Gliding Lessons

Online and Simulator

Lessons are available here for use online. They can also be downloaded for use within the Condor Soaring Simulator, where they are available in English and Spanish.

Online Lessons

The online lessons comprise:

  • Briefing: These explain the key learning points for each topic.
  • Flight Demonstration video: Shows you how to perform the exercise.

Lessons are listed below, along with links to their online briefings and flight demonstration videos.

Condor Simulator Lessons

The Condor Flight School lessons comprise:

  • Briefing, accessible in the simulator.
  • Flight Demonstration, accessed via the View Lesson function. These lessons are available with the messages for self study and revision, or without, for use with an instructor.
  • Flight Exercise, accessed via the Try Lesson function. These allow you to fly the exercise from the same start point and in the same conditions as the demonstration. This is a great way to learn and practise the skills, and for assessment by an instructor.

Visit the downloads page to request lessons you can add to Condor’s Flight School. The Condor2 Soaring Simulator is a pre-requisite for these.


Lessons

Topics

Pre-flight

Effect of Controls

Turns and Straight Flight

Stalls

Launch by Winch

Circuits

Landing

Launch by Aerotow

Advanced

Suggestions


Pre-flight

Using the Lessons for Real World Training

Using the Lessons in Condor

Lookout and Scan Cycle

Visual References and the Clockface

Who Has Control

Effect of Controls

Effect of Controls – Elevator

Effect of Controls – Ailerons

Effect of Controls – Rudder

Secondary Effect of Ailerons

Secondary Effect of Rudder

Turns and Straight Flight

Coordinated Rolling

Airspeed Monitoring

Use of the Trimmer

Turning Using All Three Controls

The Straight Glide

The Straight Glide – Crosswind

The Straight Glide – Crosswind and Turbulence

Stalls

Slow Flight and Stalls

Stalls in Steep Turns

Stall in Climbing Attitude

Spinning

Launch by Winch

Winch Launch

Winch Launch Crosswind

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 – Normal

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

Approach Control

Undershoot Control

Overshoot Control

Landing

Landing Crosswind

Launch by Aerotow

Under Development.

Advanced and Other

Field Landing (Early Draft)

Circuits – Out of Position Upwind, Field Landing

Sideslip

To be developed.

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.


Updates

The GlidingSchool.com lessons were developed for Condor2. They will be updated from time to time. Visit the Downloads page for news of updates, and to request the latest version.

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