Glider loses its energy traversing a mountain pass in the French Alps!

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Glider pilots must continuously be aware of their glider's energy state, and how that energy is balanced between altitude and airspeed.
Music by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. - www.scottbuckley.com.au
All rights reserved © 2021 Christopher Fleming
The content of this video is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Under no circumstances should one attempt to fly a glider in the mountains without first receiving flight instruction in mountain soaring. One should never operate a glider beyond one’s own capabilities. Fayence Soaring and any of the pilots, instructors, or guests featured in our videos will not be held liable or responsible for any of the content featured on our videos. The following content shall be considered “Use at your own risk.” Always fly responsibly and safely.
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@TheVickersDoorter 3 года назад

You'd have got more height if you hadn't got a 70-piece orchestra on board.

@Michelottob 3 года назад

Wrong, more weight is more energy ;p

@carpballet 3 года назад

Don’t forget the singers.

@buckrogers5331 3 года назад

Haha

@ThePaulv12 3 года назад

@@Michelottob No he's right and you're dead wrong: *FLYING WITH 70-PIECE ORCHESTRA* "Apart from basic training two seaters, most gliders have the ability to carry a 70-piece orchestra on board. The sole reason for carrying a 70-piece orchestra is to increase the cross country speed on a task. A 70-piece orchestra achieves this by increasing the wing loading of the glider. A glider with a higher wing loading has the same polar curve one with a lower wing loading but the polar curve moves sideways along the higher speed range. This means a high wing loading gives the glider the same sink rate but at a higher cruising speed. For example, a glider with no 70-piece orchestra might have a sink rate 0f 3 knots at 60 knots cruising speed. That same glider with full 70-piece orchestra would achieve the same sink rate but now at 70 knots. This in turn translates to a higher cross country speed in cruise. As with all things though, you don’t get something for nothing. While the 70-piece orchestra will increase cruise speeds, it will also *decrease climb rates* as the glider has more mass. So what is the point of using a 70-piece orchestra then? Glider pilots will only fill up with orchestra ballast on “strong” days because a strong thermal will offset the negatives of a lower climb rate while still keeping the desirable higher cruise speeds."

@MrFergeson 3 года назад

Yea he launch a tuba off board and maybe the fat lady on the cello. Yay

@CameTo 3 года назад

I remember ridge soaring over Scotland with beautiful conditions, when suddenly and abruptly the wind just stop. There were lots of us over the mountains that day, and it was literally like someone flicked a switch and said "no more free lift for you" and Portmoak never saw so many gliders on approach at once. I felt in hindsight, this was the sort of thing there were no training for, and is where experience, common sense and so-called "airmanship" comes in... Landing on big open field with 15-20 others, I just thought roll as far as I can, so those behind have the most room. It was exciting and chaotic

@davidswelt 3 года назад

At least Portmoak is right by its two ridges ... not really any complicated mountains nearby. Learned to fly there. It was great!

@pbertf24 3 года назад

Awesome footage ,I could do without music and just the wind ....

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

Thank you for your comment; I value your feedback. I encourage you to follow the link below to a poll I have published where you may register your opinion. Please also "Like" the poll to invite others to vote as well. ru-vid.com/show-UCEVtEBGQ7VpSCPnJKkAi1gwcommunity

@saschaeuler7883 3 года назад

I agree

@alexcaskie6054 3 года назад

@@FayenceSoaring I enjoyed music, some fine aviating too.

@kurtbilinski1723 3 года назад

@@FayenceSoaring Or just watch RU-vid muted...

@sparkeyjones6261 3 года назад

Yah, I agree, I was going to say exactly the same thing. The music was a little over-dramatic to the point of being almost farcical.

@jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301 3 года назад

This must be about as dangerous as glider-flying can get. Pity about the music. It reduces the experience to the level of cinematic fiction. Wind sounds are authentic . . .

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@judd_s5643 3 года назад

Actually the music enhanced the experience. When a person becomes one with the machine, the machine becomes irrelevant and a form of dance occurs with the pilot and his surroundings. It’s quite magical and this is why the music enhances the experience. Different music for different flights. Down low dodging trees it’s rock-n-roll, up high soaring among the clouds and the mountain tops it precisely this style of music. This pilot certainly understands this, that’s why he chose this music.

