[SU9+ COMPATIBLE] [VR READY] [MODERN/NATIVE] [CLICKABLE] [ANIMATED] [PAINT KIT]
The Discus-2c is a single-seat, high-performance sailplane by German glider manufacturer Schempp-Hirth. The sailplane also comes in a front electric sustainer version (FES). The Discus-2c features composite construction, advanced flight control surfaces for precise control, and a state-of-the-art wing design that maximizes glide performance and aerodynamic efficiency. The 18 meter version has a 28.5 aspect ratio and each version has a top speed of 174 miles per hour. One of the most advanced soaring craft ever developed, the incredible Discus-2c allows aviators to master the heights in the purest form of flight. Stay aloft in the mountains by riding ridge lift, circle into a cloud base on thermals, or just glide along silently on laminar air. The Discus-2c allows aviators to become one with the sky.
HOW TO INSTALL:
- BEFORE installation, please delete any Discus-2c or Discus-2b Freeware Packages!
- Locate your Microsoft Flight Simulator installation folder.
- You need to locate and open the folder named "Community."
- Copy the "gotfriends-discus2c-premium" folder you just extracted to the Community folder.
- Read the included Flight Manual for an in-depth look into all the aircraft features.
- Start the game and your Discus-2c and Discus2c FES will be sitting in your hanger ready to fly!
- NEED HELP? Follow this Flightsim.to Tutorial.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER:
This Add-On has been in development for over a year. Our team has spent thousands of hours trying to bring the most realistic glider simulation to Microsoft Flight Simulator. Asobo has announced Official Support for Gliders and some of our experimental features may be removed or become obsolete once official support is released. Please stay patient with our team if you experience any issues during your flights. We promise to continue converting this project as more official gliding features are released.
VERSION 2.0.0. - Flightsim.to & Official Microsoft Marketplace Release (Features):
- Discus-2c (Original) Variant
- Discus-2c (FES) Motor Variant
- Custom LX-Navigation and GPS-Navigation Display
- Built-In Winch Launch and Launch Vehicle System
- Built-In Towplane Connectivity to Multiplayer Aircraft
- 4 Included Thermal Activated Weather Presets
- 4 Base + 6 Premium Liveries
- Custom FES Motor Control Unit with Realistic Thermal Dynamics
- Realistic Flight Model and Polar Curve
- Custom V8 Variometer with Customization, Sounds, Netto/Total Modes, and MacCready Adjustment
- 8k/4k Texture Sets with High Quality 3D Modeling
- Cockpit Customization "On-The-Fly" including Canopy Tints
- Ballast Dump Management System
- Ballast Dump Effects, Vortices Effects, and Landing Effects
- In-Game Checklists and Tooltips
- Interactive Oxygen Tank System
- Custom High Quality Sounds
- Included Wing Wheels and Optional Navigation Lights
- Yawstring with Custom Animations
- Included Got Friends Glider Club Airfield
- Full Kinetic Assistant Compatibility
- Full XCSoar Compatibility
CREDITS:
- Jonx: XML Coding, Navigation HTML Modifications & Weather Presets
- Got Gravel: Flight Model, Winch Launch HTML, FCU HTML and V8 Variomenter HTML
- twoseventyinc: Liveries, Launch Vehicle Textures, and Material Effects
- MyKrode: Full 3D Modeling (Standard Discus-2c, FES Discus-2c, and Launch Vehicle)
- GurtTractor: Custom Sound Design and Professionally Recorded Elements
- Touching Cloud: Winch Launch Visual Elements, FLARM System, Towplane System, and Supporting Code
- Ian Lewis (B-21): Supporting HTML and Supporting XML Coding
- Flying Hedgehog: Got Friends Glider Club Scenery (Airfield) (ICAO: GTFD)
- Asobo/Microsoft: General Assets & SDK
OPTIONAL ADD-ONS & DOWNLOADS:
- Optional Freeware Version "Try Before You Buy": Available at https://flightsim.to/file/25518/discus-2c-glider
- Kinetic Assistant: AI Towplane Spawning, Create/Record Towplane Tracks, Ground Handling, Visual Birds & Spirals, Thermal Injection, Racing Competitions, and More! https://msfs.touching.cloud/mods/kinetic-assistant/
- Additional Community Liveries: Available at https://flightsim.to/discover/discus
- Official Paint Kit: Available at https://flightsim.to/file/25526/discus-2c-glider-paint-kit
- Official Flight Manual: Available at https://www.got-friends.com/flight-manuals
Requisiti
INSTALLATION REQUIREMENT:
Before installing the Discus-2c Premium Package, please uninstall any Discus-2c or Discus-2b Freeware Packages from your community folder. These mods are designed to have Multiplayer Model Matching and will conflict with each other if installed at the same time.
Support
Il supporto relativo al prodotto è disponibile Controlla il sito web dello sviluppatore here . Tutte le domande possono anche essere inviate via e-mail a [email protected] - in casi normali, lo sviluppatore risponderà entro 48 ore
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GurtTractor
Hello all. If anyone is in need of some glider and towplane buddies please join us on the Got Gravel Discord - https://discord.gg/2EE4gBHe There are a weekly Soaring Club events along with others, and there's usually someone around you can fly with 😊
StanTGM
Great plane, a real joy to fly!
I used the Summer Soaring Preset and made my maiden flight at Sedona. That ended after 5 mins. in a crash landing, but the second flight went well: it lasted 45 mins, with thermals that carried my 3.000ft above the airport. An incredible experience, particularly in VR!
