A Fine Day of Soaring - Glider Pilot's Dream Day 

Dear Bruno : I Certainty Hope you see this message from me. I have to say that i "tripped" over one of your Gliding Videos, and Literally Subscribed before the end of the video. Your Videos are created in such a way that i indeed feel like I'm perched on your right shoulder.... a Fantastic View Perspective. I'm not a Glider myself, I'm not even much of a flyer due to the darn turbulent moments a commercial airliner experiences every so often, I'm afraid to have to say. If i may, going with you on your video Glides is indeed So Mesmerizing & Peaceful!! Thank You for your ongoing Videos!! I Hope you will continue to do videos for us. If i may ask: are you able to enlighten us as to how much your sport of Gliding costs?? (Ie: Your Plane? [Which is Absolutely Perfect!]); Costs associated with Airports?? (The Tow Planes, or, some cases have a Winch type of launch system?). I have indeed heard your mention that it is Inexpensive.... I'm curious for you to elaborate sometime ??? Your Instrument Gauge that you have to work with: there also seems to be an ongoing beeping sound that varies in length & pitches, which means what??? The physics of Gliding: one would think that what goes up must come down, of course. But, in your case, what goes up.... continues to climb higher!! What do you have available to yourself to achieve Higher Heights?? (I'm thinking of Warm Air updrafts?; lowering plane for higher speed, then using the speed to climb higher?? Wind coming off mountain & hillsides, pushing you higher??). Ps: is your instrument gauge letting you know somehow that you are "within" such conditions so you can work with it??? (Maybe, that's the beeping sound we hear??). Thank You So Much for your Video's!! They are So Peaceful for ME Too, that i enjoy every single second of your videos!! Once again, i Certainly Hope you receive this message from me. I know it's rather long, but i touched on most points that i had questions about(?). I hope you can elaborate on some of those points, EVEN During Flight would be the Perfect Back Drop! (Disregarding the "drop" part!). I look SO FORWARD to hearing back from you in this (these?) regards!! Sincerely Yours, Robert !!!

After flying for 3 yrs now I just purchased an ASW-20B. Thanks for your videos. Roy

2:36 R2-D2 voicing his displeasure with the decision to fly into the storm

3:38 as a paraglider pilot seeing the performance of this machine just blows my mind away... beautiful scenery and amazing flying! I hope to fly sail planes one day

Great video showing how fun gliding can be. It also shows how beautiful Utah flying is. Nice job son. Stay safe. Your dad.

I would love to see a video with some of the things that go into owning and maintaining a glider like this.

after 42 years flying sailplanes, I ask myself, why I still flying?!! to enjoy your videos is cheaper, stressless and ... I'm sitting in my warm saloon, drinking and eating what I want and ... I have fun ;-) Bruno - thank you very much! "laughing.." - really... I just returned from some island of Hawaii and the weather and the ridges are not good enough to make a long ride.. therefore I'm happy to see these videos - a little bit satisfaction you know... I'm thinking about a "B4-Simulator" for the long, long winter-seasons here in Germany ... I shove the fuselage of my plane into the carport, place a 55" TV in front of it, raising the heating - THAT's it !! Greatings, R.

WRONG! The dream day, which I have relived over and over thanks to your posts, was when you flew to the Grand Canyon. I damn near shed a tear with you. Thanks for these videos.

Thanks for the compilation video Bruno. Been missing your content, hope you and your family are well.

Just remember that it's important to thank your ground crew. With out the hook up, the winch, the guy who holds your wing on tow, the pilot on tug. Without them being a sailplane pilot is really, really difficult!

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Wow...14 knots average...that it's just crazy! Thanks for the awesome footage of your beautiful & huge backyard.

a very able pilot .... and can talk to the mike at the same time! Wouldn't catch me doing those sort of manoeuvres so close to the ground!

Absolutely stunning ! This unis why we fly.😎😁😎

Great comp - thanks mr Vassel. I northern Sweden I am waiting for spring to come, latest 2-3 weeks has been minus 20-30 deg celsius, with >50 cm snow. No soaring weather since september, so I am like a smoker without a smoke, waiting for our premier flight - hopefully during medium april.