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@Judd_S Please vote in my survey regarding the music. Follow the link below! ru-vid.comcommunity

@aussiesam01 3 года назад

Not sure why you regarded this as so dangerous. Obviously, there is always an element of risk, but the pilot is very experienced and also knows local topography and conditions. It may seem dangerous but in reality I think it's a very well calculated and understood risk level. Although I am generally not interested in having music with videos like this I think the choice of music as ok, although a little loud.

@Peranaworthal 3 года назад

@@aussiesam01 He had a "plan B", the airport 15 miles behind him I think?

@martls6 3 года назад

Slightly more dramatic than flying in the Australian flatlands. I absolutely love it, beautiful. Thanks for this video.

@Atitlan1222 3 года назад

With all the drama captions of impending doom he seems pretty calm.

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

Stress, anxiety, and discomfort are basic biological responses to not understanding the situation we're in; the opposite is also true. In this video series I am introducing concepts that many pilots have missed during their training, such as the relationship between potential and kinetic energy shown here. Becoming aware of these fundamentals is the first step at becoming a safer pilot -- and by extension, a calmer pilot.

@phatkid6811 3 года назад

Amazing! Worth reflecting, "what would have made me divert?" "Get-home-itis" is so dangerous.

@grzlbr 3 года назад

Would've been cool without the music too.

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@skypiratez 3 года назад

Nice footage, nothing dramatic except the disturbing music.. maybe next time you could leave the natural wind/airframe sounds and talk us through your story…

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@photoholic11 3 года назад

nice video but personally i dont like music with videos like this. I think its better with the sounds you would hear if i was in the cockpit. Just my personal taste.

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@GC987 3 года назад

Great video. I really liked the introduction of you LX screen at 3:12. Would be nice to see a trace of your next trip in a future video with some airfields/waypoints. PS Great graphics ! Thanks so much.

@philipv3098 3 года назад

As a paragliding pilot this looked pretty relaxing ;)

@johnlile7562 2 года назад

Beautifully done, music was perfect for this flight, the view a feast for our eyes. Best camera work too, the way it rotates from front to back so smoothly. Could you tell us how what equipment was used, and how you controlled those shots?

@FayenceSoaring 2 года назад

Thank you for the kind words. I film with a GoPro MAX in 360, and edit to 1080p in FCPx.

@SimonAmazingClarke 3 года назад

A small downdraft on that ridge and you'd have been walking home. Nice quality video.

@jesuisravi 3 года назад

nah...he wouldn't be walking home, or anywhere else for that matter.

@resiggy13 3 года назад

Very nicely done bit of flying and video editing. Spectacular! Thank you for making the effort to share this and please consider posting more.

@vlanico 3 года назад

You made it look way more dramatic than it actually was. I don’t believe you ever were really at risk. There were always several ways out in case things went wrong. To others, remember that a glider can pretty much land anywhere in case of problem. During much of the video there was a valley on the right hand side of the plane with probably plenty of possibilities to land

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@vlanico You're correct: I was never at any risk. As you commented, I always had a way out if things didn't go according to plan, which is the way that I always fly. My point in this video was to draw attention to how little energy we have while flying in close proximity to the terrain -- it's a lot less than we think. If we understand that, we're one giant step closer to flying safer in the mountains. By presenting this lesson in an entertaining way, I hope that I've made learning a little more fun. I hope you've liked it too.

@alexsakon 2 года назад

is there some sort of formula to calculate how much energy is from altitude vs airspeed?

@FayenceSoaring 2 года назад

Yes! Total Energy is the sum of Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy, or: E = E(pot) + E(kin) = mgh + 1/2 mV^2 Where: E = glider's total energy E(pot) = gravitational potential energy (mgh) E(kin) = kinetic energy (1/2 mV^2) m = glider's mass g = gravitational acceleration h = glider's altitude above the ground V = glider's velocity

@KeyserSoseRulz 3 года назад

No laws of physics were broken in the making of this video.

@zebop917 3 года назад

That’s an awesome piece of flying that could only be possible with massive experience of the terrain and atmospheric conditions in the area.

