Can a 747 PILOT fly a GLIDER? Why you should start with glider flying! Explained by CAPTAIN JOE
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Hey everyone!
Welcome back to my channel! I had the honor to get invite to a glider flight with one of Germanys most professional glider pilots, Stefan Langer!
In this video we want to show you, how you could benefit from glider flying at a young age, and if I as a 747 pilot still have the skills to fly these beautiful planes. Yes I did throw up, but once that was out the way, I regained control and had so much fun trying it out. I wanna say after a few more flights I would have felt confident enough to fly solo.
Here are a few reasons why Stefan and I believe you should start out with glider flying if you are considering a career as an airline pilot:
-You can solo at the age of 14
-The transition to powered airplanes is easy.
-Glider flying is less expensive!
-You learn a lot about energy management.
-You'll become a part-time meteorologist!
-VFR tracking skills
-You learn to fly coordinated AT ALL TIMES.
-The flight experience is one of a kind!
-Resilient to turbulence
-Ways of taking off
-Better maintenance understanding
-Team effort
-People you meet
Thank you very much for your time! I hope you enjoy this video!
Wishing you all the best!
Your "Captain" Joe
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00:00 Intro
00:35 Future Pilots Masterclass
01:22 Glider Assembly
03:58 Filling tanks with water
05:08 Final Checks and Take-off
07:02 First time flying a glider
08:16 Feeling a litte sick
09:19 More Flying
10:00 My thoughts on flying a glider
11:21 Approach and landing
12:00 Benefits of glider flying
13:49 Outro - Věda a technologie
"Can a 747 PILOT fly a GLIDER?" - Well, yes, if all four engines flame out! 🙂
British Airways Flight 009, June 1982; Captain Eric Moody died recently aged 84
Ye happened before, then he started the engines again and landed safely
RIP 🪦 Captain Eric Moody
@@abdelkadermehiz9407 He did fly through ash from an active volcano. Not sure Cpt Joe gets that experience in recurrent training :)
@@Boodieman72 I said it like gladly made it, but gliding a 747 would've been tough as you should get out as quick as possible from that cloud so descending and increasing speed with keeping ground clearance needs a dedicated path
Seeing an experienced pilot such as Captain Joe vomiting is kinda of comforting to me as a fresh student pilot because I sometimes get sick in the air, so seeing someone who’s much more experienced getting sick shows that no one is immune to it.
You do get used to it over time. I just ate expired food a few minutes before take-off. Wasn't that smart!
@@flywithcaptainjoeI feel like if I’d ever fly with a glider I’ll be reminded to this video and only eat dry foods before stepping in ;)
i want to know it happend, i did not wish to see it happen. =)
@@flywithcaptainjoe Really? The food, was so "expired" that you got sick only a few minutes after you ate it?
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Hmmm - well cpt Joe. - nice try, really a nice try there - we all know that noone is immune to motion sickness in unfamiliar conditions. No worry - we will not tell anyone! 😄
(And if I ever is invited to fly in a glider, I will happily eat a couple of hot dogs and an motion sickness pill, too, in time before the flight. Thanks for a nice video! 🙂)
As a student pilot, one of the first time doing steep turns, it was extremely hot and bumpy out. I didn’t throw up, but was close! I let my instructor land that day! 😂. I was worried going forward if that would happen again, and it never did. I also took ginger pills before flights I knew were going to be bumpy…and I think they helped.
Gliders are a cheap way to get into aviation. The instructors usually don't charge for their time when getting your license, clubs usually rent their gliders for free, and the the airplane tow is not very expensive (maybe $40). When you learn to read the clouds you can stay up for hours soaring like the birds. The Soaring Society of America has more information such as the closest glider club to your location.
Thanks Joe for the great day flying with you! Next time we will skip the Salzstangen and then we will fly into the Alps ;)
We are waiting for it. The season is on again.
Great collaboration.
I demand you both do it ..oops please ... maybe a little history on how Germany and gliding evolved into the technology they have now ...they were allways the best at design of gliders and the 'air' reality thereof .... thank you great video ...
I’ll be looking forward to this!
Maybe make him wear the hat next time :-D
Speaking as a young glider pilot myself, I also get sick when sitting in the back without being in control for too long. As long as you've complete control yourself, airsickness won't really appear to most people. On top of that, filming and having an eye on the camera causes instant sickness for most people which is the reason we advise first-timers not to use their phones. :)
Motion sickness is caused by inconsistency between what your eyes see and what your balance organ feels. When you look straight ahead you usually aren't affected by it too much.
