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ronald glider
Switzerland
Приєднався 17 лис 2013
Swiss Alps Gliding: team-flight towards Engadin and low save close to Scuol
Highlights of 6 hour flight in late season. Had a successful tow and connection to thermal. The first two hours flew with 4..5 colleagues (in ASH, Ventus and Antares gliders).
0:00 preparation
0:38 tow release
2:35 flying with friends
7:01 Silvretta
10:12 overtaking Bernd in his ventus
10:55 low save
13:27 best thermal of the season
14:19 Gotthardpass
17:17 landing RWY 19, Mollis
20:54 Rain and pack up
Glider: DG-800S 18m HB3345
Tow plane: Super Cub HB-POU
Tow plane pilot: Christian P.
Cameras: Insta 360 ONE X2 + RX100V
editing SW: Insta 360 Studio + Premiere Elements 2020
flight: www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=10008086
Piz Linard: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piz_Linard
Glacier: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvrettagletscher
Gotthard Pass: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthard_Pass
0:00 preparation
0:38 tow release
2:35 flying with friends
7:01 Silvretta
10:12 overtaking Bernd in his ventus
10:55 low save
13:27 best thermal of the season
14:19 Gotthardpass
17:17 landing RWY 19, Mollis
20:54 Rain and pack up
Glider: DG-800S 18m HB3345
Tow plane: Super Cub HB-POU
Tow plane pilot: Christian P.
Cameras: Insta 360 ONE X2 + RX100V
editing SW: Insta 360 Studio + Premiere Elements 2020
flight: www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=10008086
Piz Linard: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piz_Linard
Glacier: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvrettagletscher
Gotthard Pass: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthard_Pass
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Swiss Alps Gliding: 3 encounters and a landing challenge
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Another not-so-eventful flight: The climate change seems to make thermals really bad this season. Another high tow - the Gradient was 0.61 - so it should have worked, but I searched all around and could not find a decent thermal accept one. This video does show Adam's first high tow (with me giving directions over the radio) and three encounters with other flying machines. Finally, *some power ...
Swiss Alps Gliding: Almost returned my license to the authorities
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After 8 weeks of missing out on thermals, I finally achieved a longer flight. And this during the best time of the gliding season... I thought it was me. Lately, we've had huge amounts of moisture in the air, with a bad gradient, and no wind. See my last video ("Abgesoffen"). This video shows me flying the Arcus-M from the behind seat for the first time. We were towed by a Bristel with fantasti...
Swiss Alps Gliding: Abgesoffen (missed out)
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This season the gliding weather is difficult. This video shows how we miss out on connecting to the thermal system ( *Still* Looking for the English glider pilot Lingo for 'Abgesoffen'). Glider: DG1000 20m, HB3400 CoPi: Kai W. Cameras: Insta360 One X2; RX100 V and a Nikon (Kai still tow plane) Editing SW: Insta360 Studio Premiere Elements 2020 Music: Yazoo Situation (Instrumental) flight: www.o...
Swiss Alps Gliding: Problematic Engine Retraction with Arcus-M
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This season, the weather is nothing to write home about. We had ONE day of somewhat better conditions and Silvio and I decided to give it a go. Given the (even more difficult compared to last weeks flight) weather, we needed to deploy the engine several times to avoid landing early - which is a nice feature of the Arcus-M. The Third engine retraction turned into the 'retraction from hell'. Inst...
Swiss Alps Gliding: instructions for Slope Soaring and Landing RWY 19
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Video documents slope soaring along the Federispitz and Speer with a Student pilot, and landing on Runway 19 LSZM Glider: Arcus-M HB-2500 CoPilot: Jonas V. Camera: Insta360 ONE X2 Editing SW: Insta360 studio Premiere Elements 2020 flight: www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=9893784&f_map=
Swiss Alps Gliding: Extreme Contrasts when flying the Arcus-M...
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This video shows the contrasts the pilot experiences between to the take-off with huge Noise levels and some stress with engine handling and situational awareness versus the Zen-like meditative state during final glide in utter peace and quietness. Cameras: Insta360 One X2 RX100 mkV Glider: Arcus-M HB-2500 CoPilot: Peter C. Editing SW: Insta360 Studio Premiere Elements 2020 Flight: www.onlineco...
Swiss Alps Gliding: Watching a Dassault Falcon LX900 land from the air
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After a 3 hour uneventful flight (given the weather) - the end turned exciting as I watched D-ABBA (not sure if that is music related!) pass below me shortly before my own landing. I caught the landing on camera. Please enjoy! This time I took off in the Arcus-M towing behind the Piper Super Cub, as I wanted to get a feel of how that goes (Heavy two seater; two pilots; not-so-powerful Piper). T...
Swiss Alps Gliding: Low Save among 20 birds of prey (Black Kite)
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This flight I had a passenger with me (a paraglider pilot) in the Arcus-M. It turned out this day was not right for the somewhat heavy Arcus, and after 2 low saves (not being able to connect with thermals), I used the engine again to climb to higher altitude, where I made a mistake (explained in the video). The low save was among ~20 birds (My CoPi thinks they were SchwarzMilan (Black Kite?)) -...
Swiss Alps Gliding: SGGL gliding club (German version)
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short video about the 'Segelfluggruppe Glarnerland' (SGGL) www.sgglarnerland.ch
Swiss Alps Gliding: Chasing Clouds over Switzerland
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The Insta360 One X2 (once again) recorded this flight in timelapse mode (not so desired by me). This video shows the 3:44 hour flight in about 10 minutes (Thermaling removed). Weather was difficult, 8/8 Cu clouds, much wind variation 1km/h (at Vilan) to 25 km/h elsewhere. Glider: DG800S/18m HB-3345 Tow plane: Piper Super Cub HB-POU Tow Plane Pilot: Dani K. Camera: Insta360 One X2 editing SW: In...
Swiss Alps Gliding: Presidential flight in Arcus-M!
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Video shows a few moments of my 8th flight in the Arcus-M. Our gliding club president was my copilot. TakeOff, engine retraction, Lukmanier Pass, Lago Sambuco and landing are shown. Glider: Arcus-M HB2500 Copilot: Thomas W. Camera: Insta360 One X2 SW: insta studio 2024 Premier Elements 2020 flight: www.onlinecontest.org/olc-3.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=9816447&f_map=46.2919,7.2372,47.3425,1...
Swiss Alps Gliding: Arcus-M in Wave at 5000m - obtain ATC approval for FL200: Ecstacy!
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This video shows how we obtained ATC approval to climb to FL200 (~6000m) - Other gliders only got approval to climb to FL150 or FL160 - we were quite happy when we got it! Glider: Arcus-M HB2500 CoPilot: Felix K. Cameras: One X2 RX100 V Editing SW: Insta studio 2024 Premier Elements
Swiss Alps Gliding: needed only 170 seconds to Tow DG1000 into Föhn
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This video shows the take-off from RWY 19 LSZM (Mollis, Switzerland) in Föhn conditions. Such a TO is usually quite turbulent, and a critical part is crossing the tree line next to the runway, where downdrafts from buildings cause loosing 10 - 20 meters altitude. Tow needed less than 3 minutes for the 350 meters climb! Plane: DG1000 BH3400 CoPilot: Silvio B (aka DXhunter) Camera: Insta360 X2 SW...
Swiss Alps Gliding: What Stefan Langer did not show in his Aero24 video
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I was at Aero 24 in Friedrichshafen on Thu and Fri April 18 19th 2024, which this year had a focus on gliders. Stefan has a video about this, but omitted his own booth, which I show in this video. He shows his brand new AS33 ME, which he received from the factory just in time for the show... Remarkable about the Aero exhibit this year is how many companies display gliders with electrical propul...
