Mad Dogs and Glider Pilots

[povlad100]

That is fantastik flight!

[atreewithnolife]

Gliding at its best wish we had the video tec stuff back in the 80s keep up these magnificent vids, another sub cheers

[matthewsnicholas123]

5:20 is BREATHETAKING!

[matthewsnicholas123]

Flying has always been my passion so this is very beauitful for me. The music goes well with the video to.

[matthewsnicholas123]

I'm in the Air Cadets and we fly gliders and powered aircrafts and it's a heck of fun!!! XD

[xtremeplayboy]

Awesome vid and the performance of the glider , although you had a tow down to the coast you managed to get back after flying lower than the cliffs , its nov and the sky is closing in ! was it a slight tail wind that helped and how did u get so much height from the cliff for the return beats me , although iam from a piss poor paragliding glide ratio set those sailplanes rock .

[Balleka]

@xtremeplayboy The ASW20 claims about 44:1 with the 16.6m tips but the strong tail wind certainly helped

[snaip]

Breaking the city speed limits ;-)

[tadeuprimo]

Fabulous like always ! ! breathtaking the flexibility of this wings at 4:57

[k1d2v3h]

Hi Balleka..Thoroughly enjoyed your clip.! Am a Hang Glider pilot in NE Oz..and blessed here with flying all year round. But in winter, the cloudbase is lower and thermals weaker, but on non thermic days head for the ridge soaring sites.! Understood that nose down attitude, staying low powering through the lift! Geez..it looked rough on the way back down wind, and know the need when rain squall on the way! Was disappointed not to have seen your landing! Can you pl name song, wld like to use too.

[Balleka]

@k1d2v3h HI The song is Palma Solane by Estura/Re:Locate. Glad you liked the video! It was a really fun flight and the views were pretty good too.

[ojsp26]

@Balleka .....the sea and fly are always beautiful. Please you have to make more videos .... hugs from Brazil : )

[donliddard]

very nice video , amazing

[videoplonker]

Right thats it I'm gonna burn my paraglider and try gliding, that looks epic.

[wildsticks123]

Another good video - really want to try this next year !

[PhilippeEZZC]

Hi Balleka,

Nice video! We also fly along the dunes in Holland. It's almost the same but you can fly higher :-) I've made a video of last Sunday you can check it on my youtube channel if you like.

Regards,

Philippe

[Balleka]

@PhilippeEZZC Hi Phillipe, loved your video and it's great that you can do some descent cross country at the same time.

[Coopa77]

Did you post the trace (s) on the ladder by any chance? O

[Balleka]

@Coopa77 No! didn't go anywhere, well apart from the glide back to the club!

[TheLS8X]

@Balleka Wolud be really interesting though.

putting them on OLC is also an option, visualization is much better on that site.

[BroadWayJoeVideoShow]

FANTASTIC!!!! CHECK OUT THE SWEETEST GIFT OF A TASTE!!!!

[TheAelfymade]

Awesome footage !

[Skylark3F]

Brilliant, thanks for keeping gliding and all year round sport. Excellent footage, please, more! Regards

[willbertdsgc]

EPIC MATT!! 

[resiggy13]

Love the video and would also love to see a similar run from pilots point of view with the camer mounted over right shoulder. Spectacular!

[golfcharlie232]

Are you flying from the airfield next to Dunkeswell?

[Balleka]

@golfcharlie232 Yeah that's the place. Devon and Somerset Gliding club

[golfcharlie232]

M5 with shark teeth, I might have come across this glider in the French Alps, when was the last time you were flying there?

Awesome footage once again! Did you try filming from the cockpit with a camera pointing forward, fixed around one of your shoulders?

[Balleka]

@golfcharlie232 Hi GC232, Yeah I was flying from La Motte Du Caire for the last 2 weeks of June this year. Glad you liked the video, I mistakenly left my cockpit mount at home so didn't get any other footage. next time I will be more prepared!

[ernshengjoel]

What happen to all the Boeing 747s flight videos? i really missed them

[Balleka]

@ernshengjoel I'm collecting footage slowly, there will be more soon I hope!

[angamah]

@Balleka awesome! looking forward to them :)

[MrEngelchen]

That's a bit woo, that is!

[Balleka]

@MrEngelchen It was a whole lot of Whoooooo Hooooooo!!

[MrEngelchen]

@Balleka I'll bet it was - those low gap crossings in front of Sidmouth beach look incredible I'm surprised you didn't cause an accident ;) I only get that close to the deck on my final approach...

[begisek2]

Well, if the airfield is only 20km far away, they would need to gain about 600 meters. I suppose the track is down wind so this should be enough... I'm I right?

[Balleka]

@begisek2 Yeah that's enough, the club is 930' (about 300m) above sea level so you need about 900 ASL to set off

[segelfliegerBaumann]

How do you come home? Are there a Wave?

[Balleka]

@segelfliegerBaumann With the cliff was producing very smooth lift up to at least 2500' above sea level, so i guess the laminar flow off the sea is like wave. I would have liked to climb a bit higher as even with the strong tail wind I was only just on final glide for home. Needed a small thermal just to make it comfortable!

[CyclingMikey]

@Balleka I was surprised to see the wings flex - lumpy much? I'd have thought it'd be a lot smoother.

[tmpttt1]

Can it fly infinite time along the coast ?

[Balleka]

@tmpttt1 If the wind is in the right direction, you can fly there all day!

[pdel64]

Great video !

[MrSchpankme]

Really enjoying your videos.

[Coopa77]

Standard :)

[SoaringAwayFromItAll]

Very cool sequel. Perfect footage for my autumn blues - our season is already finished. Tank you for this marvelous clip. What's the distance between the seaside and your airfield?

[Balleka]

@SoaringAwayFromItAll Thanks glad you enjoyed it, Cliffs are 20 km south of the club. We are lucky enough to fly through winter, there is a small west facing ridge at the club which allows us to keep the cobwebs at bay while the thermals are on holiday.

[mikeycbd]

Beautifulllllllll

[wagnercite2012]

AWESOME my friend!  Congratulations and HELLO from Montreal ~*WAGNER