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Overview
My goal is to help soaring pilots get the most out of their soaring tools.  The training products on this page are designed to help you:

  • Get the most out of your soaring instruments or software
  • Learn about features you were not aware of
  • Spend less time learning how to use new products
  • Spend less time re-learning how to use products you haven't used for a while
  • Know the products well before you fly so you can concentrate on flying rather than learning your software in flight - which can be very dangerous.

Easy to Use
These training CDs are extremely easy to use.  Simply put the CD into your PC and the menu should run automatically.  Click on the files in the menu to view the video clips.  If the does not run automatically then use the Windows File Explorer to browse the CD and run the executable program ending in ".exe" found in the root directory of the CD.

Training Over the Phone or Web With Free Web Conferencing - Very Popular - One-on-one or in groups of up to 15 attendees
I offer training over the phone on many soaring software topics for $40/hour.  What we cover is up to you.  It includes free web conferencing features.  Details are available here: Training Over the Phone 

Updates
I am hopeful that customers will send me suggestions on tips that I did not include in a particular training CD.  I will then add the new tip to the training.  Therefore the CD you buy today will include fewer training tips than newer versions sold in the future.  Upgrades can be purchased at any time for $9.95 plus shipping for any of the CDs listed below.  The cost covers the effort of building the CD and processing the order. 

Licensing

  • Many hours go into the creation of these training packages. I am working hard to earn a living by providing useful resources for glider pilots.  Please do not use copies without purchasing a license. 
  • Each CD or DVD and license is for a single person only and cannot be re-sold.
  • Below is an overview of the work involved in creating a training. 
    • Create a list of training segments
    • Use the screen capture software to create a rough draft of the video
    • Create a word-for-word script for the video
    • For some videos I create a PowerPoint presentation
    • Practice recording the training session using the script several times
    • Record the video using screen capture software and a microphone.  This can take many tries to get it right and is the most time consuming part of the process.
    • Use the video editing software to edit out mistakes and pauses.
    • Add introduction and ending screens to the video
    • Build the final compressed video
    • Create an interactive menu for the CD
    • Build the executable menu and generate the necessary files for the CD
    • Create a CD label
    • Burn each CD and print each label as orders are received

Technical Support
If the video clips on the CD will not play on your PC it may be that you need to install the video decoding "codec" onto your PC.  It is very small and easy to install.  I don't believe manual installation is necessary, but use the link below if you encounter any problems.
Install Video Decoder

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Training-Phone Training Over the Phone or Web With Free Web Conferencing - One-on-one or in groups of up to 15 attendees - Very Popular
I offer training over the phone on the soaring software topics listed below for $40/hour.  What we cover is up to you.  It includes free web conferencing features as described below.  I bill you for 2 hours at the start of the first session and you use up the time in your account by the minute.  If the first call is only 30 minutes long, you will have credit for 1 hour and 30 minutes for future calls.  1 hour is usually plenty to get most people on the right track.  I will call customers in the USA (I have free long distance).  Customers outside the USA will need to call me, or use the free Skype option described below.  After you place the order, please call to schedule a time for the training.  The best time for me is usually between 9 AM and 5 PM, or between 8:30 PM and 11 PM U.S. Central Time, Monday through Friday, but other times can be arranged. 

Buy 5 Hours and Get 1 FREE
The normal rate is $40/hour with a minimum of 2 hours for a total or $80.  If you buy 5 hours at once ($200) I'll give you 1 hour free - for a total of 6 hours.  You can use the pre-purchased training time over multiple training sessions - spread over any number of months or even years.

Skype
If you want to call me for free you can reach me using Skype.  It is a free internet phone service that requires only a high-speed internet connection and a microphone and speaker for your computer.  It is the best option for customers with high-speed internet connections-  anywhere in the world You can download it free here: http://www.skype.com.