Swiss Alps Gliding: Magic Hole over Switzerland
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Swiss Alps Gliding: Magic Hole over Switzerland
French Alps Gliding - Archaeopteryx late season at Pic de Bure 2709m
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French Alps Gliding - Archaeopteryx late season at Pic de Bure 2709m
French Alps Gliding: Archaeopteryx close encounter with a vulture
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French Alps Gliding: Archaeopteryx close encounter with a vulture
French Alps Gliding: Archaeopteryx Landing at Serres
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French Alps Gliding: Archaeopteryx Landing at Serres
World Record: 12 Archaeopteryx Ultra Light Gliders at a single location
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World Record: 12 Archaeopteryx Ultra Light Gliders at a single location
French Alps Gliding: Archaeopteryx meets flag close to Aspres
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French Alps Gliding: Archaeopteryx meets flag close to Aspres
Swiss Alps Gliding French excursion Landing at Aspres
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Swiss Alps Gliding French excursion Landing at Aspres
Flatlands Gliding: Vintage Slingsby Sedbergh and ASK-13 winch launch
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Flatlands Gliding: Vintage Slingsby Sedbergh and ASK-13 winch launch
Swiss Alps Gliding: Archaeopteryx finding late season lift
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Swiss Alps Gliding: Archaeopteryx finding late season lift
Swiss Alps Gliding: Archaeopteryx meets hikers on Hirzli
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Swiss Alps Gliding: Archaeopteryx meets hikers on Hirzli
Swiss Alps Gliding: more than 100Km Final glide from Zermatt towards Grenchen in S10-VT
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Swiss Alps Gliding: more than 100Km Final glide from Zermatt towards Grenchen in S10-VT
Swiss Alps Gliding: Stemme S10-VT to Mattternhorn and Zinalrothorn
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Swiss Alps Gliding: Stemme S10-VT to Mattternhorn and Zinalrothorn
Swiss Alps Gliding: Silvio's first time in Wave
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Swiss Alps Gliding: Silvio's first time in Wave
Swiss Alps Gliding: I should have gone hiking instead
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Swiss Alps Gliding: I should have gone hiking instead
Swiss Alps Gliding: Aerotow almost gone wrong
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Swiss Alps Gliding: Aerotow almost gone wrong
What airfield are you launching from?
Mollis (LSZM), Glarus, Switzerland
Ronald, thanks for the enjoyable video. It’s a nice way to finish the gliding season.
Dear Henry - glad you liked it... Took a few hours to produce
Geen beter vermaak dan leedvermaak (06:10) Weer een leuke video! Dank!
Het was de allereerste keer dat ik hoger was dan onze beste XC piloten... (en als laatste gestart...) - bedankt!
I did like this video.
Thanks! Perhaps inspiration?
@@ronaldglider Oh yes indeed. I love passes, such as Furka and Col de la Traversette, and MSFS just came out with ASK 21 which needs testing.
@@WilhelmvonFahrvergnugen OK, take a look at the flight I did with the DG800 some time back: ua-cam.com/video/k_0EEQOFL3M/v-deo.html
Ronald, great final flight of the season, the fall views are awesome.
I even had one more 4 hour flight after this one.... Quite amazing.
you already know the gotthard pass is my favourite part 😁
Yeah - close to your home!
For a beginner like me it’s interesting to see how different the climb rates can be in the same thermal! Thanks for talking us along, Ronald 😊
Thanks! This is _one_ of the reasons I post these videos...
Happy towing and happy landings!
we are doing our best!
cement truck is#2 forTO......
You have no idea what we all see on the runway!
Nice video. Miss the main instruments info taken along during the filming...
what exactly do you mean?
What a beautiful spot to go soaring. Maybe better than the Rockies.
Never been above the Rockies....
@@ronaldglider I've flown the wave at Pikes Peak. You should come over some time and maybe I should try Europe.
@@KlingbergWingMkII would be great!
Beautiful panorama and i could feel how stressful the landing was from the video
@@ghostdogfpv excellent 👌
Can US pilot rent a glider there? Obviously with insurance...
You need an easa license - take a look at their website on how to do this
@@jacekpiterow900 www.easa.europa.eu/en/domains/general-aviation/licensing-general-aviation
Also: if you have never flown in Alpine regions, you will need an endorsement (a few flights/hours with CFI)
hey instructor, I retired from A320 3 yrs ago. with 25000+ hrs. need to fly gliders. where can I meet u ? rgds.
See www.sgglarnerland.ch and come visit Mollis - best on a Saturday morning
The "manual" errror can also happen if you have been flying to fast or in rough air and the prop has overshoot. As already stated its fairly easy to restart the automatic procedure with ignition on/off. But if you really have to put it in manually I also have an advice. Keep the brake pulled if the prop is lets say 5° before the vertical position. Wait a little to let the compression fill up. Otherwise the compression can make life more difficult and push it over the vertical point to fast. Then use a manual "pulse" tactic to let the prop move in small steps. So release the prop brake only for very short intervals. Don't try to release and brake at the right moment, you will always be to late. Finally, you need to know how a correct vertical prop that fits in the space looks like in the rear mirror. It does in fact not look exactly vertical but you will have the impression, that it is has already turned a little to far. This is normal, because the mirror is looking from an angle.
Yeah - we were instructed on the pulsing - that is absolutely necessary!
