Microsoft Flight Simulator | Got Friends Discus-2c | Glider

[@erim84]

I love how you can use any plane to tow. I usually hang out at EGLC and hook onto random planes taking off, taking a flight around london and then landing back at EGLC for another tow launch. Towing from a 747 feels like a friggin action movie with all the overspeed shaking effects.

[@OverkillSimulations]

Lol I have to try this lol!!

[@Bootysmasher420]

how do you tow onto a plane?

[@JonxSimulations]

"This is not a tutorial!" I agree! Amazing video, fun flight, humorous details! All it needs is some accurate information hahaha! Too much said in this video that made me laugh at the inaccuracies! I don't care though, absolutely love seeing you have fun! :) inside your download you'll find a flight manual to help you understand the various systems and Launch methods! Thank you for supporting us and a special thank you for publicly gliding for the first time! So much to learn, so much fun to still be had! :) Biggest tip is to winch launch at a much steeper angle, try to follow the curve, so your take off angle should be about 55° - 65° but don't exceed 70° or you'll snap the cable! That microphone menu you opened up is not needed unless you have Kinetic Assistant installed. Haha once again, I'm excited to follow your journey! Any landing is a good landing! 👍

[@OverkillSimulations]

Thank you very much for your kind words! I knew I was way out of my element with this and decided to bring everyone along for the ride lol!

[@Moaza1001]

@Jonx Simulations Hallo. Du scheinst etwas mehr von diesem Simulator-Flug zu verstehen, als hier vorgeführt. Ich verstehe kein englisch. Bin ein deutscher Scale-Modellsegelflieger und habe mich seit Jahren auch im letzten MS-FXS Simulation bewegt. Ebenso hier im neuen SIM 2020 natürlich noch ohne Segelflug. Deshalb meine Fragen, mit der Bitte um Antwort, bevor ich mir den Discus kaufe und runterlade. Lt Beschreibung scheint mir der Segelflug hier im Sim. im ganzen noch nicht ausgereift zu sein, was das Thermikfliegen betrifft.! Gibt es hier Aufwinde überhaupt?, wenn ja, natürliche, (evtl. auch nur künstlich erzeugte) oder durch Zufall oder/nicht immer erkennbar? Wie steht es mit Hangaufwinden? PS, ich habe mir deinen obigen Kommentar im Translator übersetzt. Bin mal gespannt ob du mir antwortest. Viele Grüße

[@SoaringGuy]

And how! But 100% agree, awesome video to watch. Reminds us slightly more adept (and in no way am I saying I am proficient) glider pilots what it was like when we started and how much we have got our heads around. One other thing sir, you were often flying the glider far too slowly too so mushing a lot of the time. If you really want to bake your noodle and haven’t done so already go look up glider polar curves. Welcome to the soaring rabbit hole. It’s so awesome to see soaring putting big smiles on more people’s faces 😁👍

[@GurtTarctor]

I definitely recommend familiarising yourself with the concept of ridge lift and thermal lift, which are pretty well simulated in the sim currently :) Once you get the hang of it you can intuitively visualise where the best areas are to fly, and you can 'surf' for immense distances using long ridge lines and steep sided cliffs, hills, and mountains. If those run out then you can look for thermals under cumulus clouds or over dark areas of ground which heat up more than the surroundings. LA is often great for a relaxing cruise, all that dark built up area gives off no end of thermal lift energy.

[@steph4050]

Small correction for your own knowledge. Thermal lift is NOT implemented in the current realease of MSFS. I saw an interview with an engineer from Asobo that confirmed its not. But it is planned to be implemented in the 40th aniversary edition next fall.

[@GurtTarctor]

@@steph4050 Yeah I don't know why Jorg Neumann has said that thermals aren't in the sim yet, I think maybe he just meant to state that they aren't completely integrated into the simulation yet. Here's a section of transcript of Sebastian Wloch, C.E.O. of Asobo Studio, explaining what is currently in the sim and what is coming up - "In SU9 it computes the amount of watts, the energy recieved by the sun, which will depend on if it's day or night, how high the sun is in the sky, how thick of atmosphere is crossed by the sunlight, if it's humid or whatever if there's haze etc, if there's clouds. And so at the end there's an amount of watts remaining that hits the ground at a certain angle, and then you know how much energy you get, then it calculates all sorts of things like how dark, albedo basically, how much energy is reflected, how much is kept. This transforms into heat, and then you know how much basically your ground is heating up. When you ground is significantly warmer than the air it builds up hot air which then wants to go up, and here you have your thermals. Right now this is SU9, what we are adding with SU10 is to make this a little bit more comfortable, we are blending in the wind factor so that when you have absolutely zero wind you will get less thermals. ... So now when you have low wind speeds the thermals are going to be much less than before, if you want strong thermals put at least 5 knots of wind or something ... We also made these turbulences a little bit weaker at high altitudes, like I would say 20k and above, you will see less thermals. In SU10 you will see more gusts however." And he goes on to hint at what's coming after SU10 in regards to thermals too. So atm thermals under clouds and over dark areas are absolutely there in the sim and are quite usable, I've gone hundreds of miles on nothing else and so have many others. Looking forward to the future improvements in this area! :)

