I had a flight instructor who was on the Olympics Polish Glider Team he put the Cessna 172 under a cloud that literally sucked us up I learned a lot from him.
I want to go to glider school to learn how to fly one because aviation is my dream and be coming a pilot is what i want and this video helped me understand a lot
That was awesome flight video with the instructions. It’s funny as airplane pilot I try to stay away from under the dark clouds but you seem to look for them for lift lol.
@@henryluebberstedt7819 hey Henry. Yes, I am a “late” student pilot also. 😂. Flying a glider is the purest type of flight and I love it. I fly in Elsanor, Alabama which is near the Gulf of Mexico in the US. Our tow plane has been out of commission since June but will be back in service in a couple of weeks. I’m looking forward to getting up again. Fly safe and I will watch your adventures.
Wie das letzte Video herrlich eingespielt! Klasse Henry und diesmal ganz ohne Kübelei ;-)...Die neuen GoPros bringen hier wirklich neue filmerische Ebenen rein, passt! Ich bin ja als relativer Neuling immer auch an den Instrumenten interessiert, sehr gut, daß die gut sichtbar sind! (Nur den Höhenmesser sah man nicht rechts da unter einer Halterung, wenn Du den auch noch regelmäßig drauf kriegst ist alles perfekt!). Gruß!
Genau genommen ist es keine GoPro, sondern eine "Insta360 One X" :) Meine GoPro verwende ich so gut wie nicht mehr. Ja, das mit dem Höhenmesser ist blöd, der Junior bitet leider keine andere Halterung für die Cam. Die Perspektive mit allen Instrumenten gleich am Anfang des Vidoes entstand zufällig, als die Beschleunigung beim Start, die Kamera umkippen ließ. Der Flug dauerte 1:40h. Es war mein dritter Start an diesem Tag. Die Flüge davor endeten bereits nach acht Minuten. Frustriert klammerte ich mich also beim driiten Versuch an das Hallendach des Supermarktes und kurbelte dort elend lange,
Hi Paolo, sorry for me late answer. Yes 3 of them is a bit overdone :) The plane belongs to my club an is used for training only. I guess there was an empty slot in the panel an they had a vario as an unsed spare part.... Happy landings!
Gliders have an engine, namely the energy of altitude and gravity. Let's say you are 1000 meters high. Gravity slowly pulls you towards the earth, it's like a movement. Your wings convert this energy of the airflow into lift. Your control stick works like a throttle. If you push it forward, you fly faster, if you pull the stick, you fly slower. Nevertheless, you end up losing altitude or “the fuel” of the glider. Modern gliders can fly 40 km from an altitude of 1000 meters. Thermals are the refueling station for gliders. This stream of warm, rising air propels the glider upwards. To stay in this stream, we have to circle in it.
A cloud indicates uplifting warm air. Air can carry a lot of water in form of steam. The warmer the air is the more water it can absorb. The sun warms the ground, the ground warms the air directly above. At a certain point, this layer of air becomes so warm that it rises. Like a bubble or a stream. On its way up the air cools down and loses 1 degree celsius per 100 m. Cold air can carry less water and at some point the air gets so cold, that the carried water has to go somewhere. It condensates - and a cummulus cloud developed. Therefore these thick clouds indicating lets say "enegry gas stations" for gliders. Good glider pilots can read clouds, the wind and the goundstructure.
Oh no! Its to late to correct that :-( Well I had my problems with reading and spelling the names of some villages. These two weeks in poland were the best of the entire gliding season!
Hi Kevin. This red string is for glider pilots a most important indicator. The sting shows from what direction the air stream hits the plane. Keeping the string more or less in the middle (even in turns) is the goal. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaw_string
That was interesting.. We use to fly an way underpowered 140 85hp up here in rockies, Home airport 7000 ft. We had to fly it like a glider to get out of alot of places but didnt exactly know what we were doing cept find some lift. What was looking at clouds or searching for more clouds for? whats that all about? Here we have mtns an wind an huge ridges so fairly ez to find lift. Even an idiot like me can find some.
