I like the “gotta be something around here” comment”, know the feeling well. Used to fly a DG 400 with engine and it certainly saved those long car or aero tow retrieves. Nice video.
"I am going to *trick* through the mountains" - I was waiting to learn this new trick... Until, I finally understood this is just your accent, not tricks - just *tracks!* LOL - Great video, again!
I have flown in both, there is no comparison Motors every time. Let me qualify that remark, I used to go to my neighborhood glider port after taking care of the horses I saw little board sign down a dirt road that said glyder port since I've never seen one I would take a ride. I sawped a days sign pulling, line handling and wing running for a 3000' flite. One of the most memorable days. later i did the same thing and got a ride I asked do I need to get the rope? He laughed and said no. He never talked much, He press a button and up out of the back comes this little propeller. A waye of relief came over me. Now i have ultimate confidence in my pilot. He has been towing signs daily over Miami and Ft. Lauderdale for years. But I could not deny the feeling. I hope to solo before my next birthday and I've joined the SSA. your videos and my big mouth are at fault. thanks tim
Yep - Going to New Zealand sometime for Vacation and some soaring. Learned another neat little "tip" in addition to the 2 yaw string from a few videos ago. on the "Results & Landing" segment (aprox 11:30) I noticed the rag thrown over the Iphone/Flight Computer. I fly with an Ipad Mini and on the warm summer days with bright sun I can occasionally battle with it over heating. The rag thrown over it occasionally when not using it would make a difference. Another neat little discovery.
Yeah exactly why it was there! The screen on the iPhone dims when it gets too hot, making it almost impossible to see. I need to make a shroud. So that cloth was my makeshift solution. That cloth is also handy for cleaning my glasses and the canopy in flight!
Thanks for another great vlog. The chart of the task at 10:35 was particularly interesting. You mention thermals when close to some ridges on a couple of occasions. Whilst undoubtedly there will be thermal activity, I imagine in those areas (in close proximity to ridges) you ought to expect ridge lift (where the air is hitting the ridges perpendicularly) or where air flowing up/down the valleys is hitting a slope (again at right angles). The prevalent wind direction or local wind direction should dictate where ridge lift might be available & when combined with sun on say a rocky slope, the ridge lift is strongest where one is as close as sensibly safe to the hill, mountain or ridge. Quite often that will be over the top of the ridge. Your chart doesn't show the wind direction (and it's a hard thing to appreciate from watching a video) but I'm sure thinking & anticipating where the wind might hit a slope at right angles and then getting close to that slope and looking for the ridge lift is where the lift is likely to be. Looking for clouds and sun is complementary, but in the mountains a secondary issue in my experience. I don't mean to be an armchair critic, but I find myself willing you to talk about the wind and get on the windy side of the ridges you explore rather than sun & thermals whilst in the mountains. Your videos are great and I must say I look forward to every one. Thanks and good luck.
Hi Graeme, there wasn't much wind that day, except that valley wind that was very low level only. Which was helping kill the thermals. So no ridge soaring, only thermal heat, and not enough of that too... thus the need for my motor! Thanks for watching, glad you're enjoying them.
Yeah absolutely critical to be within glide of a safe landing spot before getting the engine out. As soon as it's out it's like opening the brakes a bit. The first one I was just out of range of the airfield so used those good fields underneath me. And same with the second, there was an airstrip around there, but I couldn't find it, so used a couple of fields that looked safe as my landing option. My primary goal is never to be in a place I can't land safely.
Yeah I wouldn't even extend the engine until overhead. That's just me. I'd hate to misjudge it or miss a key feature of the field. I like Tim's final leg of pattern restart concept. Seems like it would leave you a bit fast, but with extra drag if it doesn't start. I do like that. And if it does start: surprise! It runs! I just hope if it doesn't make full power the low height causes issues.
your videos are awesome. theyve made me really want to get into this... i thought gliders were just tow up and coast back down to your airstrip... i had no idea about cros country, nor aersobaaatic sailplanes. and ive been an airplane geek my whole life, i always just kinda overlooked gliders as more of just a gimmick a ski lift.... you really opened my eyes, and also got me looking at aersobatic gliders... turns out i have a club 30 minutes from my house thats a Alexader Schleicher dealer, training center, and has a gorgeous rental fleet including an MDM-1 Fox! really glad i ran across your channel! im in California, New Zealand looke beautiful, i also now want to visit there, my dad has been a few times when Coaching Rugby teams. Go All Blacks! they were his fav International team. mine also... one random question, what crop(s) are they growing in the average paddock in NZ, thats flat and landable? most paddocks around me are nowhere near that flat, those look like golf courses... ours are all covered in iirrigation rows or furrows or berms/ridges,,, still landable just very directional,, yours dont appear to have these in general... cheers.
