@@BenHirashima People expected something a bit more exciting. I suggest that next time you just tell them that that's one of the hardest parts of the 1000km challenge, since it's really hard to stand on the plane while peeing without falling to your death. Opening the window and getting onto the plane is also quite a challenge.
@@stauffapyes, i definitely was expecting him to say that he gets out of the glider and pees while "surfing" on the glider. Being connected by a tube to a bag is so boring smh☹️
I want to go gliding so much after seeing this video.. I was gliding during my school years and I'm living 5 km away from that airfield now. Seeing gliders in the air all summer just calls me there :)
Kiwi friend Bill Walker once flew 1,400km flight-to-goal, breaking the world record. And he reached 8,200 metres altitude in 1976. He died in his glider, in Namibia, in 2014. RIP Bill.
@@penguiin12 It was a glider crash, there was an in-flight break-up of the right wing, likely due to fatigue, according to the official accident investigation report released by the Ministry of Works and Transport. There were two in the glider, Bill Walker (66) and David Speight (72), both experienced and well respected pilots.
This is just terrific. Pretty sustainable way to commute, I must say. A thousand kms... you can overpass Turkey and go straight to Greece if the glider had been launched from Georgian air space, just to put into perspective. Air and aerodynamics, much like water, can lift you. You can't see many people that are into such feats. While you are there, you are cloudwatching. Amazing achievement.
As an XC paraglider, this is so awesome. I mean I know on paper that ya'll have that massive 60:1+ L/D and hear about these big flights, but see the accelerated footage of you just blasting across these big blue holes that would just utterly shut me down is really something else. Love it.
YT algorithm led me to this.. maybe too many sailing videos. I knew about Glider but never saw a video on it. You have done a good job on commentary and visualizations/tech are integrated well. Keep up, Ben!
And LS6 is like 4 generations old. New ones are even better. Bests are 70/1 on calm air. Look EB29R. Though LS6 is one of the nicest handling gliders and still goes well.
@BenHirashima i know! I live 2 hours from piedmont soaring society. In February, each year, they ride the Mt Mitchell wave to over 20k'. I want to at least make it out for that event.
My wife has wanted to be a pilot since she was a little girl; I always promise her that we'll get a plane and get her signed up for lessons one day. Seeing this video made me realize I want to learn how to fly myself. What an amazing experience this must be
@@TheJudge84 It's from dumping water ballast (which is used to add weight to increase airspeed for cross-country flights) before landing, reducing the weight of the glider, allowing the pilot to make a normal approach and landing. The lighter landing weight also reduces the loads that the landing gear of the glider must support.This glider is a Rolladen-Schneider LS6-c if you want to look up more info on it.
It’s so interesting to see how the clouds serve as indicators for thermal patterns and how the glider flies just under the clouds. It’s also interesting to see that you can take cell phone calls while flying a glider. Makes me wonder why normal airplane passengers still can’t use their cell phones. Maybe because of how much faster commercial planes are flying?
dude. that's so cool and amazing. the selfie-stick video shots were amazing, I'd like to see more of those. This would be a great premise for a video game and/or flight simulator to help train people on thermal lifts and finding them. Also, I clicked on the title because I thought you meant to took a glider to 1000km elevation, lol! I've been watching the SpaceX launch video, so my units of measure were a little off in my head lol.
Might have been feeling very relaxed on the sky with a pleasant view around you. I wish I had the chance to fly almost endlessly at some point in my life.
Congrats on reaching your goal, that's no small feat! It still blows my mind to see that glide ratio, I fly something with the ratio of a cinder brick that has the corners smoothed out a little.
Well Done!! Great achievement from a former Gilder Pilot who so so wish's he could still fly, but sadly Leukaemia put and end to my flying days Great VLOG "Soaring Pilots Stay Up Longer!" & "Glider Pilots Do It Quietly"
Awesome soaring skills! You forgot to add to your "What does it take?" list: Knowing the terrain you are flying over well. You must have every landing strip memorized.