@@henryluebberstedt7819 Gus from Breaking Bad, he is one of my favorite movie characters and you reminded me of him. really interesting video. I started studying engineering and found myself interested in aerodynamics. Gliders seem like a really interesting hobby. I am from Croatia and he we have a lot of paragliders. How long do you think it takes to start flying on your own.
@@lovropavlicevic6321 Breaking Bad is one of my all time favorites shows as well! It has blown me away from the first episode. Croatia, what a beautiful country. Welcome to Schengen btw :-) Some of my oldest friends are from there, they flew as kids from the war, came to Hamburg and we went on the same school. To glider flying: A great but time eating hobby. And its a good because inexpensive starting point into aviation. In Germany its only a very small step from glider licencene to TMG (motor glider) and from there right to PPL for ultra light. Flying a glider is diffrent. You always have to watch your engery status, you have to fly clean and "read" the clouds. Every landing is special because you don't get a second chance. There is no motor, no "going around". If you are in a hurry you can spend you anual vacation at a glider flight school. With a bit of luck and a lot of learning for the theory exam you are done within tree month. The usual way is a membership with a glider club. Bigger clubs are often certified to train flight students. It takes two to three seasons to the licence. After around 35 - 50 flights you get the prmission to fly alone within the airspace of your club.
@@henryluebberstedt7819 Thank you a lot for so much useful information. It is lovely to hear about your life experiences and thank you for informing me from the first hand about the path for an average flight student. I will be free this summer holiday and put all my effort into getting that license. Around september I will upload a video on my progress. Thank you so much for repliying.
You never can be sure to find a reliable uplift. Cumulus clouds are very good indicators, edge of forests and bright sandy underground. The rest is flying skills, patience and endurance plus pure luck.
At this airfield the right pattern is reserved for motoplanes. As a glider you have to turn left or go straight ahead. You can try it an the right side when you spot a strong thermal there. Strong means you are able to climb up to 2000 ft within a few minutes.
Is that a junior? Ive been flying k8 lately t our club and i need 15 more solo hours untill i get to fly this plastic princess. What is it like to fly?
Easy to fly, very agile, hard to stall, you can circle with 80 Km/h on a radius of plate s to say. Huge and very effective air brakes! PZL has made a very beginner friendly little plane. Perfect for the first steps into cross country. BUT: In falling air the Junior drops like a rock. Recently I barley made it back to my airfield. I was at 320 meters, the field was in sight, around 700 meters away as the air fell with +3 m/s. Within these 700 meters I lost +/- 170 meters altitude.
Yes, since radio is mandatory almost every glider has one or to laed or lithium-ion battery behind the seat. Over the years most of the gliders have more and more electrical devices on board: digital vario, GPS navigation, radio, transponder, speaker for the vario and warning sounds (gear/flaps).
Hi Mike, I use the "Insta 360 One X2", a 360 degree cam. The perfect cam for almost everything. Just hit the record button and reframe it later, My choice for the cockpit, www.insta360.com/
Yes and No. The main challenge is finding lift and transform your altitude into a route to your target point. Once I flew from Hamburg to Berlin and back - around 600 kilometes without an engine. But just circling on one spot can be boring.
Thats a device called e-vario. A variometer indicates the pilot if his plane is flying in uprising or falling air. Rising air is a high tone, falling air a low tone. It helps glider pilots a lot to find thermals. A thermal is a stream of warm rising air.
A thermal is a stream of hot air rising from the ground. Its the "fuel station" for gliders. www.boldmethod.com/learn-to-fly/weather/how-thermals-work/
Hi there! I took off by winch. The glider is hooked at a 1200 meters long cable. The cable is pulled by a powerful motor winch. From 0 to 100 km/h in 3,5 sec. - feels like a super sports car. You can see the winch an the take off procedure in this videos: th-cam.com/video/vvz1tl3ucKg/w-d-xo.html
Its a polish SZD-51 Junior. This singleseater is the workhorse in many flght schools and glider clubs for flight students. The Junior has forgiving flight characteristics and doesn't tend to stall that quickly.. Good plane to get some experience for longer flights.
