850 km TRAVEL by GLIDER to the ALPS - Day 3
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 มิ.ย. 2021
- The most epic glider flight of my 3 days flying adventure. You feel like a tiny bird in-between the huge mountains. Passing the Kitzsteinhorn and Hintertuxer glacier - two stunning ski areas in Austria. Only with the power of nature!
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Props to the cameraman for filming and playing the flute at the same time. Respect
LooooL
What is the purpose of that flute-like sound actually? I don't know anything about flying. And doesn't it get annoying at some point?
@@Marcus-sx1bj It tells the pilot if he/she is gaining height or not without the need to look on the V/S indicator all the time :)
@@BruceCarbonLakeriver Thanks a lot for explaining! :)
@@Marcus-sx1bj you're welcome o/
I watched your flight. I am a 40,000 hour pilot ( gliders, fighters, public transport including the latest B748-I ) and I must say it gave me the idea to start gliding again . Thank you for the beautifull scenery and gliding suspense! Stay safe Stefan !
Cap
you can only fly 900 hours per year commercial so i guess that you have been flying the 900 hour for 45 years to get the 40k hours
@@eirikurh.eiriksson7269 I have been flying for 53 years and back in those days, the hourly limit was much higher or non existant. the maximum I flew in one year was about 1600hrs on a DC8…
@@johnyves1246 thats Amazing probable one of the highest in flight hours ever very few get 30k hour
@@mkrcharley1994 some people just take "don't believe everything you hear on the internet" waaay to seriously
Today I learned gliders can cover real distances just...gliding :o I always thought you had a max altitude and you fell from there. What a cool hobby/experience.
It is kinda crazy to think that a glider has near infinite range, as long as hes catching updrafts.
It is really interesting to see how he turns into the updraft to swoop up along it. Also what a cool experience to hear only the wind whip over your aircraft as you fly (aside from the constant whine of the variometer).
@@n16161 i never knew they filled the wings with water for ballast either. Is there no issue with the water freezing in this environment then?
well it depends from the environment you are flying . For example in a hill or mountain there are spots of hot air that cause you to gain height .
@@joemay6907 I think that they do not have to worry about that for a single-day flight when the ballasts are filled just before flying. For the amount of time spent at the freezing temperatures, that is such a large mass of water (that is sloshing around) that you likely do not have to worry about freezing being an issue.
However, if you are dumping water in those low temperatures, you might potentially have to worry about the drain valves freezing up.
I've flown single engine aircraft, and even as light as they are, they glide like slick bricks. I cannot fathom how a glider can climb by "it being kind of windy upwards". It looks super fun! Great video!
It's amazing how much weight not having an engine and fuel saves.
@@CockatooDude the engine really is the limiting factor
You really should try it out, even just as a passanger you get this addicting feeling in your chest, when you catch a good uplift airstream
"Let me check the mountains with my glider before we decide if we go skiing this week."
😂😂
@@Here.now123 wtf?
@@Here.now123 what a creep
@@Here.now123 ur so wierd
@@greendecoys7475 Why are y’all so rude.
People who fly gliders are truly special... no engine, solely rely on their skills for reading wind patterns. Incredible, I know I couldn't do it.
It's crazy how you find the pockets of warm air rising and use that to elevate. Insane. Just insane.
Its really not that hard
You commented after watching the reccomended video on how gliders fly without propulsion eh buddy xD
thermals
@@davidstockman1456 but really hard to do it well ...
... that is at championship level.
So mind boggling to cruise along the ridges ... unbelievable these modern glider machines and their climbing ratio. Tks so much to take us with. The saying "flying like an eagle" I suppose comes pretty close to how u must feel. Keep safe ! And hopefully more to come. Your job as an ambassador of mother nature's beautyness is so important to teach people around the globe.
Incredible Stefan - this video brought me back to when I was 17 years old gliding in the UK. We rode thermals for 3 hours , doing aerials and it was the first time I almost fell sick from a flight. Gorgeous view and reminder why I'm getting back into aviation! ✈️
What a nice journey brother.. thanks for bringing this adventurous trip to us...loved it
This was your best one yet, it’s hard to top gliding the ridges of snow covered Alpine mountains. Hopefully the algorithm does it justice and you hit 10 million views.
