Anton Lawrence
Anton Lawrence
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500km at Warp Speed in a Glider
On 7 March 2021 David, John and myself had our first 500km declared attempt. Watch the video to see how it went.
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Відео

The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Three Out Landings
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Three Out Landings in a glider Jan 2021
Glider Cruises with Glider Zulu Delta
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Day four of the Smeg Auckland Gliding Club Task week. Glider GOZ cruising with Glider GZD from Drury to Litchfield return. Some nice shots of the Hauraki Plains Swamp and the Kaimai Ranges.
Glider Avoids Thunder Storms ends in Out Landing
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First Day of Smeg Auckland Gliding Club Task Week. Today's task is to fly from Drury Auckland to Putaruru and return. Several thunddr storms prevented me from making it all the way back so ended in a safe out landing. Thanks to Smeg for sponsoring the the weeks flying.
Terry Delore lands at Auckland after epic flight from Omarama via Bluff.
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Terry Delore landing at Drury after epic flight from Omarama via Bluff. leg one of a planed length of NZ mission to highlight what gliders are capable of.
Last of the summer wine autumn 2020
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14/03/2020 was one of the last good soarable days coming into NZ's autumn. I had to take a second winch launch to get away with 40 liters of water on board, but the extra load was worth it in the end. One scratchy bit on the south side of Mt Pirongia just to add some excitement. Otherwise a classic convergence flight down the west side of Hamilton with good cloud streets inland. I was going to ...
Glider flight along West Coast Auckland New Zealand 25 08 2019
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Glider flying the West Coast of Auckland between Muriwai and Raglan in my DG300 GOZ Wind speed varied between 25 and 30 knots which proved to be perfect, but it made rigging a bit more difficult. I hadn't flown south of the Waikato river mouth until this flight so it was quite special. I've gone through and named the prominent features after the fact as I didn't know there names at the time and...
Energy line training with Sabastian Kawa
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Four pilots from the Auckland Gliding Club had the opportunity to do some advanced cross country training with Sebastian Kawa. Mine was on the fourth day before Sebastian headed the the the Club class Nationals to be held in Taupo. We flew across the Hauraki planes and then just for practice flew back across and then back again before heading down the ridge to the Tauranga Road and out towards ...
OZ Drury 29 09 2018
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First XC of spring 2018. Wasn't feeling too good about the day after almost landing at Mercer so turned home and then thought "what a wimp" so turned back south for a bit. Was worth it as the day recycled and was quite good for a couple of hours, capped off with a greased on landing. a Taste of things to come.
Manukau crossing
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Crossing the Manukau in a DG300, lost just over 200 feet, did it in a Hang Glider the same way many years ago and lost 1400 feet.
141251AA
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A local flight from Drury Gliding Club south of Auckland NZ
West Coast 04 10 2017
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First XC aero tow from Drury to the coast then first winch launch in Duo Discus.Includes double crossing of the Manukau harbour entrance.
Matamata 24 09 2017
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Fourth and Fifth glider conversion lesson with exercise to ordinate feet and hands.
First Glider lesson
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After flying Hang Gliders and Microlights then Hang Gliders again I thought it about time to try Gliding. This is my first lesson, looking forward to more.
Kariotahi Ridge Race 05 11 2016
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Kariotahi Ridge Race 05 11 2016
Piha 18 10 2016
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Piha 18 10 2016
Kariotahi Ridge Race 2015 short version
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Kariotahi Ridge Race 2015 short version
Kariotahi Ridge Race 13 09 2015
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Kariotahi Ridge Race 13 09 2015

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @andystocks3252
    @andystocks3252 15 днів тому

    Sound track fitted! Thanks for sharing!

  • @jK-yj2tl
    @jK-yj2tl 15 днів тому

    Are you Ian Lawrence’s son?

  • @gregbahnsen9704
    @gregbahnsen9704 6 місяців тому

    Why didn't you keep you spoilers/airbrakes fully open until you stopped? You would have stopped sooner.

  • @jgmendes3664
    @jgmendes3664 7 місяців тому

    So we have an specialist on outlandings !!! Maybe he should try mountain biking...😊

  • @jgmendes3664
    @jgmendes3664 7 місяців тому

    Airfields are everywhere. Only control towers are missing...

  • @jgmendes3664
    @jgmendes3664 7 місяців тому

    1st lands on field much better than my airfield...

