@Lori_79 unlike in argentina where our corrupt dictatorship of a goverment demonize them for trying to make money calling them olligarchs and shit like that and charging them around 70% of their profit
I can't handle the abuse from Farmers anymore (in the UK). Maybe its just that I choose the fields managed by an ultra aggressive farm manager each time demanding compo and asking WFT did I think I was doing by landing.The last time the police were called after another pilot seeing me down OK decided to land as well in the same field at is must be safe...... The result of course is that I end up thermally desperately at 200ft trying at all costs to avoid another field landing and yet another confrontation - all of which is not very safe. Alternatively I simply do not go cross country flights anymore - sad but there it is.
@@M9dq76 Oh honey this is not at all sad. I am glad you have some anxieties about this. Emergency landing is somthing else, happens sometimes, completely fine. But if you are doing this for recreation (why else glide) and find yourself landing in peoples farms a little too often, then maybe don't glide. How do you expect people to be accomodating exactly when you are messing up their livelihood? You can't handle the abuse!?. Essentially you are messing with their hard efforts, resources, causing them lots of trouble and for what? For your little hobby. And you are so entitled that you are the one that can't handle the abuse? Should they be happy and be supportive of your little fun of gliding when they pay the price with their sweat and resources? Also consider that it is not just you. If the field looks safe to you, it looks safe to other gliders taking off from the same airport. You are likely, not the first in their farm. So don't be so entitled. Next time you land on sombodies farm, do all the work that was required for the crop you have rendered unusable. I think that should give you some real anxieties about landing in a farm.
@@SteFly Thanks Stefan. In the UK, it's often difficult to determine who owns a particular field I want to camp in, but I guess a large glider landing would attract more attention than a cycle camper 😄
I've landed in about 50 farmer fields in New Zealand, and never once have I had to pay for crop damage. Usually I land on grass, but been in a few small crops. You would have to destroy quite a lot for them to care about it! Usually getting the trailer in will do more damage than the gilder landing. Usually there is someone on farm, often a farm worker, and I ask them who the owner is, then ring them and ask for permission to retrieve the glider. That keeps them happy!
@@PureGlide I've landed in a field last weekend due the fact that the Turbo of the Duo discus malfunctioned and didn't want to retract, Once in the field the son of the farmer started to spit over the plane, and stamped on the wing twice which thank god didn't cause any damage other then the destroyed mylar after inspection... The parents of the child cared more about their 10 plants that got ruined by the landing (worth $3,40), I had to pay $50 in order to get the trailer on the field, while I didn't even knew that I had no damage on the Duo.. Police kind off sorted it, but still terrible experience.
@veryslyfox We usually carry the parts out. Most of us also don't have $75,000 sailplanes anyways. They typically cost about 5,000 to 15,000. There are some that cost that much though.
@veryslyfox why not go for $10000 if you think you can charge anything? Police would sort you out real quick if you think you can demand ransom because their vehicle is on your property. Also, I'm sure you have NEVER parked your car on someone's property without their knowledge. You're just being an asshole honestly
@@theflano23 Already have. The scene where they're looking at the airfield (If you know, you know) I was cheering so loud when I realized what was about to happen. Like a kid on Christmas morning.
Looking forward to the AS 33 ME and solid-state batteries. Soon we will see solar embedded panels in the wings and distances capable of some very long runs without the need for a tug or a winch. That’s what I’m waiting for. Nice video Stefan.
The minimum wingloading of the AS33 ME quite heavy. But of course I would like to fly it and give it a try. A funny side note: I already picked up an Antares electric glider from a muddy field because the motor broke (mechanical issue). It´s horrible to derig the heavy wings and get them out of the field.
@@JSMEsq no, it can soar. Planes need power all the time to stay up. With the ME potentially you can soar and go very large distances. With solar, even further. There’s a custom built solar glider out there and it can go for a thousand KM or more. Plus, a club could get a two seater and remove all the costs of winches and tugs.
Once i was invited to a Party at another Airfield 50 km away, and because i wasn’t allowed to drive, so i took the ventus from my club with a sleepingbag. it was a really cool experience, but unfortunately i sprained my ankle that evening, so the morning after a Dimona came with two of my friends, including second pilot who was supposed to fly the glider home, and i would take the right seat in the engine plane. But unfortunately the pilot wasn’t able to stay up, so he landet in a field 5 km from the airfield he startet, so we had to drive there anyway… But it was a very fun experience, 9,5/10 would do it again. But the next time without the ankle incident, that hurtled a lot…
Must have been a great experience. I have heard parties at this airfield are the best parties in history of airfield parties, maybe ever. Greetings from the airfield, that shall not be named 😉
every time a vehicle driver was tired, a plane will just hook up its rope to the glider. once the glider’s speed is fast enough in the air, you have to pull the cable release latch which is the orange latch.
Every glider has its own trailer where it fits in nicely. The glider pilot calls a friend/ someone from the airfield to bring the trailer and come pick everything up.
how is a glider a good situation i wonder? you would think its maybe cheaper or easier to learn or something like that, but when you think more on it, it seems the opposite. like you have to bother another plane for a tow, so that seems like added dangers and cost for not much benefit? id love to hear from a glider pilot tho! i would hate having to rely on someone else for the tow everytime, and it seems like you might actually have to learn 'more' on the contrary since you cant just recover from any mistake with propulsion. thanks for the vid, its a stunning view
Every minute of flying in a engine plane costs money because of burned fuel. A glider only needs the tow plane for 5 minutes and then you can fly for a long time on your own without rising cost. So the longer you fly the more it saves you could say. There's also the option to launch via winch. Then a cable is driven out over the length of the runway, glider attached on one end, and on the other a winch that pulls the cable with 100km/h. Then only the glider gets pulled into the air, so this costs even less fuel. (Though with tow planes you can be towed to rising air, so you'l have more chance of staying in the air for longer. Sometimes after a winch launch you can't find rising air before getting so low you have to land back at the airfield and try again)
I know a little bit about planes but nothing about gliders, so correct me if im wrong, but is the blue stick on the left flaps? ( i saw a flaps sticker behind it so im assuming it is)
How many hours did it take for full? And why did you keep stopping? Asking because I am aspiring become a gliding pilot, but as I am in a different location. Trying to understand and prepare lol if anything medically (eg motion sickness) should be considered
Hi there, I know absolutely nothing about gliders so I was wondering if anyone could explain what the different beeps indicate, and how the pilot would use them.
I am not sure myself but i think it measures the energy of the air currents and a high pitch indicates that there is a lot of upward streams so that one can gain altitude. you can see and hear it at 1:24.
It's actually pretty common and normally not a big deal, neither for the pilot nor for the owner. Since gliding is highly weather dependent, "outlandings" happen on a regular basis and you even train for it during your training for the licence. The damage to the field is normally very limited, since the breaking distance on such a rough surface is pretty short. About the legal question: It's obviously not forbidden to land your glider on a field (if necessary, not on purpose!!), since you have no other choice when running out of proper thermals/lift and insurance covers any property damage.
@@Askejm I mean I guess. But like. It's not like it's your fault, nor are you targeting them for intentional disruption of their property. Seems dumb to me that people would be that pissed by the once in a lifetime occurrence of a pilot making an emergency landing in their empty field. That's just being crotchety.
@@Varue sure, I was wondering as well. If it would be happening everyweek then that could be a disturbance and loss for the farmer but I guess if its a once in a life thing its more of a thing to remember and tell your friends about
As a pilot (SEP) I am little confused. Can you just land with a glider. I mean, of course you can if it is emergency, but does that count as emergency ?
If you can't reach an airfield or climb anymore you will hit the ground somewhere. There's nothing you can do about it then. Better find a place where you can hit the ground (land) without dying.
Yes, I still have a lot of footage from Sweden and will make some videos about it. 2nd & 3rd competition day + my first lesson of cloud flying as a student 👍
This is the sound of losing/gaining altitude. You can look at the rightmost gauge and see how sound corresponds to the value. Well, in this case it may not be so easy to see
Put a strap on motor on it man lol. I've been flying commercially for 26 years always stayed away from gliders. Having no motor would give me the anxieties
Variometer, also known as a Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI). It beeps when you go up and drones when you go down. The rate at which you altitude changes determines the frequency and rate of the beeping. There are many variations of this instrument and some are programmable to suit personal preferences. As long as it is beeping you're going up. Sink Alarms are not nice to hear. It basically means you are losing altitude quickly and if you want to keep flying find some lift... quickly.
