Steve Young

5 жыл бұрын

Hang Glider Landings - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly! Pilot Steve Young

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@ZentralratFliesentischbesitzer4 күн бұрын

Greetings from 🇦🇹! Very scenic video, great views on Oberes Drautal, Weißensee, Gitschtal, Kreuzeckgruppe. Seems you started at Emberger Alm, right? Reminds me to go there with the mountainbike😊!

@hienbui947015 күн бұрын

tôi muốn bay quá,thật tiếc khi ở việt nam ko có những chuyến bay

@MrHellga21 күн бұрын

Phuuuuu very poor landing! Lucky guy!

@Samuelramos31427 күн бұрын

Saudações desde de o Brasil!

@r.g.tissasenavirathna5406Ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@MiloedDriouchАй бұрын

Super !

@mrclean62Ай бұрын

You nearly got yourself electrocuted, those high voltage wires would have cooked you quickly. Not very good control with your decent. More like dangerous.

@cherifyousef4878Ай бұрын

Can uou cross the sea with this .

@Raadhabhardwaj1834Ай бұрын

Very very wonderful amazing 😍😍😍

@honzatoman3602Ай бұрын

ufff...that fly by over lines at the end 🥴

@flyinbryanfpvАй бұрын

Wait... you have flaps?

@vjhatqАй бұрын

День добрий ! Це дельтаплан чи щось інше ? Якщо є то напишіть ссилку будь ласка !!!!!! З нетерпінням чекаємо на Вашу відповідь !!!!! З повагою !!!!!!!!

@fwicketАй бұрын

They weren’t kidding about the power lines 😅 Great flight. Stay safe.

@theflyingchillipepper2 ай бұрын

I've seen some sketchy looking things in aviation, this (to me) looks like one of them. Have to hand it to the first guy that went... "Heys guys... I have an idea.....hear me out....we make a trolley" :)

@user-hg5uz6cz2d2 ай бұрын

Krusevo . MAKEDONiA

@EVE101Patt2 ай бұрын

just judging by the scenary the first 3 look like in upper styria, like ennstal or so :)

@keitharcher86282 ай бұрын

What make and model is that glider?

@thomasdiederich5853Ай бұрын

Supposedly this is an AIR ATOS VR plus (3 spoilers per side as one can see in the beginning) with a race keel. 14.5m wingspan, thus wondering how he actually missed the building 😊 Very nice impressions though.

@dudleymead18282 ай бұрын

Better advice: Ask a qualified, on site, advanced pilot or instructor to help with your landing techniques instead of soliciting online advice from strangers who have unknown credentials for instructing on such a specific topic.

@richardharker27752 ай бұрын

Looks so serene but I'm sure there's more to it than what we see. I was curious how you transported your glider to different countries.

@steveyoung-hanggliding2 ай бұрын

Its easy just a roof bar on your car.

@chazbickel45182 ай бұрын

When you're flying you see how truly beautiful the world is. Wow !!!

@greenplanetearth61862 ай бұрын

Just wondering have you ever been attacked by any angry birds up there ? Like eagles..? ;))

@averagefpv94493 ай бұрын

The still shots and detailed explanation really clarifies the maneuver needed. Thanks

@SagaSeaCraft3 ай бұрын

I believe most of your troubles, like mine and many (most?) other HG pilots, is that you and I are being absolute pussies for holding on to the downtubes while on approach.😛 You cannot possibly control the glider with as much authority and higher approach speeds as you could as if on the control bar. I've switched to a faster glider and have had the same problems because I get anxious on close final and revert to my H1/H2 training rather than advanced landing techniques, merely because it feels more comforting to be completely upright on the downtubes for some reason. Stupid. My previous gliders didn't concern me so much, so I was absolutely comfortable flying into ground effect on the control bar, or even OUOD (one up, one down). Everyone who flies their close-approach on the control bar and on into ground effect, then only transitions the hands high on the downtubes at the moment the glider enters trim, show the best photogenic landings 100% of the time unless the weather conditions have degraded and become not conducive for flying hang gliders -- even so they land far better than you and I would. You typically have one to two seconds to flare after the glider gently signals to you that it is at it's trim airspeed, so there's plenty of time to transition the hands during that time. All you have to do is be aggressive enough to stay on the control bar and commit to a timely hand transition. Try practicing your final approaches and transitions at trim at altitude (up to but not including the flare) instead of messing-up your glider while 'landing' hard on the ground. I've become very annoyed with myself for botching my last two landings, so this strategy is my goal, too.😜

