I have to agree with neomatrix. I got my single engine land certification in 1985. I thought I would like to get a glider cert next, but tow fees were so expensive in my region that it was cheaper to move on to an instrument rating.
I'm happy to read these kind of comment. As someone who probably won't be able to achieve the dream I am so glad there are others out there who will get to do this! I hope you many years of enjoy.
@philkanne3159 But.... You casually became a doctor.... There is your reason why.... very expensive hobby....Good money.... issue solved.... Go flying bro! Enjoy your dream! I actually believe in you. You better send me an update or I will come and find you.
Totally agree, sadly my gliding experience was short lived due to my current living situation, but as soon as that changes I will be in the sky again. Flying is just amazing!
Sehr beeindruckende Clips! Vieles davon kann man leider nur an von hier aus weit entfernten Orten genießen. Also sei glücklich und dankbar, dass Du deine Passion zu deinem Lebensinhalt machen konntest und auch davon jeden Tag leben kannst. Um so mehr freue ich mich als daily Office-worker, Vereins-FI und und Flachlandkurbler hier im Norden immer wieder solch wunderschöne Glider-Stories von dir wenigstens als Video geniessen zu können. LG.
Such a beautiful video! Four months ago I started three flights later I quit, because I don’t feel safe and there was a deadly crash in the trees with somebody else of the club. When I see this kind of videos, I want to start again !
Excellent video work. The thing that isn't illustrated here is the sound. I just love the sound of a glider. That whistle of the air is just like flying a fast jet where you have left your engine sound behind. It is pure magic compared to flying a powered aircraft.
I love your low flying scenes. The ones at altitude are amazing as well, but as a glider pilot myself, I can appreciate the experience you have with low flying.
I get to go.for a ride in my first glider this summer. I'm so freaking excited. Flown in planes and jets but never a glider. It looks so peaceful and fun.
oh i MISS it! quit in 2000. work.study.kids. took me 20 not to check the clouds all the time... hoped into a backseat in 2023: its like bicycle riding. you cant unlearn it. saved me. gave me confidence in my self, and trust in others. got a kid? send him gliding... usually from 14 years old. in a club its cheaper per year then going for a ski weekend.
Absolutely fabulous. But don’t think this happens at your local (UK) gliding club. You’ll wait all day for a 3. I Ute flip! Still the best fun, though.
I just saw your glider in this video, it was fantastic. Yes flying is many people dream, I really felt the same of joy when I completed my First solo with my RV Light sport One Bravo Tango. Aircraft.
je n'ai pas de planeur, je ne suis qu'une passagère en planeur. Mon décompte est de 4 vol en planeur en voltige. Cet été j'y retourne encore. Malgré mes 70 ans, je suis toujours une amatrice de sport extrême. Le ciel n'a pas de limite .
Dad said that you need a ship with 40:1 if you want to soar. “To the horizon “ I would love a self launch to travel ….The sun seeker duo looks promising. But no where near mass production.
Kann ich nur bestätigen! Dieses mit einem *Segelflugzeug* mit sehr hoher Geschwindigkeit in sehr niedriger Höhe über Grund durch die Luft zu brettern, dürfte das geilste und intensivste sein, was ein Mensch legal auf der Erde erleben kann! Alles andere ist Kindergeburtstag. :) Auch sollte der Klang des Variometers genannt werden. Obwohl ich schon ewig seit über 25 Jahren nicht mehr geflogen bin, zaubert mir der Klang der schnellen hohen Pieptöne in den Videos hier im Bruchteil einer Sekunde immer ein sehr breites Lächeln aufs Gesicht. Dieses Pieptöne sind die schönste Musik. Sollte eigentlich mal mit einem eigenem Video gewürdigt werden ;)
If you don’t have a regular plane with a motor to tow you, can you still fly these? Are these pretty easy to land!? Are they safer than landing regular planes, or do lots of people also die in glider accidents? How much is one of these aircraft?
