Airchair Video Clips

By Mike Sandlin

Last Update: January 5, 2024 (removed non-working links)

This page presents a selection of video clips related to airchair flying. The video productions made by me and referenced here are freely available for reproduction, publication, or whatever purposes the user may deem fit.

See my airchair videos (after the Motorfloater videos) on Youtube:

Airchair Videos

From Australia, August 2011, a delux version of the Goat making it's first line tows: Yando Goat

Yando Goat Cross Country, March 2012

July 2012, a new production airplane much like a Goat, from Italy, using the same motor as the Bloop,

WWW.Aviad.it, a new commercial motorfloater, the Zigolo (Bunting bird))

8. Bug4 biplane, line towing, March 2011

http://www.vimeo.com/21046038

9a. Red Goat light air cliff launch and maneuvers, August 2010

Good quality short video, August 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BytoAmp42YY

9c. Goat1 type glider built and flying in Croatia. This is an updatable blog address, so I don't really know what will be found here. Croatian Goat has had a nose fairing, windshield, trailer, cg tow connection, and a structural strut between the tail booms.

Blog with photos & videos: http://www.goatglider.blogspot.com

9d. Goat4 type glider built in South Africa, ground tows, 2010:

http://youtu.be/wozI_gvMpn0
(In the video above you can see the pilot's hiking pants inflating like drogue chutes, an interesting response to those who crave Goat drag reduction)
G4 High Flight Youtube Video

10. HG&P in San Diego....Here's a link to a musical video production (until it was silenced for copyright reasons) showing me in Goat4 launching at Horse Canyon, San Diego, California. I'm only in the very beginning, but watch it all, it's good, especially the tracking graphics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFa9v7hnzaQ .......(several minutes long)

11b. BRO-23 BNV first flight (2009?). A primary style open air glider. . This video clip by Benvenutas Ivanauskas just shows a low, short test flight, not exciting but the right way to do an initial check out. Plenty exciting for the pilot!

BRO-23 First Flight Video

12. SG-38 Primary Glider video clips on the Web..... There are several of these video clips which show open air bungee launches, towed launches, landings, etc., all of which are good lessons for air chair flying. The SG-38 itself is about 100 pounds overweight for an airchair, and probably doesn't soar very well, but it is historically the glider produced in the greatest numbers (thousands in the 30's and 40's), and apparently it is still legal to fly in Europe.

12.1 Car tows in Sweden: Overall this is a good view of what simple car tows are like, including the steep nose up climb and the casual glide down. There seems to be no lift, although the second pilot does some continuous turns as if he were thermalling. Also, the second pilot flies slower than the first, as you can see by the higher position of his head relative to the horizon. The lift offs from the ground seem to be very gradual and cautious, or maybe just the use of a skid instead of a wheel calls for special treatment. When the first pilot gets back on the ground and gets off the seat, there is some lift and fall of the glider that makes the skid look quite springy, it's not looking as stiff as I expected. Ground handling without a wheel is kind of a mystery: they appear to be dragging the glider with the pilot sitting in it using a short rope from a car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5RZmYQMqj0 .....(5 minutes)

12.5 Goat3 Display Video: this is an impressive and accurate simulated demonstration of the Goat3, showing the structure and control action. I especially like the way it shows the slide tube action when the aileron is used. There is some confusion between aileron and elevator control, but overall this video very effectively demonstrates the power of the medium.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HDUW7CMj4E......(3 minutes)

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