Cool video!... As long as you have options to land you are good.. Nice to have a sustainer.. I wonder what your minimum height above ground is to start it, you already seem pretty low before doing the dive! I see you basicly dive to the paddock you could land on if the engine does not start, but when to decide to stop trying?! I do not have this problem, no engine in my Mini Nimbus.. If I get low, I simply have to land. LOL! BTW spectacular scenery with the snow covered mountains! Flown my first competiton last weekend, after almost 2 years, felt so good to see everybody again, ended at 5th place, but I dont care, I had so much fun flying competition again, that is all that matters.. having fun! Greetings from The Netherlands.
Thanks Marco, glad you enjoyed it! I recommend starting the motor at least 1000 feet above the ground. If you are more experienced you can lower that a bit. Cheers, keep having fun!
Your cuts are a little abrupt on this one. You might want to add in some transitions to make it smoother. Also, you have some of your paperwork reflected in the canopy during some of your shots, and we can see your reflection most of the time. A circular polarizing filter might help that. Fun channel to watch. :-) Keep up the good work.
Yeah there are two main problems: First, I can’t launch myself again. Secondly, I have no luggage space. So that does not make it a great touring glider. However there are some gliders designed to do that. Cheers!
When I was actively flying back in the eighties, I was blessed to fly out of California City in the Mojave desert in Southern California. It was not unusual to experience a 16,000' base, sometimes as high as 21,000'! I'm curious what you can expect in your neck of the woods. In the eastern half of the US, base typically drops to around 8000'.
Well, around the South Island mountains, 7000-8000 feet is good. This day you can see I was at 4000-6000, so not quite enough for my liking :) Up in the North Island, we have 3000-6000 feet AGL thermals most of the time.
As always - fantastic scenery and video. Question: if you use an engine twice to gain altitude aren't their penalties in tasks/competitions? If so how are they calculated?
Great question, so: - At the start, you're allowed to restart with your engine in the same area that the tow plane drops you off. - During the flight, if you start your engine, it's the same as landing in a field. So that's why I went straight home after starting the engine, I couldn't get any more points after the engine starts. We have a data logger that records both my location and if the engine is going or not, so I can't sneakily use the engine.
@@PureGlide Thank you. I suspected that as the answer. This channel is fast becoming THE gliding place to come to. Your presentation, videos and pure pleasure you take from your enviable landscapes are a great contrast to the stuffy output by most UK gliding clubs who could learn much from your laid-back style.
Been waiting for natural gas powered motors. Skip the funeral and go straight to spreading the ashes. Saves a lot of money. Hope this dark thread doesn't discourage anyone lol.
Thanks for having us along for the ride! What was your minimum terrain clearance? Those mountains didn't look especially inviting for a glider landing site... What make & Model aircraft are you flying? Does it qualify as a motor glider, self launching sailplane, or is the motor only used as a sustainer?
Hi it's a Schempp-Hirth Ventus cT. Not self launching, but yes it's a motor glider. Check out the video about the engine for more details ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T-KYoFGJp5o.html I'd always make sure I'm at least a few meters above the rocks :)
Tim what is your tank size and how long is your run time/speed with it. I'm looking at gliders, but I really don't think I want one without a sustainer.
@@PureGlide Thanks Tim. I found it again on the 5 mins vid. I'm just north of Sydney Oz and although I have the Hunter valley, my main interest is Lake Keepit near Tamworth. I don't think I'll get a glider without a sustainer, 450k's is half way from Sydney to Brisbane or from bourke back to Lake Keepit, pretty freaky stuff and to not be worried about out landing is just amazing.
