Gliding simulators?

Stewart Kissel wrote:
http://virtualsoaring.org/index.html


This is an active group...they have created a functional
logger, LNAV, lift and sink programs. Also some very
nice addon ships. They conduct races and the such.
Yes, I know it is M$...and some of the flight dynamics
are not quite right. The current supported platforms
are FS2k2 and FS9.




The other thing about M$ FSXX is that you can get simulated GPS out of
the serial port while flying. See

http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html

This is an add on which transmits NMEA sentences out of the COM port so
you can plug in your favourite PDA and try out all those
Winpilot/GlideNAV/SeeYou Mobile style applications without leaving the
ground. Much safer to play with the buttons and familiarise yourself
with the application on the ground.

Nick Hill