@plsniper 3 года назад

With massive experience, he would not get himself into this mess. Lucky, that's all.

@PTuffduty 3 года назад

beautiful video, breathtaking views, you are very lucky (not to mention skillful and professional!) but lose the hat! wear a ballcap if you have to wear a 🧢

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

Thank you for the kind words. Baseball caps are not acceptable headwear in gliders. First, their large visors hit the canopy when we turn our heads. Second, there is only 1-3 cm clearance between the top of our head and the glider's canopy, and when we hit turbulence, our heads on occasion do hit it. Baseball caps have a little button on top that at a minimum hurt like h*** when driven into our skulls. That's why you see most high-performance glider pilots flying with some version of a tennis bucket hat like mine.

@AndrewFosterSheff69 3 года назад

Why am I nervous? If he didn't make it we wouldn't have the footage! LOL!

@ronaldglider 3 года назад

Great video & editing - but *PLEASE* loose the Muzak

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@tx2sturgis 3 года назад

That energy you seek is available: Av gas. Of course, you need a motor on the front to use it.

@DaveDR7 3 года назад

I wonder why you were licking your lips? 😉 Nice risk assessment. Beautiful scenery. Adrenaline has a beautiful effect on the body!

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

Yes, I noticed that too during my edit! Either it's the worst poker tell, or I had the air vent blowing on my face.....

@bagoistvan3182 3 года назад

That was scary ! And not just because of the music. I guess it takes steal nerves to fly in the mountains and luck. I myself would have turned around and headed to that airfield behind me at first sight of that clouds lowering and starting to close the pass....but that's me .... beautiful camera work do. And skilled airmanship.

@Chris.Davies 3 года назад

Imagine soaring the water ice mountains of Titan, with just 0.14G of surface gravity, and with 1.5 bar of atmospheric pressure! climbing inside ethane and methane thermals in the 95% nitrogen atmosphere, towards puffy methane clouds, with a base of 15,200 metres. Better wrap up warmly; the surface temperature at Titan's Korolev Airfield is -186 degrees C. Wind direction is a constant Easterly drift at under 1 km/h. Ethane snow is predicted in the evening, but it will all have sublimed away an hour after sunrise tomorrow. Your tow plane is booked for 10:00am, which is when the lapse rate is looking good.

@CaptainK007 3 года назад

Good video, wrecked by music. Not MTV

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@subimaginos 2 года назад

I don't understand the infinite glide ratio - how is it possible? :) Thanks!

@FayenceSoaring 2 года назад

A glider is always descending relative to the airmass that it is flying through. Therefore, to improve their glider's performance, glider pilots are constantly striving to fly through rising air masses. In this scene, the airmass is rising at the same rate that my glider is descending, allowing me to maintain my altitude. A glider that maintains its altitude has an infinite glide ratio.

@subimaginos 2 года назад

@@FayenceSoaring Thank you, now I understand!

@marcmacd2706 3 года назад

Reminds me of my Aussie Airforce days flying the mountains of central Papua New Guinea, in single engine'd Huey's, very different from gliding but with the same critical decision processes required. Always have a bug-out route available !

@terrybarnett1317 3 года назад

Boyoboy watching this had me on the edge of my seat 💺

@julianday 2 года назад

Through just in time , what if you were a little late ?

@FayenceSoaring 2 года назад

That's an excellent question, Julian! Pilots are always making decisions, every second of every flight. We always have a plan B, and preferably plans C and D. Prior to arriving at the mountain pass, there was always the option of aborting the crossing and returning to Saint Crépin airport. I approached the pass carefully to always provide for a safe exit or crossing. And after crossing the pass, there was always a clear path to an airport at Gap-Tallard. I cleared the pass AND continued on my desired route towards home "just in time." Thanks for asking and thanks for watching!

@tadeksmutek5840 3 года назад

Great video! Thank you for those precious comments regarding flight.

@davidswelt 3 года назад

This is beautiful, but this kind of pucker factor is why I never progressed to serious XC gliding (and regressed to flying airplanes)...

