Can a 747 PILOT fly a GLIDER? Why you should start with glider flying! Explained by CAPTAIN JOE

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Hey everyone!
Welcome back to my channel! I had the honor to get invite to a glider flight with one of Germanys most professional glider pilots, Stefan Langer!
In this video we want to show you, how you could benefit from glider flying at a young age, and if I as a 747 pilot still have the skills to fly these beautiful planes. Yes I did throw up, but once that was out the way, I regained control and had so much fun trying it out. I wanna say after a few more flights I would have felt confident enough to fly solo.
Here are a few reasons why Stefan and I believe you should start out with glider flying if you are considering a career as an airline pilot:

-You can solo at the age of 14
-The transition to powered airplanes is easy.
-Glider flying is less expensive!
-You learn a lot about energy management.
-You'll become a part-time meteorologist!
-VFR tracking skills 
-You learn to fly coordinated AT ALL TIMES.
-The flight experience is one of a kind!
-Resilient to turbulence
-Ways of taking off
-Better maintenance understanding 
-Team effort
-People you meet 

Thank you very much for your time! I hope you enjoy this video!
Wishing you all the best!

Your "Captain" Joe

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00:00 Intro
00:35 Future Pilots Masterclass
01:22 Glider Assembly
03:58 Filling tanks with water
05:08 Final Checks and Take-off
07:02 First time flying a glider
08:16 Feeling a litte sick
09:19 More Flying
10:00 My thoughts on flying a glider
11:21 Approach and landing
12:00 Benefits of glider flying
13:49 Outro

[AndyG-_-]

"Can a 747 PILOT fly a GLIDER?" - Well, yes, if all four engines flame out! 🙂

[Sameer_AhmadTV]

Seeing an experienced pilot such as Captain Joe vomiting is kinda of comforting to me as a fresh student pilot because I sometimes get sick in the air, so seeing someone who’s much more experienced getting sick shows that no one is immune to it.

[Irondog]

As a flight attendant I initially battled with air sickness myself. It is such a comforting feeling knowing that this can happen even to the most experienced pilots. Thank you for your openness, Joe!

[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. :)

[timothyclark]

Gliders are a cheap way to get into aviation. The instructors usually don't charge for their time when getting your license, clubs usually rent their gliders for free, and the the airplane tow is not very expensive (maybe $40). When you learn to read the clouds you can stay up for hours soaring like the birds. The Soaring Society of America has more information such as the closest glider club to your location.

[SteFly]

Thanks Joe for the great day flying with you! Next time we will skip the Salzstangen and then we will fly into the Alps ;)

[brad]

I lasted 5 minutes in a glider before i filled the bag, but it's a fantastic way to fly. You can learn so much about flying in a glider. Love the vid

[brentnorman]

I love flying gliders, either RC or full size. Its like sailing a boat, where you harness the winds or thermals to stay aloft or keep from turning the motor on. For me there is nothing like it.

[johnopalko]

Flying gliders will definitely hone your stick-and-rudder skills. I earned my pilot certificate in gliders and added an airplane rating a couple of years later. I always used to joke that it would be no big deal if the engine quit because it would just reduce to the previous case.

[termo]

A first YouTube video for me was a video from Balleka's channel. He was a glider fan, and also he was a 747F pilot. I love his videos forever.

[alex]

Glider is included in the training for the military in france. And it is also included for the Air France cadet. I found it very interesting of course in terms of flying skills but also for non technical skills such as decision making and situational awareness.

[guilhem]

Glider is the best experience I had flying. You feel the air with your hips and back. It reminds me sailing or surfing. If I had the money, I would definitly take lessons.

[rocketdyneF]

Next video. Can a Glider Pilot Fly a 747?

[dougdornseif]

A few years ago three friends and I were afforded an opportunity to fly a 767 in an airline's sim center. They challenged me (glider pilot) to perform a power-off landing. Proud to say I greased a roll-on landing and even got an emphatic "WOW!" out of the instructor pilot who thought we were about to collide with our shadow!! Engines are just another emergency that can happen!! 😆 Aviation is great in all forms!

[peteralexander]

Thank you for this fantastic video. Flying as a passenger in a glider towards a bird of prey and then being sucked upwards as if in an elevator was one of my greatest experiences. The pilot just said that the bird knows the best way up. Gliding is really awesome.

[WaechterDerNacht]

Two things that compare to what you mentioned / shown here:
1) a couple years ago i had the pleasure to fly a Bücker Jungmann, first some aerobatics and afterwards i could fly a loop around the area before we went back for landing. That plane is so sensitive to fly! You feel alot of thermals and every small movement on the controls. But that was alot of fun!
2) i used to fly paragliders. On one of the flights in spring time, i caught a thermal and got quite high for the Jura mountains (1400/1500m). But the thermal was very torn apart. So the vario constantly jumped from 4 m/s downwards to 7 m/s upwards. Once i reached the height i wanted i left the thermal, did some wingovers to have some fun while getting down, landed and just layed down under the next tree because - i didn't feel great after that... ^^

[AerospaceMatt]

What’s crazy to me is that you can literally snap together this human rated flying machine! I mean I’m used to doing that in RC for storage purposes but on a human rated aircraft? Impressive. And the fact the flight controls on the wings and elevator just click in and work. An innovation that’s just starting to make its way into RC. Jeez it takes more steps to assemble my RC cargo plane than that glider!

[MonetteBeers]

Soaring is simply magic, the beautiful longwings carving turns and interrogating clouds for lift. It’s pure flight, chess in the air! Build your stick and rudder skills and soon you’ll be able to fly coordinated! All pilots should have some glider time, it improves your skills, makes you appreciate glide ratio and gets yours eyes up and out of the cockpit to enjoy the scenery! Joe, crystallized ginger helps settle your stomach! Circling can get you, gliders rarely fly straight for long unless ridge or wave soaring! You’ll get used to it, and it helps if you are flying not riding so you are fully engaged!!!! Great video and an Arcus is a wonderful first ❤❤❤❤

[topfelya]

My best flying experience was in the Glider. Best feelings in the world ! 🙂 As always great video from you Joe !

[erwinb]

Fine and kind video . Amazing sport . I am old and handicapped now, but when i was young i did some gliding (EBWE airfield) . My most memorable flight was flying really wing to wing (+/- 2 to 4 meters apart) for some 10 seconds with a bird of prey in a Ka-8 Schleicher on a low local airfield flight . I felt as if a friend with the animal . Unbelievable . Also the feedom of handling an aeroplane in the sky and gaining height in hot thermals was thrilling, just as the landing at which you only have one shot . I miss it . Life lies waiting at your feet . You just have to grab it .