Thank you! Unfortunately the algorithm doesn´t care about good content ;)
@@SteFlythat didn’t age „well“ 😂
That was so relaxing. It really was. It made me feel like I should have tried this. I have flown a 150 and a Piper Cub solo, and flown with many friends. But never a glider. You made me so comfortable with what you were doing - circling in thermals, accruing height when you needed it, and then flying so close the mountains, and such beautiful scenery. Thank you Stefan. That was outstanding flying.
That was a beautiful flight! I have to admit, you made me a little nervous when it looked like you were so close to the mountain peaks. But I know you need the thermals, and you are a professional, so no worries. I'm totally amazed at your skills, and anyone who flies gliders. Just subscribed to your channel.
love listening to your realtime inflight analysis and conversations with yourself. Skill based optimistic confidence and the "never give up" attitude in soaring flight it's what separates us from the rest. Very helpful for low time pilots in helping them expand their minds too. Thanks from the Wild West of USA.
Such an amazing view and adventure. I wonder how one can be so relaxed when you always need to think about the next thermal force and altitude😎... amazing
It's a challenge and experience. I love it 🤙🏼😎
@@SteFly Du kommst aus Deutschland?
is there a parachute in there too?
I was as teenager only pilot of RC glider ... I suppose that's exactly the kick u get fro m doing it. It's a mental challenge to master, and with every flight, you extend your skills. It never gets boring. Now Iam professional sailor, and still it's the same feeling to understand weather and navigate distances of thousands of miles ctossing trans continental oceans without an engine. Just remember, that gliding or sailing depends on seasonal conditions, so knowing about these princips by mother nature and geographical conditions is a steadily learning process. It's fun and a challenge.
@@somerandomchannel382 1:44 open your eyes
I want more of this. It just seems like such a low-impact way to travel without compromising much of anything except the fact that it could maybe get lonely? But those views😍
I sincerely loved it! I would never have imagined that one could fly 850 km with a glider! it was absolutely awesome.
Very nice Flight.
Simply awesome! I'm not a glider pilot, so was on the edge of my seat for most of that video.
was für ein schönes Hobby. Danke für die tollen Bilder!
This is so cool to watch Stefan! I haven't had the chance to get into gliding yet, but I certainly want to. Thanks for sharing!
Stefan Langer ain't afraid of danger.
He flies high up in the sky and while he glides his style's a game-changer.
Wings don't flap, no propeller to turn,
Lacking all the petrol fumes cuz there ain't none to burn. . .
Emotional words :)
@@SteFly =D
What a beautiful flight Stefan, just love it. Thanks for sharing!
It was a pleasure to me to share this experience!
Learned about how gliders gain altitude and go long distance and this video showed it all in action, super cool.
Sharing thermals with sailplanes is a joy, i gotta admit i respect the commit you guys take since you just cant land anywhere like we can with our paragliders! great views Stefan!!
Well done Stefan, what an epic 3 days flying. What an amazing way to live your life man. Soaring is the best!!
WOW, the low flying over the ski fields, amazing. I took a scenic flight 2 weeks ago over NZ Southern Alps from Queenstown to Milford Sound, that too was stunning!! Doing that without an engine, hats of and 100% respect GG bro
Glad to hear R2D2 was onboard.
Wow as an Alpine ski lover I'm getting emotional just watching this stunning landscape. Can't wait for next winter ❤
What a beautiful place to fly. Thank you for sharing!
Absolutely beautiful and inspiring footage. One day I want to be a pilot and I envy that you get to experience this now😅 Cheers!
Großartig, wunderbare Bilder und auf dem Rückweg noch über's Tannheimer Tal. Danke und allseits Happy Landings!
Brilliant adventure Stefan and really enjoyable to watch all the legs of your journey - well done chap!
Glad to see you filling it up with water in the morning. 170L, damm son, how much you gonna be drinking.
:-))))
Im new to this topic, why is doing this?
@@nikoisagod9812 water is added for extra weight. The extra weight allows the glider to actually fly faster - aerodynamics.
