FPV Reality in Bosnia | Low and Slow | Pure Flying EP 20

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  • Опубліковано 11 сер 2019
  • First Person View flying my ASG29 sailplane in Bosnia. At competition day 5 of the SGP in Livno, I was very late and dropped my whole water ballast to be as light as possible. With the low wingloading I could fly very slow on the ridge and every small lift helped me to get back home. Wind speed was 7 - 13 kph and the thermal activity was weak.
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  • @papatangovictor
    @papatangovictor 5 років тому +21

    Impossible to watch this video without a smile of satisfaction. As in life, you have to choose the right one every moment ...

  • @spalkin
    @spalkin 4 роки тому +63

    Flying in a motorless plane over beautiful country that would take weeks to traverse on foot...priceless!

    • @lithium25693
      @lithium25693 4 роки тому +1

      actually its very expensive

    • @cornwellharley4458
      @cornwellharley4458 4 роки тому +2

      lithium25693 who said a thing about price

    • @EirikAnd99
      @EirikAnd99 3 роки тому

      @@lithium25693 Actually it isn't expensive. I have been gliding for a year and have spent unter 400€ in total, all costs considered.

    • @Niraol
      @Niraol 2 роки тому

      @@EirikAnd99 how much does it cost to buy a glider?

    • @EirikAnd99
      @EirikAnd99 2 роки тому

      @@Niraol Depending on the glider it can cost from 10.000$ to 300.000$ and more.

  • @PaulAnthonyDuttonUk
    @PaulAnthonyDuttonUk 4 роки тому +180

    How much does the anti gravity option cost? It seems to work well. :)

    • @stephansalas1464
      @stephansalas1464 4 роки тому +2

      IT's free! :) aka wind

    • @calikalbocalikalbo6082
      @calikalbocalikalbo6082 4 роки тому +4

      @@stephansalas1464
      What wind? I hardly heard lift at all from the Vario.

    • @FlowcastYT
      @FlowcastYT 2 роки тому

      @calikalbo calikalbo Ridge lift its pretty interesting, won't necessarily get you much altitude but will allow you to maintain your altitude as long as you follow the contour of the mountain. Someone like Pure Glide could give you a good explanation.

  • @joelmulder
    @joelmulder 4 роки тому +19

    This looks so amazing!
    Flying this fast and low, with so much visibility and only the noise of the wind is simply amazing.
    Too bad being low without an engine scares the crap out of me as a non-glider pilot.

    • @MelindaGreen
      @MelindaGreen 3 роки тому +1

      Being low is fine, and being slow is fine, but being low *and* slow scares the crap out of me. I guess he can land out on any of those grassy fields, but that sounds really unpleasant too.

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 2 роки тому +3

    Stefan is my hero, first pilot I’ve ever seen who wears a parachute and I admire that!

    • @wilkoone9155
      @wilkoone9155 2 роки тому

      A parachute wouldn't have been much use at that altitude! Amazing flight, I have done a lot of x-country glider flying but never that over such a long distance - Respect!

  • @carlbraden2794
    @carlbraden2794 5 років тому +6

    Wow that was intense and amazing - really enjoyed the flight and expect to repeat numerous times - thanks mate!

  • @MrMavnkaf
    @MrMavnkaf 5 років тому +17

    I bet it was fun for you! No words = high concentration!

  • @freddy7700
    @freddy7700 5 років тому +1

    👍 👍 👍 Das war ein Meisterstück, Stefan.

  • @thespudbud9910
    @thespudbud9910 5 років тому +32

    Your videos are the reason I started gliding 🕶

    • @ElyesBoudhina
      @ElyesBoudhina 4 роки тому +1

      hi there i have a few questions ,how long does it take for someone to learn how to glide , and does the FES system prevent you from major accidents that could happen like losing altitude ? meaning is there something worry about ?

