Condor Club

What Condor Club does

Condor Club (legally operated by Thierry Bodin, an individual proprietor domiciled in France) is a fan-operated community website dedicated to the Condor Soaring Simulator, a niche PC glider flight simulation title. The platform, accessible at condor.club and operational since at least 2019, serves enthusiast glider pilots with a centralized hub to discover, share, and compete on user-generated flight content. As of the latest data, the site hosts 25,309 user-submitted flight tasks, 3,559 add-ons (skins, gauges, cockpits), 561 virtual landscapes, and 16 active multiplayer competitions, supported by a registered membership of 32,050 pilots across at least 27 countries. The UI is translated into 19 languages, including Turkish (added November 2020) through volunteer translators, and the operator runs a custom all-SSD server infrastructure in Frankfurt (1 Gbit / 2 Gbit peak, ~112 MB/s) with an automatic bandwidth-based download router.

The technical product is a web-based community platform whose core surfaces include a Tasks library (downloadable .tsk flight plans), a Pilots Ranking List with cumulative scoring (top pilot 'Hangar' at 96,065 points), a Badges and Diplomas achievement system (Silver/Gold/Diamonds plus 500km–2000km distance diplomas), and Flight Performance Tracking with .FTR ghost-replay functionality. Notable utilities include an IGC-to-FTR Converter (allowing pilots to refly real-world IGC logs against a ghost), a Textures Reducer v2 (cutting landscape texture sizes by 75%), and a Bandwidth Tester that auto-routes downloads to the fastest server. The site integrates with the third-party DSHelper multiplayer hosting tool (developed by Hitzi), which automatically pushes race results back into Condor Club for centralized scoring and best-time display during flights.

Condor Club's business model is freemium with non-commercial-scale monetization. Free registration provides access to task downloads, multiplayer participation, rankings, and badges. Revenue streams consist of (i) a paid Premium membership tier (price not publicly disclosed, PayPal plus an alternative payment method added in April 2020 for regions such as Argentina where PayPal is restricted), (ii) voluntary donations earmarked for server costs, and (iii) Google AdSense advertising. There is no external investment, no parent company, no enterprise customer base, and the operation is run as a one-person project by Thierry Bodin. The platform is explicitly positioned as a fan community and not affiliated with the official Condor Soaring Simulator product, leaving the business entirely dependent on the continued vitality of the underlying simulator and its enthusiast community.

Name

Condor Club

Legal name

Thierry Bodin

Website

https://condor.club

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Condor Club is a one-person, fan-operated community website for the Condor Soaring Simulator, serving 32,050 enthusiast glider pilots globally with 25,309 user-submitted flight tasks, 3,559 add-ons, 561 landscapes, rankings, badges, and multiplayer competition hosting, monetized via a freemium Premium tier, donations, and Google ads.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Premium Membership: Paid premium membership option offering additional features beyond free registration
2. Donations: Site accepts donations to support server costs
3. Google Advertising: Revenue from Google AdSense advertisements displayed on the site

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Condor Club is a fan-operated online community platform for users of the Condor Soaring Simulator that hosts a downloadable library of 25,309 user-submitted flight tasks, 3,559 add-ons (skins, gauges, cockpits), and 561 virtual landscapes, while providing a competitive ranking system (ccRating), a badge and diploma achievement framework, organized multiplayer competitions, and a community forum. It monetizes via a paid Premium Membership tier, voluntary donations, and Google AdSense advertising, with core participation available for free after registration.

Product overview

Condor Club is a fan-operated community website for the Condor Soaring Simulator that provides a comprehensive platform for competitive glider flying. The core offering consists of a Tasks Platform (25,309 tasks) for downloading flight missions, a Pilots Ranking List for competitive scoring, and a Badges and Diplomas achievement system. Supporting services include a Goodies add-on marketplace (3,559 items), a Landscapes download library (561 virtual flying regions), and organized Competitions hosting. The platform also offers Premium Membership for enhanced features, a Bandwidth Tester for optimized downloads, a Textures Reducer for disk space management, an IGC to FTR Converter for real-flight replays, and XP Challenges for gamified progression. The site supports 19 languages and hosts a community of 32,050 registered members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tasks Platform A library of 25,309 downloadable flight tasks for the Condor Soaring Simulator that users download into their flight plans directory and fly solo or on multiplayer servers.
• Pilots Ranking List (ccRating) A competitive ranking system that scores pilots based on their task performances, with leaderboards showing top performers and cumulative ccRating points.
• Badges and Diplomas System Achievement system offering Silver, Gold, and Diamonds badges plus distance diplomas from 500km to 2000km that pilots earn by completing specific flight tasks and saving FTR flight tracks for verification.
• Goodies (Add-ons Marketplace) A collection of 3,559 downloadable add-ons including glider skins, cockpit instruments, and gauges that users add to their Condor Soaring Simulator installation.
• Landscapes Library A library of 561 virtual landscapes representing real-world flying regions (Alps, California, Japan, Australia, etc.) that users download for the Condor Soaring Simulator.
• Competitions Organized competitive events (16 active competitions listed) with task planning calendars and multiplayer race hosting capabilities integrated with DSHelper for automatic race result ingestion.
• Premium Membership A paid subscription tier offering additional features and benefits beyond the free registration, supporting multiple payment methods including PayPal and alternatives for regions where PayPal is blocked.
• Community Forum Social platform for Condor Soaring Simulator pilots to interact, share experiences, and discuss the simulator.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hitzi / DSHelpercoreTechnology or Integration · 27 May 2019DSHelper is third-party software that hosts Condor multiplayer servers and automatically sends race results to Condor Club, enabling users to view overall and per-session race results without creating their own website. The integration allows real-time display of current best times during flights.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Just Flight: Long-standing publisher of flight simulator add-ons, aircraft, and scenery. Comparable as a flight-sim content ecosystem player but operates commercially across many simulator platforms rather than as a fan community.
• Aerosoft: Major publisher and distributor of flight simulator add-ons, scenery, and airports with global reach. Comparable to the broader Condor Club add-on ecosystem but commercial and multi-platform.
• Orbx Systems: Established developer and marketplace for high-quality flight-sim scenery and airports across multiple simulators. Overlaps Condor Club's landscape library in serving flight-sim enthusiasts with curated scenery content, but at much broader scale and as a commercial studio.

Direct peers

• VATSIM (Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network): Global, member-based virtual aviation community that enables real-time multiplayer flight simulation with rankings and organized events. Closely comparable to Condor Club in serving enthusiast pilots with a community platform, ranking systems, and competition hosting.
• SimMarket: Online marketplace for flight simulator add-ons (sceneries, aircraft, utilities). Comparable to Condor Club's Goodies and Landscapes libraries as a discovery/distribution layer for user-created flight-sim content.
• IVAO (International Virtual Aviation Organisation): Non-profit, membership-driven virtual flight network offering multiplayer ATC and pilot operations globally. Comparable as a free, member-based virtual aviation community with competitive rankings, events, and multilingual support.

Regional players

• Soaring Society of America: Member organization for real-world glider soaring enthusiasts with badges, rankings, and competitions. Comparable as a soaring-focused community with achievement/progression systems, though centered on physical rather than simulated flight and US-focused.

Others

• Condor Soaring Simulator (developer): The underlying glider-soaring simulator that Condor Club supports. Not a direct competitor but the foundational product whose user base drives Condor Club's traffic and engagement.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thecondorclub

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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