About the Author

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Scott Manley

 

 

Mission:

To promote the use of flight simulation to improve glider flight training and pilot proficiency.

 

 

Qualifications:

  • B.S. Secondary Education, University of Wisconsin
  • Certificated Flight Instructor – Glider (CFIG)
  • Commercial pilot:    airplane single-engine land & sea; instrument airplane; glider
  • Qualified glider tow pilot

Contributions to the Sport of Soaring:

  • Soaring Society of America (SSA)
    • Convention presentations / demonstrations
      • ABQ, LIT (2010, 2020), PHL, RNO (2012, 2014, 2018), GMU
    • SOARING Magazine
      • Co-author “Condor Corner”     (Apr 2010 – Sep 2014)
      • Author      “Teaching Soaring”  (Jun 2018 – Present)
    • Soaring Safety Foundation – development of video instructional aids
  • Consultant: Simulation-based fight training:
    • U.S. glider clubs and commercial operations
    • U.S. National Soaring Museum
    • Gliding Federation of Australia
    • OSTIV
  • Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Convention – AirVenture (Oshkosh)
    • KidVenture – simulation-based flight training  (2010-2013)
    • SSA Venue – promotion / glider display         (2014-2019)
    • Forum presentations
      • “Introduction to Soaring Flight”             (2014-2019)
      • “Simulation-based Flight Training”        (2018-2019)
    • Airshow Flight Demonstration – Electric Self-launching Glider (2016)
  • National Soaring Museum – Ralph S. Barnaby Lecture        (Denver 2013)
  • Public presentations:
    • Aviation and civic groups
    • EAA Webinar        – “Introduction to Soaring Flight”    (Oct 2016)
    • Boston FAASTAR – Glider Instructor Forum Webinar  (Feb 2017)
    • SSA Webinar       – Glider Flight Simulation Overview  (Jul 2018)
  • Professional Glider Flight Instruction
    • Simulation-based
      • at-a-distance (online) — 2200 hours  (2008 – present)
      • Women Soaring Pilots Association Seminar – St. Louis, MO  (2019)
      • National Glider Flight Academy (CAP)          – Tullahoma, TN  (2019)
    • Aircraft-based  (2008 – present)
      • 1000 flights
      • 450 hours