Great video! I love my Ka6E and fully agree with you. It's not about racing or competition, but simply the pure, unadulterated joy of soaring in the sky. Not fighting the winds, but working together. Amazing plane!
Back in1966 I was a very young glider pilot in my club, city of La Plata, Argentina. Thé aérodrome was very close to the wide Rio de la Plata, so the thermals were weak, I took some IFR practice with an old flight trainer Link C3 with the idea of using the summer clouds to climb a little more. The K6 had a very small and simple Turn and Bank indicator. One day I enter the base of what I thought was a modest cumulus humilis and wow! Suddenly the variometer increased to two meters/s up, later three, the altitude reached 3000 meters, then 4000 meters, ice blocked the pitot tube and accumulated over the leading edge, I could approximately maintain the speed with the sound of the wind. I realized this was a much bigger cloud, had no oxygen, and turbulence was increasing, so finally I managed to get out of the cloud who by then grew to a full cumulus nimbus with heavy rain, hailstones and stong winds on the surface, the barograph registered a maximun altitude of 4.500 meters. Two weeks later it took six hours and 280 Km. distance, with weak thermals to earn my silver C badge. The K6 did both flights showing her very good performance. Today I'm a retired Airline pilot but always remember that flight in the cloud as the most significant of my experience.
I am deeply impressed about your story. An outstanding adventure and a pioneering spirit, which wouldnt be possible in todays regulated skies. But I am happy to read that you made it safely back home, despite these monsterous thunderstorms. Thank you so much for sharing!
I made my first triangle cross country in a Ka6 cr , good memories . After that I bought a Ka6 E and mde a lot of cross country KM and also many outlandings .It was 35 years ago so I don't remember much how this glider handled but I liked it .
love love love the Ka6! Even after flying countless high performance gliders there's just something special about the easy, relaxed handling of the glider and the way it feels in the thermals. Our club Ka6 D-4706 has a convertible canopy and was featured on the cover of the most recent Adler magazine (german aviation magazine) with me as PIC! Edit - sehe gerade dass du von Unterwössen aus fliegst - dann bist du mit dem Jan ja eh beim Ka6-Gott schlechthin gelandet!
😄 the convertible canopy is the top of flying wood…absolutely unique to fly! and yes, jan is outstanding, how he approaches gliding, with so much enthusiasm and with so much unique way of sharing very valuable knowledge. on k6 flying there is a lecture i can recommend to watch: ua-cam.com/video/TCpgXj-2vVY/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared thank you for your feedback! 😃✌️💫
@@flyneur PH-434 was based at Eindhoven in The Netherlands EHEH Al mentioned flights flown in Austria exept the 864 distance, This flicht started in The Nedherlands and ended in south France.
Someone in my club has one, and he restored it to better than new conditions. It has more aerodynamic covers, a moving map display and an more comfortable cockpit. Its funny how he can stay in the air for houers while on weaker days even high performance gliders ony fly circuits 🤣. I realy want to fly one someday, no question.
I didn't fly K7 but a little K8. One big difference is that K6 is completely out of wood, while K7 and K8 has metal construction in the body. My personal experience is that the K6 is slightly more sensitive and its feeling is more close to a high performance glider. This as well you can see in the numbers.... K6 has a glide performance of approx. 30, while K8 has approx. 25.
Great video! I love my Ka6E and fully agree with you. It's not about racing or competition, but simply the pure, unadulterated joy of soaring in the sky. Not fighting the winds, but working together. Amazing plane!
yes, with this glider you are connected to nature…with all its ups and downs…but more ups…🙃💫
Back in1966 I was a very young glider pilot in my club, city of La Plata, Argentina.
Thé aérodrome was very close to the wide Rio de la Plata, so the thermals were weak, I took some IFR practice with an old flight trainer Link C3 with the idea of using the summer clouds to climb a little more.
The K6 had a very small and simple Turn and Bank indicator.
One day I enter the base of what I thought was a modest cumulus humilis and wow! Suddenly the variometer increased to two meters/s up, later three, the altitude reached 3000 meters, then 4000 meters, ice blocked the pitot tube and accumulated over the leading edge, I could approximately maintain the speed with the sound of the wind.
