I was hang gliding at Chelan, WA some years back, and about 1500' above the airport over on 97A north of town, a big, territorial redtail hawk hit my fabric wing in the same place as your hawk hit you. Right leading edge from above, about halfway out. The one that hit my wing dug it's talons in, rocked forward in a pivot from its feet, then let go and banked right to come around and repeat. I dove out and went in for a landing, since I was somewhat fatigued from about a 3-4 hour flight, didn't want the bird hassle, and thought I heard a cold beer calling me. I think they choose that area because it is near a bird joint, and a strike there could do more damage than along a straight section of sinew and muscle with no cartilage and flex points. After I landed, I inspected the fabric on my leading edge and saw a one-inch tear, a half-inch tear and a small puncture. I was impressed as I laughed from my beer-in-hand, feet-on-grass recollection of what had happened just a few minutes ago. What a fun day.

The pilot of the glider gots nerves of steel ! I didn’t see him flinch once 👍

@Mywheel

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🙈

@leuenbergemo

3 жыл бұрын

yeah... cause it's an RC plane and the pilot is a barbie ken :-D

@dravengiles4606

3 жыл бұрын

Thats a prop its a doll

A whole new meaning to "feather the prop"

@tux008

3 жыл бұрын

😂👌👌

@kf4293

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, Too funny!

@biko9824

3 жыл бұрын

Still funny

His pattern recognition is spot on. He’s going for what would be the head

Mommas gonna be so proud when I bring this back to the nest

@SemiFlyingPharmacist

2 жыл бұрын

What a crunchy wings,yum yum yumi :)

I genuinely didn't notice that was an RC-Glider until I read the comments...

@artiew8718

6 жыл бұрын

Clickbait title, clickbait camera mount

@stivi739

6 жыл бұрын

Marian Keller and those gforces wouldve blacked out any human

@MarianKeller

6 жыл бұрын

No, but at least I didn't notice the huge size of the hawk relative to the airplane at first. Well, the beginning made it quite obvious, but in the air, the glider looks quite realistic.

@Martin210781

5 жыл бұрын

Did you miss the hand thrown launch?

@einherz

4 жыл бұрын

@@Martin210781 he is giant-glider thrower

Looked more like it was trying to mate with it... "Hey sexy.. come here often?"

@antonl1894

4 жыл бұрын

hahahah

Very cool footage, thanks for sharing Adam! Thumbs up!

That's a big R/C glider. i was a terrible R/C flyer, but one day 2 seagulls were flying together over the field and i was able to swing around and come up behind them and fly off their wing. They were looking back at my plane with puzzlement. i escorted them off the field area. They were pretty cool about it.

@ns6q333

4 жыл бұрын

Those seagulls probably didn’t want to get in trouble with the FAA

Beautiful plane, pretty amazing footage, I just ordered the 4 meter DG 808 from hobby 88, my first venture into large sailplanes, been flying 2 meters, just hope the motor and speed control is enough to get some decent altitude, I'm excited and nervous

Hawk like, "Why Doesn't This Damn Noisy Bird Have A Head?"

Great glider and video Adam. Spectacular scenery too.

Aggressive little critters,I give them top marks for persistence.

wow what a really cool video! Glad to see that you didnt turn on your motor to make sure said hawk would chop itself up. Well done Boss. Happy Flying. Ps. lol That Hawk sure was pissed that you were flying in his airspace.

It amazes me people can fly so high up like that. I get mine that far up or away and eventually I can't tell which way it's pointing. And people who do it with helicopters are just as amazing if not more.

@_droid

6 жыл бұрын

With experience you learn to intuitively know which way it's pointing based on your control inputs. You don't really need to see it in detail, you only need to see how it's moving. Watch someone like quadmovr here on youtube. He flies acrobatic quads without any orientation marks on them.

@trustenbaker8766

6 жыл бұрын

I went and watched the video you suggested. Jesus, that thing looks like a tiny little black dot to me lol. I'd never be able to do that.

