Have you ever wondered how far a standard-class glider can fly? Join me in this cockpitview with commentary on a cross-country-flight and discover the story of a 70 km final glide straight over the Alps. Learn about the impressive glide performance of these technical masterpieces and gain insights into flight tactics to cover hundreds of kilometers along the main ridge of the Alps.

00:00 Intro
00:27 Briefing
00:38 Weather forecast
00:48 Crossing the Inn-valley
01:24 Pilot mistake
02:02 Being low
02:32 Entering Swiss airspace
03:17 Route choice: conservative or challenging?
04:25 Planning a 70 km final glide
04:32 Introduction into glide performance
05:39 Calculations of a final glide
06:46 Final glide initiation
07:30 Lessons learned

Please note:
I am a learning glider pilot, sharing with you my experiences and the magic of soaring, including my mistakes and goodtakes, aiming to make this sport better and safer together.
All calculations, numbers and rules are simplyfied in order to provide an insight into the theory and practice of gliding.

Please do no try this at home!

Check out the flight at: https://www.weglide.org/flight/300358
Date: 7.7.2023
Departure: DASSU Unterwössen @deutschealpensegelflugschu7668
Pilot: Christoph Wieland Blaas
Glider: LS4
Navigation app: www.xcsoar.org
Music: Tomas Novoa - Geminis (artlist.io)
Animation Pictogram: Pond5
Weather time lapse: www.foto-webcam.eu
Flight analysis apps: www.weglide.org / www.soaringlab.eu

FAILED final glide and outlanding:    • Running OUT OF OPTIONS in LOW ALTITUD...  
LOW final glide:    • LOW LEVEL FINAL GLIDE - Scary but pos...  

Recommended books in German (some of them have been translated):
The Art of Gliding: https://www.viento.aero/the-art-of-gl...
Das Stille Abenteuer: https://amzn.to/41MazLO
Segeln über den Alpen: https://amzn.to/4aKfMHO
Meteorologie für Segelflieger: https://amzn.to/3S1CRi2
Thermik im Gebirge: https://shop.streckenflug.at/bs_produ...
Mental zu Sieg: https://shop.segelflugbedarf24.de/Zub...

Camera: Insta360 One X2 : https://amzn.to/3NJ4CJp
Phone/camera holder: https://amzn.to/3TR5srL

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