I have to agree with neomatrix. I got my single engine land certification in 1985. I thought I would like to get a glider cert next, but tow fees were so expensive in my region that it was cheaper to move on to an instrument rating.
I'm happy to read these kind of comment. As someone who probably won't be able to achieve the dream I am so glad there are others out there who will get to do this! I hope you many years of enjoy.
@philkanne3159 But.... You casually became a doctor.... There is your reason why.... very expensive hobby....Good money.... issue solved.... Go flying bro! Enjoy your dream! I actually believe in you. You better send me an update or I will come and find you.
Totally agree, sadly my gliding experience was short lived due to my current living situation, but as soon as that changes I will be in the sky again. Flying is just amazing!
Sehr beeindruckende Clips! Vieles davon kann man leider nur an von hier aus weit entfernten Orten genießen. Also sei glücklich und dankbar, dass Du deine Passion zu deinem Lebensinhalt machen konntest und auch davon jeden Tag leben kannst. Um so mehr freue ich mich als daily Office-worker, Vereins-FI und und Flachlandkurbler hier im Norden immer wieder solch wunderschöne Glider-Stories von dir wenigstens als Video geniessen zu können. LG.
Such a beautiful video! Four months ago I started three flights later I quit, because I don’t feel safe and there was a deadly crash in the trees with somebody else of the club. When I see this kind of videos, I want to start again !
Excellent video work. The thing that isn't illustrated here is the sound. I just love the sound of a glider. That whistle of the air is just like flying a fast jet where you have left your engine sound behind. It is pure magic compared to flying a powered aircraft.
I love your low flying scenes. The ones at altitude are amazing as well, but as a glider pilot myself, I can appreciate the experience you have with low flying.
I just saw your glider in this video, it was fantastic. Yes flying is many people dream, I really felt the same of joy when I completed my First solo with my RV Light sport One Bravo Tango. Aircraft.
I get to go.for a ride in my first glider this summer. I'm so freaking excited. Flown in planes and jets but never a glider. It looks so peaceful and fun.
Absolutely fabulous. But don’t think this happens at your local (UK) gliding club. You’ll wait all day for a 3. I Ute flip! Still the best fun, though.
oh i MISS it! quit in 2000. work.study.kids. took me 20 not to check the clouds all the time... hoped into a backseat in 2023: its like bicycle riding. you cant unlearn it. saved me. gave me confidence in my self, and trust in others. got a kid? send him gliding... usually from 14 years old. in a club its cheaper per year then going for a ski weekend.
@@erico5063 in a way gliding saved my life… best spirt to build selfconfidence, -reliance and responsibility. teamwork. still not beeing allowed to ride a moped but jetting along with 180 in a glider… big fun. all the best to him!
Dad said that you need a ship with 40:1 if you want to soar. “To the horizon “ I would love a self launch to travel ….The sun seeker duo looks promising. But no where near mass production.
Kann ich nur bestätigen! Dieses mit einem *Segelflugzeug* mit sehr hoher Geschwindigkeit in sehr niedriger Höhe über Grund durch die Luft zu brettern, dürfte das geilste und intensivste sein, was ein Mensch legal auf der Erde erleben kann! Alles andere ist Kindergeburtstag. :) Auch sollte der Klang des Variometers genannt werden. Obwohl ich schon ewig seit über 25 Jahren nicht mehr geflogen bin, zaubert mir der Klang der schnellen hohen Pieptöne in den Videos hier im Bruchteil einer Sekunde immer ein sehr breites Lächeln aufs Gesicht. Dieses Pieptöne sind die schönste Musik. Sollte eigentlich mal mit einem eigenem Video gewürdigt werden ;)
If you don’t have a regular plane with a motor to tow you, can you still fly these? Are these pretty easy to land!? Are they safer than landing regular planes, or do lots of people also die in glider accidents? How much is one of these aircraft?
je n'ai pas de planeur, je ne suis qu'une passagère en planeur. Mon décompte est de 4 vol en planeur en voltige. Cet été j'y retourne encore. Malgré mes 70 ans, je suis toujours une amatrice de sport extrême. Le ciel n'a pas de limite .