I did my first solo in 2010 in a clapped out SG 2-33A. RUclips recommended this video out of the blue, but it is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Thank you for taking the time to fly, film, and edit this absolute masterpiece. Fly safe
Congrats to that amazing flight! And thanks for even sharing it so nicely. I am a paraglider pilot, and seeing your endless cloud surfs and the way you get through the blue holes is facinating. Häppiehh Lähndings, cheers from Germany
This was so cool to watch. I'm glad my youtube algorithm showed me this. I've seen gliders not far from where I live and always assumed the trajectory would be straight down, I didn't even consider riding thermals! However I do have a question, you seem to describe clouds as helpful to gaining altitude; how exactly can clouds help you climb? I assumed they would cool the air underneath them. Congrats on 1000km!
The clouds are actually created by the thermals. Thermals lift warm, humid air near the surface up to altitudes where it's cold. The temperature drop causes the water in the humid air to condense, and you get a cloud.
I didn’t know this even existed! This is what I imagined as a kid, that we would do this to get from place to place. Little did I know that this is possible. Beautiful view, must be breathtaking up there.
Another terrific video, Ben! The story line reminded me of one of Chris Fleming's videos, where he flew to The Ecrins - "one should consider changing the destination". Your airmanship is top drawer, and your videography is consuming and compelling. I haven't flown much this year, but you've put the bug in my head to do a flight next year that's a bucket list thing for me - ASI to Mono Lake and back! Thanks again - see you at cloudbase!
Well done ! Bravo! Nice reward for your risk of landing out. I was at first wandering what that mist or smoke was, i realized it was your ballast you were dropping coming in.
How do you spot thermals? Do they appear below clouds generally? Do glider instruments give you info on where thermals are like a weather radar sort of thing? Really cool video, I never knew gliders could go so far. I have so much to learn! :)
Yes, cumulus clouds usually have thermals under them. The clouds are actually created by the thermals. Instruments can't tell you where they are, but you can learn to read the clouds to tell where the best thermals will be.
Also instruments (vario) can tell you if you're currently getting lift or sink, and your lift rate can help you know if you're in a weak or strong thermal, etc. So instruments do help confirm your intuition.
It's quite comfortable. You're very reclined, so your body weight is evenly distributed. I also have a two layer Confor foam seat cushion that is super comfy.
SUPER flight and GREAT video.!!! Like that you speed things up to condense the journey. And that you give is an insight to your flight cpu for the critical pilot decision making process. I’m picking up some good tips! (For someday!).
Lovely running across your peaceful video with my 6 am coffee. Were you wearing a parachute ? Ive often thought why are more aviators not wearing them given all the aviation events you see on the nightly news.
Yes, most glider pilots wear parachutes. They save lives. It's relatively easy to get out of a glider cockpit. Your typical high wing powered plane would be much harder to get out of with a parachute on.
@@BenHirashima Ive wanted to learn to fly gliders my for quite a while, and its the very next thing on my list before its too late. Your vids just reinforce these desires, nearest glider school and field 2.5 hours away, probably why it keeps getting put off.
@@blakechesbro3602 I sometimes drive 2 hours to fly, then 2 hours home afterwards. 2.5 is long, but glider pilots can sometimes camp for the weekend near the airport. Something to look into.
What glider are you flying ? 15 or 18 meters ? Watching your left hand when you fly, I deduct that it has flaps. This is the first time that I have watched one of your videos. It is very, very good. Thanks for posting. Enjoy safe flying.
Yes, the sun heats the ground, and it heats some parts more than others (rocks, etc). That creates thermals, which are rising columns of warm air. We circle in the thermals, and go up.
Everything is technically solar powered Even fossil fuels is just the stored energy of plants (which got its energy from the sun) that decayed and were put under immense pressure
Awesome video, but as a person who has just heard of gliding through this video, I would have liked to see footage of at least one climb, because that fascinated me, but you kept cutting to the graphic. Still phenomenal, thanks for sharing!
So, the big question, How do you pee on a long flight?
I'm connected by a tube to a bag that stores it.
@@BenHirashima
People expected something a bit more exciting. I suggest that next time you just tell them that that's one of the hardest parts of the 1000km challenge, since it's really hard to stand on the plane while peeing without falling to your death. Opening the window and getting onto the plane is also quite a challenge.
