The one thing that really speaks about the quality of the sim is that I recognzied immidiately where you were when the video started. It could have only been Lienz, Nikolsdorf with these mountains in the back.
I've spent some time flying Pirat back in the days on EPTO. It was my first single sitter after SZD-50 Puchacz. Thing is about the Pirat, it's difficuilt to fly behind the tow. Generaly you just want to trim it and do very gentel moves with elevator. When it comes to ailerons - those are super stiff, you just try to do your best using rudder. After you release from the tow it becomes much better, but it's like flying P-47 - great in dives, gets speed while diving very fast. Also landing is very specific in Pirat. You have to stay in between 70-80km/h, if you go slower, it sinks rapidly, go faster - it will just take you over the airport
Ian I'm looking for a glider that reacts to the turbulence of thermal entry in the sim more than the Discus. I tried the 15m gliders and felt they were more sensitive. Would I be looking for light weight gliders?
Yup I'd definitely agree with @R0e0endeR, the K7 in the sim is just super responsive in the lift. The only downside is it's low glide performance limits the area you can explore. The JS3-15 is really pretty nimble though so it's well worth a try & it'll still outperform the Discus even with the ballast emptied. In any case my advice is have the MSFS turbulence setting on Low - the Asobo implementation of that random turbulence is much too sharp-edged to be realistic and trees drive it nuts also.
The one thing that really speaks about the quality of the sim is that I recognzied immidiately where you were when the video started. It could have only been Lienz, Nikolsdorf with these mountains in the back.
I've spent some time flying Pirat back in the days on EPTO. It was my first single sitter after SZD-50 Puchacz. Thing is about the Pirat, it's difficuilt to fly behind the tow. Generaly you just want to trim it and do very gentel moves with elevator. When it comes to ailerons - those are super stiff, you just try to do your best using rudder. After you release from the tow it becomes much better, but it's like flying P-47 - great in dives, gets speed while diving very fast. Also landing is very specific in Pirat. You have to stay in between 70-80km/h, if you go slower, it sinks rapidly, go faster - it will just take you over the airport
Hi mate. Been enjoying the Pirat. Flew it with the lads several Fridays back.
cool - good to fly alternate planes isn't it?
Thank you very much for introducing the Pirat! 😊
hell yeah, still need to give it a fly
"new Pirat", I misread this at first. I flew the real one, once, it was fun!
Ian I'm looking for a glider that reacts to the turbulence of thermal entry in the sim more than the Discus. I tried the 15m gliders and felt they were more sensitive. Would I be looking for light weight gliders?
Hi, Try Ka7 I think it reacts best to thermals.
Yup I'd definitely agree with @R0e0endeR, the K7 in the sim is just super responsive in the lift. The only downside is it's low glide performance limits the area you can explore. The JS3-15 is really pretty nimble though so it's well worth a try & it'll still outperform the Discus even with the ballast emptied. In any case my advice is have the MSFS turbulence setting on Low - the Asobo implementation of that random turbulence is much too sharp-edged to be realistic and trees drive it nuts also.
Will it find his way tho the xbox? 😉