FLYING A WAVE – unexpected – cockpitview with commentary

Surfing a wave in the sky in nearly 4000m AMSL? That's what happened unexpected during a summer flight in the Austrian Alps. Fly with me and get insights into decision making and glider cockpit during the challenges of a first wave flight experience near Unterwössen. 00:00 Intro 01:08 Taking-off 01:42 Weather briefing 02:03 Searching for thermals 02:38 Entering the wave 03:44 Facing challenges 04:14 Descending 04:57 Lessons learned Check out the flight https://www.weglide.org/flight/306857 Date: 15.7.2023 Airfield: Unterwössen ‪@deutschealpensegelflugschu7668‬ Pilot: Christoph Wieland Blaas Glider: HpH 304 CZ Satellite images: https://www.meteoblue.com Webcam images: https://www.foto-webcam.eu Navigation app: https://www.xcsoar.org Music: Tomas Novoa - Velo (Artlist.io) Check out my wingman's channel for great gliding content: ‪@the.flying.adventure‬ #glider #pilot #wave #flight #commentary #training #cockpitview #alps #steinplatte #dassu #crosscountry #adventure #sports #justculture #aviation #filmmaking