Simviation Forum - Glider/microlight race?

Dec 8^th, 2005 at 4:01pm

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Is anyone interested in a glider race? For instance, taking a hang glider from the top of a mountain in the Alps/Rockies/Pyrenees to an airfield at the bottom somewhere. Those things fly slowly, how long should a race like that take to complete? If I knew how to add slalom gates to a hillside it would be even better!

Or, how about a microlight race? They're about the same speed as hang gliders but they can go back up again! Dodging buildings and terrain in the middle of a city would be a lot of fun.

Let me know if anyone's interested, I've already got some ideas...

Gryshnak

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Reply #1 - Dec 8^th, 2005 at 5:41pm

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I think you've got the basis for a good idea grysnak. The question may be how many of us have experience flying microlights / gliders? I like the idea in principal and would probably give it a shot. Microlight racing...an oxymoron for sure.. Wink

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Reply #2 - Dec 9^th, 2005 at 4:05am

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My hangar is full of a selection of very nice Microlights and Flexwings, which I regularly tour round the countryside in...
For example; the fantastic rag-and-tube T-Bird II Microlight and the Cosmos Flexwing, amongst many others....
These economical and versatile little aircraft are a regular sight at my local airfield...and Microlight fly-ins are very popular amongst the community... Grin

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I find that flying Gliders and Para-gliders are a bit more challenging, so I need more practice... Wink

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I don't know about a race, but a Multiplayer fly out seems a very good idea... Grin

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...something a little different... Wink

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Cheers all...!

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Reply #3 - Dec 9^th, 2005 at 7:03am

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What I'm really looking for, in terms of a glider race, is a town or village on the side of a hill. No luck so far! All the urban areas in FS2004 seem to be in flat spots or at the bottom of valleys. Hang gliders have such crappy performance that just flying a full circle around a building can cost a lot of height! Not much speed retention out of a dive, either. I may need to learn how to add structures to existing terrain to make this one work, even if I just put markers on a hillside that have to be flown around on the way down.

Microlights are entirely different, I've already been buzzing around various cities and having a blast. Anyone else flown the Mitchell Wing?

I have something in mind for a race but it requires a T&G on some water as well as a runway takeoff/landing. Are there any amphibious microlights? And of course it shouldn't be a frame rate hog if there's going to be a handful of them flying in close proximity.

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Reply #4 - Dec 9^th, 2005 at 8:09am

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What I'm really looking for, in terms of a glider race, is a town or village on the side of a hill. No luck so far! All the urban areas in FS2004 seem to be in flat spots or at the bottom of valleys. Hang gliders have such crappy performance that just flying a full circle around a building can cost a lot of height! Not much speed retention out of a dive, either. I may need to learn how to add structures to existing terrain to make this one work, even if I just put markers on a hillside that have to be flown around on the way down.

Microlights are entirely different, I've already been buzzing around various cities and having a blast. Anyone else flown the Mitchell Wing?

I have something in mind for a race but it requires a T&G on some water as well as a runway takeoff/landing. Are there any amphibious microlights? And of course it shouldn't be a frame rate hog if there's going to be a handful of them flying in close proximity.

Gryshnak

I've got the "Mitchel Wing", and I love looking at my shoes...(know what I mean?)...LOL...!

Lots of Microlight "Floaters" out there, (I've got a couple)...just needs a search... Wink

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Paul...Microlight Lander/Floater... 8)...!
(Having Microlight fun in California)...!

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Reply #5 - Dec 9^th, 2005 at 8:24am

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Lots of Microlight "Floaters" out there, (I've got a couple)

I've downloaded just about every one of them I could find this past week! But nothing amphibious yet, it could be there's no such thing? Ah well, rather than T&G it might have to be "get the wheels wet" instead. Still, most planes bounce off water reasonably well...

Gryshnak

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Reply #6 - Dec 11^th, 2005 at 4:20am

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I've downloaded just about every one of them I could find this past week! But nothing amphibious yet, it could be there's no such thing? Ah well, rather than T&G it might have to be "get the wheels wet" instead. Still, most planes bounce off water reasonably well...

Gryshnak

For anyone who fancies a float version Microlight, look no further...
Flightstar II. 6.3 MB download...>>>

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/perlfect/search/search.pl?p=1〈=en&includ...

A wheel and float version, designed for FS 2002 but also works for FS 2004...
Just take great care when landing the float version on the water; reduce the speed to the absolute minimum, and raise the front tips on the floats just prior to contacting the water....touch-down slowly and with great care... Wink

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It works....trust me... Grin

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Cheers all...!

Paul...8)....!

P.S. and don't forget, for one of the nicest "rag and tube" microlight/ultralights available, have a search on Avsim for "T-Bird II Ultralight"...a beautiful little aircraft similar to the "Thruster" Microlights seen in England... Wink

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...fly it...you'll like it... Grin

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Reply #7 - Dec 11^th, 2005 at 5:12pm

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For anyone who fancies a float version Microlight, look no further...
Flightstar II. 6.3 MB download...

Quite nice, but I have to fly with the stick almost full forward just to keep it level! Perhaps my CG needs adjusting.

Gryshnak

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