The new Discus-2c Glider is fantastic.

And it is Freeware.

Here is a video of my 4 screen system flying this great model using TrackIR as well. I use OpenTrack and GrassMonkey Puck, they work great together.

I also use AirManager on the lower touch screen for instruments and to tune radios etc with Knobster.

My 3 favourite models now are this glider, the H145 and the F16. Yes I enjoy the DC6 as well. But lately I like these 3 as the scenery is so spectacular in FS2020. It has really matured. Track IR is great and works perfectly for me at least. And I have not had a single problem in the last year, it just keeps getting better.

 

 

Edited January 2, 20224 yr by 177B

3 hours ago, 177B said:

The new Discus-2c Glider is fantastic.

And it is Freeware.

Here is a video of my 4 screen system flying this great model using TrackIR as well. I use OpenTrack and GrassMonkey Puck, they work great together.

I also use AirManager on the lower touch screen for instruments and to tune radios etc with Knobster.

My 3 favourite models now are this glider, the H145 and the F16. Yes I enjoy the DC6 as well. But lately I like these 3 as the scenery is so spectacular in FS2020. It has really matured. Track IR is great and works perfectly for me at least. And I have not had a single problem in the last year, it just keeps getting better.

 

 

I enjoyed the video but the gap between the monitors on the right kept getting my attention 😁

1 hour ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

I enjoyed the video but the gap between the monitors on the right kept getting my attention 😁

The camera is off to the side. Sitting where I sit there is no gap at all all 3 top monitors look like one, with just a 38" bezel that is black separating them. You don't notice that at all. You don't get the reflection you see on the left monitor either.

This was shot with an iPhone on a tripod it really does not do it justice but you get the idea. With TrackIR it is better than VR in my opinion. The resolution is fantastic VR res really sucks, I sent my VR hood back easy year after trying. But that is just my take on things.

1 hour ago, 177B said:

The camera is off to the side. Sitting where I sit there is no gap at all all 3 top monitors look like one, with just a 38" bezel that is black separating them. You don't notice that at all. You don't get the reflection you see on the left monitor either.

This was shot with an iPhone on a tripod it really does not do it justice but you get the idea. With TrackIR it is better than VR in my opinion. The resolution is fantastic VR res really sucks, I sent my VR hood back easy year after trying. But that is just my take on things.

I feel the same about VR in MSFS.  I have an HP Reverb G2 but I find the world unconvincing.  Settings have to be low in VR so I don't see the point .  VR in MSFS gives a great sense of height/depth, but the loss in quality just isn't worth it imho.  TrackIR with everything on Ultra is just fine - plus I get to see my iPad with Foreflight and my Stream Deck 🙂

Thank you for the kind words! 🙏 We are here to bring you fantastic updates for the long haul! 

- Jonx Simulations

Really looking into the chance of trying this one !

Looks like an amazing modeling exercise, at least graphically. Some short questions:

1) Have you been able to model the different kinds of vario, from total energy to integrator and McCready ?

2) How close to the rw data did you manage to model the glider polar, given the present limitations imposed by MFS's FDM ?

3) Are the ballast containers positioned according to those on the real aircraft, regarding capacities and impact on CoG / pitch stability ?

 

Well,

I couldn't resist the temptation and installed MFS and this very nice add-on glider.

Didn't have much time to test it but the few minutes I spent revealed an overall positive experience.

I did notice though a notable lack of adverse yaw. I believe this is a characteristic of gliders that makes many non-glider rw pilots feel the difference when they fly a glider.

At my gliding club we are currently forming a few GA and Airline pilots to get their EASA SPL, and they all comment on the "rudder work" as being one of the most "challenging" differences from their experience with other aircraft.

I believe this Discus 2c suffers from limitations which are probably intrinsic to the MFS base aerodynamics model but also probably limitations in the implementation of the yaw string. It could be a mix of both, but just as another user in this thread pointed out the glider behaves too much "feet-on-floor" when it comes to turning.

Other than that I did like the pitch stability variation with different CoG obtained through setting various ballast amounts. The glider without ballast tends to be trimmed tail heavy and correctly behaves more towards the unstable side in terms of pitch, which looks ok to me. Actually both the Ls1D and the Phoebus B I fly mostly IRL are unstable (stick free or fixed), if not for other reasons because I seldom use ballast and because even with the parachute I weight only 75 kg !

But it's a promissing add-on. I am enjoying it and looking fwd for the announced soaring series...

Edited January 5, 20224 yr by Anatoli-Kagari9
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I cannot get the Discus 2c off the ground. In fact I cannot even lift the wing at 40 kn. with full deflection. It just grinds down the runway and will not fly. All controls are functioning properly. Any suggestions?