You were piloting in his airspace without clearance, what did you expect? ;)

That is really impressive for Black-shouldered Kites, that are small raptors and not normally overly aggressive. Presumably, you are in Australia, (if so that is what they are) although there are very similar species in other parts of the world.

Bravo Adam....amazing...thanks alot.

I often had hawks and eagles come up and look into the cockpit around Tocumwal in Victoria. However none of them attacked in any way. In gliding you are often circling with the birds and they are used as a sign of lift by most glider pilots.

Hawk be like, "I got your nose". That was some really cool footage. Thanks for sharing.

@pimuce

3 жыл бұрын

What a fucking birds ? That’s a very beautiful girls that pilots the plane

Beautiful video. Glad the raptors decided to leave your horizontal stabilizer alone! We have a slope here in Frankfort Kentucky USA where a few red tailed hawks get curious especially if you fly near their resting area. But most will just circle for a bit and leave. AJ

What a beautiful part of the world this is, those waterways are awesome! Thank you for the video.

Ah the hawks just wanted to get on KZread like everyone else! Lol!

Now that's a bird strike!

@ronaldbronts4482

4 жыл бұрын

Vulcan Simulator Air Strike: last level for pro’s.

@Geoffr524

2 ай бұрын

Normally that ends up being shredded tweet and a failed engine, with an airliner.

GIANT BIRDS!!!! That poor girl with the big rack flying must have been terrified :o

@robertvanhousen1015

3 жыл бұрын

B Horror movie footage

awesome video... thanks for this footage , like a loot! :)

The bird was just mad you can do loops

Amazing speed to keep up! I wonder if it was trying to kill the glider or attack its own reflection? He must of been proud when you landed thinking he injured you lol

This is the most awesome thing I've seen all day.

Thank you for caring for nature, good that you stop the prop from spinning or that hawk would have been hurt. I fly rc too

Crazy ! Thank you for sharing :)

1:28

@andrewhirst8403

6 жыл бұрын

TheDragonFlyer Aviation Well, thats one way to get hawk pics!

They mistook the folded prop for prey in a predator's beak and tried to steal it, IMO.

@paynej32013

3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what it looks like. For sure.

@linecraftman3907

3 жыл бұрын

that's a dick move by the hawk

@tomcoryell

3 жыл бұрын

You nailed It!

@craigschray4486

3 жыл бұрын

Turn on that motor.

@easydoz1

3 жыл бұрын

Put a piece of meat on the front. Then he'll respect you.

1:44 you're welcome 🤗

Yes. He should be looking around all the time. Must be lazy. Excellent video and lovely glider - climbs like crazy! No "washout" it seems. (At high speeds, wing tips bending down because of their reduced angle of attack. Helps roll stability in a stall.) Outstanding all round. Good job!

@operationscomputer1478

6 жыл бұрын

its a model glider, not full sized. teh 'pilot' is a barbie doll.

Thx that u dont start the engine! And nice landing!! :)

Yes--the pilot is very calm. Almost catatonic. I've heard pilots can get hypnotized by spinning propellers. Maybe a check up is in order before someone gets hurt. Is he still under warranty?

IDK, the glider pilot looks pretty hot!! The hawk might have been just lonely!!

Over and over too!! Amazing!

Beautiful movie! Btw, your "hawk" is a White-tailed Kite.

@Lily-dt9fp

4 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if anyone would mention that

@micahmidstar2577

4 жыл бұрын

Lily Addison same

@micahmidstar2577

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe a black shouldered kite

@Lily-dt9fp

4 жыл бұрын

@@micahmidstar2577 I thought the same, only because I didn't know what a white-tailed kite was. Turns out the location is near Murray river.

@micahmidstar2577

4 жыл бұрын

Lily Addison oh because I was watching this on my old computer and it looked more grey

their stealth haunting as the shadows emerge in the light, long before the attack, assessing their threat

this is really cool, those hawks meant business!

for anyone wondering: it's a white-tailed kite.

@falcoperegrinus82

3 жыл бұрын

Black-shouldered Kite

OMG I thought it was real plane :-)

Non one notice it but rear view is juste wonderful with nice colors 👍 Really nice vidéo

these birds have amazing courage as they are attacking a "creature" at least 100 times their size.