[@tedburg6042]

Good flight. Pick one of the soaring presets, go to their glider base east of Innsbrooke. Find the ridges and mountains the wind is blowing into and get next to them like a serfer on a wave. You will raise rapidly once you get the feel for it, hop to next ridge.

[@OverkillSimulations]

Thanks for the tips!

[@dongallagher7756]

When you get into a "thermal", you're in a bubble of rising air. The idea is to spiral, like a hawk to stay within the rising bubble.

[@tf51d]

The problem is FS2020 doesn't model thermals yet, that is why gliders aren't supported yet. That should be coming in SU10 or with the 40th anniversary edition. I think I read Got Friends included weather presets that simulate thermals the best they can.

[@JonxSimulations]

@@tf51d there is basic thermaling in SU9. It was added last update and you can now soar in live weather with relative ease.

[@OverkillSimulations]

That makes way more sense to me now. Not sure why that didn't process when looking at the chart...

[@Roy88772]

Love gilders, It's so different. You almost can feel the air and its masses. Amazing.

[@albion502128]

Fun! Flying gliders is a whole different ballgame. On a winch launch you should aim to go up like a rocket. Not flat, like you did, but basically at 45 degrees or more, pulling back slightly on the stick to keep the cable taut. Let it flatten off by itself as you get towards the top. Then drop your nose as you go over the winch and pull the release. You can climb 1500 to 2000 feet in a few seconds. It’s the most excitement you can have with your clothes on. And then it all goes beautifully quiet… 6,000 feet a minute going up. 50fpm going down.

[@OverkillSimulations]

Will do!!

[@weepingeye]

Love the vid, thanks. I've flown gliders irl and thought this was brilliant fun. Checked the below comments and won't repeat everything already said, but I will say that while we wait for full support in FS2020, the Kinectic+ add-on will "bring in" real life hot-spots, indicative of thermals, to your sim - assuming one wants to fly Live Weather and not just the presets. In the payware version (Kin'+) you can even elect to have birds circling in thermals as an indicator. Keep the vids coming ;)

[@cliffordhallam3270]

On the strength of the video I bought it this morning. Having a great time! Especially like the supplied airfield in the Alps. Flew to Innsbruck (75 miles) and it made for an interesting afternoon. Whoever comes up with the next glider has got a tough act to follow. 😀😀

[@dakota4211]

The string is not the wind direction!! It is one of the most important instrument in a glider. You have to try to keep the string always in the exact middle direction even in a turn. that means you are flying correct an not sliding, if it goes to the side correct it with the rudder. It is very important to fly a glider in a clean mode. And please go and find some thermals otherwise stay close to the airport. It is a very challenging sport.

[@MattnUska]

If the weather is accurate you aren’t going to get a lot of lift in the evening. You want to be flying mid day for thermals. You can get ridge lift in the evening if there’s enough wind but it won’t take you far.

[@ashbriant]

LOL. Gliding is a completely different way of flying it's great fun and when you get into cross country competitions it's a great sport.

[@MustafaGT]

Hey Overkill, you gotta make a video of what I’m about to tell you!! Don’t know if you done it yet, but I’m sure there’s plenty of people out there with the same headache of Asobos dark shadowy looking cockpits and bright tarmacs. So what I did, was I added Nvidia filters called “Detail” and “Brightness and Sharpness”. With these two filters you can fine tune it to be very realistic lighting both inside and outside cockpit. Before, it was hard to get good clear view of instruments because of Asobos crappy lighting inside. Now, from a pilots view inside cockpit it crisp and clear. I’m able to see all the textures to it’s full glory. I just can’t believe there is no KZbinr out there showing this amazing little tweak. Hopefully you can come up with a video to share more light on this tweak. It’s better than tweaking cfg file which hardly does anything anyways. Take care my friend!!

[@bornagain2641]

I believe the tone when high tone tells u when u find warm air thermals that lift the glider.

[@wilga80]

That was a trim. Trim is not adjusted with water ballast.

[@OverkillSimulations]

Yeah - felt like an idiot after further discovery lol

[@glennmullis1477]

Awesome! I've been waiting for this!