Yo esparaba un relato inspirado en la aves, que deben eliminar sus desechos como bombarderos dejando caer sus bombas
@@stauffapyes, i definitely was expecting him to say that he gets out of the glider and pees while "surfing" on the glider. Being connected by a tube to a bag is so boring smh☹️
I'll always be fascinated by the fact that there is so much energy in the air, that flying is mostly a matter of wingspan.
and weather
Yeah my brain refuses to believe it's possible even when seeing it and knowing what's happening. Incredible really.
well, but you have to chace after the air
technically even a boeing 737 is a giant glider, it can glide for almost 45 minutes without power from a height of 30,000 ft.
@@JonTan-z3e But it cannot climb using hot air.
I want to go gliding so much after seeing this video.. I was gliding during my school years and I'm living 5 km away from that airfield now. Seeing gliders in the air all summer just calls me there :)
@@faterlandas do it!
@@BenHirashima help us learn.
Only 5km??? Go do it! You never know when you'll no longer have that opportunity, seize it!
@@BenHirashimado you need to first have a regular pilots license or can you start with gliders?
Kiwi friend Bill Walker once flew 1,400km flight-to-goal, breaking the world record.
And he reached 8,200 metres altitude in 1976.
He died in his glider, in Namibia, in 2014.
RIP Bill.
did he crash or just natural causes?
@@penguiin12 It was a glider crash, there was an in-flight break-up of the right wing, likely due to fatigue, according to the official accident investigation report released by the Ministry of Works and Transport. There were two in the glider, Bill Walker (66) and David Speight (72), both experienced and well respected pilots.
@@error.418 oh wow that is super sad. RIP
those are incredible accomplishments. a true shame about his crash. incredible pilot
they should prepare parachute
wow, seeing clouds from in the air like that is amazing
As a paraglider this video was wild to me. Leave some kilometers for the rest of us! hahahaha
@@teamedup4574 lol. The kilometer pool for paragliders is separate, I believe.
This is just terrific. Pretty sustainable way to commute, I must say. A thousand kms... you can overpass Turkey and go straight to Greece if the glider had been launched from Georgian air space, just to put into perspective. Air and aerodynamics, much like water, can lift you. You can't see many people that are into such feats. While you are there, you are cloudwatching. Amazing achievement.
being at the mercy of the air isn't what I'd call "sustainable" but it is pretty fuel-efficient
@@kintustisare you purposely misunderstanding sustainable?
@@TTOO136 Cambridge dictionary definition 1:
sustainable - able to continue over a period of time.
@@kintustis while its technically correct, in this case I'm pretty sure he meant environmental sustainability :)
But I stand corrected
Congrats Ben ‘ My hat is off to you. Next, a 1500km run
Or 1250km to break it up a bit
As an XC paraglider, this is so awesome. I mean I know on paper that ya'll have that massive 60:1+ L/D and hear about these big flights, but see the accelerated footage of you just blasting across these big blue holes that would just utterly shut me down is really something else. Love it.
YT algorithm led me to this.. maybe too many sailing videos. I knew about Glider but never saw a video on it. You have done a good job on commentary and visualizations/tech are integrated well. Keep up, Ben!
Gliding is like freediving but in the skies. I actually clapped a few times when you landed. 👏👏👏
Makes me want to become a glider pilot! Epic glide ratios on that thing
And LS6 is like 4 generations old. New ones are even better. Bests are 70/1 on calm air. Look EB29R. Though LS6 is one of the nicest handling gliders and still goes well.
Thanks, Mark. Your videos helped inspire me to try paramotoring. I didn't stick with it but I sure had fun doing it.
@@BenHirashima no way?! That's cool to hear. Atleast you enjoyed it
Yeah so tit-for-tat, now you have to try gliders :)
@BenHirashima i know! I live 2 hours from piedmont soaring society. In February, each year, they ride the Mt Mitchell wave to over 20k'. I want to at least make it out for that event.
