I flew in a gliding contest called the Dust Devil Dash, where the longest straight-out flight wins, and pilots can fly in any direction they like. It was a challenging but epic flight. Did I win?

Discover what flying sailplanes is really like. This is the story of a full glider flight, from take-off to landing, shown in time-lapse. It includes voice-over commentary, 3D visualizations, instrument overlays, statistical overlays, 360 video, and post-flight analysis.

Flight trace: https://www.weglide.org/flight/334396
3D visualization: https://www.sportstracklive.com/en/sc...

00:00 Intro
00:28 About the contest
01:07 Takeoff
01:23 Weather review
03:11 Glide across the Mojave desert
05:55 Escaping the Mojave
07:33 Too low to get to the clouds
09:11 Flying over Big Bear
10:16 Decision point
11:21 Flying over the pass
12:16 Facing the storm
13:28 The home stretch
14:16 Final glide
15:09 External view over the desert
16:06 Landing
16:35 Did I win?