@BruceMcHenry

6 жыл бұрын

It's a model glider.

@soflodoug

6 жыл бұрын

SuperSaltydog77 More like amazing stupidity. Are you a millenial?

@arnypalmy4317

3 жыл бұрын

Huge courage, birds really do not care how big you are 😂

The birds like hey there's a lil one inch man inside

Adam, An amazing "eagle" view and you hit the bull`s ...hawk`s, By the way. Please check the wing beams because Andrzej has just lost his DG808 in the air. Why? After crash analysis the wing joiner plugs have been embedded by the manufacturer with almost no resin. It was a hidden affliction for that soarer... don`t worry the RC pilot has survived :-) So, pls keep an eye.

I'm regularly getting chased by magpies. Lol. And constantly have to avoid flocks of crazy galahs and rainbow lorries.

Would an externally mounted siren or horn keep them away? Or drop a few pieces of meat out from a small concealed hatch?

beautiful video

Flying a hang glider years ago at Australia’s Buckland Ridge I had a hawk rake my upper surface.

Oh hell! I though this was a real glider. Came here to see the giant bird LoL! You need some gun turrets.

In the Spring and early Summer birds are very protective of their nesting territory. That`s why they attack.

Is this off hwy 22 going into Montevallo!!!! Just wondering

That hawk better watch he don't get tangled up in the prop... It will be a bad day.....!!!!

Sweet footage

Very nice. The same happened to me with another type of bird. Regretfully I had not a camera onboard.

It didn't like your pilot! :D Cool video :)

Clearly invaded what they thought was their airspace

' wow that cooool video on the glider right wing... should be falcon or small hawk... try put 2 videocameras on the left wing and rear fin tail... total 3 videocameras on the glider plane

the pilot inside the glider looks like lunch...

attacking the head...

dast ist bei Berlinersee, oder Nordmeer, oder Balt Meeresküste ?

I had a hawk come at me 2m hotliner at one point while I was in a shallow climb, I was worried for its safety because of the big prop, which would certainly kill or at least maim it, so I nailed it and climbed vertically as a hotliner is wont to do and the hawk fucked off. I must have mushed around for 20 minutes up there and when I deployed the brakes and came in the hawk was back, took a chunk out of the canopy, guess he wasn't happy about my showoff climb.

Gotta credit the cameraman here, hell of a job.

I don’t think he likes you…! Great respect for his airspace bro… most would power up for the chop..

I hope you're okay! Must be very scarry when he comes done to your window.

Awesome. Another favorite if mine is an eagle attacking a drone.

i though its a real glider

How much was it??

That's a giant White Tailed Kite or a really small person. I think it is the later.

I have a similar DG800S 4 meter that I want to power. How did you mount the motor? Did you use one of the Hacker mounts to move the motor aft?

@adam001

3 жыл бұрын

motor firewall cut about 3-4mm in front of canopy and mounted motor to that, motor not moved aft

Smaller birds do this a lot to bigger birds when they fly in their skies. It's like hunting grounds real estate for them and so to them this plane has no permit to fly in those airs. They are keeping the zone safe for their young to grow up.

I've been attacked flying a Standard 15 metre Cirrus more than once by an Augur Buzzard who used to live in a tree close to the threshold of our club's grass strip in Kenya - used to object to us coming in to land through his airspace. Downwind checks used to end with an extra L = lookout for the Augur Buzzard ! Before the days of Go-Pros !

Amazing how short a time it takes for this bold little hawk to make a return attempt. They really do rule their airspace. I am trying to identify it. Any idea people?

@chrisleech1565

6 жыл бұрын

Osprey nest close by to me on the back lakes north of Lake Ontario Canada. They make a very large nest on the high tension electric transmission tower around here . This bird has a very light under wing and light grey on his/her back. The fully matured has much more grey speckles under the wing. This is driving me nuts trying to ID. Going through the frames in .25 speed with my finger on pause :-)

@SleeveBlade

6 жыл бұрын

this, my friend, is a member of the elanine kites, depending on the region where this was filmed :). 100% sure this is not an osprey, I have about 12 years of birds-of-prey nerdism and even more general birding experience to back up that statement. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaninae I have seen mentioned this was made in America, making the white-tailed kite the most probable option.

