So what's on the new DVD? Lots of cool and inspiring stuff!
This DVD is not for the raw beginner,
but those of all other skill levels will surely benefit from this
program.
Mike
is great teacher because he makes you rethink the way you fly and
question those aspects of soaring you thought you knew well.
We
shot hours of thermal flights over the course of 3 days with Mike wired
up to the camera talking about every move he made in the air and why he
did it. What's really cool about this DVD is that we had a HD video
camera on his new F3J Aspire which was recording the flights synced up
to the ground camera. We also put a yaw indicator on the nose of the
plane so you can see how adverse yaw effects flight in real time.
Mike
demonstrates how to set up your rudder mixing and differentials for
coordinated turns, and you see those effects on the yaw angle of the
glider as he changes the mixes.The onboard camera and Mike's zen-like
commentary while thermaling really makes this training DVD unique.
The
Soaring Master Class 3 DVD is one of my very best instructional DVDs,
I'm really happy with how it turned out. I already did many tweeks to my
unlimited glider radio set up to improve rudder response. If I learned a
bunch of great tips and insights, just imagine what you might learn.
Other
subjects covered are thermaling technique, air reading while in flight,
managing the plane's energy,speed, attitude and how to adjust the
glider to changing conditions. This DVD emphasises in-flight training,
but there's a nice amount of ground school tutorials as well. This DVD
will be incredibly useful to all soaring pilots as the skills and
tutorials taught can be applied to any type of glider. (except maybe a 4
kilo PSS sloper)
If
you have enjoyed the other Soaring Master Class DVDs or just need some
top quality training and motivation from one of the world's top pilots,
you can't go wrong with this terrific training program.