That is why the kids get sick in the car and mom and dad don't.
Indeed, looking at something inside the moving object is the worst (reading a book, looking at a camera, ...)
@@Rob2 exactly
Sitting as passenger in the back makes me sick really fast too.
As PIC in the front I have no issues.
Me too. I was wondering why Captain Joe wasn't occupying the front seat for this experience. I'm guessing it's because his host did not have an Instructor's Rating and/or the Training for flying from the back cockpit with students sitting in the front.
@@Rob2or texting inside the car
Next video. Can a Glider Pilot Fly a 747?
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Yes, Stefan would enjoy that! I could take him into the SIM!
@@flywithcaptainjoe...Yes but will he barf?...it won't be fun otherwise..
Often asked myself that question. Flying is going to be trivial, safely landing would be the challenge. I feel reasonably confident I could do it, but I certainly could use help with all the controls and avionics ( not even sure Id manage to operate the radio and would probably end up addressing the passengers lol ! ) and hopefully some pointers about target speeds and the like. Braking after touch down would also worry me.
with my 30 years experience from gliders I managed to take off a Boeing 707 at the only flight simulator in EU without any help or info about speeds etc...Just with the feeling. "Its not the plane, Its the Pilot"
As a flight attendant I initially battled with air sickness myself. It is such a comforting feeling knowing that this can happen even to the most experienced pilots. Thank you for your openness, Joe!
Flying gliders will definitely hone your stick-and-rudder skills. I earned my pilot certificate in gliders and added an airplane rating a couple of years later. I always used to joke that it would be no big deal if the engine quit because it would just reduce to the previous case.
I agree. We do 'ridge soaring' along the mountains in my local area. I laugh that in the glider I am more relaxed flying over this rugged terrain than I'd be in my single engine 'sport plane.' With the glider, I know that I always have enough gliding range to reach the safer landing spots in the nearby valley! Feeling more secure with no engine vs. an engine. That's funny.
I love flying gliders, either RC or full size. Its like sailing a boat, where you harness the winds or thermals to stay aloft or keep from turning the motor on. For me there is nothing like it.
I'm with you.
Soaring real or RC is very good for brains.
I also love sailing small one or two man boats.
As a fellow Glider pilot, RC glider enthusiast and sailor i totally agree!
I lasted 5 minutes in a glider before i filled the bag, but it's a fantastic way to fly. You can learn so much about flying in a glider. Love the vid
Totally agree!
A first CZcams video for me was a video from Balleka's channel. He was a glider fan, and also he was a 747F pilot. I love his videos forever.
He was also a huge inspiration for me!
Looks like I need to check that out ;)
@@flywithcaptainjoe He died. I was watching Bruno's video when he got the call whilst airborn. That was a sad day.
@@flywithcaptainjoe His videos are fantastic. But he also pushed the envelope too far. And not just on the last occasion. We all miss him.
@@SteFlyMatt was inspirational; his flights soaring the sea cliffs were something else (though he did have to ditch once!). A very sad day when he had his accident. Blue skies…
My atpl course included glider flying, and i must say it´s a very good way to learn about energy management and to experience unusual manouvers that are usually limited when flying powered aircraft
Gliding is such an underrated hobby. Get yourselves a trial lesson and I'm sure you'll be hooked.
Glider is included in the training for the military in france. And it is also included for the Air France cadet. I found it very interesting of course in terms of flying skills but also for non technical skills such as decision making and situational awareness.
Thanks for the info!
I obtained my Glider Pilot licence after retiring from 30 years flying airliners. I agree with your assessment. Gliding would be an excellent way to develop great piloting 'risk management' and technical skills. I wish I'd had the chance to start with gliders when I was 14! They represent the purest form of flying - just for the joy and challenge of doing it. (BTW Apparently, both Captain Sullenberger (Hudson River landing) and Captain Pearson (Gimli glider B767) were experienced glider pilots, which helped immensely when the engines on their airliners failed! ;-) )
@@flywithcaptainjoe you're welcome, thanks for the cool video :) I hope that this was your first flight in a glider of a long series to come!
