Gliding on 8000 meters - trying the extremes
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- Опубліковано 9 лис 2023
- Wave flight with Stemme S10. I was trying to break a Slovenian absolute altitude record, which was at 7600 meters.
Flights at altitudes this high can be really dangerous without a proper equipment. That is why I had two oxygen sytems; one that I was using and another one for backup. For navigation and logging the record altitude, I used a LX 10K navigation system, that is produced by LX navigation.
www.weglide.org/flight/343475 - Спорт
Vrhunsko! Čestitke.
Hvala!
Úžasné. Netušil som, že je možné dostať sa vetroňom do takej výšky. Gratulujem k rekordu.
Dakujem 😀
IMPRESSIVE, congratulations!!
Thank you!
woooow!!! into the flightlevels!! Nice flight and vid!
Thank you!
Cool flight Bernard! Although watch out next time for using cannula at specific altitude. It is more efficient as you are saying, but you may be inhaling not enough oxygen with it. Full mask above 18000 ft is not recommended, it's mandatory according to MH manual! I wasn't aware of that for quite some time either. Keep on posting gliding videos and safe flights!
Thank you! I will do more research regarding canullas/masks. When I am flying above 18000ft, I aways set the EDS to face mask setting. I usually have oxygen saturation well above 95%, so I never felt any need to switch to mask. The biggest issue that I see with cannula is that if I take a breath through mouth, I don't get any oxygen.
Safe flights to you too!
What a great flight Bernard, glad you had a second OX system on board, better to be prepared than not. S-10 must be a terrific ship to fly! I would have had to get a ladder to get into the cockpit....too short. LOL I liked the cannula (US spelling) better than a ox mask, more control over the amount of oxygen you need. How long have you been soaring? Thanks for another beautiful flight!
Thank you! Stemme is great to fly, but it flies much better when you fly alone... I've been gliding since 2017.
a bit close to vne at one point. Always stay aware of your tas at altitude. Nice flight
I was carefull not to exceed the Vne. I am always aware of the TAS at high altitudes, as this is the biggest limitation on long wave flights... Thank you for your concern!
Just a canule, no oxygen mask? Very impressive flight, BTW
With the system that I'm using it better to use a canule, it's more efficient. And also with mask you have issues when talking to ATC (except if you have a mask with a microphone).
How do you get ATC clearance for a high altitude glider flight?
You need a flight plan, transponder and a bit of luck😉
Flight level 280 with only a canula that is recommended to only FL180??????
Cannula is actually more efficient than the normal face mask. Most of the pilots that I know fly only with canula.
After every flight above FL220 check for ‚Altitude Decompression Syndrome‘!
Little N2-bubbles are forming in the blood and blocking little arteries, e.g. in the brain, resulting in headache…
That is correct, one can get that when flying above FL180. However, I try to minimize the risk of this by breathing the oxygen on the face mask setting of EDS from the beginning of flight. I always pay attention to any signs of Altitude DCS (headache, pain in the joints...). Thank you for your concern!
@@bernarddobre altitude record flights in gliders are often life changing. Take care.
@@Paul-vh6ul thank you, I will.