@t395delta

6 жыл бұрын

Xaab Xaa plane attacked by kite wouldn't get half the views lol

@chrisleech1565

6 жыл бұрын

@ Xaab Xaa >> Your input here is invaluable. Gotta love the guys that really know their stuff. I have no experience with Kites of any kind here in Southern Ontario Canada. I was almost sure that it was not a hawk though, but nobody wants to be simply contrary without knowing specifics. So this behavior of trying to steal the food from larger lumbering predator is just wonderful. Once you replay with this in mind it is so obvious. The little bugger is undaunted in spite of the cost to benefit ratio as it goes into the red!

@philipveerman7526

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheIndyspace Absolutely not an Osprey. Is a Black-shouldered Kite. Need to know where this is filmed to know for sure what species of kite it is.

hawk is saying your on my air space.

Very striking

It is a model airplane, with a doll in there, if you ask me

Great footage. Any claw damage to the nose of the glider or props? They definitely weren’t happy lol. Cheers and thanks for sharing 😊👍✈️

@adam001

5 жыл бұрын

no damage done at all

@Georgewrigley

5 жыл бұрын

adam fisher great 👍

Holy crap, didn't know this was a glider until I checked the comments! lol

The pilot has no fear

The hawk had a big appetite he was going to get the big bird in the sky

What a brave bird!

sehr schoen video, auf Luft ist besser !!!:-) TOP! Segelflugzeug schnell hat hohe! Wie stark Triebwerk?

It looks like the hawk is having trouble with the updraft caused by the leading edge of the wing. He keeps swooping in and gets blown upward.

Hi Adam Fisher may I inquire what you are using for a wing cam?

@adam001

6 жыл бұрын

mobious action camera 90 degree lens

First I thought it was a drone, then I said to myself, nah probably a real plane with a pilot in it. But the when the thing landed, I face palm.

At first I thought that it was a full scale glider, then I read 4 meters..... a little small for a full scale glider. I have the 2 meters electric Aspire, I will try with the camera. I posted few airborne videos that I took with my Senior Kadet.

How many times does a Deutsch pilot have to take a hitting before reacting.

I need glasses I thought this was a Wiley coyote cartoon

They sometimes attack full size gliders as well..

I just realized this was an rc glider 😂

Hi, what camera are you using on the wing tip? I have the Phoenix 2000 (2m wing powered glider) along with a runcam (=/- 42gr). I've not run it on the wing tips but I'm guessing when I do I'll need to counterbalance the other tip. I don't see anything obvious on you're opposite wing, did you counterbalance on the underside or am I missing something obvious? Any guidance would be appreciated

@adam001

8 жыл бұрын

+Nick McCaffrey i use the mobius camera, on the 3 and 4m gliders either molded or built up wings you dont really notice it too much at all, on your 2 m you will notice that it will want to roll to the right if your camera is on the right wing etc, you can trim it out when flying or adding counter weight to opposite wing will help a fair bit. or fly it holding some left aileron, it will vary on each glider but that is generally what i have found on 2 of my other videos of the 4m dg808 and my 2.6m asw28 where i mounted the camera out in front of the wing tip i definately had to add counter weight to make flying it easier

@southspearmedia

8 жыл бұрын

+adam fisher Thanks for the advice, standby for the next weather break in the Shetland islands for some footage!

I recon the bird tries to push away the intruder from her/his territory

They don't like the noise in your invading their airspace, LOL

This is not a hawk, but a black-winged kite aka black-shouldered kite Elanus caeruleus, just for your information.

The pilot seems somewhat of a stoic fellow.

kind of looks like its trying to swipe a blade from the prop. My guess is the glider looks like a large bird with a couple fish hanging out of its mouth and the hawk is trying to steal it.

Cool vodeo6!!