The simulator training is absolutely of value. Why do you think simulator training is mandatory for many aircraft. I had not flown a glider in 12-14 years before I got back into the sport,and had not flown for 7 years at all. Before I took a tow I did some condor training and it absolutely helped! First tow on condor felt like one of my first tows ever, had trouble maintaining position (and I have been trained in formation flying). Open your mind you will learn and have fun.

As for spin training never tried that in a sim, spins are easy though but important to be comfortable with.



On Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 5:43:08 AM UTC-7, JJJ wrote:
;930909 Wrote:

JJJ

Welcome back to soaring.

You may want to consider using computer-based glider flight simulation
(a.k.a. Condor) to augment your training.

I would be happy to help you get started.

You can contact me via my website: gliderCFI.com

Cheers, SRM

Okay, I spent a few minutes skimming your site. I imagine I'll take a
more detailed look later. I also googled Condor and found some other
stuff on it.

To be honest, I'm a bit skeptical about how much one could accomplish
sitting at home flying a sim -- however, I say that having exactly ZERO
experience trying it. And several of the student pilots in my club have
suggested it to me too. But, for example, can any amount of sim spin
training prepare one for real live spin training in a real live
aircraft?

-- J. J.
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JJJ