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My name is Christopher Fleming, and I'm the creator of this channel, Fayence Soaring. I've been a pilot since 1988, and have been flying gliders in the French Alps since 2005.
I am a New York City based Boeing 767-400 captain for Delta Air Lines, and an Alexander-Schleicher ASH 31 Mi pilot based in Fayence, France. I have been teaching pilots how to fly for over 30 years, and I will soon be bringing my experience here to help you soar farther, faster, and safer.
I am a New York City based Boeing 767-400 captain for Delta Air Lines, and an Alexander-Schleicher ASH 31 Mi pilot based in Fayence, France. I have been teaching pilots how to fly for over 30 years, and I will soon be bringing my experience here to help you soar farther, faster, and safer.
Pilot mitigates the loss of his glider's energy in the French Alps!
Glider pilots must always plan for a sudden loss of energy, especially when flying low.
Music by Scott Buckley -- released under CC-BY 4.0. -- www.scottbuckley.com.au
All rights reserved © 2024 Christopher Fleming
The content of this video is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Under no circumstances should one attempt to fly a glider in the mountains without first receiving flight instruction in mountain soaring. One should never operate a glider beyond one’s own capabilities. Fayence Soaring and any of the pilots, instructors, or guests featured in our videos will not be held liable or responsible for any of the content featured on our videos. The following content shall be ...
Music by Scott Buckley -- released under CC-BY 4.0. -- www.scottbuckley.com.au
All rights reserved © 2024 Christopher Fleming
The content of this video is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Under no circumstances should one attempt to fly a glider in the mountains without first receiving flight instruction in mountain soaring. One should never operate a glider beyond one’s own capabilities. Fayence Soaring and any of the pilots, instructors, or guests featured in our videos will not be held liable or responsible for any of the content featured on our videos. The following content shall be ...
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Glider pilot gets stuck in sink in the French Alps!
Просмотров 14 тыс.Год назад
We need to know if landout fields are within gliding range, and we need to change our plans if they’re not. Music by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. - www.scottbuckley.com.au All rights reserved © 2023 Christopher Fleming The content of this video is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Under no circumstances should one attempt to fly a glider in the mountains without fi...
Glider pilot unloads his wings in the French Alps!
Просмотров 14 тыс.Год назад
Flying too close to the terrain can have lethal consequences for unsuspecting pilots. Music by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. - www.scottbuckley.com.au All rights reserved © 2023 Christopher Fleming The content of this video is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Under no circumstances should one attempt to fly a glider in the mountains without first receiving flight i...
Glider pilot flies to the Matterhorn!
Просмотров 79 тыс.Год назад
Follow along with Alpine glider pilot Christopher Fleming as he flies without an engine to the most famous mountain in the world. Music by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. - www.scottbuckley.com.au All rights reserved © 2022 Christopher Fleming The content of this video is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Under no circumstances should one attempt to fly a glider in th...
Alpine glider pilot Christopher Fleming gets interviewed by the "Soaring the Sky" podcast!
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.2 года назад
"Soaring the Sky" interviews Christopher Fleming, the creator of Fayence Soaring. You can visit "Soaring the Sky" at www.soaringthesky.com "Soaring the Sky" is hosted by Chuck Fulton, and co-produced by Mitchell Thomson. All rights reserved © 2022 Christopher Fleming The content of this video is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Under no circumstances should one attempt to fly ...
A new way to learn how to fly gliders cross country !
Просмотров 6 тыс.2 года назад
A teaser trailer for our new cross country training playlist. Music by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. - www.scottbuckley.com.au All rights reserved © 2022 Christopher Fleming The content of this video is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Under no circumstances should one attempt to fly a glider in the mountains without first receiving flight instruction in mountain s...
Glider pilot gets low on final glide in the French Alps!
Просмотров 25 тыс.2 года назад
Every cross-country flight ends with a final glide home. Understanding the relationship between your required glide ratio and your current glide ratio is fundamental knowledge in the sport of soaring. Having a backup plan, including safety fields, and how determine if you’re in range of them, is critical to soaring safely and enjoyably. Music by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. - www.s...
Glider loses its energy traversing a mountain pass in the French Alps!
Просмотров 348 тыс.3 года назад
Glider pilots must continuously be aware of their glider's energy state, and how that energy is balanced between altitude and airspeed. Music by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. - www.scottbuckley.com.au All rights reserved © 2021 Christopher Fleming The content of this video is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Under no circumstances should one attempt to fly a glider...
