Bungee launch off a hill at Long Mynd, UK, with the Midland Gliding Club. Glider is a Grob 103C, belonging to Imperial College Gliding Club (competition number 496).
I did not expect it to be just 6 lads pulling the bungee rope! :D
@footsy420
7 жыл бұрын
That looks like fun!!!! We can still fly in a post apocalyptic mad max world. Now I can sleep at night.
@NIOC630
6 жыл бұрын
Will just be fun to get the glider up the hill again after someone screws up and lands on the bottom ^^
@jasmijnariel
5 жыл бұрын
But they will have to build wooden gliders again. Or we can make delta gliders , and launch ourselves off a cliff
@laysy1743
4 жыл бұрын
Ghetto aircraft carrier
@spooks196
3 жыл бұрын
In a post apocalyptic world I’m going lighter than air and staying up there folks! #blimplife
@airbornetv3753
7 жыл бұрын
I never saw this kind of launch with a modern glider. it looks very cool
@ryanm.191
6 жыл бұрын
Just a bunch of geezers pulling the massive rubber band What a way to get into the air
@jeffwalther3935
2 жыл бұрын
What is it about what they're doing that you find so ridiculous? The bungee launch is a means to the flight, the point of the effort. "Geezers"? WTF? Please explain or elaborate on your thought(s) here. I don't understand them at all.
@ItzLawrence
2 жыл бұрын
@@jeffwalther3935 I cant tell whether your joking? he's being nice and saying its a cool thing and amazing thing.
@jeffwalther3935
2 жыл бұрын
@@ItzLawrence l objected to this remark: "Just a bunch of geezers pulling the massive rubber band What a way to get into the air" You wrote: "I cant tell whether your joking? he's being nice and saying its a cool thing and amazing thing." Did you mispost? Why did you entirely misstate what he said and what I said? He's not nice at all.
@mellewisselo8025
5 ай бұрын
@@jeffwalther3935 What the f are you going on about?! it is just a guy making a funny remark. He just didn't expect a bungee launch to be executed this way. chill out man.
@JerryAGreene
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite launch videos. I’ve watched it numerous times
@usnva5638
5 жыл бұрын
It's like launching from an aircraft carrier.
@TheTraveller20081
2 жыл бұрын
I've only ever winched and towed. Always wondered what bungee was like - that's awesome!
@WhiksyKilo
7 жыл бұрын
As I commented in the Dunstable line book some 30 odd years ago when I had my first bungee launch in an Oly 419, "there's only one other thing in life which crams so much sensation into such a short duration"
@alexandreouya9072
7 жыл бұрын
I am a paraglider pilot and in comparison with this video your air and climbing speed are super impressive !
@stefanastley
Жыл бұрын
Kudos to someone that uses their own precious knees as their undercarriage :D
@lotophagi711
7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant - I did my Silver C 5 hours on the Mynd from a bungee launch in a Skylark 2 back in the olden days....
@theblytonian3906
6 жыл бұрын
OMGoodness! 5 hours continuous slope. Now that would have been well earned!
@alexlennox3521
5 жыл бұрын
Wow that’s new never seen that before I was expecting two cars to do it but it was just a group of people. Nice
@gerryfletcher4686
8 жыл бұрын
Amazing - a winch launch will never seem the same again! Gotta give this a try.
@alastairaustin8077
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely Gary, a must for the Bucket list, am an ex member/ employee, of this Club, a fantastic place to Glide, one of the oldest UK Gliding Clubs, the original way of getting airborne. 👍👍
@peterwilliamson4296
2 жыл бұрын
What an exciting clip. Thanks so much.
@gillianorley
6 жыл бұрын
This is how Wile E. Coyote launches his glider.
@oldRighty1
6 жыл бұрын
Acme bungie cords
@Elldeeve
5 жыл бұрын
wtf, imagine being first to try that... i once had a model glider you launchwith an elastic band, Crashed everytime
@jeremyclark7866
3 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed flying at the Mynd - but never tried this launch. Also I sympathise, it feels crazy to fly and turn at ‘normal’ gliding speed when you can see blades of grass clearly. It’s quite hard to stay calm and fly normally, when you are not used to it. There is a safety net, dropping into the valley and field landing a few seconds later - but somehow that doesn’t help with relaxation. Also, everyone fighting for a narrow strip of optimum lift (when it is busy) - that takes some getting used to too. I’m more used to aero tow, can you tell? I was completely impressed by the local instructors, even though I only relaxed if I had one with me.
@picasim6696
9 жыл бұрын
Wow - great way to get in the air!
@TedezaKanal1
5 жыл бұрын
Call me weird, but I watched this video just because of a Visual Novel I've recently played, which plotted around soaring and gliding. It makes me interesting about what it looks like in real life though.
@CubicleComa369
5 жыл бұрын
If my heart had wings?Same
@esuohdica
5 жыл бұрын
Sorry but I'm amazed just how quick that went upstairs!
@lautoka63
7 жыл бұрын
It seems almost like a reverse winch launch. This kiwi will have to visit next time he's in the UK.