You can make spectacular videos with ultra cool music but an outsider will never understand the joy of feeling a thermal, wait for the core and have it centered in the first turn while pulling a bit of G and converting your speed in altitude. Feeling the air and being in full control at the same time. How do you share that with someone who only knows flying in an airline?
Stunning footage, though in all honesty, you have to be a VERY experienced/skilled pilot to fly the way you did for those low altitude shots. Regardless, glider flying is absolutely thrilling!
Very nice. One tip Stefan. Render and upload on yt your videos in 4k even when original footage is only in 1080p. RUclips prioritise bitrate for 4k and you will see the difference.
Way, way cheaper than PPL training. And seriously more fun. The performance of gliders compared to a powered trainer aircraft is like comparing a foiling kite surfer to a lawnmower. The sound inside is amazing.
That's gutsy flying, so low to the ground. Bank too much & the tips of those long wings will be hitting something. Gliding over the surf? Not too many thermals there.
Any airplane I ride in has to have a working engine. And I prefer that engine be in the front or on the wings, not on top. Nor do I feel any great urge to jump out of perfectly flyable airplanes.
If only people knew, It's the worlds best kept secret.
So true 👍
I saw a gliding introduction at university, gonna give it a go.
"If only people knew" *farts into a wine glass and deeply inhales it while moaning.
You need to have money.
I have to agree with neomatrix. I got my single engine land certification in 1985. I thought I would like to get a glider cert next, but tow fees were so expensive in my region that it was cheaper to move on to an instrument rating.
I started flying gliders 20 years ago..now I fly A320 for a living but will definitely get back into gliding…this is the purest form of flying…
amazing
I'm happy to read these kind of comment. As someone who probably won't be able to achieve the dream I am so glad there are others out there who will get to do this! I hope you many years of enjoy.
@philkanne3159 But.... You casually became a doctor....
There is your reason why.... very expensive hobby....Good money.... issue solved.... Go flying bro!
Enjoy your dream! I actually believe in you.
You better send me an update or I will come and find you.
Totally agree, sadly my gliding experience was short lived due to my current living situation, but as soon as that changes I will be in the sky again. Flying is just amazing!
good luck, see you in the skies
Yep, one day, when the mortgage is less terrifying...
Sehr beeindruckende Clips! Vieles davon kann man leider nur an von hier aus weit entfernten Orten genießen. Also sei glücklich und dankbar, dass Du deine Passion zu deinem Lebensinhalt machen konntest und auch davon jeden Tag leben kannst. Um so mehr freue ich mich als daily Office-worker, Vereins-FI und und Flachlandkurbler hier im Norden immer wieder solch wunderschöne Glider-Stories von dir wenigstens als Video geniessen zu können. LG.
Vielen Dank für die bewegenden Worte!
If you have clouds where you live, you can fly a glider. Updraft from mountains isn't the only way to get lift in a glider.
Such a beautiful video! Four months ago I started three flights later I quit, because I don’t feel safe and there was a deadly crash in the trees with somebody else of the club. When I see this kind of videos, I want to start again !
Because you need to feel the glider and the air currents, and not rely only on theory.
Marrant, tu as choisi 2992, le calage standard US, associé avec un terme, QNH, qu'ils n'utilisent et ne comprennent pas :-)
Excellent video work. The thing that isn't illustrated here is the sound. I just love the sound of a glider. That whistle of the air is just like flying a fast jet where you have left your engine sound behind. It is pure magic compared to flying a powered aircraft.
Purest form of flight, beautiful.
Good sequence to show the ADVENTURE of gliding. 👍
You’re a good ambassador for the sport, Stefan.
Impressive videos Stefan thank you for sharing your passion, I am also a glider pilot, you are paramount to share this beautiful sport!
Thank you so much!
This is real freedom
I love your low flying scenes. The ones at altitude are amazing as well, but as a glider pilot myself, I can appreciate the experience you have with low flying.
I get to go.for a ride in my first glider this summer. I'm so freaking excited. Flown in planes and jets but never a glider. It looks so peaceful and fun.
