Risky approach in a glider - final glide instead of outlanding
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- after a long day, forced to outland, but luckily there was a private airstrip in range which I chose to land on rather than choosing between one of those short fields. during glider competition it is quite common to do those type of approaches and they are called: "final glide". The glider type is a Jantar std3. from the polish "SZD" sailplane factory.
that's one helluva canopy crack.
That could have been easily repaired by drilling a hole to the end, opening the crack at about 45° with a Dremel type tool and glueing it with Acrifix 192. Both outside and inside. Not need for that kind of terrible ghetto reinforcement. It could still be done filling the rivet holes filled with the same glue.
Thanks for sharing. We can all learn. The main issue is not having enough energy to fly a proper approach at the destination. An unforeseen obstacle on the runway or unforeseen sink could cause a potentially overpeak workload.
Depends on if the landing field is obstacle free. There's no need to circuit you communicate with the field sufficiently and they approve. Sometimes familiarity is what bites you though when you get curve balls. Most drivers crash close to home due to over complacency
Risky is not having enough energy and being low. Looks like you knew exactly where the strip was and had plenty of energy to get there. And plenty of fields around if that wasn't available for some reason. So not TOO risky I'd say!
Very risky but I think you knew the position of the airstrip very well. Anyway an unexpectable sink could have turn your final in a "fanal".
Well... I liked it!
First. You don't know his energy reserve, as in speed. There is a major shedding prior to approach. Second, there is a video cut before landing. Third, the video title says he didn't outland! He made a straight in approach I.e. without a circuit. Something only done after training!
Looks like a very tight grip on the stick.
I would not call a landing on a known airstrip (you obviously knew this strip very well) an outlanding
ok, and what d you say about an unkown airstrip where you approach for the 1st time ? ;)
@@gajetsky a landing
I've never flew glider with retractable gear, but isn't it safer to release the gear when being in glide slope and having secured speed? Because as far as i see, you have released it during a climb, with decreasing speed etc.
looked ok to me.
That’s not an outlanding 🤔
Right, it's actually more a race to the landing spot..Some would have outlanded. Was watching fields all the way down, that takes us to the discussion if it would be better to outland earlier or continue. I personally would do it again, however every flying day is different. best regards :)
Lepiej bylo zamieścić film bez muzyki w tle i bez cięć. Tak to żadna nauka z tego filmu.
dzięki za uwagę ;)
Very risky