You can imagine the glider sliding done a "slope of air" - the angle of this slope is defined by the configuration of the wings, so a glider has a very flat/gradual slope.
And a heavy glider will glide down that "gliding slope" faster than a lightweight glider.
Similar to a heavy car which rolls down a hill faster than a lightweight car.
Of course you can empty the water tank during flight if you don't need it anymore.
Amazing, what a ride. Thank you for sharing! Love it!
You're a GREAT pilot so be proud of that trip. Beautiful Views you shared as well. When you listen to your voice, you can tell when you are a bit distressed. Nice glider too. Thanks for the trip.
I watched your whole video flying, it was amazing and ive never felt this motivated to get my pilot license. Thank you for this amazing video, Stay safe!!
Hat mich echt inspiriert diese Reihe! Morgens in Sachsen aufwachen und Nachmittags in den Alpen seine Runden drehen, was für ein Leben. Danke fürs Teilen.
Danke Dir! War wirklich ein einmaliges Erlebnis ;)
@@SteFly wozu ist dieser Faden oben auf dem Glas trigged mich voll
@@saschkahuber5444 ich glaube um zu sehen von wo wind kommt. (so ist es zumindest beim segeln)
@@saschkahuber5444 Der Faden ist das Instrument wo das Flugzeug Dir die richtige Flug Lage angibt . Faden zeigt nach rechts Ruder nach links geben. Auch in einer Kurve sollte der Faden immer in der Mitte sein ,das nennt sich sauberes Fliegen. Bestes Instrument funktioniert immer.
Greatings from the USA The Video was fantastig.
@@dakota4211 danke hätte keine antwort erwartet
Impressionante Stefan! Meus Parabéns from Brazil...
looks like a great hobby, relaxing with beautiful landscape but then the challenge of finding your thermals. wonderful.
As a prop pilot I applaud your skill in judging the updrafts and making then work for you
I was looking on the air radar app the other day and some dude was out in the middle of the ocean with a glider 🤣 only a 1000ft above the sea
.....Was?!?!?
@@daze8410 he was in the same position for a good 2 minuets don’t know if just because it’s slow or if the radar was lagging
occasionally I've seen seaplanes show up as gliders with flight radar 24, that might explain it.
Dear Stefan Langer, I have watched several of your videos and this one is by far your best. THANK YOU for sharing this experience. It is truly amazing how far you traveled. The Alps were breathtaking. You proved that the glider is only limited by your endurance, hunger, thirst, etc. What do you do when you must use a bathroom?
Pi in a bottle
That was some expert gliding! I would probably freak out flying so near those mountain ranges flying on wind power alone. Thank you for such a fun video!
Excellent. Thanks for taking us on your trip! 👍
An Excellent Solo flight at the Alps area with stunning and epic scene of snowy mountain. Really enjoyed the ride with you though TH-cam :-)
im a 25 year retired air force veteran and i say must your cordination skills are impressive son, making me feel like getting up in the air again after all these years ,you are going places son, and im not taking about the sky .appreciate u inspire us oldheads ,salute to you stefan!
son rofl
Some brave moves that paid off well. Truly a joy to watch. Thank you!
it reminds me to my own gliding experiences, all this ups and downs during the flight. ends up always with a big smile. well done!
I love flying (I've also flown over the Austrian Alps) but sadly I've only ever flown in commercial airliners. A glider flight like this looks like an amazing experience.
Wie du das alles machst Stefan, einfach nur Respekt und toll gefilmt wie immer!
Vielen Dank! :)
Fantastic flight! I love the scenery, your commentary and most of all , your super positive vibe. Subscribed!
Thank you for sharing your flight with us who havent had the chance! Amazing and beautiful
Taking off at 3:00 is beautiful to watch, it must be a fantastic feeling to actually lift off the ground.
Unbelievable.. always got the dream of crossing the Alps with a balloon. But after watching this, I can't imagine the feeling and the pure joy while doing stuff like that. I am absolutely impressed.
It was surreal. Simply amazing to see the slow ans serene environment. Appreciated.
I was infected with aviation by some introductory pattern flying in a simple two-seater glider 20+ years ago. Now I am a PPL holder, flying engine-driven airplanes and even doing aerobatics. But this video made me reconsider giving a try for the glider license. It's just so different than motor flying, using only the thermals and winds to stay up long and cover large distances. Amazing!