@MelindaGreen3 ай бұрын

You are a god

@dudleymead18283 ай бұрын

Some suggestions: 1. Your harness is not letting you get upright without putting significant weight on the downtubes taking you out of trim and preventing feedback from the bar pressure. When you're on approach, you are either near prone with your shoulders near the base tube and unable to get your hands high enough to flare adequately or hanging on the downtubes to stay upright. If you can't re-balance yourself in your harness to be more upright when on approach (hang a couple of cm higher, lengthen the leg loops, etc.), a different harness may be of great benefit. 2. Transitioning upright earlier will allow you a more stable approach than transitioning at the last moment when attention should be focused on approach adjustments and flare timing. 3. Get some bar mits that stay on the base tube for warmth and some lightweight, close fitting, tactile gloves to give you an easier time getting your hands on the downtubes and getting good input and feedback from the glider trim and speed for both takeoff and landings.

@wildflowers4653 ай бұрын

I just looked up "hang glider anatomy" and can't find references to downtubes and base tubes. I'm not yet a pilot. Are the down tubes the two upper legs of the triangle that support the control bar? And is the base tube another word for the control bar? thanks, interested in understanding your input

@dudleymead18283 ай бұрын

@@wildflowers465 As with many things, there may be different terms for different parts of a hang glider. The term "downtube" and the term "upright" are used synonymously (meaning the same thing) and are, as you put it in your question, "the two upper legs of the triangle". The horizontal tube or bar at the bottom of the triangle is variously called the "base tube", the "base bar", or the "control bar". That said, frequently the entire triangle consisting of all three tubes is called the control bar. Asking questions is a great way to learn but often the answer may be derived from the context as you have done.

@wildflowers4653 ай бұрын

@@dudleymead1828 thanks, much appreciated!

@Voadorx2 ай бұрын

Your analysis is very good! I would add some details, based on the experiences I had flying with a rigid wing for 13 years: First you need to use the control bar as a support to stand before landing. 2nd Never change hands while lifting them at the same time, always keep one on the control bar holding the nose of the wing to maintain adequate speed. You are coming in at low ground speed and when the wind is light you are not reaching the stall for that reason. 3º Your hands need to be higher on the side bars, they are very close to the control bar when you stall the wing, thus having less leverage. And thank you very much for sharing this video, it is very instructive!

@dudleymead18282 ай бұрын

@@Voadorx You should not have to use the control bar to pull yourself upright for landing. I described this in my first point of my initial message above. If you have to pull yourself upright, you should consider a different harness configuration or a different harness all together.

@lmrabtmohamed9893 ай бұрын

Super

@Kozo09083 ай бұрын

Nice video!

@rogeriolopes62973 ай бұрын

Nice!

@lessainsbury85083 ай бұрын

I can apprciate the difficulty in making this video.When you do a lot of recording you always have to seach for the "money shot " in the video. That fantastic gem that needs to be shared. Well presented video Steve .

@steveyoung-hanggliding3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment, I did enjoy making it. everyone seems to make adrenaline fueled videos and forgets what a fantastic sport we have.

@willswingwilly19504 ай бұрын

Greifenburg , one of the easiest landing zones

@oblak60554 ай бұрын

Too much theory & mats. Put into landings more feelings for speed & sport (movement & coordination). Often; no speed because bad aproach,no enouhh pushing,hands are not on the same level..sometimes are too low.Training& feeling are very important. Good luck!

@andymccann27164 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video, although it always scares me when I see a very experienced pilot making bad landings, especially as I have just had my first lesson

@steveyoung-hanggliding4 ай бұрын

I made this video to help pilots like you. I have made hundreds of good landings, these are all of my not so good in the last 4 years. All of these are only a fall onto grass. Enjoy this fantastic sport. Watch my other video of incredible sites. This is what you will experience

@andymccann27164 ай бұрын

@@steveyoung-hanggliding thank you for the reply, I will keep watching and sub, although I probably have already

@mrbollinger4 ай бұрын

I think, stay longer on the base bar all the way into ground effect (if the air is smooth) where you are more tuned in to how the glider flies . Than, try to get as upright as possible when you drop down out of prone, hopefully your harness allows for that so you don't have to be pulling down on the uprights. With a relaxed grip high on the uprights maintain altitude while waiting for the speed to drop off to trim... Great video. Thank you.

