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Hi Marco. I think I was using my older model Gopro Hero attached to its head strap. These days, there are other action camera options, like GitUp, that are just as good. For recording sound, it helps if the camera is not in a waterproof enclosure. The main reason I recorded my training flights was to help me with post flight review. For a novice, there's *a lot* to absorb in dynamic phases of flight, like take off and landing, and sometimes it's hard to process or translate instructor guidance in real time. You'll probably find you have days that go well and you feel like you're getting it, and days that you wonder if you will ever get it. That's normal. Push on through! All the best with your lessons!

@@MSBWilson thx a lot for the wishes and the suggestion. I'm a bit worried because in the 2 flights I did as passenger in the back seat I was a "sea sick" in some moments (I don't know if it's a correct world.. I speack Italian...), and I'm old (59)... But I'll try my best anyway. 😊

@@oselini The only time I've felt a bit sick was in flying in the back seat with the front seat pilot doing most of the control. I think you'll find it better in the front seat when training and also when you have control.

Well spotted! Yes it was. :-) He was one of the 'Summer Crew' instructing here in NZ in 2018. I believe he's here again this season too for a while.

@@MSBWilson Yup, he's been around here and there! I currently run the Marlborough club and often fly at Nelson Lakes too

Hi Christian. You make a valid point. If your airspeed is insufficient, there is a risk of stalling while close to the ground in the turn. The main objective of every glider circuit is to complete the turn onto final at a satisfactory height, speed and distance from the landing point. From this position it is much easier to make a good stabilised approach & landing. This takes some practice and good instruction. It took me a while (and further instruction) to properly understand the different roles of the elevator (to control speed) and brakes (to control rate of descent) during approach. To quote our NZ training material: "On a stable final approach the Aiming Point is a point on the ground ahead which appears to move neither up nor down relative to the canopy frame. This means the glider is moving directly towards that point. Despite the name, the nose of the glider is not "aimed" at the point. Rather, it is the point on the ground towards which the glider appears to be moving. It is adjusted using the airbrake control. Nominate an Aiming Point on the ground and fly towards it. With the airbrakes still closed allow the AP to "move down" in the canopy. This indicates that you are going to overshoot the Aiming Point. Then apply 1/2 - 2/3 airbrake and check that the Aiming Point now appears stationary relative to the canopy. This means you have intersected the 1/2 - 2/3 airbrake path correctly. "

It's a DG-1000. Our club has two of these. They are excellent for a lot of the training we do. This variant has fixed undercarriage and doesn't have the retractable motor option. See en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DG_Flugzeugbau_DG-1000 for more details. Cheers.

@@MSBWilson thanks, I am currently learning to fly seasonally so it is so nice to watch just raw footage of gliding as most glider flight have music which takes away the ambience (in my opinion at least)

Not necessarily. The normal recommendation is: When you have achieved the approach speed land ahead if it is safe to do so. The indicated 450' is about 300' above the ground (the airfield is at ~140'). See page 10 of training.gliding.co.nz/pluginfile.php/373/mod_resource/content/4/Safe%20Winching%20Booklet%20BGA%206th%20Ed.pdf We have quite a long field so landing ahead remains an option at this height. For a novice, this is a safer option than doing a potentially paniced turn ,leading to a stall, to do a reduced circuit . Fly safe! 🙂

Good on you. Don't beat yourself up, everyone has off days or training 'challenges' at one stage or another. Sometimes, it takes a fresh or different instructor's insights or feedback to move forward on particular aspects of training. For me an example of this was that It was taking me a while to properly understand the visual cues to look for to establish a controlled speed and glide slope to my aiming point.

@@MSBWilson and it differs from person to person as you find that difficult I find that easy, however I always struggle with my speed with the airbrakes open

Hi Rhys. Keep in mind that for a winch launch, the cable is attached to the belly hook and not the nose hook, so it's a bit like a kite on a string. The angle of attack and rate of climb reduces as the launch reaches the top end and the downward load of the cable increases. The tow cable will usually automatically back release before you overfly the winch. This video shows a bit more of what a typical launch looks like from different perspectives: ua-cam.com/video/3yupgU8WNVw/v-deo.html

Hi Alan. Thanks for the feedback. I think the main reason for going to mainly fixed camera view was to give a smoother picture and because it can be inconvenient wearing a head cam over a hat on longer flights. However, I agree that a head cam gives a good idea of where I'm looking (which is beneficial for my own review too) so there'll probably be more of that incorporated in future (maybe real soon if flying a a new site goes ahead tomorrow). Cheers :-)

Great! You've come the to the right place :-) I'll look forward to meeting you and hope you enjoy the up and downs of the journey. Mark2.

Quite so. It is part of the standard operating procedure. Reviewing and learning from incidents like this has helped reinforce the importance of this check for both ground crew and pilots, me included.

I'd like that. It would be great to catch up in person too.

@@MSBWilson You're right, it would.

Thanks. This was before the Transmission Gully highway was started so the view over the ridge will look very different now. Cheers.

Hi Brendan. Most of the time, the only noises you hear in a glider are the sound of the air moving around the cockpit, a bit from the instruments (the beeping is from the vario) and the radio, a some from the vent if it's open. There's a bit more noise from the undercarriage during launch and landing too. The sound on this video is pretty typical of 'normal'. Perhaps the most important noise to develop a good sense of in a glider is the sound of the air rushing by. This is a good audible queue to your airspeed, independent of the ASI (Air Speed Indicator). Typical soaring flight involves flying a different speeds depending on what you are trying to do and the lift (rising air) or sink (descending air) you are flying in. Generally you'll fly slow in lift and faster in sink. If things go quieter than usual, this should be a warning that you're flying slow or too slow and at risk of stalling - not a good idea when close to the ground!