This is fire! Thanks for sharing.
magnifique, merci Stefan !
Absolutely brilliant.
Glass cockpit, GPS and retractable backup motor, nothing like flying with my dad in his Blahnik back in the 70s.
oh i MISS it! quit in 2000. work.study.kids. took me 20 not to check the clouds all the time... hoped into a backseat in 2023: its like bicycle riding. you cant unlearn it. saved me. gave me confidence in my self, and trust in others. got a kid? send him gliding... usually from 14 years old. in a club its cheaper per year then going for a ski weekend.
Absolutely fabulous. But don’t think this happens at your local (UK) gliding club. You’ll wait all day for a 3. I Ute flip! Still the best fun, though.
I just saw your glider in this video, it was fantastic. Yes flying is many people dream, I really felt the same of joy when I completed my First solo with my RV Light sport One Bravo Tango. Aircraft.
Wunderschönes Video. Toller Sport!
Vielen Dank!
Best of luck. Be safe. Fly more.❤
Amazing!! And Im afraid of heights but this is intriguing!!
Cool video
Thanks mate!
I watch your vids sometimes, your trips bring me the will to learn to flight :)
Awesome :)
After 45 years of gliding I'm still hankering after more, but age gets you!
Looks great - count me in!
Excited to get started again myself! Love your videos!
Stefan der Meister - just great - stay save!
Right! I remember very well your ride in NZ with powerfull lifts that could give someone a KO!!!
New Zealand was mental!
Damn, the most beautiful montage I have seen. Nothing quite like it.
Awesome video 🤩🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
😁 👍 …Now That’s Real Flying!! Bad ass!!
Still alluring. Grew up next to a glider airport in the Sierras. Fine video
je n'ai pas de planeur, je ne suis qu'une passagère en planeur. Mon décompte est de 4 vol en planeur en voltige. Cet été j'y retourne encore. Malgré mes 70 ans, je suis toujours une amatrice de sport extrême. Le ciel n'a pas de limite .
Dad said that you need a ship with 40:1 if you want to soar. “To the horizon “ I would love a self launch to travel ….The sun seeker duo looks promising. But no where near mass production.
👍👍 I’ve been up a few times, exciting, amazing flights. 😁
Its so quiet up there amazing 😅
magnifique
Merci!
Kann ich nur bestätigen! Dieses mit einem *Segelflugzeug* mit sehr hoher Geschwindigkeit in sehr niedriger Höhe über Grund durch die Luft zu brettern, dürfte das geilste und intensivste sein, was ein Mensch legal auf der Erde erleben kann! Alles andere ist Kindergeburtstag. :)
Auch sollte der Klang des Variometers genannt werden. Obwohl ich schon ewig seit über 25 Jahren nicht mehr geflogen bin, zaubert mir der Klang der schnellen hohen Pieptöne in den Videos hier im Bruchteil einer Sekunde immer ein sehr breites Lächeln aufs Gesicht. Dieses Pieptöne sind die schönste Musik.
Sollte eigentlich mal mit einem eigenem Video gewürdigt werden ;)
Danke dir für die tollen Worte :)
hab am Sonntag endlich meine praktische 🥳
Wow, viel Erfolg! 😃
@@SteFly Danke
Update: hab bestanden, vielen dank für deine Videos die mich auch ins Hobby gebracht haben ! 🥳
Sweet video dude, what’s the song called ?
Fantastisch !! Ich ziehe meinen Hut !! LG von amade‘ 👌👍☕️🥂😊
Mega Werbung für unseren Sport. Danke Stefan für die geilen Perspektiven!
Freut mich zu hören! Bin gespannt auf dein neues Buch!
Your production si incredible!!!❤😊
Thank you so much!!
Sehr schön!
Herzlichen Dank!
Tolle Bilder. 👍😃
This isn't gliding, this is art!
it may be art but it is most definitely also gliding.
