THIS IS GLIDING
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On Friday, April 17, 2026, while hiking the Appalachian Trail on the ridge south of Kuwohi in Smoky Mountains National Park there was an aircraft that went overhead and it was so low and quiet. It sounded like a lawn mower or little moped. So cool to see out there but was white with super long wings and one window. Never seen anything like it. It looked like one of these planes/ gliders. IDK.
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#travelbyglider #gliding
isnt it just flying without and engine?
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Great video! Thank you
@jrfsailing07Нафига так часто переключать ракурсы!!!????
@_SerhioIt's an amazing hobby, but it's time consuming as f*ck! This will munch through your weekends like crazy! 😅
@BisZwogreat example, thanks!
@pawelgrzadkoI always think gliders cockpits look the most interesting - like Jet Fighters. Possibly because they're both really focussed on minimising drag?
And - let's face it - you'll never have to worry about engine failure. Or maintenance costs.
Love it. I wish I could afford to do that.
@neilcooThis pure fantastic gliding flying life and style is still only reserved to people having large finance at disposal, the modern glider computer technology request a lot of preparation, high costly navigation hardware and software and above all free time, equipment, catering, and some budget to over come the costs,...storage of glider, eventually or surely property of glider full equiped, inssurance, cost of logistic team, some cost for towing, some costs for comfortable cool hotels, car 4x4 to remorque the glider and some cost to study and be up to date by training on hyper high performances technics of flying this super computerized gliders and full equiped with specific high performance added applications like metered water ballast, rate of gliding up to 60or more, it is a full long term activity witch needs finance as backup support,...it is a very tiny familly , in average very discrete who can allow this high performance activities, not recommended for whom has to calculate his budget, neither for whom do not get some kind of strong base in this little gliding performance circles,....kind of elite of special kind,.....so simulators or nice clips, like this one, gives a good idea, and do not forget that mountain gliding still remain very dangereous, like Reichmann experienced it in Portugal,.....so every nice coin has his reverse,.... 💰💰💰🦅🦅🦅🍀🍀🍀
@andrebernardmennicken4685I just started gliding at 12 years old! And all I can say is the feeling is unreal!!
@Derangedofficial11Out of curiousity...if you land a glider at a relatively busy airport, how do you get it off the runway/taxiways?
@AT-qu1ekThis is NOT what gliding is all about ... this is simply a gratuitous display of poor airmanship in an attempt to gain views on YT... quite pathetic..
@SelwynRewesAmazing montage, editing and view! The music makes it feel even better.
@TinyBluezComment fais-tu pour attacher la GoPro à la verrière ???
@planeurAdrienetfortniteMigraine inducing music. Please stop.
@Dogtagnanglider name?
@Swider12What is the glide ratio on this bird, 25:1?
@Bupkus68das ist no joke 100 prozent mein lieblingsvideo auf youtube🙃
@learncodefrGreat video and music choice Stefan
@AirJoeLooks like so much fun, Kill the music next time !
@maebnus46Yeah, I’ve seen your videos before. You have very poor understanding of minimum altitudes.
@2HellWUtubeDie schnellen Schnitte (heutzutage üblich) erzeugt ein Gefühl von Hektik. Man kann sich nicht wirklich in eine Szene hinein fühlen.
Und die Musik furchtbar.
Das Alles passt nicht zum Thema Segelfliegen.
Looks like new zealand
@donkinzett3961This is real freedom
@jacekwawoczny4753Microsoft Flight Simulator brought me here
@GamesIbnHunterHi Stefan, in which country do you fly glider?
@brinjal1371This video has to many clips and doesn't show for long cockpit views as expected.
@BoogsieClarkeoh i MISS it! quit in 2000. work.study.kids. took me 20 not to check the clouds all the time... hoped into a backseat in 2023: its like bicycle riding. you cant unlearn it. saved me. gave me confidence in my self, and trust in others. got a kid? send him gliding... usually from 14 years old. in a club its cheaper per year then going for a ski weekend.
@dasczwosmegma
@MidKnightKid98je n'ai pas de planeur, je ne suis qu'une passagère en planeur. Mon décompte est de 4 vol en planeur en voltige. Cet été j'y retourne encore. Malgré mes 70 ans, je suis toujours une amatrice de sport extrême. Le ciel n'a pas de limite .
@normandemercier575Amazing!! And Im afraid of heights but this is intriguing!!
@crodrc51ableIf you don’t have a regular plane with a motor to tow you, can you still fly these? Are these pretty easy to land!? Are they safer than landing regular planes, or do lots of people also die in glider accidents? How much is one of these aircraft?
@FreebornJohnLillburne🥹
@ikF3aV2mI love your low flying scenes. The ones at altitude are amazing as well, but as a glider pilot myself, I can appreciate the experience you have with low flying.
@johnbernard6719some of those passes were really low. Thats crazy. Would it be able to gain elevation?
@WTF504-d8rexcept it's not really, cause in most countries they will suspend any licenses you have if you do stuff like this without permission. This "can be" gliding, under certain circumstances :) But great footage, nonetheless
@RonaiHenrikThe Mazda Maita (mx-5) of the aviation industry
@TechReviewInsiderhttps://youtu.be/_fNL_4-zYlQ?t=31
This shot is amazing, great work! But is it safe?
We all wanted to hear the engine noise not the stupid music. FAIL.
@rob5642