Enjoy the various parts of a flight from take off to landing while gliding over the western United States in a high performance glider (sailplane). The airport is Nephi, Utah and the glider is a 15 meter (50 ft wide wings) high performance sailplane. Some of the clips are advanced maneuvers so don't try this at home kids. Hope you enjoy flying over the amazing Utah landscape! Bruno - B4
Dear Bruno : I Certainty Hope you see this message from me. I have to say that i "tripped" over one of your Gliding Videos, and Literally Subscribed before the end of the video. Your Videos are created in such a way that i indeed feel like I'm perched on your right shoulder.... a Fantastic View Perspective. I'm not a Glider myself, I'm not even much of a flyer due to the darn turbulent moments a commercial airliner experiences every so often, I'm afraid to have to say. If i may, going with you on your video Glides is indeed So Mesmerizing & Peaceful!! Thank You for your ongoing Videos!! I Hope you will continue to do videos for us. If i may ask: are you able to enlighten us as to how much your sport of Gliding costs?? (Ie: Your Plane? [Which is Absolutely Perfect!]); Costs associated with Airports?? (The Tow Planes, or, some cases have a Winch type of launch system?). I have indeed heard your mention that it is Inexpensive.... I'm curious for you to elaborate sometime ??? Your Instrument Gauge that you have to work with: there also seems to be an ongoing beeping sound that varies in length & pitches, which means what??? The physics of Gliding: one would think that what goes up must come down, of course. But, in your case, what goes up.... continues to climb higher!! What do you have available to yourself to achieve Higher Heights?? (I'm thinking of Warm Air updrafts?; lowering plane for higher speed, then using the speed to climb higher?? Wind coming off mountain & hillsides, pushing you higher??). Ps: is your instrument gauge letting you know somehow that you are "within" such conditions so you can work with it??? (Maybe, that's the beeping sound we hear??). Thank You So Much for your Video's!! They are So Peaceful for ME Too, that i enjoy every single second of your videos!! Once again, i Certainly Hope you receive this message from me. I know it's rather long, but i touched on most points that i had questions about(?). I hope you can elaborate on some of those points, EVEN During Flight would be the Perfect Back Drop! (Disregarding the "drop" part!). I look SO FORWARD to hearing back from you in this (these?) regards!! Sincerely Yours, Robert !!!
Hi Robert - thanks for watching!!! Wow, lots of really good questions. I'll do my best to answer. Sorry about the air sickness. I am sure if you didn't suffer from it you would LOVE soaring. My glider is worth right around $90k. My glider before this was $40k and the one before that was $10k. A brand new glider is right around $200k. A normal tow costs around $60 from which you can stay up all day and soar. A winch launch costs around $15. Hangar fees are around $150 per month. Insurance is around $2k per year. Annual inspection costs are around $180. The beeping noises are from the variometer and it tells me instantly if the glider is in rising air or sinking air. It might be a little annoying in the video but is SUPER helpful when flying so I don't have to be looking at my instruments but can be looking outside. My glider sinks at around 110 feet per minute. If I find any air that is rising faster than that, then I am climbing. If I find an area of lift that is going up at 600 fpm, then my actual climb will be 490 fmp after deducting my sink rate. I can find that lift by many sources: thermals, ridge lift, mountain wave, and convergence zones. Do some google searches on each of these to find out more about them. Hope this all helps you to enjoy some of my other videos more! Best, Bruno
I have a question; In what country’s are gliders legal? Is it legal in uhhhhh let’s say in a definitely random country in south east Asia called Thailand in which I definitely not live in
Robert H @7:00 what was that thing on top of the mountain any guess
@@ninmarioscc Unfortunately, I'm not certain. You may wish to direct That Question to Bruno, as it is Indeed a Good Question. My Guess: a Weather Reporting Station, gathering Statistical Weather Information in conjunction to surrounding areas that may also have relevant information for Comparisons.
A Minecraft player’s bizzare upload schedule There are glider videos from Thailand, India, several south American countries and the likes around. But usually there are few such operations. Assume you can fly gliders when private aviation in general is legal.
2:36 R2-D2 voicing his displeasure with the decision to fly into the storm
"R2 says the chances of survival are seven hundred seventy-five . . . to one. Actually, R2 has been known to make mistakes . . . from time to time." --C-3PO
After flying for 3 yrs now I just purchased an ASW-20B. Thanks for your videos. Roy
Congrats!!! You will absolutely love the 20. Enjoy and fly safe.
