James Alexander
James Alexander
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almost hit by lightning in the glider (clickbait)
almost hit by lightning in the glider (clickbait)
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Відео

Field Landings of 2024
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Please enjoy this finely curated selection. 00:00 Strategic error #1 00:56 Strategic fumble #2 02:17 Strategic cataclysm #3 03:19 Not actually my fault it was vis or something
Thermalling from a Field Fire
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Thermalling from a Field Fire
⚙️ GLIDER UPGRADES ⚙️ and winter stuff you know how it is
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a very moderate effort video but here you are
DG-300 vs ASW-20 GLIDER (ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN)
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DG-300 absolute weaponry
Spinning My Glider (Jesus Christ)
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I seem so surprised because I was previously unable to get the DG-300 to spin like this. It doesn't really want to spin, but if you kick the rudder at the right time... 00:00 Uno 00:25 Dos
Strange Flying at a Competition
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Junior Nationals! I spent too long on this. 00:00 HOYYA 00:26 Ground Loop 00:57 Gaggling 02:04 Final glide prayers 02:59 Montage 04:02 Brakes vs. Tugs 04:44 I screw up (landout) 06:15 Wall of rain
Bad Landing
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Nevermind guys, it was lack of skill not wind shear. 00:00 Bad landing 00:51 How did this happen? 01:47 Previous landing 02:21 Normal landing
Almost Stranded - The Full Range of Gliding Emotions
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Almost Stranded - The Full Range of Gliding Emotions
Sometimes the Gliding Sucks
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Sometimes the Gliding Sucks
I Bought a Glider
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I Bought a Glider
The Weirdest Airfield I Ever Saw
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The Weirdest Airfield I Ever Saw
First Aerotow & I do not kill the tug pilot
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First Aerotow & I do not kill the tug pilot
I Was 3 Seconds From Danger
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I Was 3 Seconds From Danger
How to SPIN and Live
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How to SPIN and Live
First Single-Seater Flight & Do NOT Spin the Junior
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First Single-Seater Flight & Do NOT Spin the Junior
2nd Cross-Country Flight & I Eat a Sandwich
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2nd Cross-Country Flight & I Eat a Sandwich
Aggressive Launch Failure & I do a thing a bit wrong
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Aggressive Launch Failure & I do a thing a bit wrong
Tug Busts Me Up & Borderline Thermalling
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Tug Busts Me Up & Borderline Thermalling
The Worst Winch Launch in The History of Man
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The Worst Winch Launch in The History of Man
First Glider Field Landing & I Survive
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First Glider Field Landing & I Survive

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @warthunderfighter1
    @warthunderfighter1 22 години тому

    how do you mount your camera to the glider?

  • @dawidk815
    @dawidk815 3 дні тому

    Jakiej aplikacji na telefon uzywasz?

  • @rdubinda239
    @rdubinda239 5 днів тому

    Is it only legal to fly into IMC, or bust the minimums if you are in a glider? so confused.

  • @hypoxia_lover
    @hypoxia_lover 5 днів тому

    im unfamiliar with this type of flying, but are you allowed to fly into IMC in a glider?

  • @Rasta8889
    @Rasta8889 6 днів тому

    1:39 There's an older FI at my club (bit of a legend really) and I've flown with him like 3 times and one time in the K13 I did the launch and he said "and now raise your hands and clap for me!". I was pretty confused for a few seconds until I realized he wanted to see if I trimmed the aircraft correctly ^^

  • @lautoka63
    @lautoka63 6 днів тому

    It was all going smoothly until he met someone else flying the convergence going in the opposite direction ...

  • @tacticalassaultanteater9678
    @tacticalassaultanteater9678 6 днів тому

    I like the footage with hail off to the side, it really puts the airspeed in perspective.

  • @adrianpeters2413
    @adrianpeters2413 7 днів тому

    Whats that??? Artificial horizon instrument etc..looks a good (expensive ) piece of kit ..thank you for uploading .... subscribed ...from student at hinton in the hedges ... oh if the thunder dont catch you then the lightning will , ( circa ..the grateful dead ..about 1972 aprox ..) From the hymn 'the wheel ' 😊🎉🎉 ....😊😊..

