Hi everyone, One of my projects for the MAD committee is to look at the feasibility of producing the above in order to consolidate a lot of existing information & make it easier for post-solo pilots to find the information that they need. The aim is to help retain more of the early solo pilots that we lose. I've drafted the following list of topics which are mostly gleaned from the recently released "Advanced Training" booklet and the two volumes of "Flying Faster & Further" as a start. Please have a browse & give me some feedback - it's only a first draft!
1. FAI badges & certificates 2. Flying single seaters 3. Flight preparation 4. Pilot physiology & psychology 5. Meteorology 6. Interpreting the weather forecast 7. Task setting 8. The daily thermal cycle 9. Thermal triggers 10. Thermal structure 11. Centering thermals 12. Thermal selection � should I stay? 13. Leaving the thermal 14. Thermal waves 15. Thermal patterns 16. Cloud flying 17. Flying blue days 18. Better thermalling 19. When you get stuck 20. Shear wave 21. Navigation with GPS 22. Radio use 23. Speed to fly 24. Use of water ballast 25. Use of flaps 26. Effect of rain & bugs 27. Height bands 28. Scanning techniques 29. Lead & follow/companion flying 30. Outlandings 31. Final glide 32. Finishing 33. Flight verification 34. Local soaring practice 35. Pilot improvement program 36. Detailed flight analysis 37. Competition Flying 38. Competition routine 39. Competition preparation list 40. Sailplane preparation 41. Instrument preparation 42. Competition tactics (include using the gaggles) 43. Competition crewing 44. Competing at the top 45. Team flying 46. Physical fitness & gliding 47. The 12 minutes fitness test 48. 7 steps to your competition training program 49. Analyse your strengths & weaknesses 50. Oxygen systems 51. Mountain Flying 52. Dual towing 53. Aerobatics 54. Instructing 55. Cross country flight log 56. Coaching flight assessment form 57. Achievements & goals - diagram 58. Ratings &approvals 59. References & links Cheers, Richard Mclean Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
