Online and Simulator
Lessons are available here for use online. They can also be downloaded for use within the Condor Soaring Simulator.
Online Lessons
Lessons are listed below, along with links to their online briefings and flight demonstration videos.
Condor Simulator Lessons
Visit the downloads page to request lessons you can add to Condor’s Flight School. The lessons include the briefing, flight demonstration and exercise for practise and assessment. The Condor Soaring Simulator is a pre-requisite for these.
Lessons
Topics
Pre-flight
Using the Lessons in Real Life
Visual References and the Clockface
Effect of Controls
Turns and Straight Flight
Turning Using All Three Controls
The Straight Glide – Crosswind
The Straight Glide – Crosswind and Turbulence
Stalls
Launch by Winch
Winch Launch Failure – Introduction
Winch Launch Failure – Ahead (Obvious)
Winch Launch Failure – Ahead (Tight)
Winch Launch Failure – Turn and Land
Winch Launch Failure – Turn and Go
Winch Launch Failure – Very Low
Winch Launch Failure – Very Very Low
Winch Launch Failure – Ground Run
Circuits
Circuits – Out of Position Zig Zag
Circuits – Out of Position Upwind, Land Downwind
Circuits – Out of Position Upwind, Land Upwind
Circuits – Out of Position, Change Landing Area
Circuits – Out of Position Downwind
Landing
Effect of Controls – Airbrakes
Launch by Aerotow
Under Development.
Advanced and Other
Field Landing (Early Draft)
Circuits – Out of Position Upwind, Field Landing
More to follow…
Suggestions
Contact glidingschool.com to submit your suggestions for additions, enhancements and corrections, and especially if you have add-ons to the Condor Flight School that you’d like to share.