Web Conferencing - Included - Free of Charge
Adobe Acrobat Connect is a fantastic web conferencing service to which I subscribe.  The standard hourly training fee includes the use of this service - it is free for the customer.  I have been using it a lot lately for one-on-one training sessions.  With the customer's permission I setup the system so I can see that they are doing on their PC.  I talk them though a software download or soaring software feature and they learn better because they do the work.  I can also take control of their machine (only with their permission) to do complex tasks more quickly.  This service is amazing.  It is as if I am in the same room with the customer, looking over their shoulder (at the PC screen only - no need to comb your hair or get out of your pajamas).  It also allows me to hold web conferences with up to 15 attendees at a time.  It could be used to do group training in which I walk through software features on my computer and all the attendees can view what I'm doing on their PCs.  There is no need to install software at the customer's end.  When you connect through a web browser a very small utility is installed in a few seconds.  I use this service during nearly every phone support session I do - several times a week.  The service also includes phone conferencing so that we all call a number and be connected together (long distance phone charges apply - or you can use Skype which charges very low per/minute rates for calls to land lines).  To connect to a conference in progress go here: http://connect.acrobat.com/cumulus

Supported Products

  • Glide Navigator II
  • SeeYou
  • SeeYou Mobile
  • StrePla
  • pocket*StrePla
  • Cambridge 302, 302A and 303
  • LX Navigation Colibri

Example Training Topics

  • Downloading waypoint or airspace files from the internet to your PC or PDA
  • Transferring files from your PC to your PDA or vice-versa
  • Install soaring software on your PDA
  • Download flight logs from your flight recorder
  • Setup pilot name and glider ID in your flight recorder
  • Upload waypoint and airspace files to your GPS flight recorder or flight computer
  • Generate waypoint and airspace files for your region

Customer Feedback

"Thank you, Paul, for your marvelous support.  Not only is your website a fabulous source of information for glider pilots, but you've been unfailingly responsive to my hardware and software needs.  Last but not least, I've gotten much more out of my equipment as a result of our remote-tutoring sessions by cell phone and computer hook-up.  Thanks again!"

Mitch Polinsky
DG-400 "SUN"

$40/hour
(1 hour
Minimum)

or

Buy
5 hours
and get
1 FREE
($200 for
6 hours)

 Scheduled
2 hours ($80)

or


6 hours ($200)
TrainingCD-PPC Pocket PC Training CD, Version 1.02
This training tool is designed for soaring pilots that are new to Pocket PCs.  However, some of the tips will be valuable for even experienced users.  The training CD consists of a menu with links to many short training videos.  The introduction includes an overview of terminology and tips.  The remaining videos are short narrated computer screen-capture videos which walk you through common tasks.  I recommend going through all the videos in order and then re-viewing segments as necessary.  The CD is a great spring refresher course to help you remember what you need to know before getting back into your glider in the spring.
Total Running Time: 24:39
System Requirements - This CD runs on a PC with a screen resolution of 800 x 600 pixels or more.

New - Free Low Resolution Versions Available Online
I have made full length, low resolution (320 x 240 pixels) versions of all the Pocket PC Training videos available online.  You can view them free of charge using the links below.  If you find them useful and would like to support my efforts (creating them was a lot of work), and you would prefer to view them at full resolution (800 x 600 and 332 x 504 pixels), please order the training CD at right.  To see what the full resolution videos on the CD look like (they are much nicer at full resolution), try the Tap And Drag Video (Full Resolution).

Segments
# Description Free
Online
Version
(Low Resolution)		 Free
Online
Version
(Full Resolution)		 Running Time
(minutes:seconds)
1 Introduction with terminology and tips - Favorite View   6:38
2 Tap View   0:25
3 Tap and Drag View View 0:30
4 Tap and Hold View   0:58
5 Backlight View   2:00
6 Disable Incoming Beams View   0:50
7 Auto Shut-off View   1:24
8 Owner Information View   1:04
9 Clock View   2:15
10 Keyboard View   2:25
11 Application Buttons View   2:00
12 Making Applications Available in the Start Menu View   1:36
13 Hiding the Menu Bar - Favorite View   1:32
14 Can't Connect to the GPS - Favorite View   1:48
15 Serial Ports View   0:54
16 Crux_View Download View   1:58
17 Crux_View Comm Port Test View   1:26
18 File Explorer - Favorite View   3:18
19 Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange - Favorite View   5:50
20 ActiveSync - Download View   1:09
21 ActiveSync - Connect View   1:49
22 Active Sync - File Transfer - Favorite View   4:28
23 Backup PDA to Memory Card - Favorite View   2:22
  Total Running Time     24:39
$14.95
(CD)		 1 Day
Training-SeeYou SeeYou Training on 2 CDs
Total Running Time: 3:09:46 (3 hours, 9 minutes, 46 seconds)
This is a comprehensive training course for users of SeeYou software for the PC.  The training disks include several menus with links to 44 training videos which vary in length from 1 to 10 minutes.  The videos are narrated computer screen-capture videos which walk you through common tasks in SeeYou.  I recommend going through all the videos in order and then re-viewing segments as necessary.  The training package is a great spring refresher course to help you remember what you need to know before getting back into your glider in the spring.

