On 11/23/2010 5:32 AM, wrote:
On Nov 19, 1:56 pm, wrote:
Wouldn't it be nice to collectively (amongst all the soaring clubs in
the country) to develop a soaring curriculum aimed at passing the FAA
glider rating writtens (much like King Schools do now for FAA airplane/
helicopter ratings)? We could assign topics to different clubs and
post them to you tube or other video sites. If interested, post to
this usenet.

Much of the required subject matter is the same as for airplanes. The
available resources from King, Sportys, whatever
are readily available. The only areas that vary are specifically
related to glider flying, I would guess something like 20%.
That subject matter is quite well covered by publications available
from Wander, Knauff& Grove, or others.
But, it isn't free and available on You Tube.
I suspect most of the really qualified authors of such a curriculum
likely would not be doing this for free, and hurting their text book
sales.
Sorry for cold water on your topic.

I'm not sure a student could learn just from videos, so perhaps the
videos (especially the first ones) should complement, instead of
attempting to replace, available texts. This might encourage some
encouragement from, coordination with, or even active participation by
the commercial authors.

I suspect useful videos of many aspects might be made using simulators
rather than live action. Videos could be produced this way much more
quickly, easily, and cheaply than going to the gliding club and climbing
into a glider. Good winter time fun, too!

At the very least, if might be a good way to "storyboard" what you want
the ultimate video to do, then go out and fly just the scenes you want.
Again, quicker, easier, cheaper.

I'll bet there some simulation proponents that would love to be involved.

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