Hi Ronald. Very informative, despite being a disappointing flight. Thanks for sharing!

Hi Ronald whats going on 7:43 ?

Arcus M owner here (original version). As someone says - the most likely reason to see manual mode is if you touch the manual up/down switxh. To go back to auto you don't need to restarr the engine,. instead turn the ignition on and off again, then press the white button. To move the prop with the ignition off hold your finger on the starter button until 15 degrees before vertical. If you have to use the manual prop brake it should be possible to stop the prop vertical more quickly than that - but you don't have a hand for the stick! And it is difficult to know whether the prop is close enough to vertical.

Are VFR cloud clearance requirements not a thing in Switzerland?

One more hint : If you decide to move the Prop towards the Prop stopper ( Arcus 2 / Ventus 3 ) or the first Magentic Sensor ( Arcus 1 ) you dont need too put the Yellow Ignition button in the ILEC to extend/ON as you said... So if you decide to use the Starter to move the prop towards the retract position , keep the ignition down otherwise you might overshoot the retract position because if you put the the ignition back on you will release the engine Brake / Prop Stopper... You dont have to worry that the starter breaks something when you have the ignition on OFF. It is slowed down ( Makes a weird sound but thats normal )!

I find lift then shut down. Why shut down with no lift?

"Even if this flight was not so special and exciting'? Really? To all other gliders pilots it certainly was very imformative. Thank you. I'd like to get lessons on ridge lift some day. Only thermals for me.

Regularly training for the 5 various scenarii for the engine helps to better understand the logics of ECU. In this case, the propeller stopper seems not to have lifted, whereas stopping the propeller vertically seems a nightmare. Prob. Cause: You may have accidentally hit briefly the pilon manual up/down switch, neutralizing the automated procedure. I find it if faster to start the engine again for a few seconds to reset the ECU in such case rather than struggling with prop brake. You may also flip the yellow ignition switch up/down to see if the prop finger stop lifts again.

Hi Ronald. A "simple" retraction failure like this one shows just how quickly the workload and mental requirements on the pilot increase as you are trying to fly the plane while debugging the situation. Thanks for the video lesson.

Send me your postal address. I'll mail you a better looking yaw-string!

Never had a problem getting our RAF Sedberghs onto the ground without excessive side-sllipping at RAF Sealand, and the air brakes were perfectly adequate for the job. Perhaps you need some instruction on flying vintage gliders?

Nothing beats an Antares 20E😊 Maybe a pure glider without any engine😎

Well done on the precise spot landing and turn off!

As a flat-lander, I can say that your flight was exciting and very informative!

Hi Ronald. It looks like a lot of cloud cover really limited the thermals. You are a patient instructor - great editing of the video too!

Amazing! Congratulations from Brasil.

Nice and precise landing👍🏼 This remembers me of so many slope soaring flights in Münster (VS) with K8, K6E, B4 and others😄

I had a couple of flights on the 2500. Wonderful machine! 😎👍🏻

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 what scenery

Is this ArcusM you personal glider or from the club?

Great flight! The weather was excellent.

I assume that your sailplane’s engine is a ROTAX? I can say from past experience with my microlight airplane that these engines are quite loud indeed. A necessary evil with that noise is to turn up the volume on your headsets in order to hear radio transmissions, especially at airports. (The radio would then be turned off once clear if the airport area🙂) I now enjoy the whisper of my sailplane, but sometimes wonder how good it would be to have that ROTAX as an option for launch/recovery. Greetings from Canada!

Thanks for the upload. It was impressive to see how little you had to use the stick to hold the glider steady. Seems like it had to be ideal conditions for stable flight.

Hi Ronald. Again a nice flight.

Very cool seeing it… the jet landing is awesome. Watching yr videos is like being a bird in the sky…

Sehr eindrückliches Video … 👍🏻

Very cool !!!

Ein erneuter Augenschmaus!

Stunningly beautiful scenery!

Was für ein Glück, ein großartiger Winkel für die Falcon-Aufnahme, Business Jets haben es in den Bergen viel schwerer als Segelflugzeuge.

Wie immer, sehr souverän! Gruss CocoStéphane

Toller Flug! Arcus fliegt wie ein Schwarz-Milan-Herdenführer.

hell yeah

Cool video! ✈️

love the timelapse

very nice video! thanks!

Nice video. How often do glider pilots end up landjng at places other than their intended airport due to lift problems? Also when you are riding on top of a mountain ridgeline are you constantly switching which side of the ridge to find the best lift?

What a truly lovely journey. If I had the stomach to join, you would have a cheerful passenger!

Ihr Segelflugverein hat Glück, Sie haben die modernste IT-Infrastruktur und die besten Programmierer.

Be a utiful.

Thank you for narrating your route. I will simulate with MSFSand ASW 33 me.

Beautiful! I enjoyed seeing your glider on the inserted map. Very interesting to see where you are.

Another great video! Interesting to hear your strategy as you go

Ronald, wunderbarer Flug. Die neue Software der Insta360 One X2 Kamera fängt die alpine Schönheit viel besser ohne Artefakte ein.

very nice video 👍🏼

What a great day to be at 3200m!

Super Video Ronald, sehr interessant auch als Laie zu sehen, wie das Handling mit dem Motor gemacht wird.

The SH shutdown guidance is interesting! It's fascinating how each manufacturer has their own take on this process. I particularly like the 60°C target temp to shut down. Do they recommend popping the engine bay doors open for 5 minutes like DG does?

Nice flight, Arcus is dream glider.