I’m going to try and create a Condor landscape (scenery) for my home soaring area (Caesar Creek Soaring Club, Waynesville, OH). There’s no real good reason to create the CCSC scenery, as it is pretty much flat as a board there, but I hope to learn some cool stuff in the process, and maybe get…
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Caesar Creek Cross Country Camp
by Bill Elliott •
While this is not quite a race, it is a gathering of soaring pilots interested in improving their flying skills in general and xc skills in particular. Out of this group, will come future contest pilots, xc pilots and better pilots.
CCSC XC Camp Day 1
by Bill Elliott •
Hello to all readers of soaring cafe! My name is JP Stewart and I am a 17 year old relatively new pilot (a little under 2 years) flying from New Castle, VA. I am very active with Condor flying, hosting the US Nightly Soaring series of races with Daniel Sazhin. After some thought a small…
Condor and Minden
by Bill Elliott •
I got an email from Aaron, fellow pilot and Condor flyer, after his return from a recent flying vacation to Minden, NV. Aaron didn’t have any mountain, ridge, or wave experience prior to his arrival there, but he did the soaring equivalent of “But I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express” – he prepped for his adventure by flying the Minden scenery in Condor. For “the rest of the story, here are Aaron’s own words, along with links to videos he shot while there.
Condor: Training My Kids – Part 1
by Bill Elliott •
My children, who have been in an around aircraft, mostly gliders, from the beginning of their young lives sit at the dining table in early January. They want to fly! Outside it looks like we could actually go soaring, but it’s too cold, and the gliders are put away for the winter. So, what’s the next best thing to do? Condor!
First Annual In-person Condor Regional Soaring Contest
by Bill Elliott •
The first annual in-person Condor Regional Soaring Contest was held January 13-15 in Ann Arbor Michigan in the Solo Aviation FBO classroom. 1o pilots from two different states and Canada vied for the regional title, including Derek Mackie (TT), current member of the Canadian National Soaring Team. When the dust settled after four ‘days’ (two…
A Question about Condor XC Training….
by Bill Elliott •
I got this question from a Condor XC ‘student’, and as I started answering it, I thought it would make a great Soaring Cafe post, so here it is: Student’s Question A question about what you think a reasonable level of “seriousness” would be in conducting training while using Condor. For me, I’m really…
A season in the sun – 12 contests in one year
by Bill Elliott •
A friend suggested to me that I should write up a summary of my 2011 soaring season, so here it is: 12 contests total: Clermont, FL (Seniors): placed 4th overall – best I’ve ever done there Perry, SC (R5N): Landed out on 1st day, wound up 12th out of 19 Chilhowee, TN (Sports Class Nationals):…
Cross Country Camp at CCSC 11-15 June 2012
by Bill Elliott •
Caesar Creek Soaring Club (CCSC) in Wayneville, Ohio will host a cross-country training camp 11-15 June 2012. This is the week immediately prior to our normal regional contest, so you can attend the camp and get tuned up on cross-country and competition, and then put it to good use the very next week. The camp…
Condor XC Instruction available this winter
by Bill Elliott •
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…