@ScottMcDonough7 3 года назад

breathtaking and i am only experiencing it from my pj's

@fredsilvers1427 Год назад

What if you have alarmingly violent explosive diarrhea? Is there a bomb bay door that can be opened? If so, how do you keep your butt cheeks from freezing? Also, if so, have you ever engaged said operation over a populated area? Again, if so, were you able to maintain sufficient altitude to avoid your call letters from being observed? And finally, for now, have you ever used the above-mentioned situation to your benefit in order to gain much needed altitude? These are just a few of the many questions I have.

@RobertMacCready 3 года назад

You don't look prepared for being outside the craft. You must have some source of heat. And I think it was a poor choice to press on.

@chrishamilton4999 2 года назад

This page is so cool. I hope you don't mind if I mention this .... Australian glider pilots are commemorating the very recent passing of Ingo Renner, believed to be Australia's greatest glider pilot and instructor. Apparently he accumulated 35,000 hours in gliders, which is an astonishing feat, and he won virtually every championship going including 4 world titles.

@tomseim Месяц назад

In the USA this is referred to as "scud running" and is the cause of many fatal accidents because the situation can turn against you without warning. For example, your visibility forward is limited and the next valley could be totally obscured and your path back blocked because of your loss of altitude. I haven't seen your panel, but I would highly recommend having an artificial horizon - and be trained in its use!

@FayenceSoaring Месяц назад

No. Scud running is when one flies VFR at LOW LEVEL under a low cloud CEILING with NO escape route - I’m at nearly 10,000 feet, under a scattered cloud layer, with many escape routes. “Cloud flying” gliders in Europe, and flying gliders IFR in the USA is legal and safe for qualified pilots.

@Bo_Nidle 3 года назад

Cool video. I love aviation. Loved the music too. I know its Scott Buckley but what is the name of the track please?

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

Thank you for the kind words. The track from Scott Buckley is called "Terminus." www.scottbuckley.com.au/2021/05/new-library-track-terminus/ Please be sure to vote in a poll that I have posted regarding music in my videos, and be sure to "Like" the poll to invite others to vote too. ru-vid.comcommunity

@Bo_Nidle 3 года назад

@@FayenceSoaring Thank you.

@lord9562 3 года назад

Always wanted to learn to fly gliders. This is a great motivator to get going! Fantastic! To be able to sit on a small piece of plastic and some metal and soar like an eagle.

@ewthmatth 2 года назад

Have you tried making videos where the view isn't horizon-stabilized? Personally I would prefer this. Let me bank with the glider :)

@grassblade2 2 года назад

Man my Rusty Sheriffs Badge was bangin' shut....You need A Pair to fly that stuff...way too many rocks in the fog!

@tungstenkid2271 Год назад

There was a tragic glider accident in America a few years ago, I don't know if it's already been analysed in a vid, but it took off under tow with the small trolley under the tail still accidentally attached. The controller on the ground radioed "Abort", so either the glider pilot or tow pilot released the cable and the glider nosed into the ground killing the pilot and a woman passenger and a toddler on her lap. I've not been able to find an accident report to find out exactly what happened.

@PapyFlap 3 года назад

PPL avion je ne connais pas les minimas en planeur. Mais en aviation légère on apprend à rester plus loin de la base des nuages. De plus en montagne on vole plus habillé et avec de grosses chaussures ... au cas où ... En tee shirt manches courtes en parachute, l'arrivée peut être assez fraîche ! :-)

@johnkamm8886 3 года назад

What's the story about old, bold pilots???? Should,of aborted way before, could,of,turned out way different

@marinova13 3 года назад

Super mais par contre peut être utiliser une musique plus…. Légère. Moins prégnante.

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@jjiacobucci 3 года назад

Hi Chris ! Beautiful Video ! Brings back memories. Second year in a row I haven’t flown the Alps due to travel restrictions. Hope things return to normal next year. Thank you for sharing your flight. Exceptional videography !

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

Glad that you enjoyed it, John! Hope to see you when you get back to France.

@keithdouglass3618 3 года назад

👎🐨🌏 complacency is usually a factor in bad judgment. Keith Australia

@rrvallance 3 года назад

Wow that was brave. I was scared just watching in my safe little home.

@mdd1963 3 года назад

One wrong decision, and you are just a smear on a desolate mountain top, soon covered in a few feet of snow and rocks after tumbling down a mountainside; hard pass!

