I did use the Condor simulator software after I bought an Oudie. It was helpful in figuring out how to set up the flight computer. But in general, like Peter, I never paid too much attention to the rise of home based flight simulator hardware and software for soaring. Condor 2 Soaring Simulator Author: Mike Codling Created Date: 5/16/2020 6:44:20 PM.

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Condor 2 is the new version of the successful Condor SoaringSimulator available for Windows, and Apple computers with Windows andBoot Camp installed.

For flying purposes, I am a person that likes to have just onesimulator installed, and one that does all the tricks reasonablywell. This means though I have to deal with compromises. However, Itook the opportunity recently to improve my understanding of thegliding scene, and so have spent a great deal of time with Condor - agliding simulator which I have seen in some pretty extensive cockpitbuilds.

In this review I'll walk through the simulator step-by-step byusing the functions available on the start-up screen. After which I'llexpand on the total experience of the user interface and of course thefeeling of flight.

System Requirements

PC

To install and run Condor you will need

Windows 7, 8 or 10
Intel i3, i5, i7 CPU or equivalent
5.5 GB of free space on hard drive or SSD
A dedicated graphics card with 1 GB memory. The graphics card should have benchmark (www.videocardbenchmark.net) result of 1000 minimum, 4000 is very good and 8000 perfect.(Integrated graphics cards and cards with benchmark result below 1000 are usable, but with severely reduced graphics settings)
Internet connection required for activation

Apple Mac

Condor 2 Soaring Flight Simulator

To install and run Condor you will need

Windows 7, 8 or 10 running in Bootcamp
Intel i3, i5, i7 CPU or equivalent
5.5 GB of free space on hard drive or SSD
A dedicated graphics card with 1 GB memory. The graphics card should have benchmark (www.videocardbenchmark.net) result of 1000 minimum, 4000 is very good and 8000 perfect.(Integrated graphics cards and cards with benchmark result below 1000 are usable, but with severely reduced graphics settings)
Internet connection required for activation

Source:condorsoaring.com

User Profile

The first thing you need to to is create a user profile. This is aprofile that will be used to store your stats and allow you to fly onmultiplayer. You can select a country, registration, tail code andname.

Flight School

The flight school section of the sim is rather interesting. It usesa solid method of first reading the theory, then watching theinstructor perform the dance, and finally you trying the same.

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Theory

The theory is comprehensive, yet compact enough to supply thestudent pilot with the required information. This is a highly welcomedaddition to what would otherwise be a very dry monkey-see-monkey-dotraining exercise. The information is well written and clear, and notat all difficult to comprehend.

View Lesson

This is the monkey-see part of the story. The theory has been givenand the instructor will now show you the trick. It's great to have anexample of how to do it, and works incredibly well in combination withthe theory.

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Try Lesson

The really fun part of the lesson, is trying it foryourself. Unfortunately, there's no real instructor to slap you on thehead if you get it wrong here, so it will require plenty of selfreflection, since there's little feedback to your actions.

The flight school comes with a variety of lessons, sorted bydifficulty level. The beginner part of the story is the basictraining; performing takeoffs and landings. From there, you go on toactually flying the aircraft, finding thermals, ridge lift and waves,and learning how to intercept and stick with them. Outlandings arepart of the intermediate training as well.

As you progress further, the lessons include the use of the PDA,and software to calculate both the best performance and use ofballast. The final, most advanced flight school section is aboutaerobatics! Having seen a couple of glider aerobatic displays, I'dhave to say it's more spectacular than one might think at first.

So to conclude: the lessons are clear, compact, and the learningcurve is not that high. Plus there's the ability to perform someaerobatic lessons, which is really nice.