It's so quiet! This must feel amazing
It is ;)
Very exciting! I didn't think this kind of flying was possible. I am very proud of your accomplishments in this adventure. This is one of the coolest air adventures I have ever seen.
I've seen things, in almost 20 years of TH-cam, you people wouldn't believe :-) but this is one of the most beautiful, epic, poetic and enviable challenge! Thank you so much for sharing
Great flight, fantastic video editing, what more could we ask for! Nice!
This is incredible. I understand the mechanics behind it and the science but this still blows my mind how these aircraft can stay aloft for so long and so high unpowered. Amazing video. 😮
Amazing trip, beautiful scenery, fantastic pilot skills! thanks for the video and all the best from Ukraine
what an upper class sport. Skiing, polo, yachting, gliding etc
Wow! Amazing! Flight over the mountain ridges is definitely another level.
loved the low save at the end, quite the feeling when one manages to dig our way out from there! and succeed.
He was 50M from deciding to land in a field 😮
Best 3 videos you've posted! I love these series, you should do more travel!
I need more time...
Yep, i get that. It’s not a thing you can do all the time.
@@SteFly go balls to the walls and do as much as you can now as when your my age, there's a finite amount of time left. Never look back and say, "I wish I had just ......"😁
breathtaking!!! i love this so much, i had no idea the potential of unpowered flight was anything this impressive
Fantastic video. I was very taken by the mountains and your proximity to the face of the mountain. Well done. !
man if I saw that flying over me while I was skiing down a hill I would crap my pants!
Man you're living the life right now! Extraordinary scenery!
✌😊👍
Wonderful Stefan and thank you. What a stunning part of the world and a super privileged experience. Thank you for sharing it with us! Cheers from Australia - Dave
Thanks Dave!
Ey, das ist solch wunderschönes footage! Danke Stefan
What a great document of your really impressive trip. Thank you especially for showing also the difficult parts of that flight. It is truly stunning to see how you manage those situations. I wonder if you also linked some footage to weglide so that we can connect the videos to the glide path more extensively.
Thanks, Thomas! For a WeGlide story it is easier to take pictures with a camera or a smartphone. The timestamp of the photo will be associated to the flight track automatically. When I record videos I can make screenshots of the footage but the timestamp is not accurate or not available. The workload for me to record a video story, comment some parts of the flight and -focus on flying- is already at my personal limit. Also the video editing, creating a thumbnail and publishing of such a video takes me several hours up to one day.
I will need to find a way to speed up this process and also improve my WeGlide story ;)
@@SteFly - I can totally understand that even though I haven't experienced it myself. I only heard from so many other content creators how much effort it takes to create stunning content. For that I am really grateful. I also hope that the effort is rewarding for you as well!
Thank you again! :)
Awesome vids :)
Me as a glider student pilot (with around 14h in air 17 years old) these films help me a lot when it comes to learning flying in a thermal conditions. It would be great to see you talking more about technical things like searching for thermals ect. Waiting for a new series :)
Thank you :) For me it is also difficult to explain what I´m doing there and not everything what I´m doing is perfect. But I will try to films some more educational content in the future.
@@SteFly You really should give it a go, Setfan.
In my own experience (in other subjects) I have noticed that you actually get better at what you do when you are forced to go back to basics and think things through logically, in order to teach the subject to someone else. (It could be: Next step = Stefan the Gliding Instructor)
@@SteFly There are several points that could be useful for an educational video. If you talk what you are feeling, what are the indications that you expect. Often you wait way longer than i would, to start your turn. Also the audiovario lag seems quite high. Are you using thermal helpers, and if how?
In these (great) videos you often you cut away before i expect a correction of a thermal center. I would say they are not very educational for a beginner like me and the student above.
G. Dale describes the sensations that you should look for very well, i guess:
th-cam.com/video/Sjt87U8qYBA/w-d-xo.html
But this is without nice gliding footage/ live commentary.
I am trying to achieve my Silver badge this season.