This is me appreciating my propeller.
It looks fantastic. I would love to do it. I hear that statistically it's quite dangerous.
Looks fun!😃
It is fun :)
Mega Trailer! Da gibts noch einige Videos auf deinem Kanal zu entdecken!
Danke dir!!
The Mazda Maita (mx-5) of the aviation industry
Hello guys..what would be the best market place for used gliders? On internet? Thank you!
good job👍🏻
I wish my pre-frontal cortex was less developed so I could get back into gliding!
be safe up there.
some of those passes were really low. Thats crazy. Would it be able to gain elevation?
wow!
Impressive! I would Like to be a pilot od this glider!
If you don’t have a regular plane with a motor to tow you, can you still fly these? Are these pretty easy to land!? Are they safer than landing regular planes, or do lots of people also die in glider accidents? How much is one of these aircraft?
Very cool
i flew it once with an instructor the best feeling ever except for the g's. hahah 😂
You can make spectacular videos with ultra cool music but an outsider will never understand the joy of feeling a thermal, wait for the core and have it centered in the first turn while pulling a bit of G and converting your speed in altitude. Feeling the air and being in full control at the same time. How do you share that with someone who only knows flying in an airline?
Yes, completely agree!
Flying is one thing but flying in a glider is an other, I think. Flown a couple of times in a glider and did a beginners course hang-gliding.
yes soaring is something truly special.
What's your favorite glider, Stefan ?
dude i love your content i want to have a glider one day
Sick edit!
Falling….with *STYLE*
This is epic!!
Thank you!!
Hi Stefan, in which country do you fly glider?
I'm prob gonna get my license this year
Stunning footage, though in all honesty, you have to be a VERY experienced/skilled pilot to fly the way you did for those low altitude shots. Regardless, glider flying is absolutely thrilling!
what a great edit.
Whats the location of the place at 1:11
Very nice. One tip Stefan. Render and upload on yt your videos in 4k even when original footage is only in 1080p. RUclips prioritise bitrate for 4k and you will see the difference.
Thanks for the tip!
alternate title: THIS IS RICH MEN'S GLIDING
Why not have a true glider experience with only the sound of the wind?
I like to DS thermals in my 15 meter fully ballasted and pull 8 gs
Would love to do it, but hanging around a field all day just to get 1 or 2 starts is not for me....
HOW DO I GET MY HANDS ON ONE
Looks like new zealand
Microsoft Flight Simulator brought me here
Where are the mountainous coasts from 0:27?
In New Zealand
indeed it is...
How does one get into a hobby like this? Did you have friends that were already into it? I’d imagine it’s not cheap
Way, way cheaper than PPL training. And seriously more fun. The performance of gliders compared to a powered trainer aircraft is like comparing a foiling kite surfer to a lawnmower. The sound inside is amazing.
Do you need a pilot license??
I mean is it the same??
Jes, you need a sailplane license
give me one man
🙌
That's gutsy flying, so low to the ground. Bank too much & the tips of those long wings will be hitting something. Gliding over the surf? Not too many thermals there.
Well, wasn't too bad
dolanan e wong sugih yo koyo ngene😁
MSFS 2020 👍😅
Hi Stefan, Do you also teach how to fly gliders? I live in Germany and would like learn flying gliders from you if you offer this service.
It is better to join a local gliding club!
I´m not an instructor, I can only train you on flying cross-country or competitions ;)
@@SteFly Thanks for your reply! I hope I can see you some day on these competitions, but first I have learn how to fly gliders ;D.
@@TijsVsN Yeah right. I'd have to find some local gliding club where they give training in English!
neat
Your highlight reel is impossible to top
Of course it is possible to top 🫣
material use for this aircraft
Isn't that actually called "soaring" and the aircraft called a "sailplane?"
😎😎😎😎😎
Any airplane I ride in has to have a working engine. And I prefer that engine be in the front or on the wings, not on top. Nor do I feel any great urge to jump out of perfectly flyable airplanes.
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