Ich fliege schon über 20 Jahre Gleitschirm. ua-cam.com/video/ACjVzACSgw0/v-deo.htmlsi=vVzl0lgGdhEUheSE Tolles Video, macht mich an ins Cockpit zu wechseln. 😂 Ich liebe die Thermikfliegerei, aber das Klima (Frühling, Sommer) wird schon bedenklich. Die Segelfliegerei würde mich interessieren. Fly high and save 🤙 P.S. Meine Videos werden von @kassandra Kanal verwaltet. Ich habe noch tonnenweise Rohmaterial, für gute GS Videos.
Komm mal nach Mollis - Dann kannst Du es ausprobieren!
The most important advantage of an electric motor is that if the battery is charged, the motor will always start and can be relied on. Although for two-seater gliders such as the Arcus-E this is more difficult to achieve due to imperfect batteries, which is probably why this glider is exotic and most Arcus pilots prefer the old school Solo engine.
Apparently (so I heard), the Antares 20E has the same reliability as a self launcher with a solo engine. The main advantage of the Antares is that when it fails, it mostly does this on ground. Once in the air, the Antares-20E engine is much more reliable than a combustion one.
@@ronaldglider Thank you for telling me. I wish that the discussion of risks and technologies used would not be perceived as criticism of any particular glider manufacturer.
Hello there, great video! I just discovered you and subbed, may i ask if you could be interested in a collaboration Glider/FPV drone?. I am a licensed and insured Swiss fpv pilot and i think we could get some benefit from each others point of view.😁
That would be cool - however: within 5km of Mollis / LSZM drone operation is prohibited... Send me an email....
@@ronaldglider yeah i know and it is for a good reason, we could plan a meetup on the top of a mountain but we would need to be in contact via radio. I could not find your email in the information section sadly
Wonderful flight! 2:30 Great balancing and trimming work.
Trimming makes flying so much more relaxed...
Why is there a yaw string on the side of the canopy?
You may see the angle of attack to get the right flap adjustment.
When the our club acquired the Arcus in February this year, it came like this. @gottfriedheumesser1994 is correct!
Great flight Ronald! The summer Alps are just beautiful.
Thanks for your feedback!
Netter sightseeing Flug. Danke fürs mitnehmen. Aber die Thermik könntest du schon etwas agressiver packen 😝👍
Affirm - bin die Arcus noch am kennenlernen...
no big loss if you return the licence.
😂
I had that comin' !!
@@ronaldglider still not a big loss anyway. flying is just pointless and nothing special with no fun at all.
@@prulcan Flying is definitely not for everyone. Thanks for sharing your point of view.
@@ronaldglider 😎
wondeful
Thank you!
Bundaba, my dutch is ales caput, insuldigun, shune flige.
Well, I was talking Swiss German - Dutch is not much help for that... 😂
Ja, je Nederlands is niet meer te begrijpen...
Click bait title , no necessity for that .
😐 What title would you suggest instead?
Yeah, what do you suggest?
Thanks for your videos! What airfield is that?
Thanks! Mollis, Kanton Glarus, Switzerland (LSZM): www.mollisairport.ch/
@@ronaldglider I thought it‘s Saanen first. Too many mountains in Switzerland🫣
@@achim_benefesh I takes quite a while before being able to recognize the scenery. And just being 500 meters higher than usual, you also don't recognize it anymore at first...
What a beautiful place to fly! Count yourself fortunate you even get to fly. We are on the ground looking up at the sky because there is no tow plane.
Oh yes - I _do know_ how privileged I am being able to do this (for this flight it took me an hour to organize a tow plane from another airfield, because ours was not available),
Fantastic video
@@dejan7837 thank you!
Is this footage from today, i.e. 15.8?
@@jorgbachtiger7338 no, last sunday - editing took many hours over a few days...
Great flight, Ronald! What fuel do you use 8:30? If AVGAS 100 LL, it contains tetraethyl plumbum as an anti-detonation additive ad its dangerous for health. There are more environmentally friendly alternatives UL91, MoGas.
We use regular unleaded car gas (In Europe called Bleifrei 98) with 2% added high quality oil (two stroke engine needs this mix). Someone told me that the 98 gas contains a small amount of alcohol, which causes the smell.
@@ronaldglider Alcohol-ethanol, used as an anti-detonation additive. This is the topic of my first university research paper.
@@AndrewBashtovoy Cool!
@@ronaldglider Ethanol as well as oil in mixtures with gasoline are prone to liquation, i.e. heavy fractions settle down and light fractions up and the mixture becomes heterogeneous over time, therefore it is better to prepare the mixture anew before each flight or to mix it thoroughly.