    • @MarkL-J
      @MarkL-J 7 днів тому

      Probably an LXNAV S80 or S100.

  • @edwinov
    @edwinov 7 днів тому

    All your videos I have seen so far are hilarious. Subscribed!

  • @Skyforger62
    @Skyforger62 7 днів тому

    Close call mate!⚡️😉

  • @XCNAV
    @XCNAV 7 днів тому

    Are you allowed to fly IFR in a glider in your country?

    • @Airwot4
      @Airwot4 7 днів тому

      Cloud flying is legal for gliders in the UK. Wearing a parachute is mandatory and you should have a cloud flying endorsement.

    • @adrianpeters2413
      @adrianpeters2413 7 днів тому

      Ohhhhh what's that instrument ..an artificial horizon !!!! WOW..thanks for upload ..from student in Hinton in the hedges .

  • @kaptenpanna4603
    @kaptenpanna4603 7 днів тому

    Bumpy as ffffffff

  • @eckiger_luki6424
    @eckiger_luki6424 7 днів тому

    😂

  • @CancerMD
    @CancerMD 8 днів тому

    I never understand why you are not using knot when i am flying every thermall is bless for me and i use it

    • @Rasta8889
      @Rasta8889 6 днів тому

      If you do cross country you need to skip the weaker thermals, they really eat into your XC speed. But if you overdo it you land out. In perfect 20/20 hindsight he should've used it.

  • @pompeymonkey3271
    @pompeymonkey3271 9 днів тому

    There's *always* lift on the base leg. Science fact.

    • @Rasta8889
      @Rasta8889 6 днів тому

      Yeah it's uncanny. Or when you're too low to try and circle. My favorite one was where my FI wanted to do an exercise with me that needed some height (can't recall what exercise) and then we got no lift and he decided to do a low approach exercise instead. He got us down to 70m when the vario started beeping suddenly.

  • @richardmaisonpierre1715
    @richardmaisonpierre1715 11 днів тому

    Thanks for these. A burst of nostalgia for the good old days of the past in my speed astir.

  • @kaptenpanna4603
    @kaptenpanna4603 15 днів тому

    "He's gaining on us" "I'm scared" "Come on Ned, move this thing" "I can't, I got no flaps"

  • @Teddoxa
    @Teddoxa 16 днів тому

    The only sound I crave 🤤

  • @resiggy13
    @resiggy13 18 днів тому

    Noticed that your yaw strings are *always* off to the right. Are they off center or do you have a heavy right foot or ...?

    • @JamesAlexanderGliding
      @JamesAlexanderGliding 18 днів тому

      Also noticed - either heavy right food or rudder & pedals aren't quite aligned, need to check

    • @edwinov
      @edwinov 7 днів тому

      @@JamesAlexanderGliding Only looks that way because camera itself is to left of center.

  • @AeroclubBexbach
    @AeroclubBexbach 19 днів тому

    Woow 😅 always happy landings from Aeroclub Bexbach ❤ EDRX

  • @msierra3827
    @msierra3827 22 дні тому

    Why two Strings?

  • @adrianpeters2413
    @adrianpeters2413 25 днів тому

    Good cideo apart from the interference, WHY!! Yes areotow myself still learning that , spinning , great fun indeed , and soaring again great fun , learning at hinton in the hedges qt presant 😊😊😊😊 .... areotow ,effing how to do that ??? Allways over control on stick !? 😢.. i get the reality but not the actuality of input ..ha ha .. thanks for a good short video , apart from interference er ffs WHY ..

  • @adrianpeters2413
    @adrianpeters2413 27 днів тому

    Damm irritating noise called , well yes noise , called musick in first half of video ... the rest o.k. apart from no can not watch this with all the craP inserted ....

  • @guyroberts5251
    @guyroberts5251 27 днів тому

    Do you ever hear voices in your head ?

