Gliding site.....

[Bazza]

Can anyonehelp me with an FS9 based site devoted to gliding?     I know we have the default glider in ACOF but want to explore the subject a bit more (I have some gliding flights coming up.)

This could save me some time on the search engines if someone has already been there and done that...tks...

[ozzy72]

Hi Baz, well first find the glider nearest to the one you'll be flying on either;
http://www.simviation.com/fsgliders_11.htm
http://www.simviation.com/fsgliders_10.htm
or http://www.simviation.com/fsgliders_9.htm
Bracken Dawsons thermals add-on really makes things better I find.
There isn't one pure glider (sailplane) site but if you give us specific questions we'll try and help. I did a fair bit of gliding as an air cadet.

[Bazza]

Thanks Mark,

I'll have a look at the thermal add-on, this was something I was wondering about, I didn't think for a moment that  it was possible that every hill, cliff and/or mountain would supply the thermals.     Obviously without them any gliding trips would be one way only - down.

Was recently in Omarama in NZ's South Island where many of the worlds records have been set and had a good look around.

I have been led to believe there is a Swedish site dedicated to the FlightSim side of the sport....?

[ozzy72]

Can you read Swedish?
Okay it might be worth dropping Theis a line, he is our resident Norwegian, but he might be able to help, he is a really nice guy (I was flying with him yesterday)