...i have done my 1st 100km 6 turnpoint declared task. Furthest point about 30km from home airfield. www.weglide.org/flight/70217
Ich war so frech, bin eingestiegen und mitgeflogen. Super! Danke!
One or two of those moves you made are closer than I like to get in a glider. Balls of steel. I'm happy for you.
It’s really amazing that such a small machine without any engine can fly so far!
Finesse 70
The power of nature - we can gain so much for basically free
You are such a Gliding Ace, Stefan! Any other pilot would have had about ten outlandings trying to fly this route, on such a marginal day. 👍
Man, I get all emotional when I see those beautiful mountains (I think I miss the Paragliding I used to do). 😢
Thanks, Johan! Perhaps other pilots would have been faster aswell ;)
Every time I´m in the Alps with my glider, I´m blown away by the scenery and how cool it is to fly there.
I like that yu've preserved he raw experience for us, about flying a Glyder, by not including any soundatrck . Damm the advertises!! Keep Safe!
Man that looks beautiful! Looking forward to finally finish my license so i can fly with people with you up there
Thanks mate! All the best for your training!
I did something similar over the Alps more than 25 years ago with Ingo Renner ( great glider champion).
There is so much cool shit on TH-cam, stuff I never would have had access to years back. For what it's worth, videos do provide a service here. Things like this are really cool.
Congratulations on this wonderful flight, you are very good with gliders, magnificent flight.
I always though that Bruno Vassel did a better job with flight footage and conveying the feeling of flying and you were always ahead when it came to everything on the ground (showing the glider inspection and explaining things). You made a huge leap with your flight footage these last few videos in my opinion. I love the longer cuts without music. Good work!
Thank you!
Fully agree!
Bruno hardly uploads anymore.
Wau... rum gekommen.... Bayerwald ziemlich tief.... großes Handwerk....
I really like that you showed the stuff you brought with you at the end. Very professional video!
Simply beyond belief. What an amazing pilot.
That was Fantastic! You're at a party and you tell the ladies and guys that you just flew over the Alps in a glider have a look. That's a great intro line.😎
I don't think ladies are impressed about this 🤣
Very nice video and awesome pictures. Hope you enjoyed flying through Salzkammergut (11:36 Lake Traunsee) and further to Grimming (Airfield LOGO my home base) and further on the Austrian Alps!
Thanks Gernot! Of course I enjoyed it a lot!
Uau!
Congratulations for this.
I never see nothing like this, beutiful adventure.
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro.
thank you - nice ride - Austria is such a gem
Stefan, thanks for 3 super videos. Did you manage to keep your water at the low point early on? Perhaps an overview of the total distance over the 3 days. Also some very low points spotted, please take care, we don’t mind if you land out safely!
Thanks! Yes I kept my water ballast at the first lower points and had it with me till the last 70 km of my flight. Without water ballast it is a completely other glider and it would have been hard to fly so far.
I am just looking into the glider (and for the future perhaps PPL) scene, and this looks so cool! I have absolutely no experience with flying, itself but played a lot of simulators and a study related to aerospace. How do the systems run? Is there just a battery inside the glider or does it uses something to charge?
I started with gliding and didn't want to make the PPL training. For me it is boring to just fly steight and spend a fortune for the fuel/ overhaul of the engine. 😂
But also to learn the basics of flying before the PPL , gliding is a great choice!
The avionics run from two small LiFePO4 batteries with about 10 Ah @12V. For charging you take them out.
Megacooles Video! Toller Flug, perfekt dokumentiert!
Thank you for the tips during the video, I wrote them down for the next time I'm flying my glider over the Alps.
Is the fast high pitch beeping mean your ascending or descending? Very cool vid!
Yep, it's an acoustic variometer. So you don't need to look at the vario gauge all the time.
High beep = ascending
Low bloop = descending
Ayyyyyy
@@emilsp Does that mean people who are tone deaf can't fly gliders? ;P
@@jennybrockartist they can fly it, just not for a long time before they crash
Top ace pilot to attempt and complete such a mission .. congrats
Thank you so much!
I even couldn't imagine gliding in South Korea, seems really fun and adorable! Thanks for nice video.
Insane footage, never seen something like this before. Very very nice.
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People standing at the top: 👁👄👁