If you're asking why gliding isn't more popular: it's probably because of the necessary commitment to the hobby, as well as the cost, to a lesser degree (people will spend $3k on clothes and restaurants in a year, when they could use that money to fly...) If you're asking why most people don't seem to care: they have no idea what flying involves in terms of skill, knowledge, endurance and willingness to take risks. That's why pilots care more; they know what it takes to fly.
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Surprisingly enough my non-flying colleagues were quite interested following a gliding competition for a few days. Live tracking and positions were the main factor, add commentators and some infographics and it will attract even more people. By the way, if you ever decide to come fly in Australia - will be happy to show you around Brisbane, we have beautiful Scenic Rim with amazing scenery and Darling Downs with endless plains here in Queensland.
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Might be that itโs a bit expensive for a lot of people. In Germany u donโt buy property as a norm but in U.K. we do which represents a big capital purchase. Then the kids come along and then we need a bigger car, more food on the table and it goes on. Sporting Interest generally correlates to financial capacity which is why football is the biggest draw being that itโs cheap as chips๐ - You are young but as soon as you take on people responsible you will probably find your interest in gliding wains a little too. Do it whilst you can! Nice article
2 years ago | 4
Hi. I just wanted to say you are an inspiration and I love your videos. I wanted fly my whole life but things got in way. During covid lockdowns videos like yours kept me going till I could fly and I've managed make quick progress in flying and enjoying my growing confidence in xc flying plus wanting start instructing. As a fellow woman in aviation. Dont underestimate the impact positive female representation has on the sport and other future pilots. Even if the viewership is low. It makes a difference and I hope to get to your stage with my own gliding.
2 years ago
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Thank you for raising this matter, Julia. Yes, gliding is not a sport which might be interesting for everyone, who does not have direct contact to this or doesn't know about it. There are many reasons for this. Probably it is like a poetry in modern times - true value & beauty of this is visible not for everyone.
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Hallo Julia! I think aviation is a very small world and soaring is an even smaller subset of it. When I first started in aviation, very young as you did, I was not interested in soaring because I wanted to make a career out of aviation and that tends to lie in powered flight. I ended up in an engineering career instead of flying, and I am now interested in soaring. The change came because soaring is the end in of itself. Flying a powered aircraft is rewarding, but very costly and I have no place to go with one. So soaring makes a lot more sense now. Things that make getting started in soaring a challenge: Risk is high, flying all kinds of light aircraft is dangerous. I have about 80 hrs in various light planes, but reading through the FAA's glider handbook, I was like "wow there a lot of ways to really screw this up..." I have a wife and kid to provide for and a bunch of people at work who expect me to be there too. Then there's time: the closest glider club is 20" one way, and the closest serious soaring club is nearly an hour's drive from me. And cost, it would take me around $3-4k USD to earn the license. When you are paying off a house (which in my part of the USA is $500k) that is a little bit of money to find. I will for sure be taking my "intro flight" in a sailplane this year, but for some of those reasons my soaring is likely going to be limited to RC sailplanes for the immediate future, and enjoy watching you, PureGlide, and some of the locals in my area on YouTube. Just because the stories you tell don't break the internet doesn't mean they aren't worth telling. Keep up the good work.
2 years ago
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Dear Juliette, sports don't have much sense, in general.I like watching you, because you are cute, and skilled in what you do. In flying and arround your glider. Thank you for being with us, in your broadcasts.
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Don't draw too many conclusions. Most people aren't interested in anything that isn't immediately and directly connected to them. Your sport is not an easy or cheap one so many people will spend their time on tiktok videos about cats or makeup or whatever. I would guess that most people are watching because of you and your attitude to flying which is what we want to feel most - your enthusiasm. Also you have to face it: old men like me want to look at pretty girls - you will know if this is true by looking at the youtube age/sex profile of your viewers. I hope I'm wrong. I know this is not nice - it's a bad thing about people like me maybe. I could watch other videos of other pretty girls but you fly and that impresses me. I lived in Germany for a short while and expected to stay a long time but my company shut down that unit suddenly. I always wondered what might have happened if I had stayed. What kind of German girl would have liked me (if any)? More importantly what kind of girl would I have admired enough to chase. :-) Now all of that is academic. I have a wife and kid and I love them but I still wonder what the other paths of life could have been.
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Juliet Sierra
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ:
No one really cares about gliding. โค๏ธโ๐ฉน๐
Not so often I am asked about my perception of our sport and how to keep going by someone outside the gliding community. People hardly seem interested in content or stories, if theyโre not pilots themselves.
This is why itโs even more interesting to hear how people who are not pilots feel about our AIRdventures.
I had a very deep conversation with the adventure lifestyle magazine Nomads Of Origin and this is how it turned out ๐๐ฅ
What do you believe is the reason why others donโt think gliding is a thrilling adventure?
๐๏ธ Read full story here:
www.nomadsoforigin.com/julia-steinle
#pilot #segelfliegen #contentcreator #influencer
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