It transported me back in time: I started my training to become a glider pilot at the tender age of 16…
WartedSummer2
This thing is a blast to soar in. Made it to the top of Mount Cook and cruised to the coast. Seamless integration with Kinetic Assistant and very intuitive to use if you don't like spending much time in manuals. I got the premium version because I know it's money well spent when it comes to GotFriends products.
TTKreischwurst
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Got Friends 1 day(s) ago
Best review, wish I could feature this up top. XD
citation66
where can I find the included Glider Airfield, I mean the ICAD Code...many thanks!
Got Friends 1 day(s) ago
GTFD 😊
citation66 15 hour(s) ago
many thanks 😊
LegoVelt
The glider is really great and also to thank them for the free work they provide to the virtual aviator community!
razalom
Thanks again for another great addition to the sim. Really loving flying something completely different!
podnike
Amazing work! Thank you!
OTBU
Another excellent product from the GotFriends team, congrats! Just a couple minor items of note:
Got Friends 2 day(s) ago
Thanks for the feedback, certainly things we can continue to work on.
LuckyBogey
Will this version on flightsim.to once downloaded, work on the XBox or do I need to wait and purchase from the main marketplace in MSFS to use the premium version for XBox?
Can I also use the freeware liveries or must they also be deleted when downloading the Premium version?
Got Friends 2 day(s) ago
Xbox can only use Official Marketplace content. Please wait for it to become available on that platform. With Xbox you can't download stuff online and expect it to work.
Steve160
After flying real gliders for 46 years and instructing for 34 years this will be my last soaring season for health reasons so I'm really looking forward to the introduction of gliders, thermals and hopefully wave lift to MSFS later this year. The Discus-2C is great to fly and I hope that it sets a benchmark for MS/Asobo in terms of what we should expect going forwards. It would be good to see a video on how to set up a task on the LX Nav in order to make it easier to fly cross-country tasks. Keep up the good work!
Mort_the_2nd 2 day(s) ago
Hi steve. If you set up a route on the world map, it'll show on the LX nav. I've been experimenting getting some of the Condor 2 competition tasks in the Discus. I've been using Little Navmap to set up the plan (and load that .PLN file into the world map when in the sim), since it's easier to enter coordinates for waypoints there. Only thing I've run into is that tasks often finish at the departure airport, which makes the LX nav sequence to the destination immediately (skipping all other waypoints). I'm trying to solve this by putting the last waypoint further away from the airport.
DonPanito
This plane is AWESOME, honestly. Thank you so much.
I'm having lots of fun with it and it's helping me to introduce about gliding.
Got Friends 2 day(s) ago
Thanks soo much Don! Glad to hear you're having a good time with the Discus2C!
jako1744
why cant i buy this i have a thin strip across top of web page? in chrome and edge and cant put any info in.
Got Friends 3 day(s) ago
Have you figured it out? I'm not quite sure what you're experiencing. Have you tried clearing your internet cache? Also, I'm sure if you're still experiencing an issue, Flightsim.to Support would gladly help.
Mort_the_2nd
This thing an amazing amount of fun, glad to have been part of the process in some small way, and will continue to enjoy this baby for a long time!
simunene
Superbe planeur. Bravo à toute l'équipe !
cockpit sans pilote ? Comment faire apparaître le pilote.
Merci pour la réponse.
Cordialement.
Mort_the_2nd 4 day(s) ago
I'm not fluent in French, but if you want to turn off the 3D model of the pilot, there's a circuit breaker marked 'pilot' at the bottom of the center panel. This will turn off the pilot model.
abaelard
Absolutely amazing aircraft, worth every cent of it's price. If i may leave two wishes for future updates:
See ya in the next group flight.
goggless
I meant to have a quick test flight before bed; now the sun is up outside and I've apparently flown across half of Italy, thank you/damn you again Got Friends!
Got Friends 4 day(s) ago
Haha! A comment beyond words of truth! Thank you for the support goggless! 😊
citation66
how can I use the "towplane" function, what criteria must be met...?
Many thanks for the great work, I've bought the payware version.
Got Friends 5 day(s) ago
Have another player or AI traffic directly infront of you, and press the tow softkey (top right) on the LXNAV unit to connect your cable to them. You can read the included flight manual for further details. It's located where you have the glider installed.
Cheers!
citation66 4 day(s) ago
many thanks for your kindly support, I will read the manual once again..
fStopper
Absolutely great glider, love it. Can't wait for November to have real weather (better than the actual SU9) soaring implemented, which will be good to have for engines aircrafts too. Would have been nice to have it for the summer days in Europe though... At least we have your fantastic addon with nice and effective weather presets. Great work!
TakeToTheSkies
When the 40th anniversary edition releases for msfs, are you planning to add msfs glider functionality with the discus 2c premium? Also, you did a great job with this release. Keep it up. Would like to see some good payware helicopters when helicopter functionality is added with the 40th-anniversary update.
Got Friends 5 day(s) ago
Thanks for the kind words!
We are indeed planning on adding full MSFS glider support this November. In addition, as for Heliocopters, we have a Revolution Mini 500 that deep into devleopment and is currently sitting in our hanger of projects. It is currently using an experimental WASM port of Airlands by Fred himself. In other words, it's a native / built in helicopter flight model without the need for an external application running. It is however, still very much experimental and in development. Can't say for certain if the project will launch with it at this time, but I can confirm the project is to recieve an officially suported Helicopter flight model when that is available to us in the SDK.
More details, development screenshots and a teaser trailer, can be found on the official forums as well as the GotGravel discord.
Cheers
-GF Dev Mykrode
podnike 4 day(s) ago
Is it a Free Update then?
txmmy83
great sailplane inside and out! 😊