Crosswind full-slip glider landing

Practice landing of a Schweizer SGS 2-32 sailplane, in a crosswind, without using the dive brakes. Hollister, California.

Glider rides:
http://www.bayareagliderrides.com
Flight instruction:
http://www.soarhollister.com
FWIW: I have no commercial affiliation with either organization.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• glider
• sailplane
• airplane
• crosswind
• slip
• landing

[MrZeddy100]

That's a great landing! But if it was me I'd need some new undies!!

[kurtlimejello]

@MrZeddy100 Hah! Well, it's easier than it looks.

[kurtlimejello]

@Cougarfreak2 the whole point of the exercise was to learn what happens if you have to land without them.

[maxibaer]

that was like really, ahm, i dont know.

Gotta love a good comment when you hear one :-)

[PeterPaul175]

That is not a "full" slip landing - it is a forward slip, just as the commentator says.

[unicyclehoopster]

awsome landing. checkout unicyclehoopster on youtube

[4ucarlosmurphy]

Where are all these freak'n pop-ups coming from all of a sudden?

[lbchuma]

@IndyHelis like what, like you're tacking?

[kurtlimejello]

@gilbert20 Thank you!

[kurtlimejello]

@gilbert20 Hmmm... did I imply this had 40:1?? Mistake, if so.

[gilbert20]

@kurtlimejello Well, I must admit this is the first time I have ever heard of a 2-32 with a glide ratio of 40:1! I The 2-32 I flew was closer to 32:1. Did you have secret little rockets hiding in the fuselage?

[gilbert20]

@kurtlimejello The Grob I fly can really turn sideways, even a bit more than the 2-32, which I have also flown. Either plane though, this was an excellent landing.

[gilbert20]

I used to fly a 2-32, and I admire this pilot's skill in slipping. Really a textbook exercise, done well.