Comparison between reality and flight simulators (Condor 2, X-Plane 11 and MS Flight Simulator 2020) 

I basically learned how to thermal and do cross country in Condor 1. If you figure out how to fly without the thermal helpers, you'll be well on your way to successful flights in real life. The planning / mental calculations / decisions required in a simulator are basically identical to real life, but there's no risk. I flew a little more conservatively in real life than in the sim, but that didn't stop me from getting around 5 x 500km cross country flights after 6 years of flying - in an Astir CS and a Libelle.

I have a top notch PC and a VR headset and to my own surprise I ended up enjoying more soaring in Condor 2 than in MSFS even from the purely graphical point of view. The image is way more crisp, and from reasonably high altitude, it look absolutely amazing. Of course for slope flight it's not that great but the average height you fly at in thermal flights it's amazing. I am slightly fed up with the constant blurryness of MSFS, I sometimes feel like it simulates a short sighted pilot that lost its glasses. Also with Condor you can get a constant 90 FPS, making the whole experience much smoother.

Amazing how well you emulated your RL track in MSFS!

Thank you for including the airport name!

wow! great video! Thank you! 👍

Thanks for the video. can you rate the three programs with the objective of learning to become a glider pilot. I have a lot of heavy jet time and paragliding time but I haven't flown for over 15 years.

Graphics and flight models are one aspect but... one IMPORTANT aspect is accuracy of aerology in the simulators ! Can you tell us ? Is condor better than FS regarding aerology ? THX

Why did you have the sims zoomed in so much?

Which is more realistic?

What your computer specs. Flight simulator is better than Condor and with Fs reality pro can be even more imersive.

Condor 2 Visually is crap spoils a fantastic sim compared to msfs. I wonder when OXO and the crew will bring out condor 3