System Requirements
The computer data CDs run on a PC with a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels or more.  It will not play in a TV DVD player. 

New - Free Low Resolution Versions Available Online
I have made full length, low resolution (320 x 240 pixels) versions of all the SeeYou Training videos available online.  You can view them free of charge using the links below.  If you find them useful and would like to support my efforts (creating them was a lot of work), and you would prefer to view them at full resolution (1014 x 636 pixels), please order the training CDs at right.  To see what the full resolution videos on the CDs look like (they are much nicer at full resolution), view the Overview (Full Resolution) and 3D View (Full Resolution) videos.

Segments
# Description Free
Online
Version
(Low Resolution)		 Free
Online
Version
(Full Resolution)		 Running Time
(minutes:seconds)
1 Introduction View   3:37
2 Overview - Favorite View View 5:44
3 Manual View   1:05
4 Installing SeeYou View   2:31
5 Installing Vector Maps View   1:36
6 Installing Airspace View   1:26
7 Installing US Sectional Aeronautical Charts View   1:23
8 Installing Satellite Images View   1:43
9 Registration Key & Waypoint Wizard View   1:14
10 Tools - Pilots & Gliders View   1:26
11 Tools - Options - General View   2:30
12 Tools - Options - Folders View   1:58
13 Tools - Options - Flights, Graphs, Statistics View   1:16
14 Tools - Options - 3D View View   2:20
15 Tools - Options - Animation View   0:53
16 Tools - Options - Map Appearance View   0:58
17 Tools - Options - Task Planning & Optimization View   1:11
18 Tools - Options - Observation Zones & Miscellaneous View   3:53
19 Enabling Raster Maps View   5:08
20 Enabling Vector Maps View   2:59
21 Enabling Airspace Data View   2:14
22 File Management - Points.cup File - Favorite View   2:19
23 Waypoints Window - Favorite View   8:40
24 Tasks Window - Favorite View   10:09
25 Tasks - FAI Areas - Favorite View   7:03
26 Tasks - Properties View   4:56
27 Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange - Favorite View   5:13
28 Importing Waypoints - Favorite View   3:55
29 Exporting Waypoints - Favorite View   6:20
30 Finding Flights - Favorite View   6:26
31 2D Route View - Favorite View   10:59
32 3D View - Favorite View View 7:21
33 Graphs View   4:50
34 Managing Windows View   9:00
35 Moving Within A Flight View   8:04
36 Statistics - Overview and Flight Tab - Favorite View   1:54
37 Statistics - Task Tab - Favorite View   3:31
38 Statistics - Selection Tab - Favorite View   5:39
39 Statistics - Phases Tab - Favorite View   1:51
40 Saving Flight Properties View   5:03
41 Viewing Multiple Flights in One Window - Favorite View   4:51
42 Optimization View   1:49
43 Connection Wizard View   5:14
44 Analyzing A Speed Task - Favorite View   9:56
45 Printing View   3:11
46 Exporting Data to SeeYou Mobile - Favorite View   3:44
47 Conclusion View   0:43
  Total Running Time     3:09:46
$29.95
(2 CDs)		 1 Day


Paul E. Remde

8661 Connelly Place
Savage, Minnesota 55378
USA


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