I realized this was a much bigger cloud, had no oxygen, and turbulence was increasing, so finally I managed to get out of the cloud who by then grew to a full cumulus nimbus with heavy rain, hailstones and stong winds on the surface, the barograph registered a maximun altitude of 4.500 meters.
Two weeks later it took six hours and 280 Km. distance, with weak thermals to earn my silver C badge.
The K6 did both flights showing her very good performance.
Today I'm a retired Airline pilot but
always remember that flight in the cloud as the most significant of my experience.
I am deeply impressed about your story. An outstanding adventure and a pioneering spirit, which wouldnt be possible in todays regulated skies. But I am happy to read that you made it safely back home, despite these monsterous thunderstorms. Thank you so much for sharing!
Simple instrument panel. A pilot doesn't need more to enjoy meditative soaring in a great sailplane. Great video !
so true, thanks for your kind comment!
Love to see and learn more on the K-6, history, Design, etc.
thanks for your feedback! that is definitely noted! 😃
Indeed and a closer look at the instrument panel!
❤ Jetzt will ich K6 Zeitlupenfliegen. Bin froh auf 13, 7 & 8 gelernt zu haben. Die K6 hatte ich noch nicht in den Fingern.
wunderbar, dann viel freude. ich hoffe das wetter spielt diese saison noch etwas besser mit! happy landings!
I flew in a similar glider, SZD-30 Pirat. Loved every moment of it.
Another legend! One day I wish to fly a Pirat.
@@flyneur There are some in Poland, but I think few thy fly elsewhere. One is at EPWK
I made my first triangle cross country in a Ka6 cr , good memories . After that I bought a Ka6 E and mde a lot of cross country KM and also many outlandings .It was 35 years ago so I don't remember much how this glider handled but I liked it .
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences! 😃🙏💫
Wow, that’s amazing 😍
thanks for your kind feedback!
love love love the Ka6! Even after flying countless high performance gliders there's just something special about the easy, relaxed handling of the glider and the way it feels in the thermals. Our club Ka6 D-4706 has a convertible canopy and was featured on the cover of the most recent Adler magazine (german aviation magazine) with me as PIC!
Edit - sehe gerade dass du von Unterwössen aus fliegst - dann bist du mit dem Jan ja eh beim Ka6-Gott schlechthin gelandet!
😄 the convertible canopy is the top of flying wood…absolutely unique to fly!
and yes, jan is outstanding, how he approaches gliding, with so much enthusiasm and with so much unique way of sharing very valuable knowledge. on k6 flying there is a lecture i can recommend to watch: ua-cam.com/video/TCpgXj-2vVY/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
thank you for your feedback! 😃✌️💫
I love je thumb nail 🎉
Thumbnails are special craft by itself. Sometimes the same efforts liek for a whole video...🥵😅
poetry in spruce
@@WilhelmvonFahrvergnugen 🤣 somehow this video became a love letter to this glider…😬
I had a Ka-6e for 14 years.
largest triangle 514 km
greatest height 6450 mtr
longest flight 10.15 our
greatest distance 864 km
Who needs plastic!!!
Wow, that is impressive! May I ask were do you fly? The distances are amazing and the height in just wood must have been unforgettable!
@@flyneur PH-434 was based at Eindhoven in The Netherlands EHEH
Al mentioned flights flown in Austria exept the 864 distance, This flicht started in The Nedherlands and ended in south France.
Someone in my club has one, and he restored it to better than new conditions. It has more aerodynamic covers, a moving map display and an more comfortable cockpit. Its funny how he can stay in the air for houers while on weaker days even high performance gliders ony fly circuits 🤣. I realy want to fly one someday, no question.
very nice! hope you can get with some wood soon in the air! 😁✨✌️
i flying with k-7 and k-8. whats the difference against the K-6?
I didn't fly K7 but a little K8. One big difference is that K6 is completely out of wood, while K7 and K8 has metal construction in the body. My personal experience is that the K6 is slightly more sensitive and its feeling is more close to a high performance glider. This as well you can see in the numbers.... K6 has a glide performance of approx. 30, while K8 has approx. 25.
@@flyneur thanks for your answer!