@Xavier-zm8wv
7 жыл бұрын
Wonderfull countryside... and powerfull winch !
@badman5509
3 жыл бұрын
This looks like a lot of fun, at least for the pilots. For the launch team, perhaps a little less. But is valid sport and keeps fit!
@-Galavanta-
6 жыл бұрын
That is just the coolest way to launch....
@laysy1743
4 жыл бұрын
Love the fact it's just 6 lads pulling the bungee
@aerozg
3 жыл бұрын
I fly hang gliders. This would be a nice way of getting airborne.
@owntor1
7 жыл бұрын
OMG ahahah! Big F3J launch. That was amazing!
@jovanrodriguez5049
5 жыл бұрын
Great video, nice flying !
@GoProFlightUK
9 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing video!
@MartinJG100
6 жыл бұрын
Surprisingly noisy. Think the motor needs a bit of a tune up.
@fuelks
6 жыл бұрын
... ?
@unattendedbag5480
6 жыл бұрын
I think he's making a joke
@-caesarian-6078
5 жыл бұрын
It’s just the air vent, those things are LOUD! If they close the vent, it’s like coasting in a car (without the engine noise obviously)
@danielburke6536
6 жыл бұрын
That's fun,, love watching gliders
@fwqkaw
7 жыл бұрын
Careful with the release. Don't touch it until you go between the bungey crews.
@Ferreal92
6 жыл бұрын
It's like holding the vacuum hose next to your ear.
@RiggingDoctor
4 жыл бұрын
That’s one way to get it up in the air!
@jasmijnariel
5 жыл бұрын
Peeeerfect ridge to ride
@helipilot727
6 жыл бұрын
Doesn't work in Florida!
@GargleBlast
6 жыл бұрын
Have you seen our landfills in Florida or the phosphate piles in Polk County? ;-)
@adventureairinc7355
6 жыл бұрын
well it does but you just don´t fly very far...
@Lehmann108
5 жыл бұрын
We'll have to try it off "Trash Mountain" in Pompano.
@stitch2k1
5 жыл бұрын
Can confirm. We have to aerotow always. :( Even with a good rate at Seminole it’s expensive as fuck compared to when my dad was a kid (supposedly)
@LiorIPSC
6 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video!
@jasmijnariel
5 жыл бұрын
Haha still funny, vario is beeping while on the ground ;)
@Breenild
6 жыл бұрын
Speed junkies :) Amazing launch!
@MyMangoLP
8 жыл бұрын
absolutly great
@stgeorge143
6 жыл бұрын
That is some Wile E. Coyote stuff right there. Bungee made by Acme?
@daystate123
6 жыл бұрын
But pulled by arnie... 😀
@theheiflyer5620
4 жыл бұрын
Amazing! I want to try bungee launch too but it’s so hard to get the conditions right!
@taffy5152
6 жыл бұрын
looks fun that way of a launch
@mikeonlife2
3 жыл бұрын
Humans at their best - I applause ;-)
@keegan773
6 жыл бұрын
Close the DV panel. Wind noise spoils the sound track.
@DB-thats-me
4 жыл бұрын
Where do you land? In the valley? I thought I spotted a strip on top of the ridge but wouldn’t that mean large x-winds and/or sink?
@dubiouscreations
4 жыл бұрын
We landed on the ridge, but not along the strip - just a random place on the grass field. Gliders don't typically land on runways.
@DB-thats-me
4 жыл бұрын
Eh? Landing on an unprepared strip (grass or paved) is considered a land-out. Discuss.
@dubiouscreations
4 жыл бұрын
It's not. We almost always land on grass, even when the wind favours the runway, we would still land on grass next to the runway. Landing out is landing somewhere that's not the point of departure, regardless of surface.
@DB-thats-me
4 жыл бұрын
I think my initial question was poorly worded. I was worried about rotor winds trying to land behind the ridge-line you took off from. You subsequent video shows you doing just that. Landing back at your initial takeoff point is, of course, not a land out. Great videos. Cheers.
@gypsytheif
4 жыл бұрын
Why do you close air brake last second? Are they controlling wheel brakes?
@dubiouscreations
4 жыл бұрын
I'm not 100% sure to be honest. I am a very new glider student pilot (though I am certified in powered airplanes). My guess is it avoids a gust of wind from lifting the glider (even just a bit), which would make the wheel brakes ineffective.
@Ghostrider-rq4ms
7 ай бұрын
Wheel brakes are often on the end of the airbrakes in gliders, so they're holding it on the wheel brake, them close and lock them to get going
@Eo_Tunun
5 жыл бұрын
While witnessing the launch was great, where the woollen thread was dangling made me cringe. …I admit my flight teacher inspired some OCD about that in me, but…
@MrSilentPilot
3 жыл бұрын
Just what I was going to put. Great example of the launch technique but should have cut the clip straight after. The string was way over the wrong side on that first right turn. Could so easily have spun in.
@Swaggerlot
6 жыл бұрын
Back to gliding roots
@wavecreatures
6 жыл бұрын
Spectacular!