  • @emiliosagichnicht7521
    @emiliosagichnicht7521 Місяць тому

    In 1300ft, replys with "Roger thank you very much" in such a nice tonality. So British 😂 I'd be barking on the radio or mutter a quick understood.

  • @tadeksmutek5840
    @tadeksmutek5840 Місяць тому

    Well done! Congrats.

  • @stefanastley
    @stefanastley Місяць тому

    Which one are we judging...

  • @izzy1048
    @izzy1048 Місяць тому

    get good

  • @casaamaril
    @casaamaril Місяць тому

    You actually managed to land at an airport of sorts (strategic fumble #2), that wasn't an easy approach but thanks for sharing the video

  • @LTDunltd
    @LTDunltd Місяць тому

    It's a glider

  • @DJClintB
    @DJClintB Місяць тому

    Did you pull the stick back on touch down?

  • @cloudstreets1396
    @cloudstreets1396 Місяць тому

    Skids along nicely without the wheel

  • @DJClintB
    @DJClintB Місяць тому

    Awesome flying, congrats and well done! Must have been knackered with dead legs by the time you landed!

  • @rmay000
    @rmay000 Місяць тому

    the lesson is always the same: leaving the last climb was a mistake :D

  • @adrianpeters2413
    @adrianpeters2413 Місяць тому

    Thank you .... learning to fly at hinton myself ....20 lessons so far ..... 1st clip ..clouds looked good for thermals , get up there , get up there !!! Oh have done a little thermalling , great fun ❤❤... good luck for future ... will get solo next summer ... the 😊😊...

  • @TijsVsN
    @TijsVsN Місяць тому

    Why do the landings sound like you are slamming the plane into the ground at mach 3

  • @cloudstreets1396
    @cloudstreets1396 Місяць тому

    Bad decisions are not great, but what’s even worse is being rewarded for bad decisions. Land outs are part of the game. Looks like you are doing all the right things.

  • @AirJoe
    @AirJoe Місяць тому

    Speed is life!!!!

  • @slawosze
    @slawosze Місяць тому

    The trees on the approach on number 2 looked spooky!

  • @IlusysSystems
    @IlusysSystems Місяць тому

    The pub was closed lol :D I once had tail landing with std cirrus (tower at least said it was), the bloody thing bounced so much, that suddenly I was at about 20 degree dive from 0.5 meter height. The impact pushed my whole weight to front, so I was pushing on the stick and the angle increased even more. I almost shit myself, but the plane was fine. Shortest landing ever probably.

  • @stefanastley
    @stefanastley Місяць тому

    Anyone else get to the third field before the anxiety started to fade...?

  • @PureGlide
    @PureGlide Місяць тому

    Nice dual yaw strings. Almost hard to believe you needed fields at all with that secret weapon

    • @blubb9004
      @blubb9004 Місяць тому

      Still like 200 strings too few. A certain pro would know better, wouldn't he? :)

    • @edwinov
      @edwinov 7 днів тому

      🤣

  • @izzy1048
    @izzy1048 Місяць тому

    epic fail

  • @AirJoe
    @AirJoe Місяць тому

    Oh my God that's insane

  • @AirJoe
    @AirJoe Місяць тому

    That's crazy. I've actually seen water fall inside the canopy. I opened my sealed metal water bottle after climbing 6,000 feet and it turned into a fountain drenching me 😂

  • @robertbalfour1654
    @robertbalfour1654 Місяць тому

    Amazing flight but just wondering what app you are using on your phone?

  • @stefanastley
    @stefanastley Місяць тому

    Now we see how essential the stopwatch on the panel is.

  • @nob0dy27_
    @nob0dy27_ Місяць тому

    congrats, nice one. i remember my first 500k, definitely was a big milestone btw; either your yawstrings aren't perfectly aligned or you're always pushing a little right rudder, at least thats what it looks like 😅 but dont worry i do that a lot too, maybe my right leg is just longer lol

  • @dpm6000
    @dpm6000 Місяць тому

    How did you attach the GoPro to the wing?

  • @Defyuse666
    @Defyuse666 Місяць тому

    Great flight! Good job on your 1st 500km and good luck for the next ones.