Glider Ground School for prospective pilots. The lesson covers why a glider soars, turns and climbs. The cockpit controls and pilot instruments are also covered along with where to get training. The session concludes with what attributes makes for a good glider pilot.
0:00 Your First Glider Ground School
1:41 Your First Ground School Topics
11:09 Adverse Yaw behaving badly on a wing
11:32 Cockpit Controls
12:58 Glider Instruments
15:10 Pilot Instruments Eyes, Ears, Gut and Butt
17:38 Thermal Soaring
21:22 Putting It All Together for CrossCountry Soaring
28:27 Soaring Ground School Resources
31:35 Glider Flight Training Options
32:42 What I Look for in a Prospective Glider Student