Stunning footage, though in all honesty, you have to be a VERY experienced/skilled pilot to fly the way you did for those low altitude shots. Regardless, glider flying is absolutely thrilling!
Way, way cheaper than PPL training. And seriously more fun. The performance of gliders compared to a powered trainer aircraft is like comparing a foiling kite surfer to a lawnmower. The sound inside is amazing.
Very nice. One tip Stefan. Render and upload on yt your videos in 4k even when original footage is only in 1080p. TH-cam prioritise bitrate for 4k and you will see the difference.
That's gutsy flying, so low to the ground. Bank too much & the tips of those long wings will be hitting something. Gliding over the surf? Not too many thermals there.
I don’t get why the pilots make constant joy stick waggling movements in apparently straight and level flight…I mean they must know EVERY tiny deflection of a control surface creates parasitic drag and brings the aircraft down sooner, so why not just keep the stick still until you need to change pitch or bank?
Any airplane I ride in has to have a working engine. And I prefer that engine be in the front or on the wings, not on top. Nor do I feel any great urge to jump out of perfectly flyable airplanes.
except it's not really, cause in most countries they will suspend any licenses you have if you do stuff like this without permission. This "can be" gliding, under certain circumstances :) But great footage, nonetheless
If only people knew, It's the worlds best kept secret.
So true 👍
I saw a gliding introduction at university, gonna give it a go.
"If only people knew" *farts into a wine glass and deeply inhales it while moaning.
You need to have money.
I have to agree with neomatrix. I got my single engine land certification in 1985. I thought I would like to get a glider cert next, but tow fees were so expensive in my region that it was cheaper to move on to an instrument rating.
I started flying gliders 20 years ago..now I fly A320 for a living but will definitely get back into gliding…this is the purest form of flying…
amazing
I'm happy to read these kind of comment. As someone who probably won't be able to achieve the dream I am so glad there are others out there who will get to do this! I hope you many years of enjoy.
@philkanne3159 But.... You casually became a doctor....
There is your reason why.... very expensive hobby....Good money.... issue solved.... Go flying bro!
Enjoy your dream! I actually believe in you.
You better send me an update or I will come and find you.
Totally agree, sadly my gliding experience was short lived due to my current living situation, but as soon as that changes I will be in the sky again. Flying is just amazing!
good luck, see you in the skies
Yep, one day, when the mortgage is less terrifying...
Good sequence to show the ADVENTURE of gliding. 👍
You’re a good ambassador for the sport, Stefan.
Purest form of flight, beautiful.
Sehr beeindruckende Clips! Vieles davon kann man leider nur an von hier aus weit entfernten Orten genießen. Also sei glücklich und dankbar, dass Du deine Passion zu deinem Lebensinhalt machen konntest und auch davon jeden Tag leben kannst. Um so mehr freue ich mich als daily Office-worker, Vereins-FI und und Flachlandkurbler hier im Norden immer wieder solch wunderschöne Glider-Stories von dir wenigstens als Video geniessen zu können. LG.
Vielen Dank für die bewegenden Worte!
If you have clouds where you live, you can fly a glider. Updraft from mountains isn't the only way to get lift in a glider.
Such a beautiful video! Four months ago I started three flights later I quit, because I don’t feel safe and there was a deadly crash in the trees with somebody else of the club. When I see this kind of videos, I want to start again !
Because you need to feel the glider and the air currents, and not rely only on theory.
Marrant, tu as choisi 2992, le calage standard US, associé avec un terme, QNH, qu'ils n'utilisent et ne comprennent pas :-)
Impressive videos Stefan thank you for sharing your passion, I am also a glider pilot, you are paramount to share this beautiful sport!
Thank you so much!
Excellent video work. The thing that isn't illustrated here is the sound. I just love the sound of a glider. That whistle of the air is just like flying a fast jet where you have left your engine sound behind. It is pure magic compared to flying a powered aircraft.
Damn, the most beautiful montage I have seen. Nothing quite like it.
I love your low flying scenes. The ones at altitude are amazing as well, but as a glider pilot myself, I can appreciate the experience you have with low flying.
This is fire! Thanks for sharing.
I just saw your glider in this video, it was fantastic. Yes flying is many people dream, I really felt the same of joy when I completed my First solo with my RV Light sport One Bravo Tango. Aircraft.
I watch your vids sometimes, your trips bring me the will to learn to flight :)
Awesome :)
I get to go.for a ride in my first glider this summer. I'm so freaking excited. Flown in planes and jets but never a glider. It looks so peaceful and fun.
Absolutely brilliant.
Looks great - count me in!
magnifique, merci Stefan !
Excited to get started again myself! Love your videos!
Wunderschönes Video. Toller Sport!
Vielen Dank!
das ist no joke 100 prozent mein lieblingsvideo auf youtube🙃
Best of luck. Be safe. Fly more.❤
Great video and music choice Stefan
This is real freedom
😁 👍 …Now That’s Real Flying!! Bad ass!!
Stefan der Meister - just great - stay save!
👍👍 I’ve been up a few times, exciting, amazing flights. 😁
Its so quiet up there amazing 😅
Awesome video 🤩🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Right! I remember very well your ride in NZ with powerfull lifts that could give someone a KO!!!
New Zealand was mental!
Absolutely fabulous. But don’t think this happens at your local (UK) gliding club. You’ll wait all day for a 3. I Ute flip! Still the best fun, though.
Cool video
Thanks mate!
Your production si incredible!!!❤😊
Thank you so much!!
Fantastisch !! Ich ziehe meinen Hut !! LG von amade‘ 👌👍☕️🥂😊
Amazing!! And Im afraid of heights but this is intriguing!!
hab am Sonntag endlich meine praktische 🥳
Wow, viel Erfolg! 😃
@@SteFly Danke
Update: hab bestanden, vielen dank für deine Videos die mich auch ins Hobby gebracht haben ! 🥳
Glass cockpit, GPS and retractable backup motor, nothing like flying with my dad in his Blahnik back in the 70s.
After 45 years of gliding I'm still hankering after more, but age gets you!
Still alluring. Grew up next to a glider airport in the Sierras. Fine video
Sehr schön!
Herzlichen Dank!
This isn't gliding, this is art!
it may be art but it is most definitely also gliding.
oh i MISS it! quit in 2000. work.study.kids. took me 20 not to check the clouds all the time... hoped into a backseat in 2023: its like bicycle riding. you cant unlearn it. saved me. gave me confidence in my self, and trust in others. got a kid? send him gliding... usually from 14 years old. in a club its cheaper per year then going for a ski weekend.
My son is 12. He starts next week!!
@@erico5063 in a way gliding saved my life… best spirt to build selfconfidence, -reliance and responsibility. teamwork. still not beeing allowed to ride a moped but jetting along with 180 in a glider… big fun. all the best to him!
Tolle Bilder. 👍😃
Looks fun!😃
It is fun :)
Mega Werbung für unseren Sport. Danke Stefan für die geilen Perspektiven!
Freut mich zu hören! Bin gespannt auf dein neues Buch!
Dad said that you need a ship with 40:1 if you want to soar. “To the horizon “ I would love a self launch to travel ….The sun seeker duo looks promising. But no where near mass production.
Kann ich nur bestätigen! Dieses mit einem *Segelflugzeug* mit sehr hoher Geschwindigkeit in sehr niedriger Höhe über Grund durch die Luft zu brettern, dürfte das geilste und intensivste sein, was ein Mensch legal auf der Erde erleben kann! Alles andere ist Kindergeburtstag. :)
Auch sollte der Klang des Variometers genannt werden. Obwohl ich schon ewig seit über 25 Jahren nicht mehr geflogen bin, zaubert mir der Klang der schnellen hohen Pieptöne in den Videos hier im Bruchteil einer Sekunde immer ein sehr breites Lächeln aufs Gesicht. Dieses Pieptöne sind die schönste Musik.
Sollte eigentlich mal mit einem eigenem Video gewürdigt werden ;)
Danke dir für die tollen Worte :)
Sick edit!
Sweet video dude, what’s the song called ?
magnifique
Merci!
If you don’t have a regular plane with a motor to tow you, can you still fly these? Are these pretty easy to land!? Are they safer than landing regular planes, or do lots of people also die in glider accidents? How much is one of these aircraft?