@jaclynbaschmann9811 3 года назад

That was really fun, thanks a bunch

@penonton4260 3 года назад

gile. gak kebayang kalo tiba2 jatoh di tengah2 gunung. di jamin kedinginan mati konyol ~

@benpeterson1238 2 года назад

Cool video, couple of questions. Does the water in your wing freeze during flights in these cold areas, and do you have heat in the glider? How long can it efficiently run heat?

@FayenceSoaring 2 года назад

Thank you for watching! Yes, there's a minimum temperature for keeping water in the wings; below that temperature the water must be jettisoned. And no, there's no heater. The only heat is from the greenhouse effect of the canopy, therefore our feet can freeze! I use the same foot warmers that are commonly available at outdoor sports stores or ski shops.

@edwinaichner2954 3 года назад

Der Text im Beitrag ist sinnlos. Jeder Segler der im Bergland unterwegs ist, hat seine Qualifikation und entsprechende Schulung, die sogar verpflichtend absolviert werden muss, bevor man solche Flüge machen darf. Sorry, die Darstellung dieses Fluges ist nur reisserisch. Gruss, ein Gebirgspilot aus Tirol.

@yepsure4202 Год назад

I expected that you would hear the sound of air roaring so I'm quite shocked that you can hear a huge orchastra instead.

@lionhellll 3 года назад

Très belles images malgré un commentaire quelque peu biaisé...

@nzmeateater 3 года назад

Cool vid, I would have chosen diffrent more sedate music, but each to there own👍

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@romillancours 3 года назад

Tu as un ASH 31 Mi qui a 56 de finesse... 1000m altitude tu fais 56 km en plus tu as le moteur!!! 100 m et tu penses avoir perdu ton énergie parce que tu es à 100 m ,, ce qui te laisse grosso modo 5 km de moy de plané à la finesse max!!! ou tu troll , ou il faudrait que tu stop le planeur alors ;-) allez sinon jolie les images, dommage que pour le parcours combattant tu n'as pas fait le film au complet avec le son cockpit ;-) bon vol!

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@pierre Romillancours Tes arguments sont pleins d'hypothèses fausses et dangereuses. Tout d'abord, même si mon planeur est autonomne, il s'agit toujours d'un planeur et nous n'utilisons jamais le moteur pour nous sortir du pétrin; trop de choses peuvent mal tourner comme de nombreux pilotes l'ont appris avec du sang. Deuxièmement, alors que l'ASH 31 Mi a une finesse de 56:1, ce n'est que dans l'air calme à une vitesse de plané maximale -- ce que nous ne volons jamais en montagne. Enfin, on ne peut planer que s'il y a l'air sous le planeur. A 100 mètres au dessus du col, on n'a que l'énergie qu'on a dans le dernier virage vers la piste en fin de journée. Comprendre cette relation entre l'énergie potentielle et l'énergie cinétique est le but de ma vidéo, et tu l'as complètement manqué.

@Channel-os4uk 3 года назад

No real reason for the absurdly over-dramatic music and falsely tense commentary..

@chrishamilton4999 2 года назад

I have a question ..... what would the approximate cost be to learn the basics of Mountain soaring in France for, say, three weeks with an instructor (or after instruction a very competent pilot) and what would the best schools to learn at be? I have about 300 hours gliding and currently fly a Discus B. Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated. thank you.

@FayenceSoaring 2 года назад

Thank you for your kind words -- I'm happy that you enjoy my channel. Costs for mountain training vary greatly depending on what you’re searching for, such as glider type, volunteer or professional instructor, your goals, and your lodging preference just to name a few. There are many options, but from what I understand that you're looking for, I'd recommend the French National Soaring Center in Saint-Auban. cnvv.net/en

@johan13280 3 года назад

C'est vraiment un sport aérien de fendu lol de jolies images mais je trouve très dangereux...

@entangled31415 9 месяцев назад

That was tight, maybe a few minutes before the pass to close for you. Take care.

@dinos8557 3 года назад

Well presented video and description of flight. I don't think I am ready to fly in the mountains as I was anxious watchng you fly there. I'm a flat land pilot, thermal-run, thermal-run and repeat.

