Gliding in Texas - Flying a Sailplane and a Tow plane in the Summer heat.
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Picture this-clear skies, scorching sun, and a crew with a passion for adventure. Big Q Aviation is our wingman on this journey, ensuring we glide through the sky with style and safety. We got to fly a Grob 103 glider and WE GOT TO FLY THE TOW PLANE! The super Cub was awesome.
Major shoutout to the aviation legends at Big Q! They're not just pilots; they're dream-weavers, turning ordinary days into extraordinary adventures. Check them out for your ticket to the skies!
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If you can maintain altitude with an engine, you're a pilot. If you can gain altitude without an engine, you're an aviator. There's a difference.
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I feel this is something every pilot needs to do. total energy management! You will learn more in a sailplane than most pilots learn their entire flying experience!
I couldn’t agree more. Gliding and Taildragger flying will defined make you a better stick and rudder pilot.
Or in a hang glider .
Dang tailwheel and gliders, this guy must be some kind of pilot. I can't believe he has fooled all these people into thinking he's good pilot and knows what he's doing!
Winch launches are far more exciting LOL..
as a young person I was lucky enough to get about 18 hours of gliding in a Blanic when I was in the Australian Navy, almost solo but got posted before I did.
It is great fun, I am sure glider experience would help all pilots.
Glider charters? I’m in. I knew a balloon pilot who was called by some local fair, they wanted him to do balloon joy flights. Take off, go for a lap of the town and come back for the next ride. He told them “no way! There is only one pilot that skilled, BrYan somebody…”
We also have a G103 training glider in our club.
Please more gliding content.
👍✅👏🏻 That was a delightful watch, A frase I never thought I would use describing a BrYan video. Tks
First!!!! ok maybe not.. but there are no words for how freaking amazing of an Aviation day this was..
Amazing camera work, especially the air to air shots. 😎
If you get your glider rating, you could become a real Cirrus pilot - in a Schempp-Hirth Cirrus!
The ILS analogy was PERFECT. I truly enjoyed my glider flights and made me re-think my flying capabilities. First time I had to "box the tow plane", I realized how much THAT guy has to trust me .. which is usually not a good thing. The entire process made me a firm believer that all pilots need glider training. It makes you a better, more aware pilot and an, it is WAY fun!!
It's a Greates time to fly ,poke a wingtip in a thermal and spin up toFL18. SAIL PLANE OR A HANG GLIDER . Then point down wind and go cross country .
Very cool and great Photography / editing. Pete and Carol Are Awesome!! Both DPE's and tough as nails! I soloed Summer '23 in that Glider. GREAT fun! Commercial next...Mooney Driver, DOC
Having owned a Grob 109b in Texas I can say that summertime flying was an extremely uncomfortable experience. Heat stroke time.
Love gliding! Started my flying journey in gliders....
Definitely improves stick and rudder skills
I did the same thing, a glider flight and tailwheel flight with Big Q. Carol had me hand prop the Cub. It was all a blast.
I've always wanted to do this. On my bucket list.
I flew gliders as a kid before I started flying powered aircraft. This video makes me want to do it again!
Bryan, thats some good stuff right there now!!! I have ridden in a glider once and loved it!! Glad you had a safe and stellar time!!!
About 6:34 I was reminded of a joke about looking "like a guy trying to open a clam with a screwdriver" 😂 you weren't kidding about about the tow job 😮 just discovered your videos today. awesome work! great sense of humor too 👍🏼
Nice flying ! Very deferent than power flying, want more speed drop the nose. With the huge amount of adverse Yaw you become a better stick and Rudder pilot FAST.
G,day Brian from Sydney Australia.
I'll give it a shot.
Who decides who crawls out onto the nose, to untie the knot from the tow plane?
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My first 30 hours were in gliders: good times. I have more dead stick landings than all of the ‘power’ pilots I know combined, including two Viet Nam vets.
Excellent video Bryan. That looked like a really fun time. Keep up the excellent work. Safe skies my friend 🇺🇸🛩️
I loved riding in gliders and tow planes as a kid. My dad and two uncles were heavily involved with the start of the National Hang Gliding and Soaring Festival out of Frankfort, Michigan. My one uncle ended up teaching the glider pilots during WWII down in Texas.
Hey Bryan, one note is that the regs allow a Private Pilot to fly a towplane....even for compensation. See 61.113 (g). While most towplanes are high performance and tailwheel, there are nosewheel towplanes out there as well.
Reading it now. Never would have imagined that would be true.
@@JustPlaneSilly I think it came from an issue with glider clubs. As you know, the FAA considers even "free" flight time as compensation to the pilot. So before they added this exception, a glider club couldn't have a private pilot tow even if they weren't being paid. Nevertheless most towpilots you meet are very well qualified, whether from training internal to the organization or lots of experience in aviation! And us glider pilots appreciate every towpilot!
...and he didnt even try the towcar pulling the glider up with a power of 5G, as we usually do over here... 😉
Lmao that ground chatter
Really strange seeing the nose wagging like a dog's tail, and then staying straight if you do it right. Really top notch filming! Lot of work went into this video.
Our wives must be related; my wife gives me cool gift certificates for things like aerobatic training, spin training, etc. for my birthdays. A few years ago, she gave me a flight in a Grob 103 glider (along with a stock car ride). A very cool experience!
Intentionally fly with no engine? Huh....
Absolutely fantastic video Bryan, it looked like it was a lot of fun. I think I will work on my glider rating after I get my private pilot certificate. Thank you for sharing, two thumbs way up...
thanks for putting this up! looks like you had a good time. gonna do it again?
Outstanding! Love it!
Loved my glider training and especially in a motorized glider Nothing makes you more confident than seeing a propeller NOT spinning and still landing from miles away.
Knocking out all the cool aviation things! Great vid as always!
Always wanted to try this!!!
Go do it!!!!! It's a blast!
Fans before friends! 😂
I also close my eyes when I am thinking about my position relative to an airport.
Every single time
How long did you fly after detaching from the tow plane
maybe 30 minutes
The ILS analogy was quite eye-opening to hear (cross sensory!) Looks like a ton of fun! I still enjoy the humorous videos, but for the more serious ones, this was some of your best production yet!
Howdy Bryan with a Y, Chuck with a C here, that looks pretty fun. I am not sure I want to fly anything without a working engine on it, but *maybe* I will try that
Glider charters, when you're not in a hurry to arrive at your destination
It used to be that you had to have a glider rating to be a tow pilot?
According to 14 CFR 61.69(a)(3), you need a logbook endorsement that you have had ground and flight training in gliders but a rating is not required. But, heck, if you're getting the training anyway, you might as well get the rating!
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