Cheers for featuring a sailplane! Cheap way to learn to fly as often instruction is free. Converting to powered craft is easy and at many glider clubs they will have a motor glider as a trainer which makes the transition very smooth and quite comprehensive
Great tour of ZO, glider flying and racing, Rich! I wish more people could see this video and would visit their local gliderport to check it out. Anyone near Houston should visit the Soaring Club of Houston for a similar tour and maybe even go for a flight, there’s nothing like it!
It's not a motorglider - that is a very different piece of equipment - it is a self sustaining sailplane, an ASG29Es. No longer a top of the line racing ship in the world - it is of a generation that has now been succeeded by a new generation of sailplanes in its class - the Ventus 3, JS3, AS33, Diana 4.
It's neat. With an engine that big, shouldn't it be able to take off on its own? getting towed up seems so inelegant. And of course imagine it with half size wings, pressurized cockpit and two tiny jets on it going mach 0.7 at FL500. Sail across the atlantic or to hawaii
Its only 24 hp - its a small engine with small prop - other sailplanes do self launch usually using 40-65hp engines - and more stupid bullshite, are you like 5 years old?
@@buzzinbritain8222 hehe, no I'm a polymath genius. You? sure it's only 24HP however it's also a 48:1 glide ratio bird which means 24horses can easily carry it up. Isaac Newton. And I'm very right about the rest too.
The same manufacturer makes a slightly different model which takes off on its own - the ASH 31mi. The self-launching engine is rated at 57 hp. To make room for the larger engine the fuselage is slight wider, and the wing area is slightly greater to support the extra weight when the lift is weak. In the 18m class self launching models are less competitive in top level competition than the non self-launching models.
Gliders with engines this size can't *officially* take off on their own, but given a sufficiently long and smooth runway with no tall obstacles at the end I've seen it done from e.g. a 1500m sealed runway. More practical is to tow them to 100 km/h or so with a car and a short rope (I mean 20+ m). Proper self-launching gliders can take off in 200m on grass.
Mr. RO, this video will help our club members with transitioning from student to licensed pilot to cross-country happiness, while helping the club by control its expenses. Unlike powered aircraft rentals, soaring is a long-term passion that requires time, money and love. There is more to soaring than scheduling a glider, flying it, and paying for the tow and rental fees. There is insurance, inspection fees, maintenance fees, loan fees, cleaning, vacuuming, waxing, stroking, debriefing, beer and brats, etc.. Ownership versus rental? There is a big difference.
L/D .. he slipped but he did a great job explaining the sport. We need more young pilots or this sport is dead. I would say this is true everywhere except for Germany and France.
They are small engines, more suitable for sustaining the glider when thermals goes off rather then for take off. It is most considered for emergency. Take off with so little power is possible but .... personally do not recommend, even because you probably spend all your fuel to climb and if you have an emergency ... what you do without gas? For this reasaon is better to climb with a towplane, make your flight and spare your enegine and fuel for problems in the return flight. I have flown over Swiss Alps (not the flat Florida!) and here with such small engine do very little.
@@antonioiozzi4301 Makes sense. I've seen some electric ones that are powerful enough to use for takeoff. Nice thing about electric is that after catching a few good thermals, you could use the prop as a wind powered generator and recharge the battery for later when you've hit a dry spot.
@@daveduncan2748 there are several ones on my RL airport, From two Stemme S10 (very complex aircraft to mantain) , or the Nimbus3, to the little single engines like the Silent 2 Elektro, but frankly, at least here over the Alps, they have more problems than solutions. Our Nimbus 3 with a 700 mt runway barely takes off ... and you must be a very good pilot.
You dont need your own one, if i rent a high performance glider at my club its abaut 5 euros per houer. a used glider starts at abaut 5000 euros if you are determined enough, a glass glider abaut 10.000 euros and something you can fly in club claas competitions is abaut 15-25k
If you want a 2 seater version with similar/same performance and features you can have one. It will $cost$ more, and you don't even need to ask for the Lord's help. 🙂
Cheers for featuring a sailplane! Cheap way to learn to fly as often instruction is free. Converting to powered craft is easy and at many glider clubs they will have a motor glider as a trainer which makes the transition very smooth and quite comprehensive
I’ve only had the opportunity once to fly in a glider, and it was awesome!
I went once whenI was 12. It was turbulent and the pilot felt compelled to chain smoke the whole flight. That made me nauseous. Thanks jerk!
Great tour of ZO, glider flying and racing, Rich! I wish more people could see this video and would visit their local gliderport to check it out. Anyone near Houston should visit the Soaring Club of Houston for a similar tour and maybe even go for a flight, there’s nothing like it!
Well explained, well done.👊👌👍🙂
It's not a motorglider - that is a very different piece of equipment - it is a self sustaining sailplane, an ASG29Es. No longer a top of the line racing ship in the world - it is of a generation that has now been succeeded by a new generation of sailplanes in its class - the Ventus 3, JS3, AS33, Diana 4.
Very cool. Thanks for showing it.
Very nice video, thanks!
Very nice. That guy on the hoverboard. Lmao
Seminole Lake glider port
Can it perform aerobatics? Such a cool craft.
