another suggestion. . .
Ryan, I've quickly scanned through all those thoughtful replies to your posts.
Pleased to see that a lot of them recommend eyes OUTSIDE! And that a sim is not like the real thing. If only power pilots would follow this advice, and keep a good lookout with a proper scan, pay less attention to the gadgets.
It's probably not sensible to vary your approach at this stage with some gliding but if you do, the lookout is from lesson one emphasised. And we do a lot of turning. That's how you stay in a thermal. The artificial horizon is usually not part of the equipment in a training glider, we use the real thing. And our most reliable instrument is a piece of string taped on the outside of the canopy... can you guess what that is for?
I flew with an airline captain last week, he had 30,000 hours, and a cap 10, but was astonished to find that we were going up without an engine!!
Try it someday.
Mary