Low Level Flying at the Beach | Gliding New Zealand Style

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One of those days in New Zealand: No thermals but wind, cliffs and the ocean! Fasten your seatbelts and enjoy the highspeed coastal flight in a sailplane. Spectacular landscapes included!
Special thanks to Smeg NZ and Auckland Gliding Club for making this happen!
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Video produced by Stefan Langer
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@jasoncecchettini 3 года назад

Once you fly a glider, you will never want an engine on your plane again...

@conservativecalvinist3308 3 года назад

Unless you fly an F-15c lol

@MrThiefHater 3 года назад

Agreed.

@conservativecalvinist3308 3 года назад

@@MysticalMythical He is towed by another aircraft and once in the air he detaches

@larjkok1184 3 года назад

Once you fly a paraglider you’ll never want a canopy and wheels again...

@mercurydavid 3 года назад

Once you get sucked out of a plane, you never want a plane again

@slaero5411 3 года назад

"How to inspire an airplane pilot to fly gliders" 😁

@ryanlemons3255 3 года назад

The propeller is only there to cool down the pilot

@titahibayflier3160 4 года назад

That was some spectacular flying, what a perfect video. 👍👍👍

@SteFly 4 года назад

Thank you!

@GregoryBrown6283 3 года назад

Thank you Stefan. This is one of the best glider videos I have ever seen. I have 10 flights on my logbook. I try to watch every video I can find. This one though.....sets the bar high. Keep up the good videos

@dougsanders5717 4 года назад

one of the best soaring videos i’ve ever seen. can’t wait for spring

@SteFly 4 года назад

Wow, thank you!!

@someguydino6770 6 месяцев назад

Incredible energy retention- sailplanes are the "exotic sports cars" of the soaring world

@Mike-Bell 4 года назад

Wow Stefan. Beautiful awesome you capture the serene poetry that is gliding in these sequences. Thank you... don’t stop doing what you do so well !!

@SteFly 4 года назад

Thank you!!

@Must_not_say_that 4 года назад

Hear, hear. Don't stop.

@kinqadamjrkinqadamjr1520 4 года назад

Holy shit for a second I thought you were talking bout another aviation youtube named Stefan that fly's the cirrus

@warzone-yt-840 3 года назад

These are real pilot's, they have no artificial intelligence or engine thrust, they are using their sixth sense...

@eeeeeek 3 года назад

no.. they're using their hands actually, and eyes

@truthsayer8918 3 года назад

You wouldn't believe how Hal jealous and Americans can be when they see gliders even if it's a model it gives them a narcissistic meltdown..!!! lmao

@atomics6397 3 года назад

@@truthsayer8918 idk why you’re singling out Americans, can you explain

@chinoodin4735 4 года назад

Awesome! Must be a huge lift via incoming wind to give you the safety to fly so low. Have had the opportunity to pilot a two person engine plane and one without. Always wanted a glider flight and fortunately caught one. Thermals were the only engine for altitude climbs and they were kinda weak that day. I never felt comfortable with glider because control via an engine was missing. It is a whole other mindset, but your flight gave me a sense that your control of glider had a steady force of lift that you could afford to climb and descend at will? You had speeds up to 120 knots...in a glider! Beautiful flying! Thanks for sharing the beauty of flight.

@prndownload 2 года назад

Having slope flown RC gliders in strong open ocean wind blasting up a cliff I can assure you the lift feels glassy smooth, endless and insane. I don't even consider flying my gliders inland given I have ocean and bay options within 15 min drive.

@daddyrabbit835 3 года назад

I would never have the confidence that I would catch a thermal to get me back up. You, sir, are an amazing pilot.

@J38x729 3 года назад

Is he not using ridge lift which is basically inevitable? Still crazy tho.

@sierra5745 3 года назад

Right. I would be afraid that i will fall into the Water.

@JohnSmith-yv6eq 3 года назад

In this type of flying the glider uses the energy of the wind... which in this case is strong and constant coming from the sea onto the land. The wind is pushed up the cliff face and lifts the glider with it; height is then traded for forward speed; then up; then down again... until the "lift" energy runs out... when the wind doesn't have any cliffs to push up against....or the wind drops....

@CGChris- 3 года назад

Cliffs and an ocean breeze, you always have an elevator up.