Congratulations, this is really inspiring. 28 years of gliding, and max distance OLC 742km. Its a long way !
It's a long way to Tipperary, it's a long to go.
the fact that this is even remotely possible is insane to me
I know, right? It still blows my mind when I think about it.
Excellent video and storytelling, kept me hooked throughout! Thanks for that!
DIdn't know that was even possible! Nice work!
What a flight man ❤
Sending congratulations from Poland 🇵🇱
I watch all your videos on TV , keep doing it , feels great I really enjoy them 😎
My wife has wanted to be a pilot since she was a little girl; I always promise her that we'll get a plane and get her signed up for lessons one day. Seeing this video made me realize I want to learn how to fly myself. What an amazing experience this must be
You got balls. I'm sure you felt that adrenaline for days.
17:27 loving the water vapor shots
Is that just from condensation on the glider?
@@TheJudge84 It's from dumping water ballast (which is used to add weight to increase airspeed for cross-country flights) before landing, reducing the weight of the glider, allowing the pilot to make a normal approach and landing. The lighter landing weight also reduces the loads that the landing gear of the glider must support.This glider is a Rolladen-Schneider LS6-c if you want to look up more info on it.
You should retitle this one: "Orange Pants Said I Couldn't, So I Did"
Hahahaha !
lol
It’s so interesting to see how the clouds serve as indicators for thermal patterns and how the glider flies just under the clouds.
It’s also interesting to see that you can take cell phone calls while flying a glider. Makes me wonder why normal airplane passengers still can’t use their cell phones. Maybe because of how much faster commercial planes are flying?
Commercial airliners fly much higher. I was at 17,000ft when I got that call, but airliners fly at 30,000 to 40,000ft.
dude. that's so cool and amazing. the selfie-stick video shots were amazing, I'd like to see more of those. This would be a great premise for a video game and/or flight simulator to help train people on thermal lifts and finding them. Also, I clicked on the title because I thought you meant to took a glider to 1000km elevation, lol! I've been watching the SpaceX launch video, so my units of measure were a little off in my head lol.
I agree, a game would be cool. Maybe some day.
Might have been feeling very relaxed on the sky with a pleasant view around you.
I wish I had the chance to fly almost endlessly at some point in my life.
Congrats on reaching your goal, that's no small feat! It still blows my mind to see that glide ratio, I fly something with the ratio of a cinder brick that has the corners smoothed out a little.
Well Done!! Great achievement from a former Gilder Pilot who so so wish's he could still fly, but sadly Leukaemia put and end to my flying days Great VLOG
"Soaring Pilots Stay Up Longer!" & "Glider Pilots Do It Quietly"
Sorry to hear that. Glad I could provide some vicarious soaring.
Awesome soaring skills! You forgot to add to your "What does it take?" list: Knowing the terrain you are flying over well. You must have every landing strip memorized.
EVERY landing strip !
Literal coolest shit. RUclips algorithm cooked hard on this
I did my first solo in 2010 in a clapped out SG 2-33A. RUclips recommended this video out of the blue, but it is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Thank you for taking the time to fly, film, and edit this absolute masterpiece. Fly safe
Thanks! I appreciate the encouragement.
Many congratulations, and so well done. You could add to your list, good decision-making, intelligence, accurate flying and endurance.
This guys just hanging out in the air over Nevada all day. Way too cool!
Congrats on your achievement, looks like an enjoyable hobby, and great friends help too
So cool. Man you live a totally different life. thank you for showing me yours.
this video and gliders in general are so cool.
Congrats to that amazing flight! And thanks for even sharing it so nicely.
I am a paraglider pilot, and seeing your endless cloud surfs and the way you get through the blue holes is facinating.
Häppiehh Lähndings, cheers from Germany
This was so cool to watch. I'm glad my youtube algorithm showed me this. I've seen gliders not far from where I live and always assumed the trajectory would be straight down, I didn't even consider riding thermals! However I do have a question, you seem to describe clouds as helpful to gaining altitude; how exactly can clouds help you climb? I assumed they would cool the air underneath them.
Congrats on 1000km!
