1:47 DAMN! i love those strong bursts of lift, they truly feel amazing. Sick video by the way Stefan :)

used to love flying in the waterfall "bowl" in the 80s see the water going back up! thats Silver falls, great video Stefan and some good ridge running, happy landings ,soar free :)

that looks like a fun ride! when ya hit lift that tries launching you through the canopy like an ejector seat, you know you're in for an epic ride! wow

Hi Stéphan, i've never Seen such violent conditions powerfull instant g's! Nice vidéo again, thanks.

Awesome Stefan! I was also being thrown about in a Discus 2b yesterday but in Australia. Good to know they can take it. You get a sense of it when your hand flies up off your leg.

That was Awesome man! Can you please make longer video's if you can? I love them and want to go to New Zealand so bad to go proper wave soaring! Great Video Bud.

Awesome video as always Stefan. Could be interesting the next couple of days with smoke from the bush fires in Australia heading across the Tasman

Very cool my man! Awesome stuff 💥💥

We really need a full flight!! Its freaking beauitful :)

i like the instrumentation in that glider, they're easy to read & tell what's going on.

Be nice to see a flight in its entirely, take off to landing (especially the landings)

@SteFly

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the SD card of the camera was full. :/

Man this is amazing! 👍👏

looks amazing!..must be so much fun in a glider plane.. we do it with paraglider and artificial mountain ridge on the beach.. gotta be so careful with strong winds

Now I’m hooked , I’ve subscribed, will be visiting NZ in the near future with the wife, we plan to take few rides in a glider, as a former airline pilot I appreciate the power of nature.

Alter Schwede, das nenn ich mal eine Szenerie 🤩👌🏻

Vielen Dank, Stefan, für dieses schöne Video! Schade natürlich, dass es nur ein Teil dieses interessanten Fluges aufgenommen wurde, aber dieser abwärts fließende Wasserfall zeigt wirklich gut, wie stark der Wind an dem Tag war und wie extrem diese Windstöße bei Felsen sein kann.

Steady 40 knots of wind up here on the Kaipara, we don't have those ridges however. What we do get is magnificent streets but strangely never any gliders. 'Gave up my membership at Lasham when I left the UK in 2007. Now rethinking this... great flying, as ever Sir.

Richtig beneidenswert. Ich kann das Feeling nachvollziehen; war selber jahrelang in Zell am See als Segelfluglehrer beschäftigt und 1982 in Neuseeland, wo ich mir meinen Schein umschreiben ließ und mit einer Cessna 152 in Wanaka herumgeflogen bin.

Wave visible over the Hauraki Plains on takeoff, the lift offshore upwind along the Coromandel Peninsula was exceptional for this area

i love your videos how far was it from airfield to mountains?

Stefan, what camera are you using in your adventures? I've been using my GoPro Hero4 Session for quite some time now but the quality of the video and noise is just outdated. Yours always look as sharp and clear as real life!

What a flight!!! Love it! Have a question, the plane is just a glider or does it have an electric motor? (sorry newbee question)

@clintadams8451

4 жыл бұрын

No motor at all on these gliders

What is the novation program on your phone?

Hi Stephan! What software do you use on your phone?

Waterfall going up? Shiryu must live in NZ!

What application are you running on your phone? Do you have your phone plugged into a power bank? Have you had any issues with EMI and radio from a power bank?

@SteFly

4 жыл бұрын

The app is called XCSoar and only available for Android devices. And yes, I use a powerbank. You need to pick a good one e.g. from Anker which has no EMI issues.

@davesgliding

4 жыл бұрын

@@SteFly Thanks for the quick response. So far I'm flying without a computer. I've got TopHat on a Kobo with GPS chip, and have XCSoar on an android phone, but my XCSoar layout does not look like yours. I see there are many many config options, it's almost overwhelming, but I have it setup with a 55km task defined. I've partnered now with another pilot and bought a Libelle 201 and preparing to be ready for cross-country training, so now is the time to learn how to use such a program.

I'm a PG pilot, and I don't want to fly with my glider on a ridge where the water flows upwards ;) But looks fun in a plane

Are the buttons on that stick connected to the smartphone? If so, by wire or Bluetooth?

@SteFly

2 жыл бұрын

No, not in this case. But it is possible to use a Bluetooth remote stick ;)

Maybe dumb question, but what does the beeping sound indicate? Not finding this out / not knowing what the research on it...

@jazldazl9193

4 жыл бұрын

Higher pitch indicates lift, lower pitch means sink

@Suzuki_Akira

4 жыл бұрын

Ohhh makes sense, thanks! Is this part of the altimeter or another instrument particular to gliders?

@juhakettunen7971

4 жыл бұрын

It is a separate instrument, called a variometer (aka. vertical speed indicator).

i hope get to glider licence how can i do?

My girlfriend 10 minutes into the flight: "I have to pee"

@maxrandriambololona7230

4 жыл бұрын

For mine it's the fainting!

Hi Stefan was ist das für eine Kamera mit der du aufnimmst?

@Haralddv

4 жыл бұрын

Probably s GoPro 6,7 or 8

How do you keep flying without an engine?

@finn4aviation320

4 жыл бұрын

gliders use rising air to gain altitude. In this video the glider uses wind blowing up caused by the mountains. I recommend watching this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lGiN1NKmmMq0d9Y.html

Darf man eigentlich mit dem LAPL auch in kt und feet fliegen

@snejreremmak290

4 жыл бұрын

in dieser Hinsicht unterscheiden sich lapl und spl tatsächlich meines Wissens nicht

I just did my first ever flight at 14 best experience of my life

bist du Berufssegelpilot?

Come back Matt Wright

You needed to concentrate right? Because of only less comments 🤪

Лайк! Давай больше видео!

@anonymxs._7570

4 жыл бұрын

It's really smart to comment on russian when the guy is German and speaks English

@мирумир---8

4 жыл бұрын

Anonymxs. _ я из деревни! Мне можно!

@anonymxs._7570

4 жыл бұрын

@@мирумир---8все равно глупо, ну ладно

@lautoka63

4 жыл бұрын

Приятно видеть, что людям нравятся фильмы нашей маленькой страны на дне света. И чтобы Google перевел.

@anonymxs._7570

4 жыл бұрын

@@lautoka63 no it's no Google translator here. My parents are from Ukraine ;)

I real shame I was born into poverty and will never be able to fly one of those. Well at least I get to see how it looks like.

@SteFly

4 жыл бұрын

Dream big!

I want to live your life.

@DomAviationChannel

4 жыл бұрын

Than do it ...

@mokka1115

4 жыл бұрын

JUST DO IT! MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE!

@anonymxs._7570

4 жыл бұрын

@@mokka1115 I am :D currently an spl trainee

@mokka1115

4 жыл бұрын

Hey me too

Noy rnough disctiption about what is happening its boring watching you fly the glider - it would be nice to describe somee of the mechanics involved to keep the glider up there

@michaelbirkett8016

4 жыл бұрын

Not

Awesome is gay, legit is men