Were you piloting that glider? That was so cool! I'm amused that a Danish boy chose some good 'ole American Country music for the soundtrack :)

its not often you get to see the effective air speed in relation to the ground, so brilliantly....

Whow ! I wish I could have taken your place during this flight. I never experienced ridge soaring by myself; the only comparable situations might be when i was circling in the dust of a coal fired power plant. It's like sitting on a wild horse, trying not to be thrown out. Fantastic video.

This is unbelievable! Was this a solo flight? Were you holding the stick and the HD cam at the same time?

Andrew - LOL.. No its not - holding on to the camera is quite a task in its own right, alternating G forces tend to move it all over the cockpit. (part of the task is keeping the camera from smacking me in the face when the G load changes rapidly.)

Insane! Thanks for sharing!

This is awesome! Would it be possible to mount the camera? How low to the ground do you think you get?

dude... you were not getting any lift and going down on lots of places ... and very close to the terrain :)
It's a good thing you were keeping up the airspeed, just in case.
(I don't think I'd do this, am a pilot for 45 years now)

Edit: ( a friend of mine got slammed on the ridge like that, crashed and broke both leggs and ankles. He never walked after that)

You can mount the camera with a small suction cup to the front, side or top of the windshield. I made rock-solid videos that way with a canon SD805IS. Look for it in any camera stores.

Or if you want real video camcorder mount, then use this:
filmtools.com/filmtools-in-car-windshield-camera-mount.html
This works great!

Enjoyed your movie :)

Adrenalin rush! Those left turns towards the start were freaking me out! Any green stains on the wingtip?

Gotta love the Alan Jackson!

Yeah, this qualifies as fun for sure. I'd be pretty scared.

Amazing stuff... The hand held shots made it so exciting, flying so low at different points. Love it...

That was a fun ride.

Twin Astir II right ?

wow...california hilly-billy rollercoaster...just great!

Mate this is mad!!!!.....I would suggest you ramp up the saturation , crush the blacks a bit ( so it is not so washed out ) and try smooth cam on some of the shots ( if you cut in FCP ).....just my thoughts.....Hell of a ride!!!

That was pretty awesome.

Si señor menuda forma de volar.

Enjoyed your movie

Ok - you are freggin crazy to do this with out a motor - not a lot of room for error on this run.

That is nuts!!! Violating just about every airspace guideline out there.

Wow another awsome video! I'm going to have to check it out next time I fly to LA. Dawg

thats unbelievable. how did you get out of plane by one piece. you flying so crazy.
anywayi a brillant video you made. amazing.

Wonderful stuff - what a fantastic ride that must be!

Stop by SkySailing.com in warner springs - bring camera and ask for a aerobatic ride. Don't blame me if you loose your lunch. I mean REALLY don't blame me.

nice buzz, not sure about the comment about getting slammed and never walking again though!, was it a Viking/Grob, looked like the ones i used to fly in the air cadets in uk

Good Morning Robert - Yes its a Grob 103 acro - two seater.

vivere pericolosamente

Hi!

Check this!! :-)
vimeo.com/1476024

what can I say?

WOW

i really enjoyed this great flight! check out my glider videos... :-)

The music choice, although amusing, completely ruined this video for me. I wanted to turn the volume off, but I also wanted to hear the background sounds! DILEMMA! I've never been on a ride like this, so it would be much more immersive to hear the natural sound only.

That aside, this is a fantastic video, and I thank you for sharing it with us! It definitely seems like more fun than a roller coaster. I would ride like that all day if I could...

thx for the vid, its pure awesomess and music fits it like a glove :)

Thanks Druggy, glad you like it.

I really enjoyed that, and the music was fine. If only there was a ridge like that here. Oh well!

Great vid! Wish I could DL it to watch offline. Thanks for sharing though.

Wow cool :D. Im gonna do that on FSX. Sweet :D

awesome,

It was amazing... I've never seen such an awesome video before...

great video thx-i used fly model gliders on ridges-not as exiting. I am a private pilot so thanks again for sharing.

Neel, my pleasure... flying is a great sport. to be honest with you I have never really managed to fly a model-glider, its a bit too complicated.. seems easier when you are in the plane. :-)

sou piloto de parapente mas isso é muito show

I was going to say "what great sim video, where did you get the scenery?" :) Great video and flying. You are a lucky man, you can do it for real. Nice job. Thank you for sharing.

Man, this is an intense flight! No time to make a mistake!

Yo quiero!!!!!

crazy!

the good old Twin...
it's a Twin III, isn't?
the same, I learned flying on,
but I never flew that close to the ground (except rope-break-practices)
must be awesome...
but always watch your speed!
(as the grandma of a friend used to say: always fly low and slow, so nothing can happen! *gg*)

Twin Astair Acro.
(I still think it could have a bigger rudder, seems like one gotta step a lot to get some action from it)

Yeah it is good fun, though Grandma is not right about low and slow... speed is energy and gliders is all about energy management. the ticket is low and fast, that means control and the ability to maneuver the plane safely. Low is not a good place to practice stall recovery.
But then you already did know that.. I just though it might be good to say that for other viewers.. this is kind of a "don't try this at home" kind of thing.

Must be a thrill to fly that route :-) I had the privilege to fly with an open two-seater sealplane along the Dutch dunes and make a movie of the flight (see the vid on my account). But that was a complete different setting ;-)

FANTASTIC VIDEO. I saw this for the first time a couple of months ago. It inspired me to give ridge running a try at Tom Knauff's school in Julian, PA. While not as wild as your ride it was a pure blast. Revived the fire that first got me into flying nearly 30 years ago. Just one ridge runner newbie question. It looked like you were flying on both sides of the ridge. How did that work? I thought you had to stay on one (the upwind) side. Thanks again for posting the video Dave.

Cool !!!! You guys are so fast compare tu us !!!!!

Great Video! Sailplane pilots are some of the best, most resourceful, skilled pilots out there!

That was fantastic. Reminded me a bit of those crazy Norwegians in the wingsuits flying past the cliffs.

This is not ridge running, but ridge racing!!!!!!!!!!!

just superrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rr