I've only stumbled across gliding in the last few weeks, but it seems to me the only proper way to do it is to have back up electric motor,for take off and also to plan your journey properly to avoid this. Motors and batteries involved don't appear to be that expensive.Anyone got any experience with retro fitting one.
To all kind farmers!!! Thank you. You guys are stars!!
Thank you!!
@Lori_79 unlike in argentina where our corrupt dictatorship of a goverment demonize them for trying to make money calling them olligarchs and shit like that and charging them around 70% of their profit
@Lori_79 Very true.
I can't handle the abuse from Farmers anymore (in the UK). Maybe its just that I choose the fields managed by an ultra aggressive farm manager each time demanding compo and asking WFT did I think I was doing by landing.The last time the police were called after another pilot seeing me down OK decided to land as well in the same field at is must be safe......
The result of course is that I end up thermally desperately at 200ft trying at all costs to avoid another field landing and yet another confrontation - all of which is not very safe. Alternatively I simply do not go cross country flights anymore - sad but there it is.
@@M9dq76 Oh honey this is not at all sad. I am glad you have some anxieties about this. Emergency landing is somthing else, happens sometimes, completely fine. But if you are doing this for recreation (why else glide) and find yourself landing in peoples farms a little too often, then maybe don't glide. How do you expect people to be accomodating exactly when you are messing up their livelihood? You can't handle the abuse!?. Essentially you are messing with their hard efforts, resources, causing them lots of trouble and for what? For your little hobby. And you are so entitled that you are the one that can't handle the abuse? Should they be happy and be supportive of your little fun of gliding when they pay the price with their sweat and resources? Also consider that it is not just you. If the field looks safe to you, it looks safe to other gliders taking off from the same airport. You are likely, not the first in their farm. So don't be so entitled. Next time you land on sombodies farm, do all the work that was required for the crop you have rendered unusable. I think that should give you some real anxieties about landing in a farm.
When you do an outlanding, how do you find the farmer, and how do you decide how much compensation for damaged crops?
Usually the farmer finds you because he will get informed by others. If there is a big damage, I would suggest to call the police.
@@SteFly Thanks Stefan. In the UK, it's often difficult to determine who owns a particular field I want to camp in, but I guess a large glider landing would attract more attention than a cycle camper 😄
@@archivist17 , just a funny idea, to land in a field to camp and spend the night there ^^^ (and to ask the arriving farmer for)
I've landed in about 50 farmer fields in New Zealand, and never once have I had to pay for crop damage. Usually I land on grass, but been in a few small crops. You would have to destroy quite a lot for them to care about it! Usually getting the trailer in will do more damage than the gilder landing. Usually there is someone on farm, often a farm worker, and I ask them who the owner is, then ring them and ask for permission to retrieve the glider. That keeps them happy!
@@PureGlide I've landed in a field last weekend due the fact that the Turbo of the Duo discus malfunctioned and didn't want to retract, Once in the field the son of the farmer started to spit over the plane, and stamped on the wing twice which thank god didn't cause any damage other then the destroyed mylar after inspection... The parents of the child cared more about their 10 plants that got ruined by the landing (worth $3,40), I had to pay $50 in order to get the trailer on the field, while I didn't even knew that I had no damage on the Duo.. Police kind off sorted it, but still terrible experience.
Luckily, lots of farmers are very kind to us. I've heard stories of some people staying a day or so with a family after some long mishaps.
@veryslyfox We usually carry the parts out. Most of us also don't have $75,000 sailplanes anyways. They typically cost about 5,000 to 15,000. There are some that cost that much though.
@veryslyfox why not go for $10000 if you think you can charge anything? Police would sort you out real quick if you think you can demand ransom because their vehicle is on your property. Also, I'm sure you have NEVER parked your car on someone's property without their knowledge. You're just being an asshole honestly
@veryslyfox I bet you don´t have any property at all.