  • @martinlongden7392
    @martinlongden7392 7 місяців тому

    Greetings Anton, great to see your zest for adventure continues. Long time no see, Martin

  • @graemewatson2296
    @graemewatson2296 9 місяців тому

    Thanks for the video. Makes me nostalgic for NZ. And..... a bit sad. I started glider lessons in 1982 but then left NZ for the wider world and have barely been back.

  • @lorenzofornari
    @lorenzofornari Рік тому

    the second one is the scariest, due to the steep grass bank close to the field. I saw it at the end, did you see it?

  • @bake162
    @bake162 Рік тому

    Interesting how theres always lift to low to take advantage of it

    • @petrokemikal
      @petrokemikal 10 місяців тому

      Need to be carefull that its not you doing it though !! Mesing with brakes, flaps gear and trim can upset the glider to the pont that it trips the vario.. You might be rising but thats under your own energy, short lived then you circle thinking might be somthing until youve lost another 150 feet.. When you decided its time to land land.. Otherwise it reinforces bad habits which will get you into trouble some day..

  • @Chris.Davies
    @Chris.Davies Рік тому

    Walked away - CHECK Glider can be flown again - CHECK No repair bill - CHECK I classify those as three perfect landings.

  • @chartphred1
    @chartphred1 Рік тому

    Would loved to have seen the landing. Any chances of posting another like this? Some of the best glider flying I've seen

  • @entelin
    @entelin Рік тому

    How have the locals responded to a glider in their field? I've had probably around 100 outlandings on my HG and only one negative experience. I would assume generally it's still novelty / positive response? But of course it's also much more disruptive and involved.

  • @Ksensei41
    @Ksensei41 Рік тому

    What are the safe speeds for this glider?

  • @jerrydelyea5820
    @jerrydelyea5820 Рік тому

    Haha, dude, the phone song on the ugly landing was pure gold!!!!😂😂

  • @planespeaking
    @planespeaking Рік тому

    I always wonder if the land owners ever get grumpy with you or if there's a particular field that gets a lot of attention?

  • @mitch0079
    @mitch0079 2 роки тому

    Props to the cameraman for filming and playing the flute, Respect!!

  • @Paul-vh6ul
    @Paul-vh6ul 2 роки тому

    Is your ringtone 'Mission Impossible Theme'?

  • @martinposavec5255
    @martinposavec5255 2 роки тому

    is your glider equiped with sustainer engine?

  • @christodd1947
    @christodd1947 2 роки тому

    I have only just seen this. What fun. It sure brings back some memories.

  • @gl9412
    @gl9412 2 роки тому

    Date, time, glider, distance?

  • @Jason-33W
    @Jason-33W 2 роки тому

    LOL, I have the same ring tone myself. That's hilarious and kind of fitting.

  • @ecnavttocs
    @ecnavttocs 2 роки тому

    expat kiwi pilot loving your vid .... was placed with my gran in Thames 50 years ago

  • @granttatham
    @granttatham 2 роки тому

    Hi Anton. Yip, bit more at stake with a sailplane outlanding eh? Impressed at your ability to get it into small paddocks. Have to admit I was a little nervious watching :-)

    • @antonlawrence638
      @antonlawrence638 2 роки тому

      Hi Grant, To be honest the first outstanding was adrenaline filled, however I'm much more comfortable out landing a glider now than a HG, having glide angle control makes all the difference.

  • @squidgert566
    @squidgert566 2 роки тому

    Hi! Question, except the last landing, for the 2 others, did you land in random fields? Wondering the reaction of the landowner if so.

  • @berniemassey8584
    @berniemassey8584 2 роки тому

    Well done. Now that you out landing confidence you probably find you will get home more often.

  • @riazhasan1199
    @riazhasan1199 2 роки тому

    Mission Impossible music at landing time 😄 perfect! Nice video btw!

  • @garyfischer4357
    @garyfischer4357 2 роки тому

    If I had that many un-planned off field landings in that short of a timespan, i would look for a new hobby.

    • @ionutpatrascu2296
      @ionutpatrascu2296 2 роки тому

      why? you don`t seem to be a sailplane pilot. These outfield landings can happen to anyone. You may out land 5 days in a row ....or you may get a full year without any outlanding😉 this is part of the sport (hobby😋)

    • @garyfischer4357
      @garyfischer4357 2 роки тому

      @@ionutpatrascu2296 I am a licensed glider pilot for 40 years and unless you are doing a cross country, this should not happen. Trespassing on other peoples property and possibly ruining crops is not right.