Roy, well done you! Getting out there, with much longer legs than the PW-5.
how do you like it?
damn, i've flown around 30 hours on an asw-20F. It's one of the best airplanes i've flown. its so forgiving, and just climbs like a rocket. U will decently love that plane! :) congrats
please tell me the price of your glider
I would love to see a video with some of the things that go into owning and maintaining a glider like this.
Great video showing how fun gliding can be. It also shows how beautiful Utah flying is. Nice job son. Stay safe. Your dad.
Your son is a legend
Wow this is some amazing flying!!!
after 42 years flying sailplanes, I ask myself, why I still flying?!! to enjoy your videos is cheaper, stressless and ... I'm sitting in my warm saloon, drinking and eating what I want and ... I have fun ;-) Bruno - thank you very much! "laughing.." - really... I just returned from some island of Hawaii and the weather and the ridges are not good enough to make a long ride.. therefore I'm happy to see these videos - a little bit satisfaction you know... I'm thinking about a "B4-Simulator" for the long, long winter-seasons here in Germany ... I shove the fuselage of my plane into the carport, place a 55" TV in front of it, raising the heating - THAT's it !! Greatings, R.
Haha - thanks for watching and so glad you are enjoying these videos.
Hein, i just visited your channel but found no gliding videos, why?
@@franciscofagundez1906 I don't have some ;-) Only a few from Austria and Switzerland and one short one from Hawai. I made a lot of photos, but filming is not my thing...
3:38 as a paraglider pilot seeing the performance of this machine just blows my mind away... beautiful scenery and amazing flying! I hope to fly sail planes one day
You just can't compare the performance of a paraglider with a good sailplane. These are different worlds.
WRONG! The dream day, which I have relived over and over thanks to your posts, was when you flew to the Grand Canyon. I damn near shed a tear with you. Thanks for these videos.
Thanks for watching and for the kind comments. I agree that the Grand Canyon flight was a very special one for me too. What an amazing sport this is. Take care, Bruno
Going over those mountain ridges, glimpsing the shadow zipping along beside you, I had Massive Attack Teardrop playing and I caught myself transfixed, unblinking stare, mouth hanging open, leaning into the smooth turns...goose bumps!...fantastic. A welcome distraction from the late night at the office. I come back to your videos again and again for some peace and a moment's getaway. Thank you so much.
Just remember that it's important to thank your ground crew. With out the hook up, the winch, the guy who holds your wing on tow, the pilot on tug. Without them being a sailplane pilot is really, really difficult!
There's someone with a self-launch glider who flies out of an airport near the city here. There's no gliding club or towplane there. While it's possible to be self-sufficient that way, I'd not trade belonging to a glider club. You'll never find a more friendly bunch of folks, all helping and encouraging one another. I've gone out and flown for only an hour, but been there for 8, spending the rest of the time running wings, filling out the flight logs, retrieving landed gliders, etc, but mostly spending time with my club-mates. It's almost as fun as flying gliders (but let's not get crazy here ... only almost!)
Amen to that!
Thanks for the compilation video Bruno. Been missing your content, hope you and your family are well.
Thanks for the kind words.
Always appreciative of your videos, thanks for letting us come along.
Very inspiring, Bruno. I wish more folks recorded their flights like you do.
Fantastic as usual. A great compilation. Looking forward to your soaring season...
I really enjoy watching your soaring videos!! Thank you for sharing!! Stay safe!
Fantastic! tank you for this moment.
Cloud dancing!...soooo beautiful...thank you for sharing this gift!!!!
Glorious! Thanks a lot for publishing Bruno. Blessings to you and your family.
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The best of Bruno! Thanks man, I needed that.
Always a pleasure watching your videos. Many thanks
I think this is my favourite video so far. You have some fantastic scenery, and those thermals - 14kts...... wow
Great stuff - brightened up my evening!
Wow...14 knots average...that it's just crazy! Thanks for the awesome footage of your beautiful & huge backyard.
You say you strive to be, I say you are the one to follow!! Absolutely love to be part of your flights!!
Lift in rain. I thought that didn't happen until I encountered it myself last summer. It sure makes a loud noise when it hits the perspex, so at first I thought it was hail. Thanks for sharing snippets of fun flying to feed our between-season dreams. Only 2-3 more months to go ...
