Ridge running - low level glider flying

In the very first video, I'd love to watch it but I'm afraid the music was compelling me to kill my family

oldsaw wrote: In reply to joey48442: My apologies; it was as accidental as it could possibly have been. As if that link had any relevance at all to the thread subject........ Link has been fixed.

Quite alright! I only recognized the link as its made its way around a gun forum I'm active on.

Joey

Now there's a guy in tune with his equipment!

Quite a glide ratio for an airplane, never woulda guessed.

Dan

JoeyM wrote: That's even crazier than paraskiing

DUDE speedriding is THE E36 M3.

pilotbraden wrote: Another flying film, this time in a glider. This has renewed my desire to add a glider rating to my license. http://vimeo.com/1349369

Is it just me or does watching this make anyone else want to run the ridge road below him as a rally stage?

In reply to hobiercr:

I think that every time that fly over the ridges in that area.

pilotbraden wrote: Color Vision - Ability to perceive those colors necessary for safe performance of airmen duties.

Out of curiosity (not that I'm thinking of trying to get a licence), what does this mean? I always fail those stupid "find the number in the sea of dots" tests (which are specifically designed to make people like me fail) but have no trouble at all telling colours of lights apart. I'm guessing they wouldn't accept that.

A waiver can be granted. The standard test is the number in a sea of dots. If the applicant can not pass that there is some other way I believe. I also have heard of a restriction allowing only daytime flying. I have a friend that is a commercial pilot (2nd class physical) and is blind in one eye. He does not have any resrictions on his license. His night landings are often rather firm, but safe.

They have glider kits you can build in your garage. Some don't require a pilots license since they don't fly in normal air channels.

pilotbraden wrote: His night landings are often rather firm, but safe.

i've ridden with that guy! always interesting on the "two bounce" landings. the second time you come back off the ground people start looking around to see if anyone else is getting worried

Jay wrote: Out of curiosity (not that I'm thinking of trying to get a licence), what does this mean? I always fail those stupid "find the number in the sea of dots" tests (which are specifically designed to make people like me fail) but have no trouble at all telling colours of lights apart. I'm guessing they wouldn't accept that.

My sisters ex is color blind and a pilot. The reason why you need to see colors is so you can distinguish different color signal lights (airport etc) and identify colors on gauges (confusing a yellow line with a red on is bad).

If you cannot pass the test you must demonstrate that you can distinguish the colors even if you cannot actually see the colors (at least that is what he told me).

BTW - in review the video. He is clearly busting altitude minimums for clearance of structures. If there was anyone on the roads, that would also be a violation. He is also not ridge soaring until the very end, he is going way to fast for soaring, but it probably wouldn't be too hard to ridge soar there, depending on the winds.

FAA Reg for VFR flight:

Over open water or sparsely populated areas, there is no minimum altitude, although a pilot must remain at least 500 feet from any person, vehicle, or structure.

I heard a story once of a couple of guys that rented a Bonanza (known for having light contols) and flew from Oakland CA to Bakersfield at the minimums.... they found them in a smoldering ball somewhere in the central California valley...

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:

JoeyM wrote: That's even crazier than paraskiing

DUDE speedriding is THE E36 M3.

It blew me away the first time I saw that.....but the sailplane is even more awesome