I'll never understand the need for a loud music soundtrack for a video like this. Yeah, I turned the volume down but it would've been better if it was actually narrated instead of whatever you call it.
@@Patrick42567 Ok, I see. I've just taken a look at your channel info. You are on some sort of "mission". Patrick, I wish you all the best for your project. May I give you an advice: Complain in complete sentences. Make your mission clear in one or two lines. Speak clearly about what exactly bothers you. Godspeed!
Some good flight instructions here and there, some too much 360° shots (quite disorienting), and a really horrible and unceasing rock music all the way long... Oh my gosh... have mercy of me... Overall mark 0-10 = 3,5. Why people always have to fill silence with (stupid) music? You have the blessing to fly on a glider: you got a fullness of calm, peace, silence and the joy of finding yourself up there in the midst of the clouds: isn't that enough for you? Do you need music? I fear you have lost your soul...
Hi David, yes the headline is a bit exaggerated. I hope you've got at least an idea of how a glider stays in the air. I'm doing training videos for my glider club. These clips are not on YT. Maybe its a good idea to change that. Stay safe! Henry
I had a flight instructor who was on the Olympics Polish Glider Team he put the Cessna 172 under a cloud that literally sucked us up I learned a lot from him.
Nothing is better than a tow pilot who is also glider pilot. :)
What is his name?
Stop the music stop it just stop it
I want to go to glider school to learn how to fly one because aviation is my dream and be coming a pilot is what i want and this video helped me understand a lot
That was awesome flight video with the instructions. It’s funny as airplane pilot I try to stay away from under the dark clouds but you seem to look for them for lift lol.
Thanks for this video! Very informative! Everything looks so cool from above.
Great video. Beautiful flight, love sailplane flying. That must have been close to an hour flight, nice.
Ok, I’ve never flown a glider, but now I can tell them I’ve watched your video, so I’m qualified. Let’s go!
Well, then come over to Hamburg and stop by our gliding club. ;-)
What a great video. Loved it. Thank you
Thank you so much, Greg! I saw a few videos of yours. Looks like you are a "late" student pilot as well :) Whre do you fly? Greetings from Hamburg!
@@henryluebberstedt7819 hey Henry. Yes, I am a “late” student pilot also. 😂. Flying a glider is the purest type of flight and I love it. I fly in Elsanor, Alabama which is near the Gulf of Mexico in the US. Our tow plane has been out of commission since June but will be back in service in a couple of weeks. I’m looking forward to getting up again. Fly safe and I will watch your adventures.
Nice video and explanation!
I enjoyed the ride along and the music.
Brilliant resource! Thank you so much. Subscribed. Looking forward to more.
Thank you so much! Don't worry, next season starts end of april :-D
I'm a "nervous" pilot, but I did fly my club's Junior quite a few times. It felt so light after the K21.. lol
Masterful, soaring and editting!
Wie das letzte Video herrlich eingespielt! Klasse Henry und diesmal ganz ohne Kübelei ;-)...Die neuen GoPros bringen hier wirklich neue filmerische Ebenen rein, passt! Ich bin ja als relativer Neuling immer auch an den Instrumenten interessiert, sehr gut, daß die gut sichtbar sind! (Nur den Höhenmesser sah man nicht rechts da unter einer Halterung, wenn Du den auch noch regelmäßig drauf kriegst ist alles perfekt!). Gruß!
Genau genommen ist es keine GoPro, sondern eine "Insta360 One X" :) Meine GoPro verwende ich so gut wie nicht mehr. Ja, das mit dem Höhenmesser ist blöd, der Junior bitet leider keine andere Halterung für die Cam. Die Perspektive mit allen Instrumenten gleich am Anfang des Vidoes entstand zufällig, als die Beschleunigung beim Start, die Kamera umkippen ließ. Der Flug dauerte 1:40h. Es war mein dritter Start an diesem Tag. Die Flüge davor endeten bereits nach acht Minuten. Frustriert klammerte ich mich also beim driiten Versuch an das Hallendach des Supermarktes und kurbelte dort elend lange,
WOW AMAZING
Great video, without music would have been more enjoyable. The vario makes its own beautiful music!