It's definitely a more advanced skill, so I'd recommend getting. Most important is to go get some mountain flying training. A lot of mountain sites offer week long training courses to help. So not really hours specific.
Thank you. I’m a private pilot and I live in San Diego California. They always scared us about flying anywhere near the mountains. We do have a pretty cool gliding set up in Warner Springs nearby.
@@PureGlide Magnificent Tim! :-) I mentioned this also as it's not in the timestamp list (yet) and interesting information as a viewer. Much greetings from the Netherlands, watching your channel with great respect in pleasure!
Yeah can do, it's anywhere the heat can rise off the surface, and usually needs something to trigger it. Much like a drip of water rolling down a ceiling. As soon as it hits something, it falls off. Similar with thermals, but going up!
Hi it's a Ventus cT. Not it's only for in-air use, it's not powerful enough to take off and I don't have a throttle. The advantage is it's a lot simpler.
It has a 15 litre fuel tank. The manual says it should let me travel about 450km in saw tooth flying (i.e. I use the engine to climb, put it away, glide, then get the engine out again to climb and repeat). I can't remember the amount of time of engine running, but it would be hours. Longest run I've done in one flight is about half an hour.
A simple engine like this: - The glider costs a bit more to buy. - It costs a bit more to have your annual checks done. - Maintenance, it requires replacement rubber seals and parts every 5 years or so. Luckily it's just a 2 stroke, similar to a lawnmower, so almost the same amount of maintenance! Not as bad as I thought it might be, and well worth it IMO.
The fibre glass or more specifically the resin do not have a melting point, but fepending on the resin used it starts getting weaker from a certain temperature, so the glider might start to deform. That is why they come in white. Earlier wooden planes are found in many colors.
Not really, more the other way around :) Generally though, the more experience you have in different things, the better! Be it different types of gliders, aircraft, or just life in general...
As a guy who actually flies a pure glider, and has looked up at the fellows motoring away from the field I just landed in, I think it's pretty cheeky to call this channel "Pure Glide" ... especially when the glider featured in this channel is a motorglider!
Engine restart by diving from 200m... I really hope you were in the circuit or at least over an outlanding field for that one! Glider sustainers/turbo's/self-starter engines aren't exactly known for their stellar reliability. I think most clubs around my part of the world (Netherlands and west germany) have a rule stating engine start should be started before passing 350m and attempts to start should simply be stopped and the glider landed (engine out) if you pass 200m. Too many pilots have been injured or lost from trying to get a stubborn engine to start right until they hit the deck, the added distraction contributing to bad landings.
Yeah absolutely was over a field, the chance of it not starting is quite high. And I've practiced landing with it extended too, so I know how much sink it creates. And yes I agree you shouldn't be starting it too low. Cheers
I wanted some engine for Hangliding too. I was thinking about a blackpowder rocket to gain about 1000ft. My calculations result in a bit of a heavy rocket in the keel with a long burntime of about 100s. But nowadays an e-motor will do the job. See Reindar Berntsen: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uwgXp8c6wJc.html
And you call yourself “Pure Glide”?! 😋 Just joking, good to know that extra weight (engine) can be useful. 👍 Why do you need to dive (lose more precious height) when starting the engine?
Haha the name is an ironic name... The engine is started by airflow over the propeller blades, so we have to build up some speed so it starts. And of course to build up speed in a glider we have to nose down. Called a 'dive start'. It's not far off hill starting a car in theory. The advantage is there is no engine starting system, so there's less to go wrong.
@@TheSoaringChannel Not a pilot but if I’m allowed to guess I’d try: 1. Pull start like a mower or outboard 2. Some sort of long attachment to a drill that keeps you a safe distance from the blades 3. Take it outside in Wellington and point it into the wind. ;-)
@@PureGlide Gotta admire anyone doing that gliding over treacherous mountain terrain like that. As beautiful as it is, I'll just enjoy it from my armchair. Great video!!
This real Glider Pilot achieved Three REAL Diamonds in a Discus 2CT. In Wales UK. Didn't think about the engine once. You carry a mobile phone? Use a Oudie or LX? Fly a glass glider? Old Glider pilots never had such luxury. It's just advancement in technology. Get real you moaning windbag.