@jimmason8502 3 года назад

@@sierra5745 You have a strong and steady sea breeze which adds a lot of lift, so you can fly back and forth across the beach basically all day long at under 1,500' and never touch the sand. Plus these gliders have crazy 100-1 glide rations which means they can stay aloft a long time at lower altitudes and still nose into the wind and head aloft.

@goldeneagle8340 3 года назад

Think about the world. How beautiful it is.

@geompon6505 3 года назад

Well it is indeed but let me tell you smth. I just farted a few miliseconds before sitting on the toilet seat and now there is a somehow thick ribbon of diarhhea on most of the toilet plus some splashes on the wall and floor, no kidding. And I can assure you, that ain't beautifull

@InYourDreams-Andia Год назад

Isn't it!

@nickkrueger02 4 года назад

This was one of the coolest flights I've seen in a while and this is coming from someone who prefers to fly with an engine on his aircraft.

@SteFly 4 года назад

Thank you for this huge compliment!

@ollivud63 4 года назад

same here :) awesome video!

@volkantemizel5268 3 года назад

I flight with puchacz szd-50 1 month at glide camp. For me it was best memories in my whole life.

@Ctano32 3 года назад

How do these fly without an engine?

@teeman7137 3 года назад

@@Ctano32 they must been throw from another plane or from hight altitude thats my guess

@dhruvemital 3 года назад

When you fly so close to the ground like when you were on the beach or on the water, do you get any ground effects? If so, does it help or make the controls harder?

@RyzZaveri 3 года назад

Ground effect occurs only very close to the ground (2 - 3 mtrs max). You would'nt want ground effect specially when you have no intention of landing.

@youTube0909b 3 года назад

the seagulls must think this a really big seagull

@barriejames7732 3 года назад

Flying my paraglider along the ciffs and a 'square-on wind' in Devon UK is also a wonderful experience. One day we soared for about two hours in the 'compression-zone' where the wind is forced to angled up. These NZ pilots were having a great time in similar conditions and the glide ratio compared to a humble paraglider is far superior. I mention this because they were flying, quite sensibly, in wonderful stable conditions and not recklessly as one might imagine. I was 70 when I learned to paraglide on Dartmoor and can reccoment this wonderful hobby.

@dinskipper7987 4 года назад

This is crazy how cool ! Absolutely coolest! Thank you.

@zealousideal 2 года назад

Stefan… amazing. You’ve inspired me to also become a glider pilot. My dream was always to fly (as powered planes) but now I’m switching to gliders. Love it.

@imacmill 7 месяцев назад

Have you considered paragliding. So much more accessible. Only a hilltop and a tiny runway required, and wing storage space requirement is next to nothing. Oh, and a helluva lot cheaper.

@Must_not_say_that 4 года назад

Excellent. Such an enjoyable video, thank you. Better than a bird! And I love the symbolic seagull landing at the end!

@namasivayamm9234 3 года назад

thank you sharing wonderful video , congratulations,

@yangguan4070 4 года назад

How to know when the energy is low and landing is imminent?!!

@bonezed 4 года назад

lots of practice

@StealthElectronVIP 4 года назад

When the little string goes floppy it's game over.

@Statek63 4 года назад

With these cliffs and with this strong wind you can fly forever...

@LinkerHoden69 4 года назад

Sehr schöne Aufnahmen und interessante Flugbedingungen. Freue mich auf die neue Saison und hoffe, dass du uns daran teilhaben lässt:)

@SteFly 4 года назад

Vielen Dank! Natürlich werde ich das ;) Es ist sehr viel geplant für dieses Jahr...

@Archerix 3 года назад

For me it's one of the most beautiful and breathtaking sports in the world. Sadly also one of the most demanding just to start. At first economics, second: knowledge - you need a lot of it. And of course lots of practise like in almost every sport. So before actual gliding, it's often recommended to start from paragliding - much cheapier dyscipline. Of course I subscribed your channel and hit the bell, because I really appreciate huge amounts of effort to catch and film these scenes :)

@miksal26 4 года назад

From an old glider pilot who’s had never enough experience, I’m totally envious ! 👍

@jimmason8502 3 года назад

Me too. Last flew a glider at age 19 in 1984. Miss it too much. I swear put me in a sail plane now and it'd be just like riding a bike.

