Can a 747 PILOT fly a GLIDER? Behind the Scenes with CAPTAIN JOE

Great day flying with Captain Joe in an Arcus double seater glider.

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Video produced by Captain Joe, Philipp Ritter, Stefan Langer

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[flywithcaptainjoe]

Stefan ma boy! What an honor it was! Thank you so much for your time! I'm excited to get launched into the air again with you soon :)
Stay as humble as you are and maintain that professionalism you have in the cockpit!

[StpBks]

I'm retired now from 747's I was briefing some young aviation cadets that "the engine is only there to cover up your mistakes. Flying a glider makes your mistakes glaringly obvious." Then a youngster raised his hand and asked, "Captain, why do you have four engines on your airplane?"

[ThaignWL]

the smile on his face when he is flying is all you need.

[Blob_Studios]

Speaking as a young glider pilot myself, I also get sick when sitting in the back without being in control for too long. As long as you've complete control yourself, airsickness won't really appear to most people. On top of that, filming and having an eye on the camera causes instant sickness for most people which is the reason we advise first-timers not to use their phones. :)

[hennievangalen]

'Back to basics' the smiles of Captain Joe ! Priceless.

[Bobi-owou]

Captain Joe is such a nice guy, like to see you having fun in a glider, have a wonderful Easter bless you

[CyclingMikey]

Yup, if you are going to get airsick, it'll be in a glider or an aerobatic plane that's most likely to make you spew. That was a great video! As a young pax-rated glider pilot of 17 years in Harare, Zimbabwe, I often got to take up British Airways flight staff. We used to keep their Flight Staff Recreation Club Bijave glider, and could use it when they weren't. It was a good way for me to get in cheap or free flying as a teenager. Very funny to be 17yo and P1 over a 747 captain, which happened reasonably often for me.

[alcampbell]

What a treat! 2 of my favourite pilots on youtube in the one video. Both always very informative and entertaining.

[arhamkhan]

Well now i know what my hobby will be when i grow up. Thanks stefan

[johnyves]

Gliding for years from my early teens layed the foundation of my entire aviation career : I beat the Air Force selection and became a fighter pilot and later took on a commercial career and flew all the 747 series from the dash 1 to 8 . I can assure in retrospect that gliding made me a better pilot. I had several complete engine failures and I never had the sense it was catastrophic .

[markmartin]

Flying gliders since I was 15 and had a 35 year career with the airlines. I instruct in gliders and I like when airline guys join our club. Airline guys only use rudder when engine out and kicking out the crab on crosswind landing. However, it's fun to watch them try to keep the glider from yawing all the time. Any little bank necessitates using rudder and that is hard for them to control. So we go yawing thru the sky.

[paalmiso]

love to see that you've met Joe, he seem such a nice guy, i've been following you two for a long time :)

[skizzofly]

@flywithcaptainjoe, Stefan, what joy to see my two favorite YT pilots fly together with a glider!!! :)

[BrianDias]

Good to see even a professional can get sick on a glider flight x Keep up the good work both of you.

[StephanNeuserBostel]

I was fortunate enough to have my first flight (at age 62) in a glider a couple of month ago here in Down Under. I was feeling quite seedy as well, but managed to keep it down - just ;-).
Having a flight simulator at home (MSFS) I have spent many hours gliding using my VR goggles, and it really helped when my pilot handed control over to me. He barely believed me that I haven't flown a real glider before 🙂.
A quick comment in regards to towing: in Australia, and in some other countries, the glider stays below the towing plane, not above. My understanding is that this should help prevent 'pulling up' the tow planes tail, sending it inadvertently into a dive.

[fredpilot]

Danke Stefan, ich hab auf das Video lange gewartet gehabt. 👍

[ChrisScarff-kj]

B52 pilots visiting us at raf marham, england had a hell of a time( but a good one) flying precise enough to stay in the air. good times had by all!

[srinivasnyayapathi]

Seen it also on Capt Joe's channel too.... well done both of you.

[MuhammadArshad-sdfl]

wow nice. In the field of airplane CAPTAIN JOE is my favorite one .

[bkailua]

Having flown both 767 and gliders. Most airline pilots have adverse yaw problems at first in a glider. Also can be easy to get airsick.