Hi Rick! Next time no music, promised!
@@henryluebberstedt7819 That is ok, I’ve had complaints about my LX9070 vario being too loud 😃 in my Stemme S12.
Yes, why do people put awful "music" over their videos. I often have to stop watching.
@JohnyG29 you can just mute the music....
@@Th3Butcher76 But that will mute the Vario too
Great music and editing! Thanks for posting this.....
As a noob who hopefully will start his gliding course this year, why three varios (counting the e-vario)?
Hi Paolo, sorry for me late answer. Yes 3 of them is a bit overdone :) The plane belongs to my club an is used for training only. I guess there was an empty slot in the panel an they had a vario as an unsed spare part.... Happy landings!
WONDERFUL...
How does a glider move forward without an engine?
Gliders have an engine, namely the energy of altitude and gravity. Let's say you are 1000 meters high. Gravity slowly pulls you towards the earth, it's like a movement. Your wings convert this energy of the airflow into lift. Your control stick works like a throttle. If you push it forward, you fly faster, if you pull the stick, you fly slower. Nevertheless, you end up losing altitude or “the fuel” of the glider. Modern gliders can fly 40 km from an altitude of 1000 meters. Thermals are the refueling station for gliders. This stream of warm, rising air propels the glider upwards. To stay in this stream, we have to circle in it.
satudua, are you still around?
satudua - would be nice if you give me just a thumbs up. Thx.
Just a tip for launching always have your hand on the release instead of fumbling around for it in a emergency
AWESOME work. Inspiring.
Fajny Juniorek. W zeszłym sezonie wylatałem na Juniorze 30 godzin, bo mój Astir był w serwisie.
Very top!!!!!! Congratulations!!
Very good!
Perfect. Thanks!
pardon the noob question, how are the clouds beneficial?
A cloud indicates uplifting warm air. Air can carry a lot of water in form of steam. The warmer the air is the more water it can absorb. The sun warms the ground, the ground warms the air directly above. At a certain point, this layer of air becomes so warm that it rises. Like a bubble or a stream. On its way up the air cools down and loses 1 degree celsius per 100 m. Cold air can carry less water and at some point the air gets so cold, that the carried water has to go somewhere. It condensates - and a cummulus cloud developed. Therefore these thick clouds indicating lets say "enegry gas stations" for gliders. Good glider pilots can read clouds, the wind and the goundstructure.
mindblowing.
Love your camera setup!
what does the string on cockpit do ?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaw_string
Great video [music too ;)]. Greetings from Przylep! BTW You have a typo error "Pryzlep" at 4:30
Oh no! Its to late to correct that :-( Well I had my problems with reading and spelling the names of some villages. These two weeks in poland were the best of the entire gliding season!
What exactly is the string on the windscreen for
Hi Kevin. This red string is for glider pilots a most important indicator. The sting shows from what direction the air stream hits the plane. Keeping the string more or less in the middle (even in turns) is the goal. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaw_string
Thanks bro, I’m going to be joining 156 squadron soon so this was really helpful :)
Soaring basics are absolutely useful for bomber guys: big wings, high altitude and no engines after an AA-missile hit ;-D
@@henryluebberstedt7819 😂😂
I was inspired to fly a glider because of a Game(visual Novel) called If my heart had wings
Fantastic video!
I enjoyed flying the Junior. Nice presentation here but the noise(music?) was unnecessary and distracting!
Yes, yes I know. Unfortunately, I cannot replace the video with a new version without setting the views to 0.
