Hawaii Glider Record Altitude Mountain Wave Flight
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Uploaded by upcountry12345 on Aug 18, 2008
A sailplane flight to 33,561 feet in mountain wave over Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii - the highest ever in Hawaii. Join me in the cockpit of a DG-400 sailplane and surf 6 mile high waves. Dave Bigelow
Kamuela, Hawaii
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R.I.P. Dave.
If he's flying a Dg-400, a self launcher, why does he need a tow?
2 years ago 5
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Aloha David, you have followed your passion to the ultimate heights, riding the sweetest winds on earth~ May your spirit soar forever now~~
3 years ago 5
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I have recently downloaded Microsoft Flight and this is one of the aerocaches, i am shocked to find that this guy has died attempting a higher altitude.
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I too came here, because of M$ Flight, R.I.P man
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Hello, I came here because of Microsoft Flight Treasure Hunt. Bye.
4 weeks ago 3
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Wonderful !!!! I fly a DG 400 also ... see my videos ...
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Just wonderful...
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RIP Dave
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Wow, thank you for the ride. With a temp outside of -35* C. how do you get cabin heat? You must have been in flight for 1 or 2 hours.
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@ondamountain Not ^^ But it is above a vulcano, and he's flying in thermicals. So maybe that heat of both is enough..
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how did you stay warm without gloves and a jacket
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Top vid, though I have some questions.
What 3D software are you using with your logger data? And was there any lennies to mark your lift in the primary wave bar?
Where I fly there is no wave :( but a nice 100km ridge. well done
peanuts2105 3 years ago
Using SeeYou Application to look at the flight recorder data and produce the graphic views. Most of the time, mountain wave in Hawaii does not produce lenticular clouds. Rotor clouds are commonly seen.
upcountry12345 3 years ago
do you have a perssurized cabin in the DG?? supplemental oxygen??
banyani 3 years ago
No power source to pressurize the cabin of a sailplane. Supplemental oxygen is required - time of useful conciousness at those altitudes without oxygen is less than 30 seconds.
upcountry12345 3 years ago
Great vid!
How did you install the camera inside the sailplane? Excellent perspective; well done.
Greetings
vallntihn 3 years ago
The camera is a Sony compact digital with 640 x 480 mpeg video available in addition to stills. It's light and small enough to mount on the brim of a baseball cap. Works pretty well if I can remember to move my head slowly while recording.
upcountry12345 3 years ago