Soaring the Sky Podcast
E129: Soaring and Simulation | Getting the Most Out of Your Simulator Experience
Our eighth instalment of this ongoing series where we select and present episodes from Chuck Fulton’s highly regarded soaring podcast. See Resources, below, for links where you can find Soaring the Sky, or simply click the green play button below to start listening. — Ed.
For this edition of the podcast Scott Manley joins Chuck to talk about how simulation can be used as a powerful tool to learn and also have some fun while on the ground. Scott has been an educator and flight instructor for years. Recently he has been teaching students online all over the globe using Condor, the soaring simulator. He has so much to share about how glider guiders can get the most out of simulators and have fun while doing it. The podcast also reached out to the soaring community to find out how it uses Condor. Some left comments on social media and some recorded responses on the Soaring the Sky website. Chuck shares these in this episode as well.
Sergio the Soaring Master has a new and interesting segment today and this one is titled The Days Script. Enjoy Chuck’s show!
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Resources
- Condor — “simulates the complete gliding experience on your computer. With it you can learn to fly gliders and progress up to a high level of competition skill. The core of the simulator is the state of the art physics model and advanced weather model aimed at soaring flight.”
- Simulation-Based Glider Flight Education — Guest Scott Manley’s website: “the information and resources you need to self-manage the flight training and aeronautical knowledge development … the key to this efficiency is the use of glider flight simulation … ”
- E047: Condor Soaring Flight Simulator with Chris Wedgwood — Want still more Condor content? Check out this episode of the Soaring the Sky Podcast which was featured in the November 2022 issue of the New RC Soaring Digest.
- Soaring the Sky — “an aviation podcast all about the adventures of flying sailplanes. Join host Chuck Fulton as he talks with other aviators around the globe”. You can also find Chuck’s podcast on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
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