That was interesting.. We use to fly an way underpowered 140 85hp up here in rockies, Home airport 7000 ft. We had to fly it like a glider to get out of alot of places but didnt exactly know what we were doing cept find some lift. What was looking at clouds or searching for more clouds for? whats that all about? Here we have mtns an wind an huge ridges so fairly ez to find lift. Even an idiot like me can find some.
Ok, an ususal question for a pilot. Here we go: th-cam.com/video/yLqHfE8A29Q/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5lsOYj17UFvEieZF
@henryluebberstedt7819 Forget i asked then... an unusual response crom someone that was interested in your chan... go f yourself..
brilliant!
nice to see that Gus found a new profession
Hi Lovro, ehm, who is Gus?
@@henryluebberstedt7819 Gus from Breaking Bad, he is one of my favorite movie characters and you reminded me of him. really interesting video. I started studying engineering and found myself interested in aerodynamics. Gliders seem like a really interesting hobby. I am from Croatia and he we have a lot of paragliders. How long do you think it takes to start flying on your own.
@@lovropavlicevic6321 Breaking Bad is one of my all time favorites shows as well! It has blown me away from the first episode. Croatia, what a beautiful country. Welcome to Schengen btw :-) Some of my oldest friends are from there, they flew as kids from the war, came to Hamburg and we went on the same school. To glider flying: A great but time eating hobby. And its a good because inexpensive starting point into aviation. In Germany its only a very small step from glider licencene to TMG (motor glider) and from there right to PPL for ultra light. Flying a glider is diffrent. You always have to watch your engery status, you have to fly clean and "read" the clouds. Every landing is special because you don't get a second chance. There is no motor, no "going around". If you are in a hurry you can spend you anual vacation at a glider flight school. With a bit of luck and a lot of learning for the theory exam you are done within tree month. The usual way is a membership with a glider club. Bigger clubs are often certified to train flight students. It takes two to three seasons to the licence. After around 35 - 50 flights you get the prmission to fly alone within the airspace of your club.
@@henryluebberstedt7819 Thank you a lot for so much useful information. It is lovely to hear about your life experiences and thank you for informing me from the first hand about the path for an average flight student. I will be free this summer holiday and put all my effort into getting that license. Around september I will upload a video on my progress. Thank you so much for repliying.
How would you reliably find uplift? Or you are relying purely on chance?
You never can be sure to find a reliable uplift. Cumulus clouds are very good indicators, edge of forests and bright sandy underground. The rest is flying skills, patience and endurance plus pure luck.
Okay, one more channel to subscribe :) Great work !
Thank you so much! I like your work as well, esp. this special cinematic look.
sehr schönes Video
Hey Tom! Schön Dich hier zu sehen/lesen!
Is the video flipped or why are you going to the left when the cable is off?
At this airfield the right pattern is reserved for motoplanes. As a glider you have to turn left or go straight ahead. You can try it an the right side when you spot a strong thermal there. Strong means you are able to climb up to 2000 ft within a few minutes.
Is that a junior? Ive been flying k8 lately t our club and i need 15 more solo hours untill i get to fly this plastic princess. What is it like to fly?
Easy to fly, very agile, hard to stall, you can circle with 80 Km/h on a radius of plate s to say. Huge and very effective air brakes! PZL has made a very beginner friendly little plane. Perfect for the first steps into cross country. BUT: In falling air the Junior drops like a rock. Recently I barley made it back to my airfield. I was at 320 meters, the field was in sight, around 700 meters away as the air fell with +3 m/s. Within these 700 meters I lost +/- 170 meters altitude.
Ok, I think I get it, can I borrow somebody's glider?
is there any electrical circuit on gliders? i mean for altimeter or variometer… btw it looks like a great experience:) have a nice day sir
Yes, since radio is mandatory almost every glider has one or to
laed or lithium-ion battery behind the seat. Over the years most of the gliders have more and more electrical devices on board: digital vario, GPS navigation, radio, transponder, speaker for the vario and warning sounds (gear/flaps).
cool
There’s nothing more terrifying than being a student pilot 😂 I just soloed and after I got out of the glider my hands were shaking 🥲😂
Even years later I have those shaky situations... 😀
Oh dang 😂
What camera and gamble do you use. This is spectacular!
