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On Jan 7, 2:16*pm, tstock wrote:
On Jan 7, 1:52*pm, Frank Paynter wrote: On Jan 7, 10:19*am, tstock wrote: Hi everyone, I've been reading "Advanced Soaring Made Easy" by Bernard Eckey, and this is a fantastic book for a new pilot. *It does discuss learning to get out of the comfort zone of flying safely within glide range of the airport. *This is something I am just venturing into myself and I was curious how some of you went about this when you were learning? When and how did you cut the strings for the first time? Was it with an instructor? Did you do it in small steps, or did you just plan a cross country flight? *Or did you land out by accident once and get thrown over that initial fear? Since I am still renting a glider, it can be a bit of a problem if I land out, but I would like to start flying a bit further outside my comfort zone. I was considering asking a more experienced pilot if I could "ride along" with them on a cross country flight to help me get over the butterflies. Any advice appreciated, Tom Tom, Get a copy of the Condor soaring simulator and do some cross-country flights in it. *Find an experienced Condor pilot and fly with them online. *You'll be surprised at how much of Condor skills transfer to real life (and vice versa). *Read my Condor Corner articles in U.S. SSA's Soaring magazine Frank (TA). Hi Frank, I have been flying in Condor since I first started flying ... it helped me a lot with learning to fly.. my instructor had me land on my 2nd and 3rd lesson! *But for venturing out cross country on the simulator, I have done this, and I even have the map for my local area. While the motions are the same, the consequences are not, so the fear remains. * The only problem with Condor is that you can land out just about anywhere (even on top of a mountain). I do still often practice CC flying in Condor though. -tom Tom, Yes, I agree that the fear factor can't be simulated! ;-). Frank (TA) |
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