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Steve Young
Registrace 24. 06. 2012
Hang glider pilot.
Hang Glider landings, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 2.
Hang Glider landings on Flexwing, topless and Atos Gliders. In this video I try to give some guidance on what I have done right and of course where I got it wrong.
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Incredible sights seen from a Hang Glider
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These are just some of the incredible sights I have seen from the sky whilst flying my Hang Glider over the last 45 years, some in the beautiful UK and some in Europe. I have many more but too many for one video. I hope you enjoy them.
High Speed flight on Atos VR+ Brilliant glider
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Having Fun on a cloudy day at the Long Mynd. During an hours flight I flew at reasonable speed from south to the north of the Mynd maintaining level flight. 68.5 kph over 4.3 km. I'm sure I can go a lot faster but it was a fun first try.
Greifenburg 2023 Great flight but poor landing approach
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Fantastic flight over the high Austrian Alps, a blue day as no clouds about and inversion at 10,000 ft. I did one too many turns on my landing approach and got a bit low.
Why we fly, to be able to fly.
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This is my attempt to explain why Hang Glider pilots love to fly, its only 3 minutes long but has most of what I wanted to say. Read by David Bradley
Great day at Ballard
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Great flight over Ballard and Swanage in November. Fantastic scenery and smooth flying
Great Flight at Fairbourne
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Hoping for a long ridge run but conditions did not allow. Still had great flight in fantastic scenery.
Fantastic Triangle Flight at Greifenburg
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This is a flight I have wanted to do for years, a brilliant experience at cloud-base around stunning mountains in southern Austria. I had some difficult patched which made it even more rewarding.
Take off and landing at Turf Farm
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Excellent assistance in take off and landing, it was just too cloudy.
Great Hang Glider Cross country flight that was so nearly brilliant
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Hang Glider Cross country flight on Atos VR Plus that was very difficult at first, by Carl managed to get through the difficult part and go onto a brilliant flight
Atos VR Hang Glider - Brilliant day at Newgale, St. Brides Bay
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Flew the complete length of St. Brides Bay, including a high speed run at cliff top level.
Hang gliding on the Long Mynd, flying an Atos VR+
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Good day on the Long Mynd, Flying an Atos VR . I was trying to do a triangle out in front of the hill to the west. I flew the complete length of the Mynd but as I was penetrating up wind I could only get a couple of miles as there was not much lift out in the valley today. Still a good flight
Aerotowing Hang Gliders by Steve Young
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Aerotowing Hang Gliders particularly take off and control in the air. These films are of the Atos VR but all comments are the same for Flex Wing Hang Gliders
A Couple of great flights in Ager
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Two great flights in Ager late in 2019. The wind all week was off to the west which made the thermals difficult to use.
Atos VR+ at The Malverns, Steve Young Hang Gliding
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This was a great day flying at the Malvern Hills in the UK. I had over 2 hours in the air but it was very difficult to get high at first, due to a strong inversion. I eventually broke through the inversion and once you were high you could go anywhere. I am still getting used to the glider but I am having some fantastic flight on it already.
Great content with very good explanations.
Greetings from 🇦🇹! Very scenic video, great views on Oberes Drautal, Weißensee, Gitschtal, Kreuzeckgruppe. Seems you started at Emberger Alm, right? Reminds me to go there with the mountainbike😊!
tôi muốn bay quá,thật tiếc khi ở việt nam ko có những chuyến bay
Phuuuuu very poor landing! Lucky guy!
Saudações desde de o Brasil!
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Super !
You nearly got yourself electrocuted, those high voltage wires would have cooked you quickly. Not very good control with your decent. More like dangerous.
Can uou cross the sea with this .
Very very wonderful amazing 😍😍😍
ufff...that fly by over lines at the end 🥴
Wait... you have flaps?
День добрий ! Це дельтаплан чи щось інше ? Якщо є то напишіть ссилку будь ласка !!!!!! З нетерпінням чекаємо на Вашу відповідь !!!!! З повагою !!!!!!!!
They weren’t kidding about the power lines 😅 Great flight. Stay safe.
I've seen some sketchy looking things in aviation, this (to me) looks like one of them. Have to hand it to the first guy that went... "Heys guys... I have an idea.....hear me out....we make a trolley" :)
Krusevo . MAKEDONiA
just judging by the scenary the first 3 look like in upper styria, like ennstal or so :)
What make and model is that glider?
Supposedly this is an AIR ATOS VR plus (3 spoilers per side as one can see in the beginning) with a race keel. 14.5m wingspan, thus wondering how he actually missed the building 😊 Very nice impressions though.
Better advice: Ask a qualified, on site, advanced pilot or instructor to help with your landing techniques instead of soliciting online advice from strangers who have unknown credentials for instructing on such a specific topic.
Looks so serene but I'm sure there's more to it than what we see. I was curious how you transported your glider to different countries.