@@gcorriveau6864 I had heard about it for Pearson, but I had no idea about Sully being a glider pilot aswell. Thanks for the info :)
@@alex458897 Sully flew gliders when he was at the Air Force Academy. Bob Buck, who wrote all those flying books, was also a glider pilot.
Glider is the best experience I had flying. You feel the air with your hips and back. It reminds me sailing or surfing. If I had the money, I would definitly take lessons.
I retired from gliding after 25 years. I got sick only twice, and on both occasions when I was the safety pilot and somebody else had the controls. I briefly took back control to fix my sickness.
Same here. I get sick on a train or boats but not on gliders when I am PIC, and I have flown over the swiss/ italian Alps, many times with the strong north wind called "phoen" .
Great to see that you appriciate flying gliders. Its a amazing hobby (and very affordable)
Very true, it is a affordable way of flying and you learn soooo much about good flying skills!
how affordable are we talking?
@@darkcnight When you start in your local glider club, for a winch launch maybe 5.- Euros. The hour flying time maybe 7-10.- Euros. A plane tow maybe costs 30-40 Euros, but the advantage to a winch launch is: you get much higher and the tow plane will bring you direct into a thermal.
But in the first few month you have to practice a lot starts and landings, so the winch is the better choice for the first month.
You have ta pay a annual contribution. This divers between the clubs from 150.- to maybe 700.- each year.
When you start in a gliding club, the costs for the flight instructor are free, because these people do it voluntarily.
So from the money side it is affordable.
But! You need a few people to bring up the pilots into the air, so you have to bring a lot time with you when you start flying gliders.
So let me say: for two hours of flying time on sunday you sit maybe after that a few hours at the start bus or you bring back the tows from the winch or you sit a few hours on the winch itself.
But when you enjoy flying and the time at the airfield that will be no problem... 😬
@@darkcnight Rich guy affordable….. 😢
This is an upgrade in quality I didn't see coming! Love the upgrade Joe keep up the work!
Awesome to see a glider video on your channel, especially a collaboration with Stefan. Great video!
Glad to see you back!
What’s crazy to me is that you can literally snap together this human rated flying machine! I mean I’m used to doing that in RC for storage purposes but on a human rated aircraft? Impressive. And the fact the flight controls on the wings and elevator just click in and work. An innovation that’s just starting to make its way into RC. Jeez it takes more steps to assemble my RC cargo plane than that glider!
I took glider training in 1998 and got my license, I flew only 3 summers and accumulated only 60 hours, but I can say unequivocally it is the most exciting thing I've ever done. I only wish I could have afforded to keep going. Now at retirement age, I keep the flying bug alive by shooting real estate with my drone. I will also say, all the passengers I took wound up getting sick! But they all signed up for subsequent flights.
Two things that compare to what you mentioned / shown here:
1) a couple years ago i had the pleasure to fly a Bücker Jungmann, first some aerobatics and afterwards i could fly a loop around the area before we went back for landing. That plane is so sensitive to fly! You feel alot of thermals and every small movement on the controls. But that was alot of fun!
2) i used to fly paragliders. On one of the flights in spring time, i caught a thermal and got quite high for the Jura mountains (1400/1500m). But the thermal was very torn apart. So the vario constantly jumped from 4 m/s downwards to 7 m/s upwards. Once i reached the height i wanted i left the thermal, did some wingovers to have some fun while getting down, landed and just layed down under the next tree because - i didn't feel great after that... ^^
When I was in High School, the headmaster at the time was also the Chairman of the local Gliding Club. I spent most of my summer breaks 'working' at the club for free flights/lessons and had enough hours when I was 15 to get the solo license (but had to wait until 16)
It was easily the best experience I could have had then.
that was a beautiful flight!! this makes me want to go glider flying very badly! definitely something I have to do someday :)
You should buddy, it's an amazing expierence!
And it is affordable. Flying gliders in a club costs not more (maybe less) than riding a motorcycle.
Hey Captain Joe, thank you for this lovely video! It brought back a lot of memories for me - I was lucky enough to be trained to fly winch-launch gliders way back when I was 17 with the British Air Cadets. The gliders weren't as high-tech as the one you flew but were still beautifully responsive to fly and I remember it to this day. Thank you again for the memories :)
The purest form of flying, absolutely amazing!
