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.
OPTIONAL LX-NAV REPLACEMENT PACKAGE:
JackBilbo, an avid Discus-2c Community Member, has developed a very exciting Navigation Replacement Addon. If installed to your Community Folder, this add-on will replace the default Navigation Display in your Discus-2c. This optional add-on is very robust and includes features like Customization Options, Color Grading, Visual Ballast Control, Topology Maps, Advanced Thermal Tracking, Additional Overlay Options, Task Management, Competitive Timers, Visual Polar Sequencing, Precise Unit of Measurement Customization and More! Consider flying with this Replacement Add-on if you are delving into advance gliding and wish to have more customization. His Replacement Package is Drag-n-Drop Ready for your Community Folder.
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.
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)
- JackBilbo: Navigation Modifications (Discus-2c/DG808S NavMod)
- Asobo/Microsoft: General Assets & SDK
OPTIONAL ADD-ONS & DOWNLOADS:
- Alternative Freeware Version "Try Before You Buy": 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: https://flightsim.to/discover/discus
- Official Paint Kit: https://flightsim.to/file/25526/discus-2c-glider-paint-kit
- Official Flight Manual: https://www.got-friends.com/flight-manuals
Изисквания
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.
Bundles
Можете да получите този продукт още по-евтино в пакет!
MapleCA
This is an amazing product with amazing people behind it where I had the opportunity to communicate with. The quality of the aircraft is top-notch. From the textures to sounds, they are all meticulously made to detail. And with future updates to come, there is a lot in stock. This aircraft is worth every penny IMO.
JohnnyR59
Hallo - habe mir heute Discus 2 Premium gekauft, installiert und ausprobiert - bin begeistert!!! Würde mir aber wünschen, dass Gear und Trimmung mit MSFS zugeordneten Tasten oder Schaltern gesteuert werden können oder dass es Hotkeys gibt, wie ja einige im Manual angeführt sind!
Got Friends
**Discus-2c Premium (Flightsim.to):**
.zip issue should be resolved, multiple users reporