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Fr some people at my club went to a competition and they had to rig and de rig the glider and stand outside all day just for it to get scrubbed. For a week straight...

Thanks I'm 14 soloed and am working on getting my bronze badge. I have done some cross country with other pilots and am really excited to start venturing away from the airport. I'm in the same boat as the kid you described in the beginning 😂

I thought I am the only blind here...

0:17 what is this beeping sound? Plus what type of glider were you flying?

Thanks so much! Future glider pilot and I’m 15…haven’t soloed yet 😅

what are the right of way rules for entering and operating in a gaggle? I presume the number one rule is those with the vision must yield. so if your behind, below(in a low or mid wing), or outside the turning radius you must yield. And what about how you yield? Tightening the turn? exitiing the thermal? dive or climb?

Video ruined by music.

keep the jet sounds. it reminds us of how much of a BEAST this aircraft is

Is this what gliding has become?

I feel robbed from the jet sounds

Leuk🎉

A six foot plus gliding friend of mine did his 5 hour endurance Silver C task flight in such an aircraft. We had to unfold him when he arrived back after a successful task.That was back in the mid 70s. I have flown an H17 Hutter twice. That is certainly an experience to not miss. Cheers from Downunder👍🇦🇺🇬🇧

There is also a UFO chasing the F-16's.

Theres no engine

Jet over music

You said that the span of the Grunau was 39 meters. I am sure that you meant 39 feet. Very nice video. Thank you for posting.

I also see 2 Eurofighters in 1:09 put speed on x2 and you will see them really

Not much flying for a "review" video...

No attempt to reduce airbrake before touchdown. It seems a combination of high approach speed and tailwind forced the max airbrake all through round-out and touchdown. The field looked rather rough, too. Were you forced to take a tailwind due to height and direction of approach? First time I watched this, I thought it was an out-landing.

Probably - not sure - you did not flew over the field so as to have a good evaluation of its conditions... Also it looks like speed was a little higher than desirable...

Been there, done that at Camphill in my case in a Slingsby Prefect - -bloody marvellous!

Ok so ive only been messing around in the ultralight aircraft arena for about a year, and obviously i dont know quite a bit. I guess my question here is do these gliders fall into the same category as an ultralight ie fuel restrictions and altitude restrictions. Like im only allowed to have 5 gallons of fuel in board and i forget what the max ceiling is but i wouldnt go anywhere near it in my little gyroplane. And does strapping an engine on to one of these things change how its classified?

Poor landing , full airbrake did not help at the end, and hopeless (none existent) )lookout.

Be good to have a video for initial wifi and phone connection problems

Marvelous

I have had bad landings too. Bragging about the good ones is bad policy.

Heel leuk!

Bravo.thenks

Back in 1963 I started gliding with the Barossa Valley Gliding Club and our training glider was called a kookaburra. I soloed in it a year later then converted to a single seater which was called a kingfisher which looked similar to the Grunau Baby only it didn’t have wing struts plus it had an enclosed cockpit. I have many great memories from those days . Due to marriage and work and leaving the Barossa I stopped gliding. I still fly but now I own a single engine Jabiru and being retired at 75 it’s two to three times a week. I’ve got nearly three and a half thousand hours up now .

I’m glad I solo’d in the USA. My instructor just shook my hand.

Schitterend mooi gedaan Simon en de rest van de klas!

leuk!! Lekkere edit, druk geweest.....

Hoogh

Wow! Seems like a leuke klas

From the camera perspective it looked far more dire. I was thinking roll the glider passed 90 degrees and pull the spoilers to find an exit.

In 1982 I learned to fly gliders. While the rest of the world had moved onto fibreglass construction, these were wood and Canvas. If you get a chance, get a front seat in a Kirby Cadet mk3 and see what I experienced back then, and what my first solo at 16 years old with only 23 launches, experienced.

Other than eye protection....if looks are amazing , then so much fun is so good for the soul. More people should have some.

Went belly up to the glider on which you were essentially flying formation with. Should have done an overshoot maneuver flying below and to the outside of the traffic you were converging upon. Diving under offers more energy for maneuvering and the best visual of the most airspace where you know you have aircraft that you must keep an eye on. Belly up and converging on 2 or 3 planes at similar altitude is not a good plan. Betting your life you're turning tighter than they are. If this type of thing is typical, you all need to be formation qualified.

Der Arcus ist der Schreck der alten offenen Klasse geworden. Selbst bei schlechtem Wetter, 5m mehr Spannweite und einer Gleitzahl von 1:59 hatte ich zu oft das Nachsehen.

Honestly even seeing an ASH30 is super rare, as they made only 10-15 pieces.

Hi from the UK. really cool clear footage and content. Thanks for sharing

Too much energy my man. Let the glider set down by itself, he will be gentle.

I suspect that wasn’t your home airfield which you were landing on.

Congratulations Simon I hope you will have a great time flying in klm🎉

Formation flying is a specialized technique that requires practice with other pilots. This is stupid. Good luck.

I had a close encounter with a SIAI-Marchetti S.211. He was doing touch-and-goes on a busy gliding day at our airfield. That was a crazy experience. (Sadly, he later had a mid-air with a sister jet while formation flying.)

Van harte Gefeliciteerd Simon geweldig werk 😁👍🏼✈️🔥🔥🔥

Proficiat Simon🎉

For a Glider Pilot it only Tool 3 flight? Allways happy landings

Congrats!