I was finally able to take advantage of my birthday present yesterday morning.
4000' glider ride at Turf Soaring School in Peoria, AZ.
Here are a couple video clips. Unfortunately, I had to put the camera away during the aerobatics.
Take off..
Glider ride in Arizona (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5py8R-sVzOo#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Lake Pleasant..
Glider Ride over Arizona, part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAsAFAdC66c#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Pics to follow.
doesn't look like you were doing much 'gliding'.
:-*
Quote from: Randimus Maximus on May 30, 2010, 11:47:45 AM
doesn't look like you were doing much 'gliding'.
:-*
Couple more videos to upload. In the second video, you hear him say 3000'. We didn't cut away until 4000'.
Quote from: IZ on May 30, 2010, 11:52:32 AM
Couple more videos to upload. In the second video, you hear him say 3000'. We didn't cut away until 4000'.
Is 'cut away' the jargon they use for 'release'?
Quote from: Randimus Maximus on May 30, 2010, 12:02:49 PM
Is 'cut away' the jargon they use for 'release'?
Is it?! I heard him use both.
How much did that set you back?
IZ - I just got Dawn a coupon for a glider ride for her birthday...looks like fun!
Bday present but I think about $150
Quote from: Dietrich on May 31, 2010, 11:04:22 AM
IZ - I just got Dawn a coupon for a glider ride for her birthday...looks like fun!
Heehee! I was just going to write that...Such an excellent present from my sweetie!
I'm planning on going after Devil's Highway ride.
I can't wait!
What are you taking the video on? Do you have a little camera?
Also, it sounds really noisy - is that just when you are being towed?
Regular camera. Cannon. Yes, being towed on runway was noisy but only lasted a few seconds. No engine during gliding you really hear the wind â€wooshing" by. Do the aerobatic flight! You'll love it!
Quote from: IZ on May 30, 2010, 12:03:59 PM
Is it?! I heard him use both.
No clue.
I figured you were trying to be hip and were using their jargon like you were an old hat at gliding.
Well, you've got the old part down.
And I thought you had more vids?
Quote from: IZ on May 31, 2010, 11:57:50 AM
Regular camera. Cannon. Yes, being towed on runway was noisy but only lasted a few seconds. No engine during gliding you really hear the wind â€wooshing" by. Do the aerobatic flight! You'll love it!
Cool! It does good video.
Dietrich got me the Aerobic flight! What happens? Loop-de-loops? Did it make your tummy do flip-flops?
Quote from: hoyden on May 31, 2010, 05:24:37 PM
Cool! It does good video.
Dietrich got me the Aerobic flight! What happens? Loop-de-loops? Did it make your tummy do flip-flops?
I arrived about 40 min early, registered, learned about the glider interior and how to use the parachute in case of emergency. This took about 25 minutes and I was already being towed down the runway!
It took about 20 minutes to get up to altitude and I "released" (FU RM) us from the plane. The pilot (Karl) didn't waste anytime as we took a nose dive to do our first loop! We did wing-overs, cloverleaf, hammerhead, loops and a low pass. In all, about 20+ minutes gliding. I also took control of the plane after the first round of aerobatics. I'm sure the pilot felt my feet shaking through the pedals. That first dive was quite a rush!!
When I gave him back the controls, we did more aerobatics and then a low pass by the spectators. The landing was a smooth as it could be on the gravel filled runway and we stopped about 5' from the glider ready to go in front of us.
YOU WILL LOVE IT D!!
did they have a phone book to sit on?
I got lm a flight package as a b-day gift for up in the Tehachapi mountains east of Bako..... turns out she's afraid of flying...oops
Quote from: bobspapa on May 31, 2010, 07:11:33 PM
I got lm a flight package as a b-day gift for up in the Tehachapi mountains east of Bako..... turns out she's afraid of flying...oops
I'm afraid of flying too, but I've always wanted to fly - sans accouterments. When I was a kid, I would practice flying, in a very Douglas Adams manner, by throwing myself at the ground and hoping I stayed in the air. If I was in "flight" a nanosecond longer than I thought I ought, I thought I could fly; I just needed more practice. Unfortunately, I never did get good enough to fly on my own except in my dreams.
I used to fly in airplanes a lot as a young'un and was fine with flying then. As I got older, I got less happy with flying until now I pretty much hate it. I decided that I stopped liking flying when I stopped being able to meet the pilots. :)
Dietrich knew about all these things, and the fact that every time we ride our bikes down the Carefree Highway towards Lake Pleasant I point at the "Glider Plane Rides" sign and bounce in my seat. His present to me was a complete surprise and a wonderfully thoughtful gift. (I'm gonna make him blush)
Anyway, I'm looking forward to my flight with glee and trepidation. I definitely want to take video of the event.
I'm not sure I'll do the loop-de-loops though. Maybe I can decide once I'm in the air?
Quote from: hoyden on May 31, 2010, 07:51:42 PM
Anyway, I'm looking forward to my flight with glee and trepidation. I definitely want to take video of the event.
I'm not sure I'll do the loop-de-loops though. Maybe I can decide once I'm in the air?
It cost more to do aerobatics. Just go for it! The butterflys only last a second and then you're already feeling the G's when you pull up to do a loop. Take a camera in the plane and have one on the ground. If you can..wear a helmet cam or have D rig something to hook to the shoulder straps of the parachute so you can leave the camera on during the aerobatics.
It's all done rather quickly so get your money's worth! [thumbsup] D will want to get pics of you in the cockpit during your fly by.