    • @thespudbud9910
      @thespudbud9910 4 роки тому +4

      @@ElyesBoudhina Hi Elyes, learning to glide can easily take months to over a year, it depends on how often you fly. I haven't flown any gliders with an FES (Front-Electric-Sustainer?)system so I cannot speak from experience. I can imagine flying with an FES system is a confidence boost though.

    • @ElyesBoudhina
      @ElyesBoudhina 4 роки тому +2

      ​@@thespudbud9910 So what can you do if you glide with no FES and encounter an emergency situation ( because the way i see it, if you glide with no FES its seems like it would be like jumping from an airplane with a faulty parachute is it not )

    • @thespudbud9910
      @thespudbud9910 4 роки тому +2

      @@ElyesBoudhina Find a good thermal or ridge, pray or look for a healthy field to 'land' XD

    • @ElyesBoudhina
      @ElyesBoudhina 4 роки тому +1

      @@thespudbud9910 when i was watching gliding videos that was the first thing that ran through my mind => security how can i survive if shit goes south , is the seat ejectable ? can i have parachute ? i just can not get into something that does not have back up plan and FES just killed it . cuz with out it i think you are willingly rolling dice on your life .

  • @gladysfirey6508
    @gladysfirey6508 5 років тому +34

    At 8:05 watch the bird take evasive action!

    • @tinchote
      @tinchote 5 років тому +3

      He didn't have FAlarm.

  • @stewiepid4385
    @stewiepid4385 5 років тому +5

    Great example of ridge lift! Subbed.

  • @WRXMSK
    @WRXMSK 4 роки тому +1

    I've sh't bricks while watching this video :) It's truly amazing!

  • @JonHeckendorf
    @JonHeckendorf 5 років тому +16

    Not often, I need to be in the cockpit when watching someone soar. But, ridge and slope soaring always gets me excited and I need to be flying with you on this flight. Very nice, predictable, and safe flight. Great job and fun watching you fly.

  • @biagiocozza8875
    @biagiocozza8875 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful flying, over beautiful scenery, very well done.

  • @kitesurfjerry
    @kitesurfjerry 5 років тому +1

    Wow! Amazing flying.

  • @latinokooll7
    @latinokooll7 5 років тому +8

    Amazing how calm and relaxed you look with very few but decided moves on the stick, it's a pleasure to see you fly! Amazing scenario too! Keep posting and happy flying.

  • @erikisberg3886
    @erikisberg3886 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing video and excellent flying, watched it twice!
    It seems like the lift was very smooth but weak.

  • @footsy420
    @footsy420 5 років тому +6

    Nice flying. Low flights make for great videos and I am a new pilot, not comfortable with being close to anything. I only recently stopped being afraid of clouds.

  • @devisddf
    @devisddf 5 років тому +1

    Gorgeous! 😍

  • @anonymxs._7570
    @anonymxs._7570 5 років тому +83

    Low and slow in a glider is risky, isn't it?
    But if you *ASG* me, it looks absolutely stunning!

    • @airgliderz
      @airgliderz 5 років тому +9

      Not risky, but fun, light Ridge lift can stay up a long time and Ridge lift you are allways pretty low and close to the rige to stay in the lift, especially true on mild ridges like the ones he is flying over. Love having no engine. He looks like he has lots of landing spots. Gliders like his have good glide ratios, as in over 40:1 so you can glide a long way.
      A glider recently reset the sailplane altitude record climbing at 500 to over 1000 fpm to 90,000 feet asl using natural super smooth mountain wave.
      A RC model glider with 9 ft wingspan hand launched off Ridge using dynamic Soaring off the downwind side of a ridge flying in a circle many tulimes accelerating to a world record of 545 mph, this type of Soaring pulls way more g's then a human can withstand, imagine flying in a circle of less then 100 yards diameter at 545 mph, accelerating from had launched after 4-5 turns to 545mph!
      Or fly in a sailplane race to one to two defined turn points over a 109 mile plus triangle in a glider averaging from 45 to over 100mph

    • @SteFly
      @SteFly  5 років тому +15

      Yes, that´s correct! Nice integration of ASG :D

    • @svesom
      @svesom 4 роки тому

      @@SteFly Perfect Playground for my ATOS VR..