My best flying experience was in the Glider. Best feelings in the world ! 🙂 As always great video from you Joe !
That's why I still don´t have the powered license 😂
Thanks buddy! Always appreciate your support!
Thank you for this fantastic video. Flying as a passenger in a glider towards a bird of prey and then being sucked upwards as if in an elevator was one of my greatest experiences. The pilot just said that the bird knows the best way up. Gliding is really awesome.
Glad you flew with Stefan...
He is a real good Glider Pilot!!!, just saw his video.. now watching yours..
Ceers!
Glider pilots are always better with the rudders. A bit of ginger before flying helps a bit with nausea. What till you fly your first 2 hour flight ... truely wonderful. I'm too old to fly now but absolutely loved learning to fly these things. I bet you don't do formation flying in a 747 on take off hi hi ... but that is what it is. Thanks so much for a jumbo pilots perspective on gliders.
Thanks Robert, I will use the ginger tip on my next outing with Stefan!
Ginger tea would work as well, relaxes the stomach muscles which otherwise in the case of unsettling, signals the brain resulting with the feeling of nausea
I was not a good (but safe!) glider pilot, because I could never totally relax while flying. But I did manage a couple of two-hour solo flights. I was singing out loud to myself "Let's Go Round Again" by The Average White Band on nearly every good thermal! :)
No prestige, all real. Love your sincerity and feedback on the actual experience. This is real flying!
Joe, quick tip for you if you go in a glider again. Flying gliders as you know have a totally different aerodynamic feel. Lead the turn with rudder and coordinate (centre the ball) with the aileron. The fat rudder will slowly yaw and bank the glider in the direction you want to go and because the ailerons are so sensitive, just give enough aileron to centre that string. Makes flying those things a lot smoother
I'd like to point out, that as far as this technique is valid one, pilot must pay attention to not put too much rudder too early - it might pose a danger of stall during the turn caused by skid that makes the glider lose the speed quickly. Especially important while being close to the ground and turn from base to final or during the outlanding. In some constructions skid also cause overshadowing of steering/wing surfaces by glider's fuselage (e.g. SZD-50 Puchacz).
@@piotrmagiera3812 "too much" rudder would fall under the realm of over-controlling. That's not what we want. "Leading" helps you establish and feel your way into a bank (obviously gently), and applying immediate airleron to centre the string right away is how you establish a coordinated turn.
I agree that too much rudder has its threats, but I would argue that "too much" of anything can be a threat also.
I’m not a pilot and I know these videos are for pilots but I am a aviation geek and really enjoy these videos and learning from them thanks captain Joe 😊
My first two flights ever (as a passenger) were in a glider, maybe just 15 or 20 minutes but really nice. I didn't follow up with becoming a pilot though but I enjoy the pax role a lot, from Twin Otter to A380, looking at the powered ones 🙂
Awesome video Joe as usual! Love the content!
This was a trip! I've only been a passenger in a glider once, long ago, at an airshow I think it was. I didn't really get to fly but I did get to pull the release handle - that was my contribution to the flight. It was fun, and way too short. I disappointed the pilot b/c I didn't want to do any aerobatics (was afraid of getting sick) but ultimately we did one intentional stall so he got to have a little fun. I can definitely see the analogy people here are making to sailing. I used to sail dinghies a lot and in both you're zero'd in on the physics of the endeavor. In a boat you can almost feel like you're "one with the boat" and I'd assume it could really feel that way with a glider too. Quite a lot different than piloting an enormous freighter!
All pilot training should start in gliders.
Soaring is simply magic, the beautiful longwings carving turns and interrogating clouds for lift. It’s pure flight, chess in the air! Build your stick and rudder skills and soon you’ll be able to fly coordinated! All pilots should have some glider time, it improves your skills, makes you appreciate glide ratio and gets yours eyes up and out of the cockpit to enjoy the scenery! Joe, crystallized ginger helps settle your stomach! Circling can get you, gliders rarely fly straight for long unless ridge or wave soaring! You’ll get used to it, and it helps if you are flying not riding so you are fully engaged!!!! Great video and an Arcus is a wonderful first choice!!!!! ❤❤❤❤
I once had the chance to do a winch launch with a glider, that was truly phenomenal! You launch, then you're up in the air within mere seconds and It feels like you're climbing at a 45° angle. If you ever get that chance, you should totally do it. Sadly on that flight we found no thermals, so it was over rather short. No time to get sick though! :D
Oh I Knew that for sure Captain Joe and Stefan Langer flying a Glider together would be just a matter of time. You guys would eventually fly on a glider and today was the day! Awesome Video!