BTW..loading that clip right now!
Quote from: IZ on May 31, 2010, 08:42:26 PM
It cost more to do aerobatics. Just go for it! The butterflys only last a second and then you're already feeling the G's when you pull up to do a loop. Take a camera in the plane and have one on the ground. If you can..wear a helmet cam or have D rig something to hook to the shoulder straps of the parachute so you can leave the camera on during the aerobatics.
It's all done rather quickly so get your money's worth! [thumbsup] D will want to get pics of you in the cockpit during your fly by.
BTW..loading that clip right now!
Thanks for the thinks, Adam!
Dietrich got me the "aerobatic flight" for the gift.
Ooooh, wearing a helmet cam would be cool! They'll let me do that?!
Can't wait to see your other vid and photos!!!
fear of flying can be subsided by a little red pill called Valium; works wonders.
IZ - My Dad did a gliding trip in the Tucson area last year. He said it was awesome.
Let me see if I can go an dig up the photos so more people can see how awesome it must be.
Quote from: cyrus buelton on June 01, 2010, 04:37:59 AM
fear of flying can be subsided by a little red pill called Valium; works wonders.
IZ - My Dad did a gliding trip in the Tucson area last year. He said it was awesome.
Let me see if I can go an dig up the photos so more people can see how awesome it must be.
I'm wondering if he took off from Ryan Airfield?
Skydiving over Sedona next. [thumbsup]
Quote from: IZ on June 01, 2010, 04:45:04 AM
I'm wondering if he took off from Ryan Airfield?
Skydiving over Sedona next. [thumbsup]
I am going to give them a call tonight, so I will check on where he flew out of but Ryan Airfield does sound familiar.
I was thinking Davis-Monthan but then realized that is the AF Base he works at!!!!
They live up in the Tucson hills, not really in the city. I hear it is pretty bad.
They just went on their big trip this past weekend up in Northern Arizona. I can't recall where.
they've pretty much over the past 3 years hit everywhere possible in that state worth seeing if you are into outdoor activities.
They've been to that big crater, the falls, blah blah blah.
Jealousy here, but that is what you do when you work your whole life and are sort of retired. You can afford to do cool shit all the time.
We lived in Flagstaff for 3 years when I was going to NAU so we did the Grand Canyon, the meteor crater, Jerome, Prescott, the San Francisco Peaks, Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon EVERYTIME someone visited! Never get sick of it all! Havasupai Falls is pretty cool but we never went to the bottom of the canyon. Lake Powell is awesome too! Learned how to waterski there. [thumbsup]
My dad was a weapons loader for the A-10's the first year they took them to DM AFB. I was just at the airplane graveyard 2 weeks ago. I lived there for 3 years too and have yet to go that museum.
I took a glider ride last year at the airport in Faibault MN. It was fantastic. When I take my vacation this year, I think I will swing by the airport and start taking lessons. I probably don't have enough cash and/or time to get my license this year, but I can at least get started. The big incentive is that when taking lessons the cost/hour of flight time is much lower than for tourist flights.
Quote from: 77south on June 01, 2010, 05:30:44 AM
I took a glider ride last year at the airport in Faibault MN. It was fantastic. When I take my vacation this year, I think I will swing by the airport and start taking lessons. I probably don't have enough cash and/or time to get my license this year, but I can at least get started. The big incentive is that when taking lessons the cost/hour of flight time is much lower than for tourist flights.
Yup! Saw that! [thumbsup]
I have my student glider pilot logbook right here. I was thinking about doing the same thing. I wish I had done this before I left AZ a few years ago. I would've liked to fly over all of those places I lived..South Florida, Seattle & Austin.
Quote from: IZ on June 01, 2010, 05:08:21 AM
My dad was a weapons loader for the A-10's the first year they took them to DM AFB. I was just at the airplane graveyard 2 weeks ago. I lived there for 3 years too and have yet to go that museum.
My Pops was actually stationed at DM AFB when he joined the service back during the draft.
He joined instead of being drafted as his number was coming up. It was a good fit for him because he loves military aircraft and even got a few incentive rides when he was there. nothing cool like fighter planes, but he has an obession with the real big planes, so a ride in a C-130 was a lot of fun for him.
He hasn't been lucky this time around, but he isn't military, he is a contractor and they make that VERY clear.
He finally treated a General last year that granted him visitor rights to the on base golf course.
Quote from: hoyden on May 31, 2010, 11:11:47 AM
What are you taking the video on? Do you have a little camera?
Also, it sounds really noisy - is that just when you are being towed?
Did you take your ride yet Hoyden?!
Yes, it's a noisy ride throughout but you block it out when you're in the middle of the aerobatics!!
The wind sounds cool though! Here's the clip of the fly-by..
Glider fly-by (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Jox1mecow#normal)
Quote from: IZ on June 24, 2010, 02:10:44 AM
Did you take your ride yet Hoyden?!
Yes, it's a noisy ride throughout but you block it out when you're in the middle of the aerobatics!!
The wind sounds cool though! Here's the clip of the fly-by..
I haven't gone yet - was waiting til after Devil's Highway, but haven't had a chance. Was hoping to go this weekend, but we'll see.
Thanks for the little vid!
Did you wear ear plugs or anything during the ride?
Quote from: bobspapa on May 31, 2010, 07:11:33 PM
did they have a phone book to sit on?
;D
The photos are remarkably clear also.
I bet there is a nail stuck in one of the wings
No earplugs. Its not that loud. And no, no nails in the wing but ill bet there was at least one on the runway!