GotFriends Discus 2 Sailplane - Exclusive Preview! - MSFS 2020

[@aneltoromanovic3362]

Damn this looks like a top tier payware stuff. Hats down for the dev team! This community is amazing!

[@r4microds]

Thank you!! We're 10 mins away from release 00:00UTC!! We truly wanted to celebrate a new year of amazing freeware with this as the first for community in 2022!

[@poolhallshark]

As a rl glider pilot myself, I'm really looking forward to this one. As we all know by now, anything GOT in this sim is GOLD. Beautiful flight characteristics in every model they have released IMO. Have a happy new year ! Love from Norway :-)

[@AvAngel]

No real glider experience for me, but it 'feels' natural if that makes sense... feels logical and right in terms of ballence... but thats how i think one should feel....

[@poolhallshark]

@@AvAngel Yeah. Airplanes (in general) off balance is a pain in the you-know-where. Without an engine, even more so. LOL Tc :-)

[@johnspurr1792]

I was confused to see gliding weather presets in the sim that doesn’t yet support soaring. Can anyone explain?!

[@Streaky100001]

@@johnspurr1792 Those presets are not MSFS default presets, my guess is they've been specifically created by the GOT Friends team to provide a better experience to go with their glider.

[@KennyTheB]

I like that they added the beeping tones for the variometer. That's a nice touch.

[@Gemthermakleingk]

that landing with the crosswind was awesome, i have seen 2 of your videos so far and its a joy, i like how you explain things, your voice is so relaxing!

[@wojtasssk]

Jeremy Clarkson of flight sim videos is exactly what we need. Fun vid.

[@tb100]

The only video which actually shows how to get this thing into the air - well done!

[@antonioiozzi291]

In final you have to open spoilers 50% and then adjusting open/close to reach the aiming point. You have to flare at wery wery low altitude or the discus(like all gliders) will continue to fly for the eternity. Speed in final between 95/105 km/h.

[@DarthPlaya]

(slow clap) Awesome landing! You GO Girl! As usual I wasn't really interested in this aircraft until you decided to review it, now I can't wait for it's release. Thumbs up given!

[@timothybird7450]

This looks great fun already. I wonder how the 2C compares to the old Discus 1 I got to fly occasionally, it was always a fun glider to spin as well. The little target to fly the winch is a cool touch, especially for those who have never flown gliders before. Side-slipping is great fun, I never felt comfortable giving a lot of rudder in the Discus though, it would start to feel a bit unstable. The old wood and fabric K-8 was a side-slipping machine though! With practice you could go full rudder, and full spoiler and come down like a brick. It looked even more impressive from the ground.

[@antonioiozzi291]

I have flown one of the older version, CS, for several years. It is a joy, very responsive. First time I had a little fear of it, especially ln takeoff ( I am quite heavy and had to trim it two notch forward to avoid bouncing, but then I loved it , very responsive and precise even to very little imput. A friend of mine have just purchaised this version and say it is much better with the new wings. This guys have done a wery good work. It looks like the real one. How the flight model will be? I am curious but we can wait two days...

[@antonioiozzi291]

Yes, with full spoiler the Discus change name and become a Stuka! It happened to me with the third flight. Opened spoilers at quite speed to go down quicker but it was not like the other single seaters ... it dived stright down.... 🤣😂😁

[@timothybird7450]

@@antonioiozzi291 Just looked it up, the one I flew was a Discus B. But as I understand it, the only difference between the B and CS is where they were built. I did love flying it though, it was so relaxing and easy to fly. My only regret is that I didn't ask to fly it earlier. I only got about 10 flights in it before I moved and had to stop flying. Hopefully this Discus 2 will keep me entertained till I can start flying again :)

[@antonioiozzi291]

@@timothybird7450 I only fly the CS of my club but a greath young friend of mine one years ago purchaised a very well mantained and equipped 2c. As child he was an avid simmer and soon will come to me to give a try at the new Discus. He always fly 700/1000 km in it at week end. He is very proud of his new bird. I have promised to do his aircraft livery for MSFS in the future.

[@researchcapt]

Nice, now I don't need to worry about Kinetic Assistant releasing the tow line before I even get off the ground.

[@johnrenton3463]

I'm so looking forward to this release - Happy New Year!

[@nuchbutter]

Can't wait to compare this with the sailplane sim Condor 2, which I just discovered a couple of days ago (it's amazing in VR...)

[@Garfie1d73]

Nice preview! Thanks!

[@LtRiot]

Thank you so much for your excellent content.

[@catdaddy57]

Great job there Angel.

[@idiscovertv]

Loved This! had a proper chuckle at the landing! Great work! :)

[@AvAngel]

The plane is actually pretty great, I however… am not when it comes to sail planes!