Thanks Piotr. Yes, I agree, and this is also our club's correct procedure. This launch was an example of what can happen if these procedures are not followed by both the person hooking on and checked by the pilot. It's possibly also an example of oversights, errors or threats that can creep in if procedures are hurried or interrupted. I have experienced that situation too where the launch process was rushed by the instructor (who was tired after a long day) to avoid being delayed by another landing glider. Fly safe :-)

Hi! Good on you for wanting to learn to fly. We have several young people your age in our club and they do really well. The training is designed to take you through each stage of learning in safe and manageable steps. Never be afraid to ask questions, instructors like to be as helpful as they can. Gliding is a really good way to learn the fundamentals of flight. There is a lot to learn but, with good instruction, most people make steady and rewarding progress. Have fun!

@@MSBWilson thx and it is good that it is also an fundament of flying because I want to join the airforce and I really love flying thx for the help.

Stuart's always so cool and calm :-) This is probably not an exercise to do with a first timer but it's not quite as alarming as you might think (as long as you have enough height and don't get too worried about pointing at the ground for a few moments).

Would agree 100% about Stewart, not sure what it would take to get him worried!!

how many launches is it until you should be able to land?

Can I ask? Is it expsenive? I really want to fly but I don't have a ton of money.

@@nullobject5943 it rlly depends on ur club tbh

@@williamneedham5304 totally depends mate. Took me about 45 to really get the hang of it but you never stop learning and perfecting

@@nullobject5943 depends on where you’re from. Some clubs will help you finance your license, while others won’t. Also depends what kind of a pilots license you want to do. Gliding is definitely a lot cheaper than a private pilots license

I got the opportunity to do my first real outlanding, back in February, on the return leg of a 50km out-and-back cross country. The afternoon convergence didn't quite setup as forecast. The paddock I landed in was perfect, almost better than the airfield! Nice and large, short grass, no stock, flat and into wind. Very satisfying and a good experience to get under the belt. Fly safe (and keep your eye open!) :-)

@Romain Dec 10 to 15 mins might be more typical for training circuit flights. A lot will depend on the weather conditions (whether there is lift near the airfield) and particular training objectives. Longer flights are good for building and reinforcing basic stick and rudder skills and coordination. Launch, circuit planning and landings don't need so much time.

@@MSBWilson Ok thank you. With a regular motorised airplane the less we do is about 30'

@@romaindec1717 In this context, it is probably worth noting that the ultimate goal of becoming proficient glider pilot is to achieve longer duration soaring flight utilising thermal, ridge, convergence or other forms of lift and not just being towed into the air and gliding back to the ground (also called a 'sled ride'). In this way, flights of many hours and cross country are possible and common. I've had numerous flights of 2 or more hours with over 5 hours being the longest so far. Fly safe :-) See also: ua-cam.com/video/UHr2Hxk-E8Q/v-deo.html

Just start off by having a great first experience. Ask lots of questions but realise too that there is a lot to absorb at the beginning so stick with it. Enjoy!

@@MSBWilson thanks so much I had a towwed start with an instructor called John I think he was the 2008 gliding world champion so that was cool, I did throw up tho but the rest was fine we cought now convergences and good to about 8 600 meters from 5400 meters, we flew for 35 minutes and I flew for 15 to 20 minutes. the landing was also good although I didn't land the instructor did

Tips....lookout lookout and err lookout ! When you can do that judt remember stick and rudder, stick and rudder. One never moves without the other. In the video, if thats a headcam the guy isnt moving his head NEARLY enough

@@MrAlexrowlandsokay thank you

I had it just before my first solo, when i was flying last time with instructor. It was quite surprising - line hit bottom of the glider very loud (fuse break) and i thought something breaked under me but then i realized what happened and glider was fully controlable and flying normal so then it was calm. We had ~150-200m if i remember so we choose to do 2 turns and land against wind as normal ;) All that time i was flying so it was a nice training before solo :P Ps. Choosing what to do is very tricky at about 100m (land straight or 180 turn) but luckly we had way more and simple decission ;)

Yup! :-) I think my shortest was about 15 seconds when training for this sort of launch failure.

Hi John. IP is back in the Wellington Region now (in the Wairarapa) where the Wellington Gliding Club is now based. I'm fairly new to the club but I understand IP spent many of it's earlier years at Paraparaumu before going north a few years back. Mike O'Donnell is now the principle owner and I have a 1/3rd syndicate share. I took IP over to Nelson Lakes in Feb for about 10 days and had some great flights in the area I know well from over 50 years of holidaying, skiing and tramping there. Cheers, Mark.

Thanks for the complement :-) ZK-GIP is a mid 70's era Club class Libelle. The main differences to a Standard Libelle of that era are that it has a fixed main wheel and a T tail. The Standard Libelle also has a lower wing rigging position and a different canopy attachment arrangement. GIP is very quick and easy to rig with automatic connections for aileron, brakes and elevator, a single main spar locking pin and a simple tail plane locking pin. I hope you can travel here sometime in the future - I'm sure you won't regret it! Cheers and fly safe, Mark.