Nice Video! Thanks Bruno. Always love your videos
Absolutely stunning ! This unis why we fly.😎😁😎
I used to fly out of Fremont, CA at Sky Soaring, man do I miss it...... This was a great video. Nice choices of vid clips.
Absolutely stunning.
What an awesome compilation vid!!!! THANKS, I needed that, only 1/2 thru winter here in MN @ -30F this week. ONLY 3 mos. to launch.
Great compilation!!
a very able pilot .... and can talk to the mike at the same time! Wouldn't catch me doing those sort of manoeuvres so close to the ground!
Absolutely mind bogglingly beautiful! I'm a hang glider pilot but I just can't fly like sailplanes. Definitely inspired to learn to fly like you!
Great compilation Bruno, if only we had flying like that in East Anglia. Well done.
Thanks for taking us along! At 62 years old I just fly Rc powered gliders, which I enjoy very much but it must be a thrill to fly in a real glider!
What a lovely glide, how a nice weather.
Just as i shed a tear from the beauty of the Grand Canyon, thinking about the forces of erosion, the millions of years that led to the moment that you are flying above it and I am seeing it... You just said how emotional this moment for you. It gave me a giggle :) Thank you for the awesome video!
Wow, incredible!
Spent the whole afternoon watching ur vids again totally enjoyed my self so good thanks again . Also fun ribbing you once in while 👍 🛫
SIMPLY AWESOME ! NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS! AMAZING !
Nice compilation: enjoyed watching. Thanks, Bruno!
Fantastic video. Thank you!
Great Video. I took a couple rides in the 70s at Harris Hill NY while on vacation. Soooo Much fun.
Stunning!
Some amazing footage!
Awesome, thanks Bruno!
So beautiful! Man, I wish I could do that! I never did get to fly a glider, and now I can't fly at all anymore. I know just enough about it to be impressed! Your feel for the rising currents floating up those ridges is so effortless you almost look more like a great big bird than a human in a machine!
Who can dislike such a beautiful video?!!!
Another amazing video Bruno. Love those peaks.
What a wonderful view.
Great comp - thanks mr Vassel. I northern Sweden I am waiting for spring to come, latest 2-3 weeks has been minus 20-30 deg celsius, with >50 cm snow. No soaring weather since september, so I am like a smoker without a smoke, waiting for our premier flight - hopefully during medium april.
Haha -thanks for watching.
Bruno, always love your videos sir. Just got my private ticket last week and hope to try out gliding (soaring) sometime soon. Cheers!
Congrats on your ticket and yes - you have to try soaring next!!!
Great video . Thank you . Very inspiring
Thank you for these videos :)
Hi Michael Hickman from Durban South Africa. This is probably the best flying video I have ever seen.I only wish I could have been aboard because that is very much the sort of flying that I enjoy.
Hell of a video. Been in a glider once and a hang glider for short training flights. Hope one day I can experience some of what you’ve shown here. Really enjoyed it.
I wish I get the chance to meet you man, you are Amazing, and this is the smoothest landing I've ever witnessed.
Welcome back Bruno. Best video yet.
Love this
Best yet!
Amazing !
Beautiful! Magnificent! Awesome! Doesn't Get Any Better Than That! Lots Of Lift Around, So Very Safe To Play Around In God's Playground! Just Like The Beach Boys Song, "Fun Fun Fun"!, Except This T Bird Has Wings!
I always dreamed of flying,. Watching my huge tv screen makes me feel like I am right there flying with you when I stand in front of my tv. My tv is shot across the room onto my wall with a projector tv. The screen size is 6 feet x 9 feet! That's the whole wall! Now I can fly/watch in great 1080p HD quality, thanks to your HD cameras. I let you do all the work and I just stand and watch. My stomach goes up and down when I stand when you climb and dive. Very good video work you do.
Excellent clips Bruno.
Thanks for the great edit! I can watch you fly all day. Now I don't have to...
your videos make me so excited for my first solo flight. i started at 14 two months ago and i should have my first solo flight in about one month when im 15
beautiful
Thank you Bruno
TFW I am about to hit the hay but then spot a Vassel video in my Subscription feed and I say "Yeah, I can spare 20 minutes". I need to go get my rating.