@williamaylmer2194 3 года назад

I was going to ask, what's the protocol for ditching a glider in the Southern Ocean 🤣 Awesome footage, thanks for sharing.

@giuseppecento 2 года назад

Hi Stefan, i think this is the fly descripted by Bernard Eckey in his beautiful book advanced soaring made easy. The story is amazing and the video super exciting!!!! i'm planngin to go in NZ in gennuary february, do you have any contact there (aeroclub/instructor) to get such experience? many thanks!!!

@pabloandresecheverryalvare3078 4 года назад

Your videos are amazing!! An inspiration to keep working hard to enjoy the passion of flight! Greetings from Bariloche, Argentina 🇦🇷

@SteFly 4 года назад

Thank you!! Greetings to Argentinia! Definately a country for my next adventures ;)

@pabloandresecheverryalvare3078 4 года назад

That would be awesome!! Can’t wait to see you flying here!!

@rc3443 3 года назад

slope soaring glider, scale 1:1. this is awesome

@ogrebattle22763 2 года назад

This looks like a lot of fun but also pretty scary.... I'd still love to do it though... Stefan just curious when you were doing the low level flying along the beach how fast were you going?

@JohnSmith-yv6eq 2 года назад

Up to 250kmh....150mph.... enought to trade speed for altitude to get back into a lift situation at the crest of those hills....

@timallix4407 3 года назад

My glider license lapsed 20 years ago, but this footage makes me want to take it up again!

@davidnickisson2555 3 года назад

Do it!

@GregoryBrown6283 3 года назад

Do it Tim !

@1313chri 4 года назад

Traumhaft! Die Landschaft, das Meer und das alles im Segelflieger! Besser geht es eigentlich nicht!👍

@SteFly 4 года назад

Dankeschön! Ja, definitv eines meiner fliegerischen Highlights bis jetzt. Die Küste an der man Segelfliegen kann ist etwas über 100 km lang und landschaftlich ist sie sehr abwechslungsreich.

@joshmaddren4088 3 года назад

DX is a cool plane :) Had my first flight in that plane

@MorDarek 4 года назад

WOW!! Awesome views! Great job! You are great pilot Sefan! I wish to fly on glider with you :)

@SteFly 4 года назад

Thank you!

@orhanabdurrahman3615 3 года назад

Good job 👍👍👍

@riztonstudio 3 года назад

Wonderfull, aku sangat suka ini

@micahwilliams4662 3 года назад

Im From New Zealand really nice place to live

@mohamedfaroukbalouli7809 2 года назад

There is nothing more beautiful and joyful than flying a glider

@PureGlide 4 года назад

Exciting!

@gilnemesis3547 4 года назад

Was it a Libelle soring near you at the beginning ? Whatever your glider, it should be very exciting. Let's see it again on the Big tv!

@SteFly 4 года назад

There is a Std. Libelle in the video

@bournejsn 2 года назад

Lol, "this is dangerous, DON'T DO IT, buuuut I will, but don't you dare, but I can, you should scurry back to your little life and watch us live ours, while telling you not to do what WE do." Always cracks me up, how people live their lives in risk while telling others not too SMH

@prndownload 2 года назад

I've only ever flown a couple of RC gliders before but once you've experienced slope soaring with strong wind coming from the ocean that is the only way you want to fly. Huge endless lift it really is like riding a glassy smooth constant wave. You could fly along there all day like a fighter pilot. Seems way more fun and also appears safer than paragliding or hang-gliding.

@stevesoutham2492 3 года назад

That west coast scenery is stunning. What a way to see it. You are amazing. How many flights was that filmed over? I see you went, at least from Muriwai, in the north, to Raglan in the south. Stunning.

@richardtaylor7754 4 года назад

Would be awesome stood at the cliff edge watching you making a low pass along the beach.!!!!

@mikmerl1 3 года назад

WOW I've finally found reason to visit NZ

@spaceflight6941 3 года назад

Like si vienes de un poco de todo

@aadityabhattacharya1811 3 года назад

I’ll do this before I die XD

@foxbat212 4 года назад

There's slope soaring and then there is this, simply fantastic.