100% agree @veryslyfox
can't afford a proper airplane - DO NOT FLY CROSS COUTRY@@wackaircaftmechanic2312
Finally a Video I can recreate! Thank You
Hahaa, good luck for the outlandings :D
Props to the cameraman for filming and playing the flute at the same time. Respect!!
You kid. XD
3:15 the rain looks so cool on the windshield/canopy!!
Looks like the hyperdrive in star wars, doesn't it?
I love how the raindrops slide on your canopy...That is so cool...But not as cool as flying this glider I'm sure...
Hearing the computer beeping I immediately said to myself "Smoke in the air! Evade right! Deploy flares! Do some of that pilot shit Mav!"
Damn, that movie was great, would definitely watch again
@@theflano23 Already have. The scene where they're looking at the airfield (If you know, you know) I was cheering so loud when I realized what was about to happen. Like a kid on Christmas morning.
I just watched it today like 3 hours ago 😂😂
wonderful flight and great landing thank you for video 😍
Looking forward to the AS 33 ME and solid-state batteries. Soon we will see solar embedded panels in the wings and distances capable of some very long runs without the need for a tug or a winch. That’s what I’m waiting for. Nice video Stefan.
The minimum wingloading of the AS33 ME quite heavy. But of course I would like to fly it and give it a try. A funny side note: I already picked up an Antares electric glider from a muddy field because the motor broke (mechanical issue). It´s horrible to derig the heavy wings and get them out of the field.
@@SteFly yep far better to have removeable batteries in the fuselage a la JS3RES - Schleicher's engineering conservatism in play.
@@SteFly thanks for the update. Yes, early days for these hybrid gliders. I look forward to your flight tests to come.
Wouldn't that just be a normal plane?
@@JSMEsq no, it can soar. Planes need power all the time to stay up. With the ME potentially you can soar and go very large distances. With solar, even further. There’s a custom built solar glider out there and it can go for a thousand KM or more. Plus, a club could get a two seater and remove all the costs of winches and tugs.
Pilot: Planes don’t have music
1:27 : Hold my beer
Once i was invited to a Party at another Airfield 50 km away, and because i wasn’t allowed to drive, so i took the ventus from my club with a sleepingbag. it was a really cool experience, but unfortunately i sprained my ankle that evening, so the morning after a Dimona came with two of my friends, including second pilot who was supposed to fly the glider home, and i would take the right seat in the engine plane. But unfortunately the pilot wasn’t able to stay up, so he landet in a field 5 km from the airfield he startet, so we had to drive there anyway… But it was a very fun experience, 9,5/10 would do it again. But the next time without the ankle incident, that hurtled a lot…
Must have been a great experience. I have heard parties at this airfield are the best parties in history of airfield parties, maybe ever. Greetings from the airfield, that shall not be named 😉
@@Felix-tf1ge 👀👀😂
every time a vehicle driver was tired, a plane will just hook up its rope to the glider. once the glider’s speed is fast enough in the air, you have to pull the cable release latch which is the orange latch.
The raining dropa looks awesome from the glider 💓
3:18 glider in rain looks really cool
Stefan Langer is the BEST glider Pilot in the WORLD !
Solltest öfter in landau Landen, bin dort Segelflugschüler und würde dir einen Ausgeben. Dein Content ist sehr gut. Weiter so!
Gliders are really cool, dangerous, but cool
i want to fly one of these. they look fun to fly
same
Why do I feel like that would be so fun to fly?
Hi! Would you like to make a video on how you leverage XCSOAR in your gliding? I would like to learn how to make the best of it.
I bet this would be an amazing addicting feeling.
Great landing 🛬
What the sound😍
Those smooth landings are legendary and outstandingly smooth
R2-D2 are crazy
Sehr schönes Video!
Dankeschön!
nice video, and good outlanding Stefan !
how do you get glider off that farm? there is like transport company or smoething?
I was wondering the same thing🤔
Come pick it up with your trailer, the wings detach and it all fits in a trailer.