I'm sure you can I tried a Microsoft Flight Simulator X mission that teaches the basics of the gliders, it's about following some specific currents and gain lift from them and if you're familiar with the controls and thermals in some areas you can go for hours without landing ✈️
Fine and kind video . Amazing sport . I am old and handicapped now , but when i was young i did some gliding (EBWE airfield) . My most memorable flight was flying really wing to wing (+/- 2 to 4 meters apart) for some 10 seconds with a bird of prey in a Ka-8 Schleicher on a low local airfield flight . I felt as if a friend with the animal . Unbelievable . Also the feedom of handling an aeroplane in the sky and gaining height in hot thermals was thrilling , just as the landing at which you only have one shot . I miss it . Life lies waiting at your feet . You just have to grab it .
Gliders are so beautiful, nice to see you there!
nice to see you flying close to my home! And now I feel a lot better about me throwing up in a sailplane, the last time I was in one. It does not help with the airsickness if you try to film and take pictures. We actually soared with a raptor bird enjoying the same thermal as we were. I also recommend experiencing a winch start - this is wild!
I think I enjoyed that as much as Captain Joe did and I never left the ground..Gliders are amazing. I used to watch them all the time when I was stationed in Germany while in the military…
Its very important for a professional pilot to know how to fly a glider. It helped me a lot when I decided to fly UL planes
I totally agree with you. It’s as fundamental as you can get. The very first aircraft were gliders. It’s where it all began. A glider rating can be a wealth of useful information to any pilot. It’s literally Aeronautics 101. Much respect to glider pilots.
Nice one cpt joe you have joined the prestigious club "thermal chasers"
It's such a different feeling flying in a glider.
Brilliant video joe
This was great! Thank you very much for sharing this with us.
what a crossover. well done!
Gliders are different than powered planes. I’m a pilot in a powered aircraft and when I tried gliding I felt the same way Joe did. Lol
Edit: when I went gliding I had a winch launch which is way steeper than a towed take off. That steep film by the winch make me feel funny
Nice flight with Stefan. You state how peaceful it is and you are correct. As a glider pilot, flying a task of determined turnpoints can be mentally exhausting. Always re evaluating conditions, possible landout locations and best course It is much differen than just a local introductory flight. Stefan is a champion pilot, talk to him about competition flying. It is a tough mental game. Constant situational evaluation.
Yup. I started on gliders and I was so glad I did. Not only is gliding amaizing on its own, but it made the powered flying so much easier and less intimidating.
PPL instructors make “dead stick landings” seem like a big deal while I had hundreds of successful “dead stick landings” before I ever got into the cockpit of a powered airplane.
After I retired, I did the short 'power to glider' conversion training to obtain my Glider Pilot Licence. It was a HOOT! My first solo in the glider was just as much fun as my first solo 'way back when' for my Private Pilot Licence. IF all pilots began their flying training with gliders we'd all be better 'stick and rudder' pilots and able to handle even the Big Jets more easily - especially when all the electrons and automatons suddenly crap out. ;-) Thanks for sharing this!
This may sound a bit weird now, but I was so relieved to see a seasoned airline pilot throwing up in a glider. I'm not a pilot (other than RC airplanes), but as an aviation enthusiast from childhood on and someone who has NEVER threw up in an airplane, I was sooo embarrassed when I flew in a DG-1000 (glider Doubleseater) with my friend who is several decades younger, but a glider instructor, and after about an hour in the thermals I got so sick that my stomach rebelled (I threw up - twice in that flight, in fact).
Now to see that even an experienced airline pilot with what do I know how many hundreds of flying hours under his belt also gets sick in a glider is a little bit like a kind of "absolution" for my personal pride (thank you very much).
Very nice video and I share your opinion that gliding is basically something fantastic, especially when you experience the power of thermals for the first time (we went up with about 4-6m/sec.). That's, similar as with sailboats, relaying on natures power to get your self moving. Fascinating!!
Great video Captain Joe.
Cool Video! On my first flights as a gliding student I felt sick, too. I found out that it helps me to eat something light before the flight, not to have an empty stomach :) Anyway, after a time you get used to the feeling and stop feeling sick in most cases.