The clouds are actually created by the thermals. Thermals lift warm, humid air near the surface up to altitudes where it's cold. The temperature drop causes the water in the humid air to condense, and you get a cloud.
Loved the video especially the shots from the extension pole showing the condensation trail and the glider.
the 3D visualisation is really cool
I didn’t know this even existed! This is what I imagined as a kid, that we would do this to get from place to place. Little did I know that this is possible. Beautiful view, must be breathtaking up there.
This is a completely insane way to get around.
Thanks for taking us along..I enjoyed the ride!
Another terrific video, Ben! The story line reminded me of one of Chris Fleming's videos, where he flew to The Ecrins - "one should consider changing the destination". Your airmanship is top drawer, and your videography is consuming and compelling. I haven't flown much this year, but you've put the bug in my head to do a flight next year that's a bucket list thing for me - ASI to Mono Lake and back! Thanks again - see you at cloudbase!
Really inspiring! Hope to do a flight like this someday and beat my 120km record 🙃
Well done ! Bravo! Nice reward for your risk of landing out. I was at first wandering what that mist or smoke was, i realized it was your ballast you were dropping coming in.
I couldn’t have made this flight in a Cessna. Well done!
Sehr schöne Bilder. Tollw Aufnahmen. Liebe Grüße vom Aeroclub BEXBACH
That last shot was pretty cool.
How do you spot thermals? Do they appear below clouds generally? Do glider instruments give you info on where thermals are like a weather radar sort of thing? Really cool video, I never knew gliders could go so far. I have so much to learn! :)
Yes, cumulus clouds usually have thermals under them. The clouds are actually created by the thermals. Instruments can't tell you where they are, but you can learn to read the clouds to tell where the best thermals will be.
Also instruments (vario) can tell you if you're currently getting lift or sink, and your lift rate can help you know if you're in a weak or strong thermal, etc. So instruments do help confirm your intuition.
I really wonder how comfortable the seating position is for such long stretches. It sure looks beautifull, the scenery. You deserve it! 🙂
It's quite comfortable. You're very reclined, so your body weight is evenly distributed. I also have a two layer Confor foam seat cushion that is super comfy.
@@BenHirashima Great answer. Happy flights! 🙂
Very Enjoyable! Congrats on the flight! Cheers
bro your gaming setup is soooooooo cool
Ultra realistic!
@BenHirashima ultra realistic 😂😂
Beautiful flight!
Thats wild! I always wanted to fly, but im half blind with glasses on. I live vicariously through you pilots!
Congratulations for this flight and this wonderful video!
Excellent video, thanks for putting it together, congrats on the new personal record!
Excellent video. That’s for sharing your adventure. Congratulations on the 1k!
Congrats on the 1000
this is why i love youtube, thanks for sharing! fantastic footage at the end there with the rainbow in the vapour trail.
this whole video is fascinating
Awesome video. Damn you must have been exhausted after that flight. Much respect.
Damn, this video has inspired me to get into gliding
Amazing flight, congratulations!
SUPER flight and GREAT video.!!! Like that you speed things up to condense the journey. And that you give is an insight to your flight cpu for the critical pilot decision making process. I’m picking up some good tips! (For someday!).
Nice job, and great video compilation as well. Thanks and G’day from downunder 🇦🇺
Another great video! Thanks for making such awesome content. I'm excited to get my pik 30 flying
Imagine if all you hear for a day is "Do do do do do do doooiii dododododo" from the variometer
Like baby shark but worse
What a great way to spend a day... I might have to look into gliding.
Lovely running across your peaceful video with my 6 am coffee. Were you wearing a parachute ? Ive often thought why are more aviators not wearing them given all the aviation events you see on the nightly news.
Yes, most glider pilots wear parachutes. They save lives. It's relatively easy to get out of a glider cockpit. Your typical high wing powered plane would be much harder to get out of with a parachute on.
@@BenHirashima Ive wanted to learn to fly gliders my for quite a while, and its the very next thing on my list before its too late. Your vids just reinforce these desires, nearest glider school and field 2.5 hours away, probably why it keeps getting put off.