@N-Scale 3 года назад

So really this was a glider flight.

@spankyharland9845 3 года назад

the halves of you sail plane are not glue correctly, they are slightly out of alignment.

@ThisManTriggeredMe 3 года назад

And I thought I've seen the most pointless videos on RU-vid. And then there is this in my feed

@mussaranya 3 года назад

C'est ridicule de mettre cette musique, comme si le mec était en train de sauver le monde... C'est just un planneur, enfin.

@maristevanvo57 2 года назад

musique dramatique, narratif angoissant....Nul ! Il y a toujours un échappatoire c'est redescendre la vallée (comme l'eau des torrents) Bidonnage.

@FayenceSoaring 2 года назад

Oui, il y était toujours un plan de sauvegarde. C'était le but de la vidéo, et apparemment tu l'as loupé.

@peterrosendahl1019 3 года назад

Wonderful! But why this terrible c-movie music. We want to hear the real sound. Whistling, bouncing, the pilot's breath.

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@packe100 Год назад

Hi! Nice video! What do you mean at 5:12 when you say "Once I commit to the pass, I will trade altitude for airspeed to increase my safety margin"?

@FayenceSoaring Год назад

Hello and thank you for your kind words, and for your question. We need to always be aware of our total energy status, which is the sum of our potential energy (altitude) and kinetic energy (airspeed). If we have neither altitude nor airspeed, our total energy may be dangerously low. While traversing the mountain pass, my altitude above the terrain was low which decreased my available potential energy. I needed to increase my airspeed to increase my kinetic energy. By maintaining sufficient kinetic energy I was able to safely traverse the mountain pass.

@markjones3425 3 года назад

A very nice video with a great story line and build up, anticipating more . Thanks

@APERTOLIBRO63 3 года назад

Fabuleux. Merci pour cette magnifique vidéo et bravo à toi. Mais il m'est arrivé une fois en vol d'onde en moto-planeur en Auvergne montés à 3000 mètres de "ne plus arriver" à descendre aérofreins sortis, une vrille par mon copain pilote, et quand l'ascendance nous à lâché, "chute libre" G négatifs, clefs du hangar qui étaient à mon cou accrochées une cordelette collées à la verrière, pfffff......pas près de l'oublier celle là, en pilotant un des Jodel D120 du club je n'ai jamais eu une telle émotion ! je ne suis jamais allé dans les Alpes l'été faire du vol de pente avec les copains.....

@romillancours 3 года назад

le coup du vol d'onde en negatif je connais bien ,ça calme :-)

@0doubledseven589 3 года назад

They grow big in the Alps.

@friendshipyu Год назад

Only you knew how did you feel! Flying at the lowest sink rate, a trifle above the deadly frozen rock, in a short sleave. Don't repat it.

@FayenceSoaring Год назад

The temperature at takeoff was 39°C. The issue was staying cool, not warm.. Regarding the flying skills in the mountains, that is the point of my videos: mountain soaring can be done safely, but not without training and progressive experience. What might appear to the untrained as risky or dangerous, was perfectly safe.

@portnuefflyer 3 года назад

This old former hang glider pilot, now mountain flies on skis in the winter, and I was seeing lot's of LZ's!

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

I once saw a paraglider pilot standing on the tiny peak of a mountain with his canopy still fully inflated.

@heikkileivo 3 года назад

Interesting and cool video, but annoying music.

@hhazelhoff1363 3 года назад

I like having a engine on my plane, cheers

@hamshackleton 3 года назад

Weird camera image, with a mis-matched split down the centreline of the fuz. Dreadful pounding drum and wailing chorus noise. A good pilot wouldn't get caught flying the letterbox trap!

@christoff217 3 года назад

Wow....incredible dramatic footage and clearly very experienced , it just amazes me how vulnerable it all seems yet using the power of altitude and thermals ....

@pstrzel 3 года назад

I actually like the quality production with the camera angles, the music, and commentary. Looking forward to more and wishing you a lot more subscribers. As for me, it's time to dust off that Condor and go flying out of Fayence. ;-)

@jb5music 3 года назад

I didn't see it. Looked to me like he could have flown around either side of whatever pass he just "barely" cleared.