    • @ionutpatrascu2296
      @ionutpatrascu2296 2 роки тому

      @@garyfischer4357 indeed outlanding should not happen from traffic pattern flights, but as you leave the airfield cone of safety, it can happen anytime, multiple times a week. I also had bad days, 3 outs in a row in cross country championships, shit happens.. cheers 😉

    • @antonlawrence638
      @antonlawrence638 Рік тому

      Gary, of course these are all from XC flights, if you don't land out occasionally you aren't trying. NZ landowners are very cool about this sort of thing, in fact they seem to love it.

  • @haraldschallerl2973
    @haraldschallerl2973 2 роки тому

    Nice to watch a DG 300 on ridgesoaring. I fly the same plane but in my local conditions there are no usable ridges. The tension at the end of the video was nearly unstandable ;-)

    • @antonlawrence638
      @antonlawrence638 2 роки тому

      The area you fly in looks very nice, I wouldn't swap it for the ridge.

  • @Doggeslife
    @Doggeslife 2 роки тому

    3 landings. No ground strikes. I call it 3 good. Happy flying!

  • @bobbynoggin
    @bobbynoggin 2 роки тому

    Very interesting to watch and very smooth camera work. As a matter of interest what camera are you using that seems to keep the horizon stable but the cockpit is floating in the video.

  • @Nagualist
    @Nagualist 2 роки тому

    Красиво приземлился!!!

  • @colinmackay6294
    @colinmackay6294 2 роки тому

    3:26 dear me alright. Talk about hair raising. Awesome video Anton!

  • @haschtekeineahnung4331
    @haschtekeineahnung4331 2 роки тому

    Perfect Music at the perfect time in the perfect situation👍🏽😂

  • @efethecaptain6
    @efethecaptain6 2 роки тому

    That mission impossible music was the best part. I'd expect you to laugh because of the convenience but I assume you got used to similar situations.

  • @aengberg1
    @aengberg1 2 роки тому

    Your making an out landing with a tailwind and Mission Impossible music fills the cockpit. How can you *not* be distracted!? 😆

  • @herbaden
    @herbaden 2 роки тому

    Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing! If you can use the plane again it's an excellent one ;-)

  • @davidmoody6033
    @davidmoody6033 2 роки тому

    Cheers Anton, that was a fun day! Especially liked you low and fast North of Thames on the way south.

    • @antonlawrence638
      @antonlawrence638 2 роки тому

      Yes was a fun day, looking forward to our next big adventure.

  • @youdoyouplayer8529
    @youdoyouplayer8529 2 роки тому

    “Plenty of room to stop though.” Yes, a plentiful 15-20 yards.

    • @antonlawrence638
      @antonlawrence638 2 роки тому

      Not quite enough energy to get through the gate, but seriously its all relative to how fast you are going.

  • @lautoka63
    @lautoka63 2 роки тому

    Nice. I see why I'll take my first trip to Coromandel in the Duo.

    • @antonlawrence638
      @antonlawrence638 2 роки тому

      Its not so bad if there's a bit of wind, no landings on the beach though.

  • @FasterThanJesus666
    @FasterThanJesus666 2 роки тому

    I have no idea how this is legal.

    • @LegendLength
      @LegendLength 2 роки тому

      Field landing? I've heard land owners don't mind in 99% of cases.

    • @FasterThanJesus666
      @FasterThanJesus666 2 роки тому

      @@LegendLength yeah, field landings, flying below 400ft, flying with effectively no control to get out of situations like this.

    • @MrCodingGuy
      @MrCodingGuy 2 роки тому

      @@FasterThanJesus666 its a forced landing, not a choice

  • @iansheppard6337
    @iansheppard6337 2 роки тому

    What glider are you flying? I think I know but would like to confirm it.

  • @andreasmallinckrodt209
    @andreasmallinckrodt209 2 роки тому

    best better good

  • @PureGlide
    @PureGlide 2 роки тому

    Holy cow you broke your mount, did not see that coming!

  • @richardstewart4866
    @richardstewart4866 2 роки тому

    Wow, that was amazing, felt like I was landing it myself. Fabulous

  • @mattmatt245
    @mattmatt245 2 роки тому

    What's that app on your cell phone ?

  • @saqibsultantemuri2437
    @saqibsultantemuri2437 2 роки тому

    That Mission Impossible Theme was just right on time. Thanks for sharing!

  • @bimmjim
    @bimmjim 2 роки тому

    Entertaining the cows.

  • @huepix
    @huepix 2 роки тому

    are those landings near the kaimai range, waharoa airstrip?

  • @majorrimaha4437
    @majorrimaha4437 2 роки тому

    Yeah gotta be awesome landing too the sound track for mission impossible