I’ve only had the opportunity once to fly in a glider, and it was awesome!

Mr. RO, this video will help our club members with transitioning from student to licensed pilot to cross-country happiness, while helping the club by control its expenses. Unlike powered aircraft rentals, soaring is a long-term passion that requires time, money and love.

There is more to soaring than scheduling a glider, flying it, and paying for the tow and rental fees. There is insurance, inspection fees, maintenance fees, loan fees, cleaning, vacuuming, waxing, stroking, debriefing, beer and brats, etc..  

Ownership versus rental? There is a big difference.

Cheers for featuring a sailplane! Cheap way to learn to fly as often instruction is free. Converting to powered craft is easy and at many glider clubs they will have a motor glider as a trainer which makes the transition very smooth and quite comprehensive

Great tour of ZO, glider flying and racing, Rich! I wish more people could see this video and would visit their local gliderport to check it out. Anyone near Houston should visit the Soaring Club of Houston for a similar tour and maybe even go for a flight, there’s nothing like it!

Well explained, well done.👊👌👍🙂

Really good info for the uninitiated -- knowing what the total cost is and how to mitigate that by buying into a membership and sharing the planes.  I wonder who gets to fly when the weather is ideal.

If only the aircraft could be covered with solar panels!

Many years ago I was there an took a trip in one of the gliders. Back then there was a Norwegian guy that owned the place.

Very cool.  Thanks for showing it.

I just bought a 1993 ASW 24 a couple of weeks ago.  Similar to this ship, but 15 meter wings and no engine.

Sweet bird

Very nice video, thanks!

Seminole Lake glider port

Beautiful bird!

Very Nice Bro! Get Good People/Pilots!

Very nice. That guy on the hoverboard. Lmao

What is this plane?  I need one!

Can it perform aerobatics? Such a cool craft.

2:56 Did you mean to say the aircraft will "only go down one foot for every horizontal foot"?  (45-deg descent)

How much would this cost?