This is me appreciating my propeller.
This is epic!!
Thank you!!
je n'ai pas de planeur, je ne suis qu'une passagère en planeur. Mon décompte est de 4 vol en planeur en voltige. Cet été j'y retourne encore. Malgré mes 70 ans, je suis toujours une amatrice de sport extrême. Le ciel n'a pas de limite .
some of those passes were really low. Thats crazy. Would it be able to gain elevation?
dude i love your content i want to have a glider one day
good job👍🏻
It looks fantastic. I would love to do it. I hear that statistically it's quite dangerous.
What's your favorite glider, Stefan ?
Hi Stefan, in which country do you fly glider?
Impressive! I would Like to be a pilot od this glider!
Mega Trailer! Da gibts noch einige Videos auf deinem Kanal zu entdecken!
Danke dir!!
Hello guys..what would be the best market place for used gliders? On internet? Thank you!
I wish my pre-frontal cortex was less developed so I could get back into gliding!
Very cool
i flew it once with an instructor the best feeling ever except for the g's. hahah 😂
Stunning footage, though in all honesty, you have to be a VERY experienced/skilled pilot to fly the way you did for those low altitude shots. Regardless, glider flying is absolutely thrilling!
alternate title: THIS IS RICH MEN'S GLIDING
Why not have a true glider experience with only the sound of the wind?
wow!
what a great edit.
How does one get into a hobby like this? Did you have friends that were already into it? I’d imagine it’s not cheap
Way, way cheaper than PPL training. And seriously more fun. The performance of gliders compared to a powered trainer aircraft is like comparing a foiling kite surfer to a lawnmower. The sound inside is amazing.
Flying is one thing but flying in a glider is an other, I think. Flown a couple of times in a glider and did a beginners course hang-gliding.
yes soaring is something truly special.
be safe up there.
What is the glide ratio on this bird, 25:1?
Falling….with *STYLE*
Very nice. One tip Stefan. Render and upload on yt your videos in 4k even when original footage is only in 1080p. TH-cam prioritise bitrate for 4k and you will see the difference.
Thanks for the tip!
I'm prob gonna get my license this year
Would love to do it, but hanging around a field all day just to get 1 or 2 starts is not for me....
The Mazda Maita (mx-5) of the aviation industry
Microsoft Flight Simulator brought me here
indeed it is...
Do you need a pilot license??
I mean is it the same??
Jes, you need a sailplane license
Where are the mountainous coasts from 0:27?
In New Zealand
I like to DS thermals in my 15 meter fully ballasted and pull 8 gs
HOW DO I GET MY HANDS ON ONE
That's gutsy flying, so low to the ground. Bank too much & the tips of those long wings will be hitting something. Gliding over the surf? Not too many thermals there.
Looks like so much fun, Kill the music next time !
Isn't that actually called "soaring" and the aircraft called a "sailplane?"
🙌
Well, wasn't too bad
This is commenting.
Turn the music off. And just glide.
I don’t get why the pilots make constant joy stick waggling movements in apparently straight and level flight…I mean they must know EVERY tiny deflection of a control surface creates parasitic drag and brings the aircraft down sooner, so why not just keep the stick still until you need to change pitch or bank?
Fly one and find out! Also check out pilot induced oscillations.
Your highlight reel is impossible to top
Of course it is possible to top 🫣
Looks like new zealand
Hi Stefan, Do you also teach how to fly gliders? I live in Germany and would like learn flying gliders from you if you offer this service.
It is better to join a local gliding club!
I´m not an instructor, I can only train you on flying cross-country or competitions ;)
@@SteFly Thanks for your reply! I hope I can see you some day on these competitions, but first I have learn how to fly gliders ;D.
@@TijsVsN Yeah right. I'd have to find some local gliding club where they give training in English!
material use for this aircraft
Any airplane I ride in has to have a working engine. And I prefer that engine be in the front or on the wings, not on top. Nor do I feel any great urge to jump out of perfectly flyable airplanes.
except it's not really, cause in most countries they will suspend any licenses you have if you do stuff like this without permission. This "can be" gliding, under certain circumstances :) But great footage, nonetheless
give me one man