@raphallusek 3 года назад

Your wing tip seems to say "fuck You all, I'm flying"

@the-best-fragments-of-movies 4 года назад

you shouldn't break the video into little pieces. your editorial spoils the impression of a beautiful shooting

@tombrennan3973 2 года назад

awesome and NEED. not just want...love teh way gliders surf it all, must be amazing once you learn to feel it talking to you !!

@giancarloferucciorusalen4756 3 года назад

Fantastic !!!😍😍😍

@josephcooksley3219 Год назад

Yes NZ's Raglan's West Coast north and South is an amazing Gliding enviroment ...

@CGChris- 3 года назад

Hey marvel at how we are flying...but don't do it yourself. Hahahaha yea, okay sure.

@truthsayer8918 3 года назад

Okay now dive into the backside and pullers mini gs you can stand and let's see some dynamic soaring I'm ready to see the video...

@pablochv34 3 года назад

Muchas pero muchísimas gracias por compartir esas hermosas tomas desde el aire y hermosos paisajes que se potencian con el volar de tu nave!!!!

@mckirk5350 2 года назад

We did this type of gliding many a times in Dillingham, HI, I hope to join you guys one day over there. Very nice footage.

@joaof.loureiro4116 4 года назад

Thanks for your fantastic video and for sharing, it reminded me of a great pilot that I knew doing the same, if it he was alive today It would be flying with you for sure. Many thanks for the video and Matt Wright, from whom I keep fantastic memory...

@cjjohnson3939 4 года назад

So cool! What a great trip you must be having! I'm jelly 🤪

@SteFly 4 года назад

Thank you! Was an awesome trip ;)

@navidecktheraptorboatcompany Год назад

I have a question for you: why so many interactions with the joystick ? you do not leave it alone for a second, IMHO reacting to nothing, but maybe you feel (somehow) in advance what the plane is going to do and you react before it does ........ IMHO leaving the josytick alone would cause less drag , but you surely know better

@SteFly Год назад

In general that's true but in this special case flying low, a lot of stress, turbulences, terrain, ... I think it's quite ok. When normally flying it would be better to make less input, but it's so hard to say that to your head ;)

@gilnemesis3547 4 года назад

Coast power is really incredible and very impressive (third view not thé last!).

@RCflyingmore 3 года назад

Wow, wahnsinnige Aufnahmen! Echt super! ;-)

@eladioboss 2 года назад

Maravilloso, una poesía...

@ravingcyclist624 3 года назад

Careful, any lower, you might get your feet wet. :-)

@DjRoan_only_top_kizz 3 года назад

Quando c'hai i soldi e un cazzo da fare nell vita, maledizione voglio farlo anch'io!

@Str8representing 4 года назад

2:36 that selfie tho

@CrafterMaxxx Год назад

At one part where you were flying so slow i thought you were gonna stall and fall onto the cliffs I would never have the nerves to do that

@timhynde8611 3 года назад

Loved it... it's that ONE TIME when you were counting on lift though

@Arthurmorgz 4 года назад

Incredible machinery. Fantastic footage. Great stuff.

@mathiscolson2444 4 года назад

What a wonderfull video !! Are you coming in Belgium for the open gliding championship ? It could be great to see you there !

@SteFly 4 года назад

Thank you!! For this year I have already so many competitions planned, that I don´t have time to come to Belgium.

@rednaughtstudios 3 года назад

@@SteFly "This year" Lol :-) Happy landings.

@sanjuansteve 3 года назад

Imagine if thermals could be sensed and detected and then projected onto the canopy like a full canopy heads up display.

@JohnSmith-yv6eq 3 года назад

The required electronics are still too large...but in the future?

@frogturtle 3 года назад

looks so fun. its like a kayak that flies or something lol

@damianbeccarq9194 2 года назад

IMPRESIONANTE! , spektakulär!

@arminmoller9927 4 года назад

Dieses Power Hangsegeln . Super im Film eingefangen . Man erlebt die Geschwindigkeit und die Schönheit des Segelfliegens hautnah mit . Klasse geworden , das Video .

@titouangalea 2 года назад

Most beautiful gliding video I ever seen

@chrisgarret3285 3 года назад

I really underestimated what gliders are capable of

@Highrockman 3 года назад

Beautifully done video..outstanding!

