Glider aerotowed take off and landing 4K Video
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Glider aerotowed take off and landing 4K Video
Glider 4K Video. How can a glider take off without an engine? When aerotowed, the sailplane is towed behind a powered aircraft using a rope about 60 meters (about 200 ft) long. The sailplane pilot releases the rope after reaching the desired altitude. Once launched, gliders try to gain height using thermals, ridge lift, lee waves or convergence zones and can remain airborne for hours. This is known as "soaring". By finding lift sufficiently often, experienced pilots fly cross-country, often on pre-declared tasks of hundreds of kilometers, usually back to the original launch site. Cross-country flying and aerobatics are the two forms of competitive gliding.
Video made at Thiene Airport. Gliders and aerotowing planes by Aeroclub Prealpi Venete.