Simviation Forum - Help me with Gliders

Nov 26^th, 2009 at 12:45pm

Lordleor Offline
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I'm experiencing issues when it comes to Gliders,
I dont know how to get to the air because i cant takeoff the normal way since Gliders has no engines and needs plane to carry it to the air(unless some has engines out there or i read that FSX has planes which can carry you)
I tried to change the scenery ,too, to one that suppose to be good for Gliders but that didnt help-yet i start on the takeoff road(or whatever its name is) and cant move/takeoff Sad

any help would be appreciated
Thanks in advance , p.s: sorry for my noobness

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Reply #1 - Nov 26^th, 2009 at 12:50pm

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press Y (slew) then press f3 or f4 until you are at the desired altitude then press Y again and start gliding
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Reply #2 - Nov 26^th, 2009 at 12:56pm

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For Gliders:

...my "fiddle", for FS 2004, is to press "Y" (Slew)....

..then "Q" to increase height....

(.."A" to reduce height).

Upon reaching the desired height, toggle "Y" again to release the Aircraft.

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Reply #3 - Nov 26^th, 2009 at 6:41pm

Lordleor Offline
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God bless both of you ,
thanks for the quick and helpful replies
now i can finally Glide

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Reply #4 - Nov 26^th, 2009 at 7:47pm

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Lordleor wrote on Nov 26^th, 2009 at 6:41pm:

God bless both of you ,
thanks for the quick and helpful replies
now I can finally Glide

Excellent...!

Well done!...Have fun!... Smiley

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Gliders: Excellent way to learn the secrets of Flight. A good first start!... Wink

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Next step: the Default Cessna 172 Trainer. (Or Cessna 150/152).

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Reply #5 - Nov 27^th, 2009 at 6:13am

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I believe some gliders come with a winch launch gauge. Also look in the SimV glider section for lots of soaring scenery with thermals.

Here's an easy method to simulate a winch launch in any glider in FS9.

First set up a flight with your favourite glider at an airfield/airport of your choice.
As soon as the flight loads press the P key to pause the flight.
Open the Map (World/Map). Increase the Altitude by 1 foot higher than displayed. Set the Airspeed to 250. Click OK.
You can save the flight at this point to avoid having to set it up again.
Press the P key to launch. Be ready on the stick to control the launch angle. This should launch you to about 2,000 feet. (Experiment with the Airspeed setting to increase altitude.)

Important: Turn off 'Aircraft stress causes damage' from Aircraft/Realism Settings before trying it.

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Reply #6 - Nov 27^th, 2009 at 7:55am

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oh so glad you suggested turning off aircraft stress as you would be way over vme and at 250 over vne as well.

Lordleor: I used to loop at around 95-97 knts in a k21 and k23, can't remember the speeds in gliders similar to the default one in fs9, such as a k13, other gliders are going to have different.

I would turn damage thru stress back on again after launch.

If you really fancy gliding, try Sots Golds, it's an extremely good glider sim.

You could use a cessna 152 to get where you want then change aircraft.

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steve

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Reply #7 - Nov 27^th, 2009 at 7:36pm

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I have no idea how or why, except for motor gliders, but every glider I have will operate as if it had an engine. I just throttle up and when altitude is reached, throttle down. Maybe someone could explain to me how/why this is. Undecided

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Reply #8 - Nov 28^th, 2009 at 4:30am

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patchz wrote on Nov 27^th, 2009 at 7:36pm:

I have no idea how or why, except for motor gliders, but every glider I have will operate as if it had an engine. I just throttle up and when altitude is reached, throttle down. Maybe someone could explain to me how/why this is. Undecided

The only explanation I can think of is that they're fitted with the VET (Virtual Engine Technology) system. This includes the winch launch gauge I mentioned earlier. http://www.fsglider.de/p_vet1_e.htm

All these gliders are fitted with VET to make it easy.
http://www.ukvga.org.uk/aircraft.php
Please read the instructions carefully.

Note: This is an automatic system which gives very similar results to the manual set-up I described in my earlier reply. The airspeed on launch is unrealistic so it will probably be a good idea to disable stress damage. You need FSUIPC installed for it to work.

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