Flying a glider fast through the French Alps!
Просмотров 20 тыс.3 года назад
Your cross-country speed and distance will improve if you can exploit this unique form of lift when soaring in the mountains. Music by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. - www.scottbuckley.com.au Copyright © 2021 Fayence Soaring - All Rights Reserved. The content of this video is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Under no circumstances should one attempt to fly a glider ...
Glider pilot flies low in the French Alps!
Просмотров 56 тыс.3 года назад
Sailplane pilots generally prefer to "get high and stay high," but sometimes they need to choose to go low to be able to continue on course. Music by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. - www.scottbuckley.com.au Copyright © 2021 Fayence Soaring - All Rights Reserved. The content of this video is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Under no circumstances should one attempt t...
Glider pilot flies to the heart of the French Alps!
Просмотров 27 тыс.3 года назад
Soaring in his ASH 31 Mi glider from the Fayence Airfield in Provence, France, Christopher Fleming glides through the Alps using only the energy he can extract from nature. Music by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. - www.scottbuckley.com.au Copyright © 2020 Fayence Soaring - All Rights Reserved. The content of this video is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Under no ci...
Superbe video, de belles images, des commentaires permettant de bien suivre le vol... En finalité le Cervin l'un des sommets les plus beaux des alpes...
Being an old glider pilot felt enchanted at my age of 78. Being with you on this daring flight, i feel so happy. Having been to Switzerland and to Mt Titlis etc i feel so enchanted circumventing Matterhorn...❤❤❤
what does MC mean
MC is shorthand for MacCready. MacCready is the math of flying gliders -- it is used to determine optimal speed-to-fly and to predict glide performance.
Call my Dad Mogens in Denmark
Fantastic how you integrated the instruments and explanations!
Just marvelous. My father had a PPL in the 1970s, but was very busy building up his own enterprise, especially at weekends he had to work and meet with customers, so he hardly had time to fly. When I was 14, I also learned to fly a glider in the "Bavarian Forest" in Arnbruck EDNB. I had a great respect for the gentle hills of this low mountain range, so I know what it means to glide in the Alps.
Thanks,very informative.
This is as close to being an eagle as is humanly possible. Incredible knowledge of your environment and application of skills to complete this incredible flight....magnificent in every way !!
What a great flight and video... Thank you, happy landing!
I took a final glide over the forrest back to Fayence once, in one of the club K6s, taking the shortest route instead of going the long way around where the energy was. It felt like the longest 10km of my life, with nowhere to land. I made it back, just with enough high for a shortend circuit. I learnt a lot that day.
From which direction?
@@FayenceSoaring From Les Amphons direction and Pont de Mons. I should have gone via Cascade de Clars and Reins, where the lift was.
I'm miss Fayence. I flew there for 2 years over twenty years ago now. Never made it to the Matterhorn sadly.
As somebody who’s gliding experience had been mainly over flat terrain and only a rare visit or two to mountain soaring, I am ( many years later) very jealous but totally impressed by this video and also your thoughts and planning decisions that you presented during the flight. Cheers from an Aviation Tragic Down Under👍🇦🇺🇫🇷 .
Hi! Which camera are using?
I use a GoPro MAX.
@20:50 Matterhorn in full. An epic video. Matterhorn is so beautiful it doesn't look real. You are in a vehicle that weights a few hundred pounds; it has no engine. Yet you, sore to and encircle a magnificent mountain peak. A lovely video. Hope you make many more.
Unbelievable, that was fantastic, I take my hat off to you. Sorry I need to ask a few questions, might seem daft but I know nothing about gliders and can't get my head round how you can travel such a great distance without an engine, ok I know the thermals will give you lift but it takes some balls/nerve to go that distance/route. I want to ask if I was a total beginner in gliding, how long would it take before someone could do what you achieved? I have climbed the Matterhorn, and you only get about 3 months in the year to try climb it due to weather, what's the ratio you get with a glider? Did you fly with another glider? Do you ever fly pass point of no return, where if you can't get any more lift, you are not going to survive? Thanks for the great video, safe flying, hopefully I can do a wee bit of what you have inspired me to do, cheers.
Is it possible to book a 2 hour flight with you in summer? I have no idea where can I find a company that does that in Austria or Switzerland.
I don’t book flights, but if you would like to schedule a glider ride, or a mountain training course, feel free to contact the club secretary at contact@aapca.net.
