Hi Eric,

Scott Manley has done some remote Condor flight instruction, but he could
not see the pilot's screen. They both flew similar flights at the same
time. He tried web conferencing to screen share, but it was too slow. You
can screenshare with Skype for free, but I don't think it would be fast
enough for instruction. Someday that will be a nice option. It would be
possible now if Condor could share only the glider position, etc. over a web
connection - as is done in the Condor contest flying. But it doesn't
currently support remote connections for instruction. It would also be cool
if the instructor could be flying from the back seat! Maybe if enough
people ask Condor for that feature they will put it in.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde

"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message
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On 11/23/2010 12:49 PM, bildan wrote:
On Nov 23, 1:34 pm, wrote:
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!

I think you are on to something here Eric, but I will emphasize it a
slightly different direction. Rather than a production geared at
trying to teach stick&rudder/rules&regs etc using any old sim, what
about a decent video tutorial series on how to use Condor for
legitimate training rather than just playing a video game. Kinda like
Frank's (excellent) Condor Corner in Soaring Magazine, but a video
version specifically geared towards steering non-rated pilots (and
beyond...) towards realistic scenarios/settings/hardware
recommendations, resulting in safe and applicable habits.
snip

tl:dr: A video version of 'Condor Corner' geared towards getting
individuals able to use Condor as a *real training/currency tool for
the ab-initio and beyond

-Paul

Now this is something I like. Video + Condor integrated training
suite.

However, I don't think a video will ever replace a real live flight
instructor even with Condor. If the student is doing something wrong,
the video can't analyze the student's performance and offer a critique.

Could a real, live instructor snow bound in Boulder have his student (snow
bound in Fort Collins) fly Condor, while the instructor's monitor displays
the student's flight, and talk to the student while he's doing it? All on
his computer?

I imagine him "flying" with two or three students at once, or the other
students "going along for the ride" while he instructs one of them.

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