Its easy just a roof bar on your car.
When you're flying you see how truly beautiful the world is. Wow !!!
Just wondering have you ever been attacked by any angry birds up there ? Like eagles..? ;))
The still shots and detailed explanation really clarifies the maneuver needed. Thanks
I believe most of your troubles, like mine and many (most?) other HG pilots, is that you and I are being absolute pussies for holding on to the downtubes while on approach.😛 You cannot possibly control the glider with as much authority and higher approach speeds as you could as if on the control bar. I've switched to a faster glider and have had the same problems because I get anxious on close final and revert to my H1/H2 training rather than advanced landing techniques, merely because it feels more comforting to be completely upright on the downtubes for some reason. Stupid. My previous gliders didn't concern me so much, so I was absolutely comfortable flying into ground effect on the control bar, or even OUOD (one up, one down). Everyone who flies their close-approach on the control bar and on into ground effect, then only transitions the hands high on the downtubes at the moment the glider enters trim, show the best photogenic landings 100% of the time unless the weather conditions have degraded and become not conducive for flying hang gliders -- even so they land far better than you and I would. You typically have one to two seconds to flare after the glider gently signals to you that it is at it's trim airspeed, so there's plenty of time to transition the hands during that time. All you have to do is be aggressive enough to stay on the control bar and commit to a timely hand transition. Try practicing your final approaches and transitions at trim at altitude (up to but not including the flare) instead of messing-up your glider while 'landing' hard on the ground. I've become very annoyed with myself for botching my last two landings, so this strategy is my goal, too.😜
You are a god
Some suggestions: 1. Your harness is not letting you get upright without putting significant weight on the downtubes taking you out of trim and preventing feedback from the bar pressure. When you're on approach, you are either near prone with your shoulders near the base tube and unable to get your hands high enough to flare adequately or hanging on the downtubes to stay upright. If you can't re-balance yourself in your harness to be more upright when on approach (hang a couple of cm higher, lengthen the leg loops, etc.), a different harness may be of great benefit. 2. Transitioning upright earlier will allow you a more stable approach than transitioning at the last moment when attention should be focused on approach adjustments and flare timing. 3. Get some bar mits that stay on the base tube for warmth and some lightweight, close fitting, tactile gloves to give you an easier time getting your hands on the downtubes and getting good input and feedback from the glider trim and speed for both takeoff and landings.
I just looked up "hang glider anatomy" and can't find references to downtubes and base tubes. I'm not yet a pilot. Are the down tubes the two upper legs of the triangle that support the control bar? And is the base tube another word for the control bar? thanks, interested in understanding your input
@@wildflowers465 As with many things, there may be different terms for different parts of a hang glider. The term "downtube" and the term "upright" are used synonymously (meaning the same thing) and are, as you put it in your question, "the two upper legs of the triangle". The horizontal tube or bar at the bottom of the triangle is variously called the "base tube", the "base bar", or the "control bar". That said, frequently the entire triangle consisting of all three tubes is called the control bar. Asking questions is a great way to learn but often the answer may be derived from the context as you have done.
@@dudleymead1828 thanks, much appreciated!
Your analysis is very good! I would add some details, based on the experiences I had flying with a rigid wing for 13 years: First you need to use the control bar as a support to stand before landing. 2nd Never change hands while lifting them at the same time, always keep one on the control bar holding the nose of the wing to maintain adequate speed. You are coming in at low ground speed and when the wind is light you are not reaching the stall for that reason. 3º Your hands need to be higher on the side bars, they are very close to the control bar when you stall the wing, thus having less leverage. And thank you very much for sharing this video, it is very instructive!
@@Voadorx You should not have to use the control bar to pull yourself upright for landing. I described this in my first point of my initial message above. If you have to pull yourself upright, you should consider a different harness configuration or a different harness all together.
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Nice video!
Nice!
I can apprciate the difficulty in making this video.When you do a lot of recording you always have to seach for the "money shot " in the video. That fantastic gem that needs to be shared. Well presented video Steve .
Thanks for your comment, I did enjoy making it. everyone seems to make adrenaline fueled videos and forgets what a fantastic sport we have.
Greifenburg , one of the easiest landing zones
Too much theory & mats. Put into landings more feelings for speed & sport (movement & coordination). Often; no speed because bad aproach,no enouhh pushing,hands are not on the same level..sometimes are too low.Training& feeling are very important. Good luck!
Thank you for this video, although it always scares me when I see a very experienced pilot making bad landings, especially as I have just had my first lesson
I made this video to help pilots like you. I have made hundreds of good landings, these are all of my not so good in the last 4 years. All of these are only a fall onto grass. Enjoy this fantastic sport. Watch my other video of incredible sites. This is what you will experience
@@steveyoung-hanggliding thank you for the reply, I will keep watching and sub, although I probably have already
I think, stay longer on the base bar all the way into ground effect (if the air is smooth) where you are more tuned in to how the glider flies . Than, try to get as upright as possible when you drop down out of prone, hopefully your harness allows for that so you don't have to be pulling down on the uprights. With a relaxed grip high on the uprights maintain altitude while waiting for the speed to drop off to trim... Great video. Thank you.