@TheGordo757 4 года назад

What an exciting flight, I am a commercial pilot who also flys RC Gliders on the cliffs of California. Didn't know real gliders did that too, well.....like you flew! And beautifully shot, and great music.........

@THEMADFLYER 2 года назад

NICE! WISH I COULD DO THAT BEAUTIFUL

@baqaritoradze4866 3 года назад

How you guys gain altitude and keep enough energy for flying, after low level flying? Is it because you use wind coming from the sea?

@RussellWhiteGrob109 3 года назад

Yes, it's called ridge lift. As the wind approaches the cliffs and dunes it's forced up. The gliders fly in the rising air. Same thing happens at many altitudes in difference circumstances. Wave soaring is similar, but rarely as spectacular or exhilarating. This is an exception: dropbears.com/australia/morning-glory/#:~:text=Spectacular%2C%20rare%2C%20and%20awesomely%20powerful,Glory%20arrives%20regularly%20each%20spring.

@baqaritoradze4866 3 года назад

@@RussellWhiteGrob109 Thank you for your reply. The pictures in the link are impressive. I have seen such clouds in my home town above the mountain ridge.

@privacypolicyisgone548 Год назад

Glider pilot's are the best 👌

@komancikartal 4 года назад

Again very impressive video!

@ZWD2011 2 года назад

I wish there were mountains in the Netherlands....

@brawlkvass4898 3 года назад

Классно. Красиво. Так бы полетать)

@dannycote9845 3 года назад

'me waking up after i didn't sleep' : 1:09 🥴🖕

@watchfordpilot 4 года назад

What a beautiful and exhilarating video, brill! Thanks.

@SteFly 4 года назад

Thank you!!

@SaberUniversal2024 4 года назад

Genial, me gusta mucho ese plan, pero dónde queda, en qué país, ciudad, como poder tener una aventura como esa, somos de Colombia Santander. Un abrazo espectacular..🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴💯💯💯💯💯💯💯❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@andreahrens2350 2 года назад

Good to have a Glider Made in Germany.... ;-)

@paveleroshev5878 4 года назад

У меня появилась мечта - съездить в Новую Зеландию, полетать над побережьем. Очень красивое видео!

@storyteller4473 4 года назад

Да, тоже вот давно хочу туда. Но так дорого ((

@Fah178 4 года назад

Да и не так уж дорого слетать

@storyteller4473 4 года назад

@@Fah178 ну эээ как сказать. Мы с друзьями составили смету и вышло 200 тысяч на месяц с человека, плюс 70 тысяч за билеты туда-обратно. Кому-то мб и не очень дорого 🤷‍♀️ но для нас прилично

@kierancampbell3322 4 года назад

Beautiful video, well produced. As a paraglider I'm always in awe of the grace and performance of your craft, and I had never even considered that you would take them to the coast to play like this.

@brunobernard333 3 года назад

c'est de l'incontience !!! vous avez de la chance avec les vents...

@arhipapa 4 года назад

The best !!!!

@SteFly 4 года назад

Thanks!!

@edgarkloss6120 4 года назад

Hallo Stefan, Du müsstest mal zum Aero Team Klix in Sachsen kommen , da ist dieses und nächstes Jahr International Gliding Cup. Wäre cool Dich mal dort zu sehen. Einer aus meinem Verein war auch letztes Jahr in Zwickau bei der Deutschen Meisterschaft mit dabei und sagte, dass Du da den Ersten Platz belegt hast. Viel Erfolg weiterhin.

@SteFly 4 года назад

Hallo Edgar, leider habe ich für dieses Jahr schon viele andere Wettbewerbe geplant.

@edgarkloss6120 4 года назад

Vielleicht nächstes Jahr. Viel Erfolg, Dir dabei.

@sagarmitkari1514 3 года назад

Wow wow wow... Love From India ❤️

@michalil97 4 года назад

FREEDOM

@CarlosChagasOficial 4 года назад

Muito legal seu Canal parabéns pelo Vídeo 🔔🔔👈💜🌹💓

@yoelxt645 2 года назад

man it was good enough to even replenish my soul what a lovely video this is

@exutiku 4 года назад

Looks like you are flying out of Raglan as I can see Mt Karioi in the background, amazing to think that you can take off from Raglan and fly north over Piha and Muriwai. Ya gotta love the NZ west coast and the reliability of the NZ westerly lol