No Cues, No Problem: Finding Thermals in the SZD 51 Junior Glider
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- In this video, I take the SZD 51 Junior glider up into on a challenging day with weak thermals and a blue sky with no obvious cues. It’s a true test of skill and patience as I hunt for lift. Despite the tough conditions, I manage to find a few solid thermals and stay up for about an hour or so.
Been glidimg, and power flying 57 years.
Much has changed dramatically in my life during this period, but the intense pleasure of soaring in thermals, ridge lift and wave lift remains the same as when I first took to the sky on the 8th July 1967.
Nothing else compares, even remotely.
John.FAI/BGA 51417. (Old Timer!).
I agree mate its just a beautiful form of aviation and it doesn't matter if your in a glider from the 60s or a modern glass ship they can all take advantage of the different lift and give you wonderful time in the air. Thank you for sharing.
I loved watching this, and really enjoyed seeing the edit where it showed the patterns of flight both from above and then the second one showing from the side and the elevation gained with the thermal you were in. When I was 16 yrs old I had the opportunity to go up in a fully aerobatic glider, it was at Dillingham airfield on the island of Oahua Hawaii and was the most amazing experience I’d ever had and one of the highlights of my childhood. I’ve wanted ever since to get my pilots license to be able to fly myself but just never happened. I’m 49 now and it’s not too late to do so, so I haven’t given up yet. Awesome video, and thanks for being back the memory I had at 16, that was fun to watch.
Thank you so much for this comment and your right its never to late mate, go and do it you will thank yourself that you did!
why so low behind a plane?
We are required to fly in 'low tow' in Australia. The theory is that in the event of issues with the glider, it's better to pull the tail of the tug down (and thus, nose up), than vice versa.
@@youremostwelcome hmm OK I see. We're doing that only in the mountains to avoid being pushed up above the plane in strong thermals or rotors, cheers