Anfängerfehler....
Mann ist _nie_ ausgelernt.... 🤣
Where is the Problem? If you lost too much altitude, start the engine again.
that is what we ended up doing.... The problem is that this should not happen in the first place. *Never* had such issues in the Antares 20E...
@@ronaldglider I know the issues about the Arcus... When this happened start the engine for short time again, normally it works bey the second trey. This problem you had also not in a shark MS.
@@mathiasrodel7683 I now know this for the next time...
Sauteures Flugzeug. Da ist klar, dass es für einen professionell befestigten Wollfaden nicht mehr reicht :-))
🤣
ändli mal widr mundart uf youtoube........... :-)......................
Yöööö und das von ein Fliegende Holländer... 😇
Thanks! Nice video. Lesson on decision making. I prefer to close the canopy when walking out of the plane (especially when making pictures :) ).
Yep!
cool!
Hi Ronald. Very informative, despite being a disappointing flight. Thanks for sharing!
U R welcome! Thanks for the feedback
Hi Ronald whats going on 7:43 ?
That was the beginning of non-useful gliding weather.
Arcus M owner here (original version). As someone says - the most likely reason to see manual mode is if you touch the manual up/down switxh. To go back to auto you don't need to restarr the engine,. instead turn the ignition on and off again, then press the white button. To move the prop with the ignition off hold your finger on the starter button until 15 degrees before vertical. If you have to use the manual prop brake it should be possible to stop the prop vertical more quickly than that - but you don't have a hand for the stick! And it is difficult to know whether the prop is close enough to vertical.
THanks! - Even better advice! _Ignition on then off, _*_press white button_*
Are VFR cloud clearance requirements not a thing in Switzerland?
Yes, they are. When you are less than 300m above terrain, the cloud distance is zero, and there are also glider airspaces with reduced cloud distance. Great question!
@@ronaldglider certainly doesn’t look like the first situation applied here. Same rules as the US. Can’t tell about the second. . I don’t know how the Swiss authorities are but I wouldn’t be posting intentional violations in the US.
@@BillPalmer Affirm: we do not want to *do* anything against the rules.
@@ronaldglider 😁
One more hint : If you decide to move the Prop towards the Prop stopper ( Arcus 2 / Ventus 3 ) or the first Magentic Sensor ( Arcus 1 ) you dont need too put the Yellow Ignition button in the ILEC to extend/ON as you said... So if you decide to use the Starter to move the prop towards the retract position , keep the ignition down otherwise you might overshoot the retract position because if you put the the ignition back on you will release the engine Brake / Prop Stopper... You dont have to worry that the starter breaks something when you have the ignition on OFF. It is slowed down ( Makes a weird sound but thats normal )!
Thanks for the hint. I did not know this. I did try the starter with igniton off, but nothing happened... Apparently I should have pushed the starter button longer. I appreciate your help!
I find lift then shut down. Why shut down with no lift?
Well, I found lift, climbed additional 100 meters, lost 300m for shutdown instead of expected 100m...
"Even if this flight was not so special and exciting'? Really? To all other gliders pilots it certainly was very imformative. Thank you. I'd like to get lessons on ridge lift some day. Only thermals for me.
Thanks for the feedback - you made me realize how high I set my expectations...
Regularly training for the 5 various scenarii for the engine helps to better understand the logics of ECU. In this case, the propeller stopper seems not to have lifted, whereas stopping the propeller vertically seems a nightmare. Prob. Cause: You may have accidentally hit briefly the pilon manual up/down switch, neutralizing the automated procedure. I find it if faster to start the engine again for a few seconds to reset the ECU in such case rather than struggling with prop brake. You may also flip the yellow ignition switch up/down to see if the prop finger stop lifts again.
Thanks for the hints. I _really_ like the *restart engine again to reset the ECU* idea! I checked the video: I did not accidentally hit the manual up/down switch. I did think that I did this, until I saw the video that shows I did not. This engine has no propeller-stopper, only a brake operated thru a solenoid or manually (and two Hall sensors to determine the propeller position). I did use the yellow ignition switch, which did not help.
Hi Ronald. A "simple" retraction failure like this one shows just how quickly the workload and mental requirements on the pilot increase as you are trying to fly the plane while debugging the situation. Thanks for the video lesson.
Thanks, Henry - my pleasure!
Send me your postal address. I'll mail you a better looking yaw-string!