@nauvo
6 жыл бұрын
You can skip to 1:35 to see the launch
@morrissey653
3 жыл бұрын
I did this when it was Long Mynd. Long time ago.
@MrErwinGliding
9 жыл бұрын
That's soo cool ;-)
@jackyboi8832
2 жыл бұрын
I did this yesterday and it was awesome
@lauraradigan4114
8 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know of a glider operation in the United States that teaches this launch method?
@------country-boy-------
6 жыл бұрын
extremely dangerous if bungee does not release correctly.
@DavidMartin-ym2te
5 жыл бұрын
The hook has a back-release feature so cannot hang up
@herbhunter5520
2 жыл бұрын
So cool
@GregoryBrown6283
Жыл бұрын
Sweet
@RoamingAdhocrat
5 жыл бұрын
my gosh that's bonkers
@Marlondurran
5 жыл бұрын
What would happen if you could only count to ten?
@MyYouTube.
2 ай бұрын
Then you will have to get your school fees back.....
@Marlondurran
2 ай бұрын
@@MyKZitem. Good answer 👍 lol
@adriandaish485
6 жыл бұрын
Lovely long ridge. So that's the Mynd is it? I'd love to soar my Paraglider there.
@dubiouscreations
6 жыл бұрын
It is! Lovely people there!
@Harm10412
4 жыл бұрын
Wow. How did you manage to stay in the air that long? Are there updrafts at the hill edge?
@dubiouscreations
4 жыл бұрын
Yes! There was strong wind hitting the hills, and getting deflected up. We were riding on that.
@Harm10412
4 жыл бұрын
@@dubiouscreations nice, but I'm afraid I'll have to make do with winch or tow plane. Too flat here around Munich ;)
@AirJoe
Ай бұрын
Where do you land. The whole place looks like hills.
@dubiouscreations
Ай бұрын
We landed where we took off - top of the hill
@orod22
3 жыл бұрын
Jesus, the poor guy is supposed to remember every single thing this guy says or they die.
@haitvhalong
2 жыл бұрын
😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
@fulcrumpete
4 жыл бұрын
I so want to do this!
@finn4aviation320
4 жыл бұрын
such an awesome video, how did you mount the gopro to your head?
@dubiouscreations
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It's a Sony FDR-X3000 with a head strap mount.
@finn4aviation320
4 жыл бұрын
@@dubiouscreations ah i see, the gopro is mounted to the side of your head. My gopro head mount only allows the gopro to be on the top of my head, sadly the canopy is too small for that
@dubiouscreations
4 жыл бұрын
@@finn4aviation320 yeah makes sense. I did wonder about that
@guyroberts5251
7 жыл бұрын
Well that worked.
@josephinebennington7247
4 жыл бұрын
By Whom and how is the bungee line stretched?
@Rodfather72
5 жыл бұрын
that is cool
@SupFromCz
3 жыл бұрын
i expect one strong winch and i see 6 people! wow co easy!
@zdenekprecechtel6741
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting
@mecanictransmision
6 жыл бұрын
Good place for paragliding level 1
@kimberlyolsen6384
5 жыл бұрын
Nice
@MarkSheeres
4 жыл бұрын
😂 never saw that before
@pavankharche7014
4 жыл бұрын
Hey Why those bumps at 3:48?? Plzz
@InfiltrateIndustries
6 жыл бұрын
mm-hmm, okay, yeah .. yeah .. mm-hmm.. yeah okay
@Justins-Adventures
3 жыл бұрын
You really should do the Briefing not 5 seconds before launch
@dubiouscreations
3 жыл бұрын
We did. The video didn't start when we had breakfast.
@holtg007
9 жыл бұрын
awesome
@HB-ps6rn
7 жыл бұрын
That's fucking awesome.
@TheLOL4DUDE
3 жыл бұрын
3:48 what are all those bumps?
@dubiouscreations
3 жыл бұрын
That's turbulence from wind hitting the side of the mountain and getting deflected up
@TheLOL4DUDE
3 жыл бұрын
@@dubiouscreations Jesus Christ
@rubenbaczo8497
5 жыл бұрын
What happens at 3:46?
@dubiouscreations
5 жыл бұрын
Hitting a lot of turbulence as we got closer to ground because of the mountain deflecting air up.
@rubenbaczo8497
5 жыл бұрын
@@dubiouscreations Entering turbulent area close to the geound is not too dangerous?
@dubiouscreations
5 жыл бұрын
It depends on direction of the wind. In this case it's an updraft as the mountain deflects wind up. You are right that it would be risky if it was a downdraft.
@PureGlide
3 жыл бұрын
@@dubiouscreations Hi I was interested in featuring a small clip of the bungee launch video on my KZitem channel PureGlide, as part of a video on different launch methods. It would be a short clip and I'd link to your original video in the description. Any chance you can flick me an email if that's OK or not? pureglide@pear.co.nz Thanks in advance!
@maxflight777
3 жыл бұрын
Worst brief ever , student easily baffled
@trevorcox1808
6 жыл бұрын
Nervous giggle and using the word awesome outs me off watching this
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