Every glider has its own trailer where it fits in nicely. The glider pilot calls a friend/ someone from the airfield to bring the trailer and come pick everything up.
Wild that you can do that kind of cross country... not in my country!
1:44 sounds like music
If you never land out, you are not pushing hard enough :-) At least you didn't land out twice on the same day - known that to happen........
It's when you land out again, off a retrieve aerotow, it gets embarrassing..........
It´s always a good training!
Tolles Video, Gruß an alle Stillberghofer Segelflieger !
brilliant landing Sir
3:09
You've entered warp space
how much do you pay to get those planes to take you up each time?
wondering about the same thing
Fantastic job
Love it
Where is the engine at?
how is a glider a good situation i wonder? you would think its maybe cheaper or easier to learn or something like that, but when you think more on it, it seems the opposite. like you have to bother another plane for a tow, so that seems like added dangers and cost for not much benefit? id love to hear from a glider pilot tho! i would hate having to rely on someone else for the tow everytime, and it seems like you might actually have to learn 'more' on the contrary since you cant just recover from any mistake with propulsion. thanks for the vid, its a stunning view
outlanding has to be nerve racking the first time! you never know if its a hidden animal or something!
Every minute of flying in a engine plane costs money because of burned fuel. A glider only needs the tow plane for 5 minutes and then you can fly for a long time on your own without rising cost. So the longer you fly the more it saves you could say.
There's also the option to launch via winch. Then a cable is driven out over the length of the runway, glider attached on one end, and on the other a winch that pulls the cable with 100km/h. Then only the glider gets pulled into the air, so this costs even less fuel. (Though with tow planes you can be towed to rising air, so you'l have more chance of staying in the air for longer. Sometimes after a winch launch you can't find rising air before getting so low you have to land back at the airfield and try again)
After an out landing, how do you get the plane back to an airfield? You cant just take off after all
The wings and elevator can be detatched and then the glider can be stored in a long trailer. So it's transported back to an airfield by car
Now this is the way to arrive to a party😊
Good outlanding Stafani
Really
Interesting
How do you get out of there? :P
keep safe
Amazing
good view
Awesome stuff!
incredible.....
I know a little bit about planes but nothing about gliders, so correct me if im wrong, but is the blue stick on the left flaps? ( i saw a flaps sticker behind it so im assuming it is)
War das Landau von dem du gesprochen hast Landau an der Isar?
Könntest öfters mal nach Landau kommen würde die auch nen F-Schlepp ausgeben. Mach weiter so.
How many hours did it take for full? And why did you keep stopping? Asking because I am aspiring become a gliding pilot, but as I am in a different location. Trying to understand and prepare lol if anything medically (eg motion sickness) should be considered
The name of music at 4:03 please?
Ok found it: Still Learning - Hallman
(Thank you Shazam!)
I'm about to start gliding and i'm terrified by outlandings. Before starting this video I thought "i'm sure Stefan never had an outlanding". Well....
How do gliders get airborne after an outlanding?
@@Udayan_Vishwakarma08 that's one of the reasons why i'm terryfied...I don't know 😅
@@precutopin lol 😂
Do you have to compensate the land owner?
I heard that glider sometimes need to pay a compensation because of the damage and because of trespassing.
So cold up there?
amazing
Gutes Video
Nice one!
Hi there, I know absolutely nothing about gliders so I was wondering if anyone could explain what the different beeps indicate, and how the pilot would use them.
I am not sure myself but i think it measures the energy of the air currents and a high pitch indicates that there is a lot of upward streams so that one can gain altitude. you can see and hear it at 1:24.
The beeping at 3:16 shows the rate of ascent and descent without having to look at the variometer which is useful for finding thermals or ridge lifts.
Just ran across this video, total noob to gliding but question.... are the outlandings planned ahead of time?
No outlandings are made because you cannot reach another place anymore.
@@kedrednael So he was trying to reach his destination in one shot, couldn't, and just found the safest location to land?
