Speedflying Fiss-Ladis and Zugspitze

Mirage RS 9.5
A dream came true when i got to speedfly down Zugspitze, Germanys highest peak, bordering Austria. I spent a week to get this 1 flight, living in my station wagon, waiting for decent conditions. I went up 2 times, but took the gondola down again because of too gusty winds and thermal conditions.
This is a mountain you want to fly early in the morning, or on cloudy days. preferably in the winter. The thermals gets really strong on the bare rock on the south side. and it can make the take off difficult if you dont have wind from west
My flight was little over 9 AM in early september, and the thermals had already begun. you can see in the second roll after take off, that the air was a little bumpy. but i knew by looking at the grass and trees on the way up, that just below the top, the air was calm and smooth.
Definitely want to go back, many cool lines to be flown there
After Zugspitze, i went to Fiss-Ladis where i stayed for a couple of weeks, nice place, cheap tickets, and more stable weather. Maybe a place best suited for paragliding (in the summer), but much fun to be had with an speedwing also.

[@GregRutkowski]

Nice line, great music!

[@rockblog6047]

Nice one ❤

[@014ZeBrA]

Thank you TH-cam for recommending me this video!!

[@helveur3100]

great line, nice run, and good music soo good

[@sergeig685]

nice and dreamy

[@ivo.d]

Awesome 🔥👍

[@mikerichards324]

Amazing, lucky you :)

[@alletklameista]

very nice

[@Gabriel-Molitor]

Brooo, i love what i see

[@MarosVice908]

❤

[@davidsimon9324]

What is that for a summit, at the beginning video, is that about fiss? , super flight and nice Video🙌🤙🚀

[@MarosVice908]

Thanks! if you google Schirmbar Schönjoch Fiss, you can see witch mountain top it was. The take off i found was about 500 meters east from the Schirmbar, following the trail. And the flight i took was southward down to Fiss
i didnt find much info online about good speedflying lines there, but i think the place have some potensial for som nice cruisy lines. Are you planning on going there?

[@davidsimon9324]

@@MarosVice908
Yes, I live not far away, we were there a few times with the family biking, but have not yet found anything that would be good for speedflying, but your line looks very good, maybe I'll go up there in the summer
Thanks for the info🤙

[@pipomat]

​@@davidsimon9324 I live about an hour away from Fiss. Do you know how the farmers and cable car owners react to speedflying there? Looks like it really got some nice lines!

[@davidsimon9324]

@@pipomat No idea, I have only been there with paraglider flying🤷‍♂️ I think there are not yet many people with speed wing flown…

[@pipomat]

Alright won't be that big of a deal😁

[@AdiAsaf]

Does the wing creates some ground effect? Is there a way to slightly rise above obstacles?

[@MarosVice908]

the simple answer is that i don't know.
But i think the ground effect is more prevalent in fixed wing gliders/planes, because of their wingspan. i have only 4.8 meter wingspan on this wing
the way i rise above obstacles is keeping the glider at full speed. i know that if i have trims out, and use as little brakes as possible, and doing some slight turns with weight shift, i have the energy to ''pop'' it about 15-20 meters up in the air.
That is also where some of the safety margins are. Always keeping the wing at full speed, and being ready on brakes, in case i need to get clear of the terrain fast.

[@jeffroberts6428]

Epic video man. What size mirage?

[@MarosVice908]

Thx bro, its an 9.5

[@2mooseman]

question - do you ever listen to music while you fly?

[@MarosVice908]

hello Mr Mooseman
I have tried, but did not like it, i takes away some of the feeling of flying, and its also kind of an distraction

[@michaelk2276]

Bongwater?

[@MarosVice908]

if youre talking about the song its : NYM - come back

[@michaelk2276]

@@MarosVice908 thanks - the beginning sounded a bit like Bongwater

[@MarosVice908]

@@michaelk2276 i had to go and check what bongwater was, they had some cool songs, wierd but cool. I liked it

[@michaelk2276]

@@MarosVice908 Yes, they were an obscure alternative band back in the early 90s - glad you like it!

[@michaelk2276]

@@MarosVice908 Und gutes speedflying video - würd' ich auch gern mal probieren!

[@melvinmahe1520]

2:20 i would shit in my pants cause helicopter rotor ....

[@MarosVice908]

yes, i made a mistake and did not properly check airspace before launching. dont do like me

[@domschimicmic]

Nicy Flying. But for the next time. its not legal to speedfly in germany! come to switzerland next time. there its legal...

[@MarosVice908]

legal spegal