@jb5music 3 года назад

Besides, he could've just turned of the heater to conserve energy? :)

@amotupira2221 3 года назад

...por favor aguien puede decirme..¿que tipo de avion vuela este señor...??

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

Vuelo en un ASH 31 Mi de Alexander Schleicher en Alemania.

@corcicorci 3 года назад

You said you lose energy, but in the end you still make it. You do not abort the attempt and return to the previous airport. => Clickbait!

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

The title was accurate. Another accurate title would be: “ALL gliders lose their energy traversing mountain passes.” The point of the video was to explain how the majority of a glider’s energy comes from its altitude above the ground (potential energy). Even though I’m at 3000 meters MSL, while traversing the pass I only have as much energy as a glider making its final turn before landing at an airport. Understanding this vital point is a critical first step to soaring safely in the mountains.

@n5yiz 3 года назад

wow...nice footage

@mikecronan550 3 года назад

Such dramatic music. Where's Ben Hur?

@allanwright8137 3 года назад

Great visuals; get rid of the music - it's way over the top and very distracting. Much better to hear the air passing and the variometer telling its tale

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@matthowarth4498 3 года назад

I have to get a hat like that!

@megawhitemaster7740 3 года назад

omg,amazing video.thx so much!

@Jim181059 3 года назад

Nice video but the tension was very 'Emporer's new clothes'...

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@josephalberta1145 3 года назад

Amazing that an aircraft with no engine is able to still carry such heavy balls.

@elmerfudd7674 3 года назад

Nice video, terrible music. Best part of gliding is the silence. Be better with just sound of flight.

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@davidbrill1237 3 года назад

Can do without the music and .... the pilot looks like he might be more comfortable in a beach chair sitting pool side !!

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@videopokernetwork6824 3 года назад

Well... That was worth every minute.

@weerobot 3 года назад

Wow you on Oxygen...

@patrickjoseph5028 3 года назад

Tone down the hokey over dramatic music...even the dawn of time wasn't that over hyped.

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@kevinrice4909 3 года назад

So fresh and exciting....yawn ...

@Itsallgoodtogo 3 года назад

Something about paragliders and gliders ... Just majestic how we are using the power of nature to traverse mauntains

@Jason-cl8hk Год назад

Great airmanship. Thanks for sharing.

@hugosbalder6139 3 года назад

With a glider over Les Alpes??????? You got an insurance for this?

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

Yes. Fun fact: The French Alps is the #1 soaring vacation destination in the world.

@richardernsberger5692 3 года назад

Outstanding video and scenery---I didn't realize gliders could fly so high-- but the actual drama was...what? The big buildup and then...nothing, all fine. I'm glad it was all fine, but the headline is misleading in the sense that you didn't really lose enough power to get into trouble. And the music is too much....too loud and too incessant for the entire length of the video. But full respect for your gliding expertise and thanks for the amazing look at the Alps.

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

Yes, with proper planning it all works out in the end. But for those who don't understand the relationship between potential and kinetic energy when flying in close proximity to the terrain, they're flying blind. Also, thank you for your constructive critique of the music; I value your feedback. I encourage you to follow the link below to a poll I have published where you may register your opinion. Please also "Like" the poll to invite others to vote as well. ru-vid.comcommunity

@danblumel 3 года назад

@@FayenceSoaring as you well know, altitude can always be traded for airspeed, the faster you go until speed is actually needed is wasting energy due to ever increasing drag. Best to stay as high as you can until the altitude is no longer needed at a reasonable and minimum safe controlled speed. What's that bracket thing on your left wing, near to the fuselage ?

@FayenceSoaring 3 года назад

@Dan Blumel It's only possible to trade altitude for airspeed if one has the altitude to trade. This is the point of the video: one needs to understand the relationship between potential and kinetic energy to fly safely near the terrain. Modern gliders have a yellow triangle marked on their airspeed indicators which is the minimum approach speed. In terms of energy, it's the MINIMUM speed to fly when potential energy is limited. The pilot must decide if a higher minimum speed is required, as I decided while crossing this high alpine pass in marginal conditions. The momentary decrease in glide performance due to the higher drag caused by flying faster is inconsequential to the increased safety margin afforded by carrying additional kinetic energy.