How to use gliders in FsPassengers XI always thought it would be fun to simulate earning virtual money at a sailport by giving local, cross-country, and aerobatic glider rides to virtual passengers in FSX. With FsPassengers X, and my tweaks below, now you can! (giving local glider ride to passenger over Estrella mountains, near E68- Arizona)Here's how to do it:1. Be sure you have FsPassengers X installed. Next, download and install WinchX! freeware to launch gliders with passengers. In WinchX! settings, set cable speed to a max of 75km/h. Any higher and your passenger will complain of high g-forces during launching. Also, be careful not to stall the glider when releasing from winch cable. Cumulus X thermal and ridge lift generator freeware is also highly recommended. See links below. 2. Be sure line 318 in each glider's .air file reads- Flaps Available=false(0) or use the DisableFlapCheck =1 line located in the more_option.cfg file located in the FsPassengers\Config folder.3. Copy and paste the italicized lines below into each of your glider's aircraft.cfg file:[GeneralEngineData]engine_type = 0 //0=Piston, 1=Jet, 2=None, 3=Helo-Turbine, 4=Rocket, 5=TurbopropEngine.0 = 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 //(feet) longitudinal, lateral, vertical distance from reference datumThrustAnglesPitchHeading.0 = 0,0 //Thrust pitch and heading angles in degrees (+pitch down, +heading right)fuel_flow_scalar= 0.0 //Fuel flow scalarmin_throttle_limit = 0.0 //Minimum percent throttle. Generally negative for turbine reverser[piston_engine]power_scalar = 1.0 //Piston power scalarcylinder_displacement= 90.0 //Cubic inches per cylindercompression_ratio= 8.5 //Compression rationumber_of_cylinders=4 //Number of cylindersmax_rated_rpm= 2700 //Max rated RPMmax_rated_hp= 180 //Max rated HPfuel_metering_type= 0 //0=Fuel Injected, 1=Gravity Carburetor, 2=Aerobatic Carburetorcooling_type= 0 //0=Cooling type Air, 1=Cooling type Liquidnormalized_starter_torque= 0.3 //Starter torque factorturbocharged= 0 //Is it turbocharged? 0=FALSE, 1=TRUEmax_design_mp= 0 //Max design manifold pressure, (inHg)min_design_mp= 0 //Min design manifold pressure, (inHg)critical_altitude= 0 //Altitude to which the turbocharger will provide max design manifold pressure (feet)emergency_boost_type= 0 //0=None, 1=Water Injection, 2=Methanol/Water injection, 3=War Emergency Poweremergency_boost_mp_offset= 0 //Additional manifold pressure supplied by emergency boostemergency_boost_gain_offset= 0 //Multiplier on manifold pressure due to emergency boostfuel_air_auto_mixture= 0 //Automixture available? 0=FALSE, 1=TRUEauto_ignition= 0 //Auto-Ignition available? 0=FALSE, 1=TRUEmax_rpm_mechanical_efficiency_scalar= 1.0 //Scalar on maximum RPM mechanical efficiencyidle_rpm_mechanical_efficiency_scalar= 1.0 //Scalar on idle RPM mechanical efficiencymax_rpm_friction_scalar= 1.0 //Scalar on maximum RPM frictionidle_rpm_friction_scalar= 1.0 //Scalar on idle RPM frictionBestPowerSpecificFuelConsumption=0.49 //SFC at Best Power mixture ratio[fuel]LeftMain = -3.9, -2.1, 2.5, 1.0, 0.0 //Longitudinal (feet), Lateral (feet), Vertical (feet), Usable(gallons), Unusable (gallons)RightMain = -3.9, 2.1, 2.5, 1.0, 0.0 //Longitudinal (feet), Lateral (feet), Vertical (feet), Usable(gallons), Unusable (gallons)fuel_type = 1 //Fuel type: 1 = Avgas, 2 = JetAnumber_of_tank_selectors = 1electric_pump=1engine_driven_pump=0Other tips: -You will need to create a payload profile for each glider you purchase in FsPassengers X. Use the Payload Editor in your Microsoft Flight Simulator X\FsPassengers\Payload_model folder to set number of seats and the seat price (if it's a two-seater). What I do is set the front seat seat price class to crew, and the rear seat price class to VIP. This works well for realistic ticket pricing when I have the IncomeMultiplier set to a value of 1. Also, remove all other cargo areas in the editor.-Be careful not to stall your glider when releasing from the winch tow. Your pilot will lose points at the end of the flight if a passenger is aboard.-If you don't want to deal with passengers complaining about excessive g-forces during winch launch, you can also disable g-force effect on passengers on DisableGLimit =1 line located in the more_option.cfg file located in the FsPassengers\Config folder.-3000 meters is a realistic cable length setting in WinchX!. Some useful links: http://www.fspassengers.com/?action=home (FsPassengers main site)http://luerkens.homepage.t-online.de/peter/ (CumulusX! and WinchX! freeware can be downloaded here)http://www.fsglider.de/p_e.htm (good site with lots of great FSX gliders)http://www.mediafire.com/?zumdgxtwm3i (a custom FsPassengers X mission file that is a good example of settings (prices, etc) to be used for giving glider rides at sailports)

Thank you for that information and links. I may just give that a try, as I never seem to fly gliders as I spend too much time w/airhauler and passX. But this gives me a reason to try it out. Also on another note I could also use something similar to "give ultralight lessons" or something similar.Cheers