Glider Flying in Germany
06-08-2008, 10:15 AM
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Glider Flying in Germany
Hey Folks!
I thought I'd add a few pictures I took today while flying. Weather was awesome and I stayed up for an hour. Could've stayed longer, but I was called down so that others could fly. ;-)
I was flying a Schleicher ASK21.
This is an air-to-air shot with a KA6:
And a cockpit shot. Remember, the airspeed indicator is in km/h, not knots.
And a little pic of myself while flying! Sorry for the very concentrated face! ;-)
I thought I'd add a few pictures I took today while flying. Weather was awesome and I stayed up for an hour. Could've stayed longer, but I was called down so that others could fly. ;-)
I was flying a Schleicher ASK21.
This is an air-to-air shot with a KA6:
And a cockpit shot. Remember, the airspeed indicator is in km/h, not knots.
And a little pic of myself while flying! Sorry for the very concentrated face! ;-)
06-08-2008, 10:22 AM
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And three more:
Diiiiivvvvveee!!! :-D
The turn into the dive above:
And a view of the river Elbe.
I hope you liked them a little. No fancy airline stuff, but it's certainly fun flying! And you can pull some Gs too! ;-)
Diiiiivvvvveee!!! :-D
The turn into the dive above:
And a view of the river Elbe.
I hope you liked them a little. No fancy airline stuff, but it's certainly fun flying! And you can pull some Gs too! ;-)
06-08-2008, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by hotshot
Was this near Schönebeck? My brother visited there a few weeks ago and said he loved it. I'm thinking about going there next year.
Originally Posted by stinsonjr
Jakob - No need to apologize for "no fancy airline stuff" - I thought these were great! Thanks for sharing, and please post more - really great shots, particularly for someone busy flying the glider.
Maybe this one: You can see the -0.5Gs and 3Gs I had pulled before! My record was 5.5 though... 
Oh yeah, and just as an explanation why I am flying so inefficiently (100+km/h) at 900m (~3000ft) - our airspace ends there because of the D-CTR of Hamburg (EDDH) so unfortunatly we can't go any higher. Sometimes they give us 4000ft... So sometimes you have to push over and fly faster in order not to climb any further.
06-09-2008, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyOrDie
That looks like way too much fun! 
Originally Posted by jsfBoat
Bet your stick and Rudder skills are superb! Danke fur Ihren foto. Ich war geborn in Tubingen.
Nice to hear you were born here. I was born in the States but live here for quite a while now. I plan on moving back in about a year though...
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