Glider Race Video

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8 жыл бұрын

Old school glider competition.

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@shadeburst 8 жыл бұрын

Ingo Renner sent me out for my first solo at Tocumwal in 1973. What a great guy.

@EneriGiilaan 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful document. BTW - the days winner Markku Kuittinen would win the first of his two world champion titles the same year this film was released 1987.

@siliconebobsqpts 6 жыл бұрын

RIP Charley Spratt .....Never a more dedicated person to the sport of Soaring in the US!

@tangosoaring1181 5 жыл бұрын

This is a real gem.

@christopheblanchi4777 Жыл бұрын

This is such a great video that really embodies the challenge of soaring and soaring competition. Too bad the quality is what it is. Having always flown contests and X country using GPS, I am really impressed with navigation skills of these pilots. That landscape is intimidating.

@garykemp1 6 жыл бұрын

Old school, because no GPS and photo turnpoints instead. These Gliders probably reflect state of the art more than 30 years ago

@pilot3016 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. This Video is about 35+ years old. I had it on VHS tape years ago.

@everythingyoudwanttoknow 6 жыл бұрын

RIP Markku Kuittinen, Leo Brigliadori, Klaus Holighaus, Charlie Spratt...

@advandervelden1588 3 жыл бұрын

And Cees Musters

@ulin4226 2 жыл бұрын

Ingo Renner passed away on 26 Feb., 2022. Hope you find the eternal cloud-street, Ingo!

@cloudstreets1396 Жыл бұрын

I did not know that. What a loss to the world. The LS-6 he flew in this film “YV” is currently for sale and I am one of the interested parties.

@thermalascension 3 жыл бұрын

Good 🌪️

@narreflyersizer8198 8 жыл бұрын

He also sent me solo in Tocumwal in 2007.

@Elektrikthomas 3 жыл бұрын

How is Ingo doing now?

@Elektrikthomas 3 жыл бұрын

Hope he is well.

@chrigu70 6 жыл бұрын

The original title is : Running on empty by Jeppesen I know it, because i buyed the original VHS 25 Jears ago when i started gliding myself...

@chrigu70 6 жыл бұрын

oops...just saw they mention it later into the movie... ;-)

@cloudstreets1396 5 жыл бұрын

This film is older than 25 years. The SSA put this out as a Chris Woods production. The one before it was “The Quiet Challenge” narrated by the great John Denver. As a kid I watched both of these VHS tapes until they turned to dust. LOL!!

@soaruk3697 3 жыл бұрын

@@cloudstreets1396 still have them - can't beat VHS and casette tapes :-)

@Lawiah0 5 жыл бұрын

240P?

@andrewpreston4127 7 жыл бұрын

Why old school ?

@entelin 5 жыл бұрын

No GPS or track logs back then. Pilots needed to take photo proof of waypoints, ground observers had to determine start and finish times, etc. Pain in the ass compared to today!

@everythingyoudwanttoknow 6 жыл бұрын

RIP Markku Kuittinen, Leo Brigliadori, Klaus Holighaus, Charlie Spratt, Cliff Robertson...

@pilot3016 2 жыл бұрын

I met Charlie Spratt once at Calistoga. A fantastic supporter of the sport of soaring.