Great video. Brought back so many memories of gliding in Cornwall. Winch tow to approx 1000ft then out over the cliffs. With an onshore breeze that would earn you another 300 easily.
Gliding, falling with style.
With an onshore breeze, you could probably turn and gain much more, ridge-soaring style...
JOE!!! Yay!!! Nice to see you!!
Thank you sharing this experience with us and James Bond soundtrack definetly was a great choice. Oh and also i have never seen someone smiles after vomiting. That was some high level optimisim right there.
Very nice video Captain Joe!😁
Great video Captain Joe, here in Canada some kids get to experience and earn the glider pilot license in a government program called Air Cadets; is a fantastic change for them to experience something as special as flight in a glider. Congrats on your videos and keep up the great work you do explaining everything to us.
I think my sister was at that place a LONG time ago! Joe..... You certainly never want it to be that quiet on your regular airplane :) Love your Channel!! :)
Haha, yes you can say that! Silence in a jet airliner, is a bad sign ;)
gliding is amazing, i love it
I did a familiarisation flight in a glider and ended up a bit airsick too.
I think the issue for me was the adverse yaw. I'm spoiled flying modern planes where adverse yaw is basically engineered out and couldn't keep the thing coordinated which, with all the turning to find lift left my head going in weird circles instead of the usual movements in coordinated turns.
Heck I almost did that in a guys 993 Porsche I actually had to have him stop so I didn't have to clean his leather seats. Glad to see you are still humble Joe not afraid to show people you are human. 👍 Kind of a cool experience...very different from your office view and much quieter as well.
I got to fly a glider last summer and it was awezome! probaby the coolest experience I have ever had!
Amazing video Joe! Where did you get your sunglasses? Very cool
amazing video! Thanks guys!
First solo was in a glider. 😊
Wow what a nice glider, I'm only used to ASK21 and DG500. But funny that an airline pilot is throwing up even without any
aerobatics^^
Aerobatics are not the problem. I had a few people who fly with me, they enjoyed aerobatics, but they got sick in thermals. 😆
I have never been a "real" pilot, although I have a fair amount of experience flying RC planes, and have had pilots in Cessnas and such give me the controls on a few flights. Many years ago, probably about 35 years back, I was in the New Hampshire countryside, saw a sign for "glider rides" and took a couple flights. I had nothing better to do for the next couple days, and the pilot said business was slow, so he started me on an unofficial program of flights as if I was a student pilot planning on going into gliders. It was a great experience, and we even did some inverted flying and mild aerobatics, and flew formation with another glider.
In my life, I have flown in just about every kind of aircraft, including biplanes and WWII fighters, bombers and cargo planes (almost always as a passenger), and never felt airsick, EXCEPT for some of those glider flights. With superhuman effort, I was able to avoid actual spewage, but I sure felt the "bowling ball in the stomach" sensation a few times and was seriously eyeing the "barf bag". And I never felt airsick when I had the controls.
So, I totally empathize with Captain Joe's experience in this video.
I can sympathise. On one of my first flights in the dual glider I threw up as soon as the pilot started thermalling - we didn't have a sick bag, so I used his hat! Luckily he abandoned the thermal and we came back to earth where I lay on the ground clutching the grass for fifteen minutes until the world stopped spinning. I got to keep the hat too. 😁 But I never had that problem when I was the pilot. They're beautiful aircraft and its a beautiful sport. Thanks for the honest report and if anyone else is considering it, do it. Just take a Kwell before you go up 👍🇦🇺
The water meter on the hose is the most german thing 😂
funny idea, thank you for the video!
Please share the rest of your glider training experience. I think it will be a really great to see
You've inspired me to maybe join a nearby gliding club. I never new I could do so at such a young age!
I would like to practice forced approaches in a glider, and that being so quiet is also super neet
If you like this, try gliding videos in New Zealand, especially Mount Cook.
Great combination✈️great motivation 👍best experience🛩️good opportunity👌great work🏆
I vomit too when flying tiny airplane in turbulence weather… Yet after vomiting still has to continue flying the airplane and land it! This prove pilots are also like anyone else.
i went for a sailplane ride years ago.. it was the greatest thing i have ever done.. if you get the chance DO IT !!!!!!!!!
