Making the Pre-Flight Checklist for a Glider Flight
The Wings & Rudder of a Glider
Using Hand Signals for a Glider Flight
Flight Maneuvers for a Glider Flight
Formation Flying with Gliders
Releasing from the Tow Plane
Determining Air Speed for a Glider Flight
Making Turns in a Glider
G-Forces While Flying a Glider
How to Deal With Stalls During a Glider Flight
Obtaining a Student Glider Pilot License
Using Thermals While Flying a Glider
Finding Thermals for a Glider Flight
Competition Glider & Sailplane Flying
Ground Speed & Wind Speed While Flying a Glider
Landing a Glider or Sailplane
Setting the Barometric Gauge in a Glider or Sailplane
Towing a Glider to Altitude
Summary: Learn how to determine air speed when piloting a glider in this free flying video.
Gene Franklin is a FAA Certified Glider Flight Instructor, and has logged more than 1000 hours as flight instructor since 1974. SEL experience includes over 4000 glider tows. He is...read more
"If you focus on the air speed, the green arc is the maneuvering speed of the airplane. When you get into the yellow arc, that's the caution area. That's the point where complete deflection of the controls at high speed could damage the airplane. In the green arc, full deflection of controls is not supposed to damage the airplane. So in the yellow arc you have to be careful, in the green arc you have a normal flying mode, and when you get to the red line, that's a do not exceed speed. That's the point where if you exceed the red line, in this case, 100 miles an hour, then the wings may come off the airplane, which is not a good situation. We never fly above red line; not in the airplane."
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