@@blakechesbro3602 I sometimes drive 2 hours to fly, then 2 hours home afterwards. 2.5 is long, but glider pilots can sometimes camp for the weekend near the airport. Something to look into.
@@BenHirashima So do glider pilots have skydiving certifications like skydivers or is it mostly I know what string to pull kinda thing?
Congratulations! Well done! Good job on the video too. It was interesting.
What glider are you flying ? 15 or 18 meters ? Watching your left hand when you fly, I deduct that it has flaps. This is the first time that I have watched one of your videos. It is very, very good. Thanks for posting. Enjoy safe flying.
Thanks for the kind words! My glider has 17.5m wings. You're right, it does have flaps.
The sun is heating up the air and pushing you up and forward? Amazing
Yes, the sun heats the ground, and it heats some parts more than others (rocks, etc). That creates thermals, which are rising columns of warm air. We circle in the thermals, and go up.
@@BenHirashima amazing 🤩
@@BenHirashima did some study , some record shows a glider went to 70k feet up …. They needed pressurrized cabin and oxygen,,,
An inspirational story.
Its wierd to think that gliders are technically solar powered
true!
It's weird to think that technically most things on Earth are....
Everything is technically solar powered
Even fossil fuels is just the stored energy of plants (which got its energy from the sun) that decayed and were put under immense pressure
@@SolePompano TBF, ocean vents are powered by geothermal energy, that's why I said "most" instead of "all"
@@SolePompanoexplain the Hydro power and geothermal next. I am interested.
i didn't even know gliders were a thing 30 minutes ago and now i know you just gotta look for clouds and do lil loops under them to get higher
I accidentally clicked this video and im really glad i did this is pretty awesome
Nice video 👍
congratulations...I loved this
soo much respect from an engine-dweller!
Thanks for the ride along!
Nice flight! Way to go man. Good video too.
What a beautiful video. Thanks for posting it.
15:10 Interesting, I didn't know you had supplied oxygen, I thought it may've just been a pressurized cab
That’s not flying, it’s falling with style
Beautiful flight and perfect video editing !
Just a question, what about the water starting at 17:27 ? Ballast?
That's right, it's the ballast.
Beautiful flight man! I'm earning money for a paraglider now, gonna get to the air in 2025!
Wow ❤ looks super fun. I can’t wait till I’m doing this irl and not just Microsoft flight simulator 😂❤
Very well put together video. Thanks for sharing.
3:22 lmfao bayblade XD
Nah fr😂
Awesome video, but as a person who has just heard of gliding through this video, I would have liked to see footage of at least one climb, because that fascinated me, but you kept cutting to the graphic. Still phenomenal, thanks for sharing!
Perhaps I'll show just the beginning of the climb in the future. Seeing the whole thing would bore you, and maybe make you dizzy.
@@BenHirashima haha yes it does look like a lot of loops but I'm very interested in learning how you gain altitude using clouds
17:26 is one of the most unique camera shots I've ever seen! I'm curious though why you don't run UAT or ADSB?
Too expensive and I was going to sell the glider soon anyway. My new one has ADSB-out.
Awesome flight congrats! What is your inflight weather source when you saw the OD at your home airport early in the flight?
@@timothyclark7052 I was using the Windy app
What was your inflight weather that told you the current cloud conditions at truckee?
This is so beautiful… subscribed ❤
Ha, I was at Winnemucca airport for a few weeks driving smokejumpers 10 years ago; this is the first time I’ve heard its name since then. 8:29
Keep. It up bud loving this video
Congrats! What's next? A declared 1000km?
Yes, or a 1000km triangle. I don't really have much desire to fly more than 1000km, but I do want to fly faster.
Super flight on those conditions. Flew 4 years in Minden and your day wasn't really a 1000km day :)
Very inspirational! Well done 😁
This is so beautiful. I wish I could do something like this in this lifetime, but it seems very costly.
It's not that expensive if you join a club. You don't have to buy your own.
I am fascinated by the fact that you call breaking distance records milestones while measuring them in kilometers.
The sport was born in Europe, so the milestones are metric
Awesome, Ben. Thanks so much.