@@yikemoo Yes
@@kedrednael ok, interesting, thanks for taking the time to answer! maybe people can be nice on the internet :D
5:31 Is landing your glider in a privately own field a common occurence? Wouldn't it be illegal
It's actually pretty common and normally not a big deal, neither for the pilot nor for the owner. Since gliding is highly weather dependent, "outlandings" happen on a regular basis and you even train for it during your training for the licence. The damage to the field is normally very limited, since the breaking distance on such a rough surface is pretty short. About the legal question: It's obviously not forbidden to land your glider on a field (if necessary, not on purpose!!), since you have no other choice when running out of proper thermals/lift and insurance covers any property damage.
@@jasparpaulus7471 ah okay that makes sense. i can imagine you must encounter some pretty pissed off owners tho lmao
@@Askejm I mean I guess. But like. It's not like it's your fault, nor are you targeting them for intentional disruption of their property. Seems dumb to me that people would be that pissed by the once in a lifetime occurrence of a pilot making an emergency landing in their empty field. That's just being crotchety.
@@Varue sure, I was wondering as well. If it would be happening everyweek then that could be a disturbance and loss for the farmer but I guess if its a once in a life thing its more of a thing to remember and tell your friends about
Kinda sounds like a very American thing to ask.
1:13 what plane is this? It looks like a Bölkow Bo207 but idk
oh. its a dr.400 sorry
As a pilot (SEP) I am little confused. Can you just land with a glider. I mean, of course you can if it is emergency, but does that count as emergency ?
Self-inflicted
If you can't reach an airfield or climb anymore you will hit the ground somewhere. There's nothing you can do about it then. Better find a place where you can hit the ground (land) without dying.
Sorry for this dump question, will this survive a lightning strike?
Will you also post a video about your win at the grand prix in sweden?
Will you participate at the finals?
Congrats!
Yes, I still have a lot of footage from Sweden and will make some videos about it. 2nd & 3rd competition day + my first lesson of cloud flying as a student 👍
@@SteFly We are very much looking forward to it.
why don't u fly a bit higher than the tow plane to avoid turbulence?
nice vid Stefan
the real party pete
Nice....
What plane is this
When you don’t wanna drive and you remember that glider you bought a few months ago:
Do you guys have ejector seats in case something bad happens?
We have parachutes
Nice
1:38 Does anyone know what the ringing sound means?
This is the sound of losing/gaining altitude. You can look at the rightmost gauge and see how sound corresponds to the value. Well, in this case it may not be so easy to see
Someone locked on him😳🚀
bro the raindrops look like missiles slowly coming in
what glider is this?
Put a strap on motor on it man lol. I've been flying commercially for 26 years always stayed away from gliders. Having no motor would give me the anxieties
How much fo they cost ?
Bro who's playin flute in da cockpit
How did you get the glider home?
We disasemble them and put them in trailors
Great
oh the joys of having money
How much does one flight cost?
What is that noise...
All the blip blop alarm like 🤔
Please share your knowledge chat 😅
Variometer, also known as a Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI). It beeps when you go up and drones when you go down. The rate at which you altitude changes determines the frequency and rate of the beeping. There are many variations of this instrument and some are programmable to suit personal preferences.
As long as it is beeping you're going up. Sink Alarms are not nice to hear. It basically means you are losing altitude quickly and if you want to keep flying find some lift... quickly.
gliders are so safe and cozy like they don't have an engine, they don't have fuel so what will burn or explode in a crash
@Velo ?
@Velo Not to mention the possible fines from the FAA
Wieso sieht man dich nie an der Wasserkuppe?
i have tried to fly the glider in the game aerofly but can't keep it airborne 😭i dive to get some airspeed but can never gain altitude
I've only stumbled across gliding in the last few weeks, but it seems to me the only proper way to do it is to have back up electric motor,for take off and also to plan your journey properly to avoid this. Motors and batteries involved don't appear to be that expensive.Anyone got any experience with retro fitting one.
a plane with fes coasts at least 150k and no the only proper way to do it is without motor
they were seedings though :)
Landau an der Isar oder Pfalz?
Isar, sieht man auf dem nav
Bästa 🙌🤗❤️
Good
The farmer: My cabbages!!
Wow very nice. At what speed do you fly?
the top gauge in the middle is the speedometer
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3:25 my brain is confuesed