Wonderful! What is the covering inside of your cockpit for? (i.e. I can't see the instrument panel) All the best!
I believe you’re referring to the glare shield. The camera is mounted to it, which is above the instrument panel.
@@FayenceSoaring I see; thanks. I appreciate all the great videos, I'm learning a lot.
Your videos certainly intensify my idea to "dip my feet in gliding": majestic wing, majestic scenery, great production and lovely soundtrack. And: those glide ratios are simply unbelievable. One might say an Atos is the "Nimeta of the hang gliding world", and yet: when I see your 'looking straight ahead' shots, every single time I'm thinking "Heavens, where is he going to go ?!". I suppose this is the difference between 1:20 and 1:70 😆
Sehr, sehr schön und ruhig.
😎🙏🙏
When you are often flying with ballast it really only make sense if you had a small jet engine when needed. evne take off without a tow plane
Great video, just a quick question? How do you apply this while flying besides just arbitrarily flying faster. If are you are low are you trying to ensure you have 150m altitude ready to be converted from increased airspeed? If really low maybe 300m?
Thank you for your kind words! No, we don't arbitrarily fly faster when we're close to the terrain, and there's no "one-size-fits-all" rule-of-thumb to insure that we have sufficient energy. We have to analyze each situation and identify how our potential energy is restricted.; we need to know the question before we can determine the answer. Specific energy only provides us with the conversion between airspeed and altitude. A future video will go into much more detail about how to apply it while flying.
Great. Look forward to that video and appreciate your instruction on advanced soaring topics.
Loss of potential energy ? On every peak you went over ?
Energy can’t be lost, but it can become unavailable. If we are flying close to the ground, or if our planned flight path will take us close to the ground, our potential energy will be limited. If we’re flying well above the mountain peaks, all of our potential energy is available.
OUTSTANDING ! And not in a field somewhere.......The best I have ever seen all around ...
Fantastic flight. Thanks for the video sharing it with us earthbound folks.
So spectacular, simply breath taking. What a skill, using the power of the sun to soar like a bird.
Beautiful. Something I'd love to attempt one day, be a lovely change from our flat land flying. ❤
Magnifique, les images la musique et les commentaires au top, merci pour le partage. Bon vol
Wonderful video of a wonderful sport - over breathtaking mountain terrain, with a clear explanation. -- I like the instrument-panel inserts, and relating those to the lift situation the pilot selects. This takes knowledge and attentiveness!
Decision making, following the glider pilot's considerations, staying relatively calm in a dire situation, subscribed
Very brave...
With the proper training and practice, one can achieve the skills necessary to safely glide in the mountains. Once that level of skill has been achieved, it doesn’t feel brave, but normal.
Great flight !!! Thanks for sharing !!!!....
Love that !!!!
Magnifique 😍 !
WOW.....REALLY REALLY FANTASTIC, THANK YOU SO MUCH
1080p? All that amazing editing and uploading on such an amazing flight.... flight and you record it and upload it in 1080p? What a shame....4k is the way!
Stunning vid; thanks for sharing 🫶🏻
Magnificent ❤
Планер гордая машина !
Woow❤
Incredible! liked and subscribed
Very nice video! It would be better if it was possible to see the dashboard or the indicators of the altitude, speed and variometer instruments. This would make it possible to analyze the changes (overflow) of energies into each other. And also see where the glider gains or loses height. Thanks for the video!
Magnificent.
I like the calm and instructional nature of your videos! There is a bit of a strange disconnect between the sensationalist title of the video and the actual, calm, content though 😄
The song is very nice.
Attention à l'interprétation des courbes vitesses/altitude, il faut garder un minimum de vitesse pour je pas décrocher, vous ne pouvez pas atteindre 0km/h!
Si vous passez de 196 à 100km/h, cela équivaut à une variation d'altitude d'environ 110m sur la courbe que vous présentez.
L'énergie spécifique comprend l'énergie mécanique totale du planeur, quel que soit le décrochage aérodynamique. Mais oui, "l'énergie cinétique disponible" fera l'objet d'une autre vidéo. Merci pour votre commentaire!
Congratulations another great video. Best use of a 360° camera. The only little improvement i wish for is, that you indicate when the footage is sped up.
@@FayenceSoaring for me it would make things clearer, because if you were flying as fast as sometimes shown and full of ballast, i guess, you would have a higher percentage of kin energy stored. Maybe indicated with two arrows, sth like ">> 2x"?