[@Storyteller543]

Ooooooo gliders, been wanting to fly one of those irl.

[@4secsharkmr352]

Excellent 👍. Thank you and take care.

[@Sekuru_Dread]

Amazing Video, thank you very much for the share and Happy New Year ...🎉🎇🥂

[@bryantmaximilionalpha2840]

I've downloaded and installed this glider into msfs x, but, whenever I try to choose one of the viersions to fly with, I get an error message and can't load them.

[@ukgamer9363]

i liked the gee bee its my fav plane.and now the bit that made me laugh.............12:40 and brake and you forgot to say and u turn off the runway lmao p

[@russellharris5072]

Some days later I've found this:- Taylor Homestead Airport (MT61) near the Flathead national forest,you might want to take an amphibian.Gobsmacking scenery.I used the Icon A5.............................................

[@AvAngel]

Good tip! will do!

[@mikecoffee100]

Happy Holidays for The New Year :)

[@gorillachinchilla1668]

Great video! Great approach too! And a nice soft grassy roll to a stop. You need a hammer in the cockpit too, to go full Clarkson 😁

[@MonostripeZebra]

2:20 have just called the aerotow coupling "landing light"?!? 11:59 for sideslipping in gliders, putting out at least a bit of spoilers is really recomendable

[@zeberdee1972]

Very impressive and free , and as always a great video . It's okay to use terrain as a parking brake lol . Would love it if they managed to put an aero tow option if they could .

[@mikecoffee100]

Always Spot on Videos

[@insanityoftomorrow]

The hole in the front is the point where you attached the tow rope and is not a sensor !

[@AvAngel]

I’m still not used to the lack of engine!

[@BearWa11ace]

Nice landing..... welcome to the bloody nose brigade! =]

[@shinkicker404]

Landing: nailed it. :D

[@AvAngel]

XD if being on the ground alone counted yes, but i will take style points for the runway exit :D

[@grimmsilhouette8939]

Those last few moments before landed was pure stress

[@SparkySven]

Great show and you gave me lots of smiles misses CLARCKSON POWER SPEED do dumb things nutta ;-)

[@joemarkowski4465]

"Why do I get the feeling I'm going to become the female version of Jeremy Clarkson for flight sim?" Oh no! Anyway...

[@USAF-AMMO-461X0]

can you set a specific altitude for air start?....right now it defaults to 3500 ft for air start

[@AvAngel]

belive so in the world map

[@USAF-AMMO-461X0]

@@AvAngel ya just tried..still 3500

[@GabriGlider]

What is that airport

[@Poundy]

thats in-credible for a freeware plane !

[@JenniferinIllinois]

"How hard can it be?" Hehehe...

[@Mikinct]

Would you ever fly a Sailplane in real life one day. Is it in your bucket list?

[@AvAngel]

Id love to one day!

[@gtw49]

Very nice looking glider, although I have no interest in them, I would imagine it would be akin to sailing without the water sounds, just pure wind noise rushing by you canopy. Thanks for another awesome review AvAngle!

[@Aleksandar6ix]

By your voice, you sound similar to Amy from FlyJSim.

[@AvAngel]

No relation 😀

[@volkerjansen3901]

This plane looks really, really nice. Thank you for bringing it to our attention :) Hopefully someone knowledgeable will create a tutorial for MSFS ...

[@antonioiozzi291]

Gliders must be flown different from GA planes. They are very sporty and you must show precision and know how to preserve energy. Their efficiency is about four time that that of GA acfts. A tutorial should be a wery big book. I think most simmers will be discouraged if they think to fly it properly from the first flight. You have to go serching thermals, fly near the mountain ridge ( on the updraft side!) And before landing spiralling down in circles to loose height and then on final, only on final open spoilers 50% until you have landed. Once touched down spoilers full open to break. Yust to say a couple of suggestion.

[@Greazer]

Practice

[@AvAngel]

Something I look forward to... sailplanes are fun!

[@petercrowhurst]

I honestly dont know why you get review copies .

[@AvAngel]

I don't get many actually, I think this is my 5th. Maybe it's because I'm polite and fair about things?

[@petercrowhurst]

@@AvAngel No the 2 i've watched , you have no clue in the plane your reviewing .

[@AvAngel]

I don't pretend to. These are not in depth reviews, they're intended as first looks... I go into it blind on purpose to see what the user will expect to find on first load... NOT, spending hours and hours prepping and mastering something to show a false perspective.

[@johnspurr1792]

What’s your point Peter? Don’t be that guy…

[@rexjaneway186]

I think because she IS doing a great job with the videos. I get tired of over critical reviewers and angry people. Right now my two favourite reviewers are avangel and mark from simhanger because they are both nice and fun to watch.