    • @wianenslin2384
      @wianenslin2384 3 роки тому

      @@airgliderz wow that is a lot of great info thank you so mutch 😁💪

  • @jvbenjamin
    @jvbenjamin 8 місяців тому

    wow. this video made my day!!! awesome flying!! :)

  • @motionsic
    @motionsic 4 роки тому

    Awesome flying! Thanks for risking your life to put up this video!

  • @Blackhawker91
    @Blackhawker91 4 роки тому +1

    wow, was eine Landschaft, gut geflogen! Ein Traum!

  • @fingerhorn4
    @fingerhorn4 3 роки тому

    Very skillful flying, always with an escape route to the right when getting low. Sometimes looks on the edge of impossible but you are very good at finding lift. Great video!

  • @krzysztofpel2078
    @krzysztofpel2078 2 роки тому

    That soflty mountened landscape with a relaxing beeping sound in background make me trully relaxed.

  • @BendigoAerial
    @BendigoAerial 4 роки тому

    That's some awesome flying.

  • @Salahudin-
    @Salahudin- 4 роки тому

    Nice to see my home country from this point of view. Cheers from Germany!

  • @tombrennan3973
    @tombrennan3973 2 роки тому

    that was spectacular Thank You !

  • @odrabravo
    @odrabravo 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the ride!

  • @isbestlizard
    @isbestlizard 4 роки тому +2

    I love that you had Clangers for company the whole time too :D

  • @kreshta8231
    @kreshta8231 5 років тому

    Thank you Stefan

  • @j2b261
    @j2b261 4 роки тому

    Beautiful video, Stefan.

  • @browntrousersmoment
    @browntrousersmoment 4 роки тому

    Fantastic!

  • @SoaringMidlo
    @SoaringMidlo 5 років тому +2

    Beautiful video and amazing flying. Your name comes up a lot at our Virginia airport.

  • @andalusienrolfito3382
    @andalusienrolfito3382 5 років тому +1

    sensationell..! 👍

  • @calvacoca
    @calvacoca 4 роки тому

    Incredible ride !!! 😯😯😯👍😍😊

  • @ddevcic1
    @ddevcic1 4 роки тому +1

    Tactical flight (low level flight) with glider.
    Respect!

  • @Janet_Airlines802
    @Janet_Airlines802 3 роки тому

    Its amazing how far they can fly, so cool.

  • @sztruce
    @sztruce 3 роки тому

    Grandiosso!!!

  • @seba_m
    @seba_m 4 роки тому

    Amazing low n slow flight, its a great experience flight a glider

  • @Wild_Dzik
    @Wild_Dzik 4 роки тому +1

    Coś pięknego :)

  • @user-ci1hg4yp1y
    @user-ci1hg4yp1y 4 роки тому

    Очень круто, спасибо! Very cool! Thanks!

  • @romeromf
    @romeromf 3 роки тому

    Very nice vid

  • @MardkoMBR
    @MardkoMBR 4 роки тому

    Quite risky and challenging, bravo !!

  • @GLsoar
    @GLsoar 2 роки тому

    The first 5 minutes was scary!! And I have a ton of experience!!

  • @jchors2947
    @jchors2947 4 роки тому +1

    Bosnia is beautiful. The terrain reminds me of Eastern Oregon. It looks like power lines were not a problem out there.

  • @locossanity
    @locossanity 4 роки тому +1

    welcome to Bosnia :))

  • @jgmendes3664
    @jgmendes3664 Рік тому

    I can imagine what a sight from the ground !!!

  • @ebernator6179
    @ebernator6179 4 роки тому +3

    Your Camera Perspective is so nice. You literally think this is a computer game or smth .D

  • @MrPectus3
    @MrPectus3 5 років тому +2

    good video

  • @onniasikainen777
    @onniasikainen777 5 років тому +5

    Cool video. I hope you don´t get hurt some of these days.