One of your best videos, the soaring down here in Florida is okay, but nothing like what you guys have Utah, I have a ASW 27, we fly out Seminole Flying Ranch in Groveland, Florida....
Absolutely butters the bread on the landing
Great video Bruno! Just to indicate how nuts I am, I recognized almost all the clips from longer videos. I think there was some never before seen footage in there too. Would love to see more! Looking forward to the new season!
Thanks for watching!
That was nice! Greetings from Germany!
just wow... cheers.
F...g awesome!!
Excellente!
This is amazing! Crazy flying through what seems like a bit of hail?? or just rain? And the dive!! The mountain top flying...SOOO cool!
Bruno....at 5:45 my heart stops.....wow, what a cool move...
Glad you enjoyed it. Flying it was amazing too. :) Cheers.
I hate flying but i love your videos..awesome stuff!
amazing experience thanks for sharing your advencures
Man, where i fly, a day like this is very rare😂
Sheer bliss.
Really cool videos, I've just stumbled upon them recently. In one of your other videos you asked if flight statistics are helpful. I vote definitely yes. It's really cool to see your altitude, speed, etc. Might I suggest placing those stats in the right bottom corner, however? Your hat is quite similar in color to those numbers and they can't really be seen when your hat occupies the lower left corner.
Hi Bruno, great video again. I can't await the spring and the next gilding season in Europe. Then I will chanche from Puchacz to Astir CS. Greetings from Neustadt-Glewe(EDAN)/Germany
Hallo Nachbar! Fliege in Neuruppin und komme manchmal bei euch vorbei. Ich fliege eine LS3-17, etwas betagt aber mit neuwertigem Finish.
@@chrisehmke1651 Dann werden wir uns ja kommende Saison bestimmt sehen. Wünsche dir always good landings😉
Hey guys, how much time does one have to spend doing other club stuff instead of flying? I'm considering joining a club in south Germany but I'm not sure if I have time for that.
@@veeaa try it for some weeks. Maybe you find a club that offers a test membership (Probemitgliedschaft). If get the hang to it, be prepared that gliding can be addicting. It is really time consuming. Most clubs expect you to be present on the airfield the whole day, mostly at weekends. But this is great : you meet new people, most of them really friendly and helpful. Gliding is really a team sport, even when you do most of the flights with one instructor, and later alone. The team will always be there for, also when you do an out landing. They will bring you home. It's so much fun and joy around flying, I can't imagine living without it.
@@veeaa In Summer we fly every weekend with good weather. So you can choose yourself to come or to come not this day. In winter every one have to do some work on the gliders. (For example in my club ( www.segelfliegerclub.de ) every one have to work 40 hours per winter. If you have not so much time, it's instead possible to pay money ) Soaring is so much fun. You will love it! Es wird sich lohnen😉 Viele Grüße und immer gute Landungen wünscht Julius Schieck
crazy!!!!!!!!! so cool
Nice one Bruno!
One day my friend, one day.
Hello from Sherwood Park Alberta. I would like to see how the glider is prepaired for flight. Right front geting it out of the trailer ( I think you have hanger now) attaching the wings, adding water and how you plan your trips/tasks. Love your videos, I miss flying in the worst way. Thanks!
what a landing wow! haha I was looking for a video where I could see you land and take off :p
Thanks Bruno!
Awesome
Nice video - but I´ve been missing your LOW Pass 😉
Bruno, I'm taking glider instruction now. I have a PP SEL. Looking for the add on. I love Gliders. I just bought an HP 18 in need of restoration. I have built 3 composite power airplanes and I am in the composites business. I know about glueing things together. Keep the vids coming. I love them and they are inspiring.. Thanks
Thanks Bruno.
Hi Bruno. I am there with you buddy. Right behind you.
Hi Bruno your videos make me very jealous because over here in England we only get very limited soaring season and at only 15 and just got my self a szd 30 pirat I'm very eager to get flying 😁 Fin
What was your overall flight time and distance travelled? Your videos are always a pleasure to watch. Very inspiring!
This video is a compilation of multiple flights brought together to show the different parts of a gliding flight. My longest flight in a glider is somewhere around 650 miles. I haven't gone after really long distance flights yet, maybe someday. Thanks for watching.
thx for sharing sir ! could not stop watching :D greetings TommyTarkov
I’m surprised we didn’t master flight years before we developed propulsion systems. Gliding seems so natural
Lol