Hi Mike, I use the "Insta 360 One X2", a 360 degree cam. The perfect cam for almost everything. Just hit the record button and reframe it later, My choice for the cockpit, www.insta360.com/
What's the gauge all the way on the left? A third vario?
Hi Matthew. Yepp, a third one. I have no clue why there are 3 varios in that plane.
Do you get to enjoy it or is at all trying to find lift?
Yes and No. The main challenge is finding lift and transform your altitude into a route to your target point. Once I flew from Hamburg to Berlin and back - around 600 kilometes without an engine. But just circling on one spot can be boring.
@@henryluebberstedt7819 cool. Thank you. I am doing a flight this weekend and plan to get started.
Why there is a sound: "e o e o e o e o", what is it for ??
Thats a device called e-vario. A variometer indicates the pilot if his plane is flying in uprising or falling air. Rising air is a high tone, falling air a low tone. It helps glider pilots a lot to find thermals. A thermal is a stream of warm rising air.
@@henryluebberstedt7819 oh, now i understand, thanks you very much
Hardly
Will it ds a thermal?
A thermal is a stream of hot air rising from the ground. Its the "fuel station" for gliders. www.boldmethod.com/learn-to-fly/weather/how-thermals-work/
How did you take off? I was expecting you get pulled by another plane.
Hi there! I took off by winch. The glider is hooked at a 1200 meters long cable. The cable is pulled by a powerful motor winch. From 0 to 100 km/h in 3,5 sec. - feels like a super sports car. You can see the winch an the take off procedure in this videos: th-cam.com/video/vvz1tl3ucKg/w-d-xo.html
Thanx for this nice Video. May i ask the plane type in the video? Greetings from Nigeria
Its a polish SZD-51 Junior. This singleseater is the workhorse in many flght schools and glider clubs for flight students. The Junior has forgiving flight characteristics and doesn't tend to stall that quickly.. Good plane to get some experience for longer flights.
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Thanks bro it worked
I'll never understand the need for a loud music soundtrack for a video like this. Yeah, I turned the volume down but it would've been better if it was actually narrated instead of whatever you call it.
Still waiting......
I know that feeling. And, what are you waiting for?
@@henryluebberstedt7819 Video of "How to fly a glider"
@@Patrick42567 Ok, I see. I've just taken a look at your channel info. You are on some sort of "mission". Patrick, I wish you all the best for your project. May I give you an advice: Complain in complete sentences. Make your mission clear in one or two lines. Speak clearly about what exactly bothers you. Godspeed!
Excellent video to introduce someone to gliding. What’s an approximate cost for the glider you fly reasonably kitted?
First think about towing costs (by winch cable or by tow plane) 🤔
music too distracting
Yepp, you are right. Sorry!
Bei der kameraführung wird mir schlecht 😂
Ja, diese 360-Cams sind schon echt cool. Und Übelkeit trifft im Segelflieger viele, auch Fluglehrer :)
The music TAKES AWAY from the flying !!!!
Yes I know, I know way to loud.
Some good flight instructions here and there, some too much 360° shots (quite disorienting), and a really horrible and unceasing rock music all the way long... Oh my gosh... have mercy of me... Overall mark 0-10 = 3,5.
Why people always have to fill silence with (stupid) music? You have the blessing to fly on a glider: you got a fullness of calm, peace, silence and the joy of finding yourself up there in the midst of the clouds: isn't that enough for you? Do you need music? I fear you have lost your soul...
Muted…… please never put that music on again. What on earth made you think “let’s put banging rock music over this”
@@PhilbyFavourites yes, yes i know. I will never ever do this again.
Does not teach you how to fly a glider...just more clickbait.
Hi David, yes the headline is a bit exaggerated. I hope you've got at least an idea of how a glider stays in the air. I'm doing training videos for my glider club. These clips are not on YT. Maybe its a good idea to change that. Stay safe! Henry