  • @Adi-ts9jl
    @Adi-ts9jl 4 роки тому

    Welcome to Bosnia🇧🇦❤

  • @costazurra
    @costazurra 4 роки тому

    amazing

  • @Bobpaule
    @Bobpaule 4 роки тому +2

    Big risk taking here. Glad it ended well.

  • @skysurfer5333
    @skysurfer5333 4 роки тому

    Another Beautiful Example Of Dynamic Flying!😀👍

    • @pops9190
      @pops9190 4 роки тому

      Sorry, but you need to educate yourself on what dynamic soaring (flying ) is. This is not it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_soaring

    • @jgmendes3664
      @jgmendes3664 Місяць тому

      This is NOT dynamic soaring...

  • @ndrjskrbnk
    @ndrjskrbnk 4 роки тому

    swallow at 8:05 ... unbelieveable how good the glider flies under right conditions, with a good pilot and nerves made of steel. :)

  • @xXUntiledXx
    @xXUntiledXx 5 років тому +2

    Pass auf dich auf diggah 😁👍

  • @nlzdxl
    @nlzdxl 5 років тому

    kraaaaass😃👍

  • @ijnfrt
    @ijnfrt 5 років тому +9

    Looks really cool, wish I could fly like that

  • @ANNEH0EKSTRA
    @ANNEH0EKSTRA 5 років тому +3

    Situation at 4:50 looked scary.. no altitude. Nose towards the hill. No energy at 90kph. 1 error (bump and set the flaps wrong) and then the situation is not fixable. Stunning views.

    • @SteFly
      @SteFly  5 років тому +1

      Yes, that was no comfortable Situation! The wingloading was very low and the ASG29 still flies with 70 - 75 km/h, so a small margin was still there.

    • @MauritsHebels
      @MauritsHebels 5 років тому +1

      I’ve seen several comments of you stating that what you were doing was particularly risky. Now you comment again that a situation was not comfortable. Where do you personally draw the line between risk & reward? You seem to put yourself in those situations relatively often. Aren’t you afraid you are going to push it a little bit too far at some point? Don’t get me wrong, some people are willing to simply take more risk (there are a lot more dangerous hobbies out there) and can deal with those more risky situations better, but just like Anne said, all you need is a bump and you could potentially cross the line because of some ‘bad luck’. As long as you are aware of the possible consequences it is ok imo, but I would like to know your point of view on this.

    • @lautoka63
      @lautoka63 5 років тому +1

      @@MauritsHebels You're not the only one wondering this. I do have concerns that other, less-experienced pilots in lesser gliders may try to emulate this.

    • @johngalloway156
      @johngalloway156 5 років тому

      @@SteFly Far far too little potential and kinetic energy reserves over such a shallow slope

  • @bentleyblower
    @bentleyblower 3 роки тому +1

    Bravo Stefan, you have incredible courage, skill and faith in your ASG29 sailplane and I fully expected the nose to fall into the trees at any second. There was no safe landing area, without incurring damage as you traversed that inhospitable shallow ridge and several times, I found that I was forgetting to breathe. The clip ended too soon, as I would have loved to see how you climbed away when the ridge ended.

    • @SteFly
      @SteFly  3 роки тому

      At the end everything was safe and easy to glide back to the airfield. Finished the task and landed ;)

  • @normg2242
    @normg2242 5 років тому

    Herrlich...!

  • @GatorNick
    @GatorNick 4 роки тому

    Ridge lift game 👌

  • @JanKowalski-kz5rq
    @JanKowalski-kz5rq 4 роки тому

    I checked that this ASG29 (registration number: D-2915 ; manufactured in 2007 ; construction number 29015) from Germany -
    HAS NO SUSTAINER MOTOR !
    It is a clean glider without propulsion and this guy who flies it on this film has balls out of steel.