I learned to fly glider’s in Giebelstadt Germany in the late 80s while in the army. I spent every weekend at the club.
Hey Joe it's nice to see a professional Airline Pilot toss his cookies,😊😊😊,makes us passengers feel like it's ok not imbarassing. SO your flying Boeing I remember you debating the pro,s and cons of Airbus versus Boeing with Michelle so I assume she convinced you if it ain't Boeing I ain't going .Love your Channel mate
Kym
Adelaide
GREAT VIDEO! Love the music and info graphics. Thanks for bringing the incredible world of gliding to more viewers! Everyone out there interested should definitely fly a glider.
The Arcus is a high performance 2 seater. It has FLAPERONS (Aileron and flaps integrated on one control surface). Most training gliders have no flaps, or seperate flaps and ailerons. Also, the air brakes are not speed brakes, they are more like spoilers, as they are designed to kill the lift over the wing and create drag. Any reduction in speed is only a result of drag, but they are primarily designed to 'spoil' the lift over the wing.
Very good Video
You will be a better pilot learning the basics of gliding; I believe you mentioned another pilot did such a great job in a tough situation due to glider experience.
I might try some day to do a little paramotor but I want to get a job and then learn on weekends. I might not buy the gear but just rent at least to find if I enjoy it.
I would love to try this out when I retire and look into learning to fly if I enjoy it enough. If not, I could take up golf!
Nice, Keep it up Guys.
Only flown in sims, gliders are honestly one of my favorite things to fly, especially if I'm stressed and just want to take in some Microsoft Flight Sim views
The best glider simulator is Condor, you can learn fly competition with other pilots, fly in the mountains ...
Microsoft flight simulator does such a poor job simulating gliding. I mean it looks great but almost everything else is wrong. as jme104 said, try condor. Then do some online races in condor, its a completely different experience and easy to get hooked on. Been doing it for nearly 20 years, still doesnt bore me, and I still learn almost every time.
One of your BEST videos!! 💚💚💚💚💚
Looks like you got an OSMO Pocket 3
I already do my glider licence. Great experience!
(I‘m 16)
You actually try and stay either slightly above the tow plane, but you have to be cautious not to get to high, because then youll pull the tail of the tow plane up and the nose of it down, the other position you can be in is kinda below the turbulence, and that way there are sometimes double tows
Flying a glider you also need to learn formation flying to be able to stay behind the towplane, so right off you need to master an advanced aeronautical skill to get your license. We don't fly above the towplane per se, but rather above the wake. Higher we could pull the towplane tail up and cause an upset, so it's potentially quite dangerous. In some countries they will lower through the wake and fly below it in order to prevent the possibility of a towplane upset.
For a first flight I usually let the passenger sit in the front and I’ll fly from the back. Having more of a view of the horizon helps with the motion sickness plus the passenger gets a better view (as opposed to a great view of the back of my head). The PIC does need to have a back seat and passenger carrying rating though. Sickness can be overcome … for my first few flights in the spring (here we don’t fly in winter) I even make myself a little sick, but one does get used to it and not get sick at all.
I’ve taken a few airline pilots up for a flight and they do comment on the big difference in needing the rudder for coordinated flight. It’s also not uncommon for airline pilots to do gliding as a hobby. It’s a different kind of flying, and really quite fun! The constant need to focus on situational awareness, finding and using lift, and working the stick and rudder is a great workout too, so being in good shape helps for stamina for longer glider flights, and flying gliders also keeps you active and also develops stamina, so your health greatly benefits from this flying.
Glad you enjoyed it. Even if one does not want to license, it’s fun, and an introductory flight at a gliding club is a great experience (and we usually keep it short and try hard to make sure the passenger does not get sick). Thanks for sharing your experience. It was entertaining!
Love your videos
Thanks Joe, this was great. Today is the 40th anniversary of the last time I flew as PIC.
So nice to see some representation of gliding by a professional pilot. I would love to see you come to a regular glider club and show how things are working there. Gliding truly is more like a team sport as you need quite a handful of people to do regular flight operations specifically when there are students.
You should also try the winch launch in a glider. It is like a rollercoaster. 0-100 km/h in 3 seconds. You should also try some acrobratics in a glider, it is sooo much fun.
Very cool, nice job.
This seams peaceful. Im joyning the airclube now, Im noob. Gliders seams exciting