Very inspiring, Bruno. I wish more folks recorded their flights like you do.

Great Video. I took a couple rides in the 70s at Harris Hill NY while on vacation. Soooo Much fun.

Always appreciative of your videos, thanks for letting us come along.

Beautiful! Magnificent! Awesome! Doesn't Get Any Better Than That! Lots Of Lift Around, So Very Safe To Play Around In God's Playground! Just Like The Beach Boys Song, "Fun Fun Fun"!, Except This T Bird Has Wings!

You say you strive to be, I say you are the one to follow!! Absolutely love to be part of your flights!!

Going over those mountain ridges, glimpsing the shadow zipping along beside you, I had Massive Attack Teardrop playing and I caught myself transfixed, unblinking stare, mouth hanging open, leaning into the smooth turns...goose bumps!...fantastic. A welcome distraction from the late night at the office. I come back to your videos again and again for some peace and a moment's getaway. Thank you so much.

Lift in rain. I thought that didn't happen until I encountered it myself last summer. It sure makes a loud noise when it hits the perspex, so at first I thought it was hail. Thanks for sharing snippets of fun flying to feed our between-season dreams. Only 2-3 more months to go ...

I think this is my favourite video so far. You have some fantastic scenery, and those thermals - 14kts...... wow

Bruno....at 5:45 my heart stops.....wow, what a cool move...

Cloud dancing!...soooo beautiful...thank you for sharing this gift!!!!

Thanks for taking us along! At 62 years old I just fly Rc powered gliders, which I enjoy very much but it must be a thrill to fly in a real glider!

Great compilation Bruno, if only we had flying like that in East Anglia. Well done.

I wish I get the chance to meet you man, you are Amazing, and this is the smoothest landing I've ever witnessed.

Absolutely mind bogglingly beautiful! I'm a hang glider pilot but I just can't fly like sailplanes. Definitely inspired to learn to fly like you!

Glorious! Thanks a lot for publishing Bruno. Blessings to you and your family.

Just as i shed a tear from the beauty of the Grand Canyon, thinking about the forces of erosion, the millions of years that led to the moment that you are flying above it and I am seeing it... You just said how emotional this moment for you. It gave me a giggle :) Thank you for the awesome video!

So beautiful! Man, I wish I could do that! I never did get to fly a glider, and now I can't fly at all anymore. I know just enough about it to be impressed! Your feel for the rising currents floating up those ridges is so effortless you almost look more like a great big bird than a human in a machine!

TFW I am about to hit the hay but then spot a Vassel video in my Subscription feed and I say "Yeah, I can spare 20 minutes". I need to go get my rating.

This is amazing! Crazy flying through what seems like a bit of hail?? or just rain? And the dive!! The mountain top flying...SOOO cool!

Hi Michael Hickman from Durban South Africa. This is probably the best flying video I have ever seen.I only wish I could have been aboard because that is very much the sort of flying that I enjoy.

Welcome back Bruno. Best video yet.

I always dreamed of flying,. Watching my huge tv screen makes me feel like I am right there flying with you when I stand in front of my tv. My tv is shot across the room onto my wall with a projector tv. The screen size is 6 feet x 9 feet! That's the whole wall! Now I can fly/watch in great 1080p HD quality, thanks to your HD cameras. I let you do all the work and I just stand and watch. My stomach goes up and down when I stand when you climb and dive. Very good video work you do.

What a wonderful view.

Absolutely butters the bread on the landing

Bruno, always love your videos sir. Just got my private ticket last week and hope to try out gliding (soaring) sometime soon. Cheers!

I really enjoy watching your soaring videos!! Thank you for sharing!! Stay safe!

Man, where i fly, a day like this is very rare😂

Who can dislike such a beautiful video?!!!

Hell of a video. Been in a glider once and a hang glider for short training flights. Hope one day I can experience some of what you’ve shown here. Really enjoyed it.

Spent the whole afternoon watching ur vids again totally enjoyed my self so good thanks again . Also fun ribbing you once in while 👍 🛫

Hi Bruno, great video again. I can't await the spring and the next gilding season in Europe. Then I will chanche from Puchacz to Astir CS. Greetings from Neustadt-Glewe(EDAN)/Germany

Nice compilation: enjoyed watching. Thanks, Bruno!