Based upon how many times he had to grope for the uprights (missing on the initial attempt more than once) and how poor his pitch control is during the transition, this is very bad advice.
Your hands are too low on the down tubes. Your flair is not enough. Your hands should be 3/4 up on the downtubes on your flair. You aren’t getting enough leading edge angle to stall and land.
Steve is this glider you first or did you start with less performance gliders first and do you think this would be a glider for someone with experience to go up to.
I started with intermediate gliders. Then moved onto performance gliders then started flying an Atos. However the Atos is very easy to fly although the glide coming into land takes some getting used to.
Thanks for sharing, it's hard sometimes to make approaches pulling in on the bar if you are already too slow so you need to make sure to hold enough speed before you get to that point in the landing that you're pulling in. I've made lots of landings were the landing zone is windy or gusting and if you're in one of those situation you need to extra careful that you don't start the flare to high and let the glider spin around going gown wind, your feet can only run so fast.
Fantastic analysis and charts at the end really help drive the point home. Very very helpful!
Harness is the point...
Thank you for posting, good analysis. I realise this is a selection of your bad ones, but commenting on those: My take is you would land better if staying on the base bar until ground effect, at least on flex wings. It is very hard to keep speed on the uprights. I stay on the base tube until most speed is bled off and the bar pressure is near neutral. So I basically switch hands and flare 2-3 seconds later. When bar pressure is neutral, count 1 second and flare hard. That makes a super hero landing with zero wind :) I did the same on the few times I flew an Atos, but the flaps give less time to switch hands. I also tried staying with one hand in the center of base bar for speed and the other on the down tube, that might be the best option on rigids. I would only approach on the uprights with slow single surface wings, specially a very big one such as the Alpha, or flying solo on a tandem glider. Any other modern flex wing has plenty of energy retention and allows for a good ground effect and late switch. Base bar + speed gives the best control to counter turbulence! One other thing that helps is to flare throwing your legs behind, not forward. That puts the CG back and makes a clean flare. Legs forward = bigger chance of the glider flying past you and nosing in. It is counter instinctive but works! Wish you excellent landings!
I remember the same issue on flex. I would try to come in on the uprights and realise late that i wasnt fast enough then switch back to prone to boot some speed on to the ground - that was the only way to get good speed into the ground. Once i switched to rigid i naturally stopped doing that. I found i was able to bring sufficient speed on the uprights - especially if i started pulling on speed quite early e.g. just before base leg. Even so I wish i could say all my landings were that great
Very nice self critique and very informative. Thank you. Nice glide, too!
Most of the issues are race harness related. Going back to a pod for a while can drill in the correct "upright" position and hands will naturally be high. People move to heavy restrictive race harnesses as they are low drag and look nice, but most recriationsl pilots dont need them. I had an old harnes that mounted at the hips and rotating upright was so easy. I have to fight my current one to get upright. But if you only had a race harness youd never know to fight. Hence you hold the uprights but are basically still prone can see this many times in your vids.
Or a badly adjusted one. With mine I can get very much upright and it was never the cause of any whacks for me. I even did my last training hill day with it and used it since the first solo flight. And I got it used, so not even made to measure. Never tried a Tenax, it could be different. But did fly with cocoon and knee hangers a bunch. Feels the same to me... Bottom line, you can't blame a *type* of harness for all his bad landings. Could be the specific harness, pilot adaptation to it, combined with low shoulder flexibility, and inconsistent flare timing
Not all race harness have an upright issue, Rotor Havana S gets very upright. czcams.com/video/PRCnAboOeyI/video.htmlsi=uKU4niBgkayaEwBs&t=6
Nice one , Steve 😊 Lovely Hope to see you guys soon again ❗️
Me gustaría comprar un planeador y surcar los cielos, en qué país es este video ? Aquí en Bolivia no hay para comprar estos aeroplanos 😢
This was filmed in Austria, to learn you can go to a school in Spain or the UK, you would love it
Would love to practice that same approach in a computer simulation including those ominous power lines!😅
How to buy this...
Any aircraft landing you can walk away from is a good landing.
Yes in all these landings only pride was hurt and no damage to gliders
'Nimrod' from the Enigma Variations by Elgar. That aerotow into clouds was epic
I love that music. the tow into clouds was fantastic, but it gives me vertigo as I clear the clouds and suddenly see the ground so far below.
Fantastic flight but in the end teally close
Be nicer under the real Sun instead of the cold hue of the hexagonal Sun Simulators 😢