I am currently learning to fly gliders and I had one of my first landings filmed, here it is!
Please show some support. negative, Positive or inquisitive in the comments on here or on YouTube!
For anyone wondering this was a ASK13, made 37 years ago. Still flying today!
Nice! Congratulations!
do you still have that beep beep from the glider stuck in your head?
Haha, there weren’t many thermals so didn’t really hear the vario that flight. 😂
That’s good to hear lol
so it was a short flight?
Yeah, 15 minutes, did The full flight, towed up to 3,000ft. Did two spins and full recovery. Then landing. Overall good flight!
Nice!
With a nice butter at the end, though :)
Haha thanks
Cool stuff! Are you close to soloing? I believe the minimum age in the US to solo is 14.
Best of luck to you!
Yeah, covid 19 screwed up my solo, I was going to be going solo on my 14th birthday (same solo requirement in the UK) but I couldn’t go for ages. I can go gliding now. Just need a mask on when I’m the cockpit.
I remember my first solo; it’s a great feeling! Keep up the good work!
Oh great! You fly gliders! Awesome
Fixed-wing, although looking to do a glider add-on in the future. Nevertheless, my first solo was one of my proudest moments. You’ll get there soon.
Ahh ok. Can’t wait till my solo if I’m honest.
Very cool! Great job ;)
This is so cool. I’ve been wanting to find a glider club around me, but can’t seem to.
If you’ve got any cool tips, let me know!
Thanks 😊 .
I got a gliding experience flight from my great grandpa who was a fighter pilot and gliding instructor. That’s how I found and got into gliding
@tomthetank needs to evaluate as a certified instructor 🧐
Personally I feel that was an amazing landing for a first landing, GA aircraft, and especially a glider!!!
I’d love to learn to glide, but there’s not many thermals near me, the nearest known glider-port (not correct name I’m sure) is 1 hour away and has a huge wire launch strip. You’re not in the air for long though. Sadly I missed out on the day a group I go to flew there. Was so sad.
Yeah, the club I go to has both winch and aerotow, winch launches are fun but it’s a shame because most of the flight is entering high key for the pattern. I tend to go aerotow when I can.
Awesome, well done 😁