Great stuff - brightened up my evening!

Fantastic as usual. A great compilation. Looking forward to your soaring season...

Excellent clips Bruno.

Always a pleasure watching your videos. Many thanks

Great compilation!!

Nice Video! Thanks Bruno. Always love your videos

What a lovely glide, how a nice weather.

Bruno, I'm taking glider instruction now. I have a PP SEL. Looking for the add on. I love Gliders. I just bought an HP 18 in need of restoration. I have built 3 composite power airplanes and I am in the composites business. I know about glueing things together. Keep the vids coming. I love them and they are inspiring.. Thanks

I used to fly out of Fremont, CA at Sky Soaring, man do I miss it...... This was a great video. Nice choices of vid clips.

amazing experience thanks for sharing your advencures

One day my friend, one day.

The best of Bruno! Thanks man, I needed that.

One of your best videos, the soaring down here in Florida is okay, but nothing like what you guys have Utah, I have a ASW 27, we fly out Seminole Flying Ranch in Groveland, Florida....

What an awesome compilation vid!!!! THANKS, I needed that, only 1/2 thru winter here in MN @ -30F this week. ONLY 3 mos. to launch.

Another amazing video Bruno. Love those peaks.

Great video Bruno! Just to indicate how nuts I am, I recognized almost all the clips from longer videos. I think there was some never before seen footage in there too. Would love to see more! Looking forward to the new season!

SIMPLY AWESOME ! NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS! AMAZING !

That was nice! Greetings from Germany!

Hello from Sherwood Park Alberta. I would like to see how the glider is prepaired for flight. Right front geting it out of the trailer ( I think you have hanger now) attaching the wings, adding water and how you plan your trips/tasks. Love your videos, I miss flying in the worst way. Thanks!

your videos make me so excited for my first solo flight. i started at 14 two months ago and i should have my first solo flight in about one month when im 15

Wow, incredible!

stunning, what a nice landscape. Nice Hobby.

Absolutely stunning.

Fantastic! tank you for this moment.

I hate flying but i love your videos..awesome stuff!

what a landing wow! haha I was looking for a video where I could see you land and take off :p

Stunning!

I’m surprised we didn’t master flight years before we developed propulsion systems. Gliding seems so natural

Fantastic video. Thank you!

Thanks for the great edit! I can watch you fly all day. Now I don't have to...

Hi Bruno. I am there with you buddy. Right behind you.

3 loops power off, very impressive.

Really cool videos, I've just stumbled upon them recently. In one of your other videos you asked if flight statistics are helpful. I vote definitely yes. It's really cool to see your altitude, speed, etc. Might I suggest placing those stats in the right bottom corner, however? Your hat is quite similar in color to those numbers and they can't really be seen when your hat occupies the lower left corner.

What a great video! What is the make and model of your aircraft? It's amazing how long you can stay up there.

Thank you for these videos :)

Great video . Thank you . Very inspiring

That tounge out in the end.

Nice video - but I´ve been missing your LOW Pass 😉

Thanks Bruno.

Soaring ... not too unlike sitting on a few $TSLA call options right now.

Nice GTA 5 Gameplay !

You make it look easy. i would love to know if on a typical day it's fairly easY to find lift and stay in the air? Or is a typical day quite challenging to stay up? THANKS FOR THE GREAT VIDS!! (((-:

Awesome, thanks Bruno!

Man I wish I could do this!

Poor towplane and pilot that day...! xD Sooo many planes!! o:

@ 13.33......:-D unbelievably powerful glider you are

the best touching I ever seen

Incredible, I’m inspired. Did you fly all the way home from the Grand Canyon? I didn’t think sailplanes did distance as much as your a certain area.

Some amazing footage!

7:00 metal shack at the top of mt timpanogos utah, great hike. Approx 17,500 ft

Excellente!

beautiful

Hey Bruno thanks for the video -I have never been gliding but live near an airfield in the UK -Lasham and am thinking of giving it a go -What keeps you flying Gliders?