  • @msnpassjan2004
    @msnpassjan2004 4 роки тому +3

    2:26 Wish we could have seen how you pulled that next stretch off.... impressive !

    • @Robbo1966
      @Robbo1966 4 роки тому +1

      agree too many cuts, and what about the landing

  • @chillywit
    @chillywit 4 роки тому +1

    Got the pucker factor going in me.

  • @supergrooover
    @supergrooover 4 роки тому +1

    Very nice! Tad long edit though :) when I fly my PG I love the bit you're doing, milking every last drop of lift to get just a little further. Was wondering, in these conditions, should you not find lift, are you always having a suitable landing field within glide or do you take the risk of a tree landing?

  • @SuperReasonable
    @SuperReasonable 4 роки тому +4

    For the first 5 minutes I was squirming in my seat, but it’s amazing just how relaxed I got with flying so low after a while.

    • @jgmendes3664
      @jgmendes3664 Місяць тому

      It is easy... you were not there...

  • @favoriteblueshirt
    @favoriteblueshirt 4 роки тому +6

    14:07 Just time for some internet banking.

  • @user-gu3jz4bq4u
    @user-gu3jz4bq4u 4 роки тому

    это просто офигенно!!!)))))))

  • @Dzordzikk
    @Dzordzikk 4 роки тому

    Hi Stefan, very nice fight. Can you told me your XCSoar settings of gauges on bottom of screen? Cannot read it from video screenshot. From left to right, from top row to bottom row. Thank you very much.

  • @grahamariss2111
    @grahamariss2111 5 років тому +6

    "Ballsey" flying!

  • @MrKarol001
    @MrKarol001 5 років тому

    And where is Livno airfield? Under the mountain in last seconds of video on the horisont, thats Kamenišno?

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 2 роки тому +1

    In glider flying I am curious as to how much elevation you can get on pure momentum and mechanical input alone. Can you maintain a phugoid cycle indefinitely?

  • @Ken_Dalton
    @Ken_Dalton 4 роки тому

    It always amazes me at actually how far a glider can go when traveling as low as this I think I'd be in panic mode every ten seconds looking for an L.Z😂.., really awesome video man! The odd but of commentary would be nice tho aswell, about what's Goin thru your mind as a pilot when flyin in different situations such as this one. I'd be interested to hear qn I bet others would to. Just my thoughts ✌️

    • @SteFly
      @SteFly  4 роки тому +1

      At that flight I was so focused and had no capacity left for commenting. Every small mistake would have been fatal.

  • @MelindaGreen
    @MelindaGreen 3 роки тому +1

    This was great! Very meditative. Did you cut out sections just to shorten it? I would like to request that you also upload the entire raw footage, the longer the better.

  • @ronanburke7222
    @ronanburke7222 3 роки тому

    When I get my pilots license, one of these are top of my list

  • @vintagedgglass2544
    @vintagedgglass2544 5 років тому +6

    4:32 had me shook! How did the glider keep going uphill!? Nice flying :) Condor style...

    • @fivemeomedia
      @fivemeomedia 4 роки тому +1

      im not a expert in this at all but i think its heat bouncing up the hills that create lift i think its called ridge lift if your interested in googling it

    • @blakerwalk
      @blakerwalk 4 роки тому +2

      @@misterpspdude incorrect. Not thermals. Ridge lift. I saw no thermals in this video.

    • @robertpurdie6889
      @robertpurdie6889 4 роки тому

      @@fivemeomedia My own experience alone here, provided that the warmer air is rolling up the slope its effect resembles in a way, the ground effect. Very slight drift correction is essential in order to traverse and with the wind direction immediately behind you its like skiing uphill. Try it. Get out and fly the mountains. Its more than challenging your skills. Be safe. Good luck. Foxtrotkilogolf.

  • @keithhow3006
    @keithhow3006 4 роки тому

    Wow....how does he keep that in the air at that altitude....fantastic.

