive cloud cover over the whole area which opened an hour later. Some pilots that took off later did fly into the Mölltal then.

[@MikeRavelli]

@@dymanoid yes, i think you're right! I recognised the firetruck at the landing from that week..

[@chrisstevens4680]

XC-lent thank you! Most useful having the key areas such as the valley wind lee side and it turning round and hitting the slope on the final leg!

[@dymanoid]

Glad you found it useful! That was exactly my intention for this video.

[@erlfram]

Your best video yet! And at the same time Sebastian Benz makes a comeback :)

[@dymanoid]

Nice to hear, thank you! And yes - I also enjoyed Seb's video a lot. I was actually flying on that day in the same area (and even took off from the same launch), but my triangle was much smaller😅, only 200 km. Maybe in the distant future I will be able to fly those monster routes as well, but Seb is just an outstanding pilot.

[@PhilippeLarcher]

​@@dymanoidwe need semi relatable videos as well 😅

[@renatrex1]

Thanks a lot! Many compliments again!

[@PhilippZieglermusic]

Such a great video man! Especially for a XC-Beginner like myself. So much to learn and such great footage!

[@dymanoid]

Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful! I'm sure you'll fly this triangle soon (if not already done)🙌

[@ladybird5053]

Thank you Dimi for the work you put into the video. It's great and very helpful.

[@dymanoid]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad you find the video helpful! More to come.

[@TaaviSii]

Thank you! Your videos are great to look and very informative!

[@KrisWoz]

Thank you very much for this Super tutorial

[@safurian]

Super Video und großartige Leistung! Bin an diesem Tag auch geflogen (HG), waren echt schwierige Bedingungen.

[@dymanoid]

Danke! Ich fand die Bedingungen nicht besonders schwierig, nur der NW-Wind in der Höhe und die relativ tiefe Basis am Anfang waren etwas störend. Stimme aber zu, es war kein einfacher Tag.

[@harryhalfmoon]

Beautfiul flight. Thank you!

[@sonyarter]

Beautiful. Thank you.

[@avianer77]

Really great Video. Thank you. You are flying nice lines and your wing has also nice performance and speed!

[@dymanoid]

Thanks for watching! Yes, the modern wings fly quite well, and this gives you a lot of options in flight. I like it!

[@svetre87]

well, that will just be my next try! Thanks a lot for the video, liked and subscribed!

[@dymanoid]

Wish you the best weather for your flight! Thanks for the sub 🙌

[@martinbrandmuller8272]

Thank you very much for this great tutorial! I flew from Emberger Alm for the first time last Saturday, and I have to say I found it quite challenging with all the different valley winds coming from very different sides, the therefore unexpected sinky parts and the quite strong thermals. I only stayed in the Drautal, flying a 56km flat triangle, which was definitely enough for me :D Still, flying the whole Mölltal triangle is definitely on my bucket list! Good to know that it can be done with a relatively low cloudbase too! When I was flying there it was similarly low and I always thought how much easier it would be if i could fly at >2600m and follow all the ridges :D

[@dymanoid]

Agree - the low cloud base is quite a challenge for this area. However, a lower cloud base also means the distance between the thermals is smaller and also the air sinks less between the thermals, so it's not too bad. Fortunately, it often gets better in the Mölltal because you arrive there in the afternoon and the mountains are just higher.

[@paulomilko5422]

What a great video. Thank you for sharing. What is the best time of the year, with the best hope reliable weather to fly there?

[@dymanoid]

@@paulomilko5422 There's no reliable weather in the Alps 😅 The best XC weather in Greifenburg is probably in April and May. June and July are a lottery game but it's generally harder to fly big flights. August tends to be more or less calm - some XC is possible but South Tyrol works better than Greifenburg in August.

[@freestyler0102]

Thanks for the amazing video!

[@skAt79]

Amazing 👍👍👍

[@floyd85]

Nice video :)👍

[@dymanoid]

Thanks 😁

[@francescori1]

This what I need before try that flight… at I tried to follow you that day, but I get scared in Luson 😅

[@dymanoid]

Yeah, it was a bit windy over Luson on that day. But next time we'll get less wind for sure, so let's fly together! 🙌

[@francescori1]

@@dymanoid 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 I can’t wait

[@dymanoid]

I just realized that you've probably commented the wrong video 😅 There's no Luson around the Mölltal triangle.

[@francescori1]

@@dymanoidyes you are right, my comment is about the Triangle in pustertal/dolomites 😅

[@MaxGuitarzoid]

Thank you for the video and free info!! What are the googles you are wearing? :)

[@dymanoid]

Thanks for watching! The goggles are Scott Faze II LS.

[@DarioushAryan]

bravoo

[@renatrex1]

Really great tutorial video. Wonderful video. May I ask how could you record such long video? I mean how did you manage batteries and memory? Thanks

[@dymanoid]

Thank you! I connect my camera to a big power bank, so power is not an issue. I use a 1 TB SD card, you can record about 18 hours of video on such a card.

[@tomaskrejci113]

Hi there. Upu have a spectacular video. Can i ask uou, how is Moltall for flying doring winter? As we ho for skiing in january to Moltall.

[@dymanoid]

Thanks for watching! AFAIK there are no official takeoffs in Mölltal that you can reach by cable car in winter. So if you're OK with hike and fly through snow & ice, you can fly in winter indeed. Don't expect much XC though, it would probably just be short flights gliding down into the valley.

[@daniel.muszkiet]

super video! eine Frage wie hast du dieses Overlay gemacht (Höhe, Geschwindigkeit, Route etc.) das würde ich auch gerne machen

[@dymanoid]

Danke! Ich verwende ein Tool namens Telemetry Overlay dafür. Es kann die IGC Dateien verarbeiten und solche Visualisierungen erstellen.