[@OverkillSimulations]

Definitely a blast!

[@Specter0420]

Right after you said you don't know how to drain the ballast tank, you circled the control for it. This control literally says ballast release and has a faucet pouring water icon. You called it a canopy control.

[@OverkillSimulations]

Oops :(

[@shinkicker404]

im not sure since I've only seen someone fly this like one other time, but I think if you go near like... ridges or something you can catch up drafts and thermals off them to gain altitude much easier.

[@OverkillSimulations]

Yes you're correct! I have discovered the correct way to fly it lol!

[@Southernswag8283]

I’m coming to this video to voice my frustration. I’m on my 10th attempt of loading in this aircraft to fly and it has crashed to Xbox Home Screen everytime. I’m losing my patience. I’ve tried starting cold and dark, up in the air, different airports and NOTHING is working. I’m currently loading in my 11th attempt and will continue to update until I get to successfully fly this glider. I’m beyond pissed right now. 😡

[@deepredson]

Excellent. Really different. You really rely excitement. Thanks so much. Barty

[@philipkirwan3844]

clear skys are not a gliders best friend look for scatterd clouds as thermals are trapped under them and when the beeper gets high in tone turn into the thermal and circle until you stop climbing

[@rolandgardiner3059]

Thanks for the video, good fun. From my limited knowledge I think the tow plane could get you more altitude to play with. Also thermals are not simulated in MSF yet. However I believe they are in the planning. Then gliding should be a lot more fun.

[@JonxSimulations]

there is basic thermaling in SU9. It was added last update and you can now soar in live weather with relative ease.

[@OverkillSimulations]

Thanks for the tips!

[@abstractbybrian]

@14:35 why didn’t you go to full throttle?

[@flyingdutchman_NL]

Haha it's a glider??

[@brickpicflix4322]

I bought this, was charged for it and still cannot download it, I don’t know what’s happening can anyone please help me ?

[@gotgravel]

Well, makes me second aye? Nice vid!

[@OverkillSimulations]

Thank you!

[@bluesfool1]

I haven’t figured out how to drain the ballast, then points at the drain and calls it a canopy control! Lmfao 🤣

[@OverkillSimulations]

Yeah... guilty as charged lol

[@wrinkledm]

Gear up and launch would help

[@capitancairlblandford5785]

How to increase altitude???

[@capitancairlblandford5785]

My FES display don't turn on

[@wilga80]

That i is a Yaw String on the canopy.

[@chrischiccino88]

Does this have VR controller support?

[@OverkillSimulations]

I'm not sure to be honest

[@abstractbybrian]

I just bought this yesterday - it’s a good deal @ $15. But I want to do m/p towing.

[@OverkillSimulations]

Yeah - this is going to be a fun one to set up some scenarios with

[@wilga80]

When you get into lift you are to circle in it.

[@OverkillSimulations]

Copy that!

[@LemurKrazy]

Do we have thermals yet? If not then a winch launch is pointless.

[@heffone1]

Yes we do. Thermals in live weather too.

[@OverkillSimulations]

Yes - and now that I'm actually flying it correctly they work very well

[@aussiecaptsarcasm9100]

Well crashed sir but a tribute to your KZbin bravery lol. It sure looks like fun

[@OverkillSimulations]

Lol!!

[@bornagain2641]

If u find a hill heavy w sunlight

[@OverkillSimulations]

Roger that!

[@murdoch9106]

Sold!!

[@FrostbitexP]

lol i would recommend not muting the tones...

[@russellharris5072]

I cracked up and bought it yesterday,I LOVE that multi color livery.I wasn't getting on with the summer soaring preset so used the DNBOF one instead which produces a very dramatic sky,that worked ok so I went to Glacier Park to try ridge soaring still using the DNBOF presets and spent almost an hour skimming those southern ridges.Gliding for me is a bit like golf,I may not be good at it but it keeps me coming back.Try watching this guy,I picked up a few tips that way as he's very open to questions. kzbin.infovideos

[@OverkillSimulations]

Will do and thanks for the tips!

[@567davefair]

The problem with Brandon Yaeger who developed SOME of what you see here is that he uses unauthorized content which he hasn't gotten permission to use from the content creator. He then claims not to have done so and accuses those he took from of lying. If you really look closely at the instruments, systems and textures they are mostly taken from the DG-808S by Touching Cloud and those that poured their heart sweat and tears into it and then claims credit for himself.

[@MyLostToys]

"Boring....!" LOL

[@silwerston]

Totally wrong start.....its not a plane but winch start! Your lean should be steeper around 60 degrees. You have totally no idea whats going on about gliding.