@dudleymead18282 ай бұрын

Based upon how many times he had to grope for the uprights (missing on the initial attempt more than once) and how poor his pitch control is during the transition, this is very bad advice.

@Alohakurt4 ай бұрын

Your hands are too low on the down tubes. Your flair is not enough. Your hands should be 3/4 up on the downtubes on your flair. You aren’t getting enough leading edge angle to stall and land.

@xedniw4 ай бұрын

Steve is this glider you first or did you start with less performance gliders first and do you think this would be a glider for someone with experience to go up to.

@steveyoung-hanggliding4 ай бұрын

I started with intermediate gliders. Then moved onto performance gliders then started flying an Atos. However the Atos is very easy to fly although the glide coming into land takes some getting used to.

@xedniw4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, it's hard sometimes to make approaches pulling in on the bar if you are already too slow so you need to make sure to hold enough speed before you get to that point in the landing that you're pulling in. I've made lots of landings were the landing zone is windy or gusting and if you're in one of those situation you need to extra careful that you don't start the flare to high and let the glider spin around going gown wind, your feet can only run so fast.

@aerozg4 ай бұрын

Fantastic analysis and charts at the end really help drive the point home. Very very helpful!

@patrickbouillet8104 ай бұрын

Harness is the point...

@ericoschmitt4 ай бұрын

Thank you for posting, good analysis. I realise this is a selection of your bad ones, but commenting on those: My take is you would land better if staying on the base bar until ground effect, at least on flex wings. It is very hard to keep speed on the uprights. I stay on the base tube until most speed is bled off and the bar pressure is near neutral. So I basically switch hands and flare 2-3 seconds later. When bar pressure is neutral, count 1 second and flare hard. That makes a super hero landing with zero wind :) I did the same on the few times I flew an Atos, but the flaps give less time to switch hands. I also tried staying with one hand in the center of base bar for speed and the other on the down tube, that might be the best option on rigids. I would only approach on the uprights with slow single surface wings, specially a very big one such as the Alpha, or flying solo on a tandem glider. Any other modern flex wing has plenty of energy retention and allows for a good ground effect and late switch. Base bar + speed gives the best control to counter turbulence! One other thing that helps is to flare throwing your legs behind, not forward. That puts the CG back and makes a clean flare. Legs forward = bigger chance of the glider flying past you and nosing in. It is counter instinctive but works! Wish you excellent landings!

@richrichrich6532 ай бұрын

I remember the same issue on flex. I would try to come in on the uprights and realise late that i wasnt fast enough then switch back to prone to boot some speed on to the ground - that was the only way to get good speed into the ground. Once i switched to rigid i naturally stopped doing that. I found i was able to bring sufficient speed on the uprights - especially if i started pulling on speed quite early e.g. just before base leg. Even so I wish i could say all my landings were that great

@zeusons4 ай бұрын

Very nice self critique and very informative. Thank you. Nice glide, too!

@Nashy764 ай бұрын

Most of the issues are race harness related. Going back to a pod for a while can drill in the correct "upright" position and hands will naturally be high. People move to heavy restrictive race harnesses as they are low drag and look nice, but most recriationsl pilots dont need them. I had an old harnes that mounted at the hips and rotating upright was so easy. I have to fight my current one to get upright. But if you only had a race harness youd never know to fight. Hence you hold the uprights but are basically still prone can see this many times in your vids.

@ericoschmitt4 ай бұрын

Or a badly adjusted one. With mine I can get very much upright and it was never the cause of any whacks for me. I even did my last training hill day with it and used it since the first solo flight. And I got it used, so not even made to measure. Never tried a Tenax, it could be different. But did fly with cocoon and knee hangers a bunch. Feels the same to me... Bottom line, you can't blame a *type* of harness for all his bad landings. Could be the specific harness, pilot adaptation to it, combined with low shoulder flexibility, and inconsistent flare timing