Thanks for the kind comments, all.
Excellent video Kevin and well done on the altitude , would it not be easier though to bolt an engine on the front rather than have to get a bump start every time you take off and go somewhere 
, Ive also noticed youve actually arrived at the same place you departed, so you may need to work on that one. 
Probably not. Not many piston engined aircraft can climb to that sort of altitude (certainly not natasp ones) so it would need to be something exotic (= expensive). Besides, I already know I can burn petrol. Where's the challenge?
I landed back there because a) that's where the bar is and b) if I land somewhere else people have to come and get me. Then they expect me to buy them beer in the aforementioned bar.
That said, I might to a cross country one in the summer. About time I got off my 'arris and did some more xc flying.
Probably the lens on the camera, but I thought "He won't be landing from this height"
That circuit was probably at about double the height I would have been at around a sensible airfield in sensible weather but you need the wind to be blowing for wave flights and, when the airfield's in the lee of mountains, it gets quite rough. The trick is to hold on to the height until you absolutely need to dump it, just in case nature does that for you, whilst avoiding going through the dry stone wall at the end of the runway.
Once you climb above cloud it's completely serene, and you have no sensation of climbing at all.
You're a brave man, Kevin: I can't imagine ever being SO constipated as to need to do that! 
Ron.
Constipated is good. There are no "facilities" on board.
Fook that. I don't even like going up in a big one with four engines strapped under the wings. And that piece of red string on the screen would get right on my nerves.
Seriously though - very impressive Kevin.
That bit of string is the most important instrument!
Excellent video A good few years ago Maureen bought me one of those "experience" gifts for a flight in a powered aircraft,where they do the take off/landing bit and you get to take the controls for a while.I loved that and I'd truly love a go in a glider I think it'd be fascinating,don't think I'll ever get to experience that though. 
A local gliding club i bike past sometimes have a board up advertising short flights. Perhaps there is one near you doing the same thing Baza.
Pretty much all gliding clubs will give you a "Trial
Fright Flight". Have a look here:
https://www.gliding.co.uk/about-gliding#wherecanyouglideThe only potential issue is that you need to tell them that you weigh less than 110 kg (and it needs to
appear plausible). One OOFer has already failed in that regard, mentioning no names.
We have lead weights to strap to people like Tunnie at the other end of the spectrum.
Excellent flight, the landing was very very good...
I can only presume this was a solo flight...?
I flew a glider from Longridge near Preston a few years ago, got a video of it somewhere too....
Will do it again when I get chance to....
Yes, a bit of a shame the launch was a bit bouncy but what you couldn't see in the video was that I was having to use full control deflection at times to keep it behind the tug!
The glider is a Grob 102:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grob_G102_AstirSo yes, no room for two in there!
Cheers,
Kevin
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