  • @streetracingsyndicate9512
    @streetracingsyndicate9512 4 роки тому

    It is beautiful there. Nothing more to say

  • @ftsboys9825
    @ftsboys9825 4 роки тому +9

    Imma need one of these if there’s ever a zombie apocalypse it’s so quiet and stealthy lol

  • @Rez-N-8
    @Rez-N-8 4 роки тому

    I’ve only flew thermals in the US. Would love to fly ridge lift some day!

  • @shankarsr1
    @shankarsr1 3 роки тому

    This is the best eco-friendly way for this terrain.

  • @screaminlordbyron7767
    @screaminlordbyron7767 4 роки тому +1

    Did you end up finding anything with that metal detector I could hear?

  • @steveedwards4495
    @steveedwards4495 3 роки тому

    Hi great video. I know nothing about gliding so wondering where your lift is coming from to stay airborne?

  • @w00dyalien
    @w00dyalien 4 роки тому

    Beautiful flight! What to do to fly in Bosnia? Is there an air club to contact?

  • @SkepticCat-pz1zz
    @SkepticCat-pz1zz 4 роки тому

    That’s an amazing glider what is the glide ratio? ( I do realize that a lot of skill is involved )

  • @gilnemesis3547
    @gilnemesis3547 4 роки тому

    Impressive flight, seems unreal, i've never Seen such a soaring, unbelievable, i'm stuck !👀🧐🤔 How Many hours do you have in gliders?

  • @steffenspiller2603
    @steffenspiller2603 4 роки тому

    Spitze

  • @haraldschallerl2973
    @haraldschallerl2973 5 років тому +1

    Hallo Stefan! Ich versuch immer von dir was zu lernen. Heute habe ich gelernt oder besser gesagt erkannt: " D i e Nerven hätte ich nie." So fliegen Weltmeister! Chapeau!

  • @johnayres2303
    @johnayres2303 4 роки тому

    So is the pilot flying at a high speed for a glider so that he can convert speed to height at anytime? Also as the ground slopes away to the right can he get out of trouble by turning to the right?

  • @carlosbolivar5935
    @carlosbolivar5935 5 років тому +2

    Hey Stefan !
    I’m an airline pilot and paraglider pilot just wondering hoy easy it is to climb back up form so low to the ground ?

    • @SteFly
      @SteFly  4 роки тому +1

      It is not easy, the wind was light and there were no thermals anymore. Usually you would make a outlanding such conditions.

  • @BillPalmer
    @BillPalmer 4 роки тому

    Wishing I could read the airspeed indicator during this
    Beautiful ridge!

  • @MAGApepe
    @MAGApepe 5 місяців тому

    nice,,, can you even notice the difference between the flap settings ??

  • @blower2006
    @blower2006 4 роки тому

    Is there a parachute? Also imagine the sensation of flying without the cockpit glass( i know it would mess with the aerodynamics)....

  • @lorenzofornari
    @lorenzofornari 5 років тому +7

    some parts of the video are scary because we don't see the valley on the right...!

    • @thepilotF
      @thepilotF 4 роки тому

      Even tough, you run out of altitude once.

  • @J_Philio
    @J_Philio 4 роки тому

    FS2020 looks nice

  • @Taumata
    @Taumata 5 років тому +2

    Looks like openvario isn't it?

  • @bradjackson9489
    @bradjackson9489 5 років тому +6

    For sure your videos are spectacular!! But with no narrative they are not the complete package. Tell us what you are doing, what you are thinking, and what your “plan b” is, if what you are doing does not work. Also would be good to mention your land out options. Looking forward to more of your flights.

    • @allan8490
      @allan8490 5 років тому +2

      That was "Plan C" , Plan A high and happy,Plan B on the top's and having to find a good climb
      Plan D, turn out and land in 20 seconds

  • @shd4618
    @shd4618 4 роки тому

    Pull up (wooop wooop) pull up (wooop wooop)