Oh yeah! You can get pretty squirrelly with these birds
@@MultiFisherofmen really please state what aerobatic maneuvers the ASG29es is permitted to perform......
Nope, you can find the flight manual that specifies such here: ilec-gmbh.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Flughandbuch_ASG29Es.pdf
They do have a G limit of +5@@buzzinbritain8222
How much would this cost?
As of the time of this video, around $200k
It's neat. With an engine that big, shouldn't it be able to take off on its own? getting towed up seems so inelegant.
And of course imagine it with half size wings, pressurized cockpit and two tiny jets on it going mach 0.7 at FL500. Sail across the atlantic or to hawaii
Its only 24 hp - its a small engine with small prop - other sailplanes do self launch usually using 40-65hp engines - and more stupid bullshite, are you like 5 years old?
@@buzzinbritain8222 hehe, no I'm a polymath genius. You? sure it's only 24HP however it's also a 48:1 glide ratio bird which means 24horses can easily carry it up. Isaac Newton.
And I'm very right about the rest too.
@@DanFrederiksen no, you don't have a clue about anything................and if your a genius
then I must be Newton.............
The same manufacturer makes a slightly different model which takes off on its own - the ASH 31mi. The self-launching engine is rated at 57 hp. To make room for the larger engine the fuselage is slight wider, and the wing area is slightly greater to support the extra weight when the lift is weak. In the 18m class self launching models are less competitive in top level competition than the non self-launching models.
Gliders with engines this size can't *officially* take off on their own, but given a sufficiently long and smooth runway with no tall obstacles at the end I've seen it done from e.g. a 1500m sealed runway. More practical is to tow them to 100 km/h or so with a car and a short rope (I mean 20+ m). Proper self-launching gliders can take off in 200m on grass.
"share it with other guys" how about no
Doesn’t anyone have to pee in these things?
Texas catheter to an exit tube. Might streak the aircraft though.
@2:50 L/D 1:1... rather sucky glide ration. Cessna 150 is way better. LOL
Well the guy does work for the Romanian crook that owns the operation........ so has to B/S a lot.....
he missspoke there, L/D of this aircraft is 50
It has no sails. Forget that weird word sailplane, please. This is a glider. Who on earth is still saying sailplane? Commonwealth, maybe?
Ignorance.....Both glider & sailplane are used...
A sailplane soars and sails...Doesn't NEED a sail....
You should take a ride in one....
A sailplane is MOST definitely a glider mate
why do you need the SPL (Sailplane Pilots License) to fly it then?
ALHAMDULILLAH(SWT). ASTAGHFIRULLAH(SWT).
If only the aircraft could be covered with solar panels!
Mr. RO, this video will help our club members with transitioning from student to licensed pilot to cross-country happiness, while helping the club by control its expenses. Unlike powered aircraft rentals, soaring is a long-term passion that requires time, money and love.
There is more to soaring than scheduling a glider, flying it, and paying for the tow and rental fees. There is insurance, inspection fees, maintenance fees, loan fees, cleaning, vacuuming, waxing, stroking, debriefing, beer and brats, etc..
Ownership versus rental? There is a big difference.
2:56 Did you mean to say the aircraft will "only go down one foot for every horizontal foot"? (45-deg descent)
He meant 50 feet forward and one foot down
L/D .. he slipped but he did a great job explaining the sport. We need more young pilots or this sport is dead. I would say this is true everywhere except for Germany and France.
Many years ago I was there an took a trip in one of the gliders. Back then there was a Norwegian guy that owned the place.
Very Nice Bro! Get Good People/Pilots!
Even with that engine, you still have to have a tow? It can't self launch?
They are small engines, more suitable for sustaining the glider when thermals goes off rather then for take off. It is most considered for emergency. Take off with so little power is possible but .... personally do not recommend, even because you probably spend all your fuel to climb and if you have an emergency ... what you do without gas? For this reasaon is better to climb with a towplane, make your flight and spare your enegine and fuel for problems in the return flight. I have flown over Swiss Alps (not the flat Florida!) and here with such small engine do very little.
@@antonioiozzi4301 Makes sense. I've seen some electric ones that are powerful enough to use for takeoff. Nice thing about electric is that after catching a few good thermals, you could use the prop as a wind powered generator and recharge the battery for later when you've hit a dry spot.
@@daveduncan2748 there are several ones on my RL airport, From two Stemme S10 (very complex aircraft to mantain) , or the Nimbus3, to the little single engines like the Silent 2 Elektro, but frankly, at least here over the Alps, they have more problems than solutions. Our Nimbus 3 with a 700 mt runway barely takes off ... and you must be a very good pilot.
Sweet bird
240k for one plane ?
that is the price of my house
this hobby isn't for me
You dont need your own one, if i rent a high performance glider at my club its abaut 5 euros per houer. a used glider starts at abaut 5000 euros if you are determined enough, a glass glider abaut 10.000 euros and something you can fly in club claas competitions is abaut 15-25k
Beautiful bird!
🥇🏆🙌🏻🛫🛩️🇺🇸💪🏼
Did this guy really say 1 seat is really nice because no one can tell you they want to land? Christ almighty
@@randomguyinanglider facts
If you want a 2 seater version with similar/same performance and features you can have one. It will $cost$ more, and you don't even need to ask for the Lord's help. 🙂