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Flight Training Manual Comparison
Taken from Tom Knauff's email newsletter (8/15/02) with some revisions
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Following is a comparison of the most popular soaring-flight training texts available in America.
Regardless of the texts you use, it is very important to study all available the
information if you are to become a safer, better pilot.
Number of Pages Devoted To Each Topic
| Topic |
Glider Basics from First Flight to Solo
and
After Solo |
The Joy of Soaring |
SSA Soaring Flight Manual |
| Complete flight training syllabus included? |
yes |
no |
no |
| The controls and their functions |
13 |
1 |
2 |
| Preflight |
5 |
2 |
5 |
| Aero tow, including emergencies |
31 |
2 |
5 |
| Stalls |
15 |
5 |
2 |
| Spins |
3 |
3 |
1 |
| Spiral Dives |
2 |
0 |
0(a) |
| Thermalling |
12 |
8 |
2 |
| Ridge Soaring |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| Wave Soaring |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Speed to fly |
14 |
3 |
4 |
| Off field landings |
18 |
2 |
2 |
| Weight and balance |
7 |
0(a) |
3 |
| Aerobatics |
6 |
2 |
1 |
| Emergencies |
14 |
9 |
8 |
| Benign Spiral Mode |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Flight test and Flight test standards |
20 |
0 |
0 |
(a)Only a brief mention.
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