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Condor Cross-Country Training Available 9/28/11 - 2/23/12
For the second year, I am offering one-on-one cross-country mentoring
sessions using the Condor soaring simulator. As instructor I host a Condor server on my PC here in Columbus, Ohio, and the student joins it from wherever they are - all they need is a good internet connection (i..e DSL or better). A regular telephone connection is used as an 'open mike' intercom for conversation. I started this on an experimental basis last year, and it seemed to work very well. Comments from students/mentees was uniformly positive. This year I am charging $25/hour with all proceeds going to the U.S. Soaring Team fund. I have no interest in making money at this, but I have found that charging a reasonable fee tends to make everything work a bit better, and besides, the U.S Soaring Team needs all the help it can get ;-). I will host 3hr blocks on Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 7-10pm U.S. East coast time, starting on Wednesday September 28, 2011 and running through Thursday February 23, 2012. You can sign up for a block by going to a free calendar/appointment package I have set up at http://condorxc.calendarspots.com. If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact me at paynterf[at]gmail.com. Experienced cross-country racers with an interest in mentoring less experienced pilots are encouraged to contact me - I will be happy to help you get up to speed in Condor and start your own Condor cross-country racing 'camp'. Flying in Condor over the winter months certainly beats looking out the window and waiting for spring! Frank |
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Condor Cross-Country Training Available 9/28/11 - 2/23/12
Frank was kind enough to give me this instruction last winter and it
helped me improve flying both Condor and my real glider. The cost is well worth it, less than two tows and you'll learn about 20 tows worth of experience. The many articles we see about "how to grow the sport" always make me want to comment, so here goes. The simple (and cheap) answer is to mentor an existing glider pilot to go cross country. This is what Frank is doing, and now with Condor it's done long distance and during winter (perfect!). We don't need to entice power pilots, or trade with AOPA only to get stuck with ten pieces of junk mail per week, etc. Glider clubs lose hundreds of members every year because these guys never get hooked on the sport. My mentor followed me to the first turn point 35 miles away while giving instructions what clouds to aim for and when to cruise or S-turn a cloud (then he ditched me)......I'm now hooked for life. Thank you Frank (TA) and Bob (F1) for your help, Bruce |
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