Soar with Simon
@soar-with-simon.bsky.social
A lot of my posts are about my journey as I become a glider pilot. I'll also share aviation and gliding related news.
To see my videos, head over to YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@SoarWithSimon
To see my videos, head over to YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@SoarWithSimon
December 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This is my latest video of me doing a land behind on a busy day at Denbigh:
youtu.be/a95bp3m0EW8
#soaring #denbigh #gliding #landing
youtu.be/a95bp3m0EW8
#soaring #denbigh #gliding #landing
Landing Behind - A busy day at Denbigh
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September 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
This is my latest video of me doing a land behind on a busy day at Denbigh:
youtu.be/a95bp3m0EW8
#soaring #denbigh #gliding #landing
youtu.be/a95bp3m0EW8
#soaring #denbigh #gliding #landing
September 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Watch me fly back to Denbigh after thermaling near the coast:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3Lw...
#denbigh #soaring #avgeek #gliding
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3Lw...
#denbigh #soaring #avgeek #gliding
Flying home from the coast
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May 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Watch me fly back to Denbigh after thermaling near the coast:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3Lw...
#denbigh #soaring #avgeek #gliding
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3Lw...
#denbigh #soaring #avgeek #gliding
May 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
April 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Had a few problems with the Go-Pro recently, so been a bit dry on footage. However, here is small clip of me battling a wing drop on take-off for you to get stuck in to:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGs5...
#gliding #avgeek #take-off #soaring
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGs5...
#gliding #avgeek #take-off #soaring
Wing drop on take off
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March 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Had a few problems with the Go-Pro recently, so been a bit dry on footage. However, here is small clip of me battling a wing drop on take-off for you to get stuck in to:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGs5...
#gliding #avgeek #take-off #soaring
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGs5...
#gliding #avgeek #take-off #soaring
In the UK, the only legal requirement for flying IMC in a glider is that you're wearing a parachute.
As an optional bolt-on, you can undergo training for cloud flying. In this video, I do upset and recovery part of the syllabus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLoN...
#gliding #soaring #avgeek #denbigh
As an optional bolt-on, you can undergo training for cloud flying. In this video, I do upset and recovery part of the syllabus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLoN...
#gliding #soaring #avgeek #denbigh
Loss of control - upset and recovery training
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March 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In the UK, the only legal requirement for flying IMC in a glider is that you're wearing a parachute.
As an optional bolt-on, you can undergo training for cloud flying. In this video, I do upset and recovery part of the syllabus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLoN...
#gliding #soaring #avgeek #denbigh
As an optional bolt-on, you can undergo training for cloud flying. In this video, I do upset and recovery part of the syllabus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLoN...
#gliding #soaring #avgeek #denbigh
As a trainee glider pilot, this is me working a small patch of our local ridge at Denbigh. I have to stay within glide distance of the home base so can't venture too far.
Let me know what you think in the comments!
#Denbigh #soaring #gliding
Let me know what you think in the comments!
#Denbigh #soaring #gliding
A beginner's attempt at ridge soaring
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February 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Today's adventure was battling turbulence in the mountains.
It was significantly rougher than it looks on the video. The straps were tested a few times during this short clip!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0EA...
#Denbigh #Soaring #Gliding #Turbulence
It was significantly rougher than it looks on the video. The straps were tested a few times during this short clip!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0EA...
#Denbigh #Soaring #Gliding #Turbulence
Battling Turbulence in the Wave
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February 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Today's adventure was battling turbulence in the mountains.
It was significantly rougher than it looks on the video. The straps were tested a few times during this short clip!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0EA...
#Denbigh #Soaring #Gliding #Turbulence
It was significantly rougher than it looks on the video. The straps were tested a few times during this short clip!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0EA...
#Denbigh #Soaring #Gliding #Turbulence
Today's flight was a badge flight. I completed both the Bronze XC (1hr) and Silver Height awards.
After an hour and half in the air, watch as I descend through the cloud on my way to land:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX5n...
#gliding #soaring #denbigh
After an hour and half in the air, watch as I descend through the cloud on my way to land:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX5n...
#gliding #soaring #denbigh
Descent through the clouds
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February 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Today's flight was a badge flight. I completed both the Bronze XC (1hr) and Silver Height awards.
After an hour and half in the air, watch as I descend through the cloud on my way to land:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX5n...
#gliding #soaring #denbigh
After an hour and half in the air, watch as I descend through the cloud on my way to land:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX5n...
#gliding #soaring #denbigh
In search of sunset at 4,000ft over north Wales.
January 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In search of sunset at 4,000ft over north Wales.
Today's exercise was ridge soaring in the LS4, however, midway through the flight the weather transitioned to more wave like conditions.
Watch in the following clip as I go from scratching around for lift to properly established in the wave:
youtu.be/iFIEkgX5QUQ
#gliding #soaring #denbigh #ridge
Watch in the following clip as I go from scratching around for lift to properly established in the wave:
youtu.be/iFIEkgX5QUQ
#gliding #soaring #denbigh #ridge
When ridge soaring becomes wave soaring
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January 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Today's exercise was ridge soaring in the LS4, however, midway through the flight the weather transitioned to more wave like conditions.
Watch in the following clip as I go from scratching around for lift to properly established in the wave:
youtu.be/iFIEkgX5QUQ
#gliding #soaring #denbigh #ridge
Watch in the following clip as I go from scratching around for lift to properly established in the wave:
youtu.be/iFIEkgX5QUQ
#gliding #soaring #denbigh #ridge
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Every landing you can walk away from is a good landing. Bonus points if you can use the glider again 🤣
January 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Every landing you can walk away from is a good landing. Bonus points if you can use the glider again 🤣
Took my first flight in the LS4 yesterday.
It's a single seater aircraft which means you can't go up with an instructor before you fly it. That made it a step forward towards my Bronze rating.
You can watch my landing here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm0W...
#gliding #soaring #denbigh #flying
It's a single seater aircraft which means you can't go up with an instructor before you fly it. That made it a step forward towards my Bronze rating.
You can watch my landing here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm0W...
#gliding #soaring #denbigh #flying
My first landing in the LS4
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January 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Took my first flight in the LS4 yesterday.
It's a single seater aircraft which means you can't go up with an instructor before you fly it. That made it a step forward towards my Bronze rating.
You can watch my landing here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm0W...
#gliding #soaring #denbigh #flying
It's a single seater aircraft which means you can't go up with an instructor before you fly it. That made it a step forward towards my Bronze rating.
You can watch my landing here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm0W...
#gliding #soaring #denbigh #flying
Captured this picture of Denbigh's airfield. Unfortunately, ice was condensing directly on to the wings which made it unflyable.
January 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Captured this picture of Denbigh's airfield. Unfortunately, ice was condensing directly on to the wings which made it unflyable.
I did a bit of ridge soaring to finish the year. You can see I'm close to cloud base here hugging the ridge.
Unfortunately, the camera was mounted incorrectly so the video was unusable.
However, this still show the view out towards Rhyl and the sea just below the cloud.
#gliding #soaring #denbigh
Unfortunately, the camera was mounted incorrectly so the video was unusable.
However, this still show the view out towards Rhyl and the sea just below the cloud.
#gliding #soaring #denbigh
December 31, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Today's flight was a quick currency flight, with scattered showers about.
Watch the takeoff for the "hyperspace" effect as the speed picks up on the take-off role. #gliding #denbigh
Watch the takeoff for the "hyperspace" effect as the speed picks up on the take-off role. #gliding #denbigh
A Christmas Sledge-glide (With a hyperspace takeoff)
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December 14, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Got up to 115 knots in the Arcus M while flying in Wave.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=hBJN...
#gliding #soaring #aviation
m.youtube.com/watch?v=hBJN...
#gliding #soaring #aviation
115 knots and still climbing
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December 1, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Got up to 115 knots in the Arcus M while flying in Wave.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=hBJN...
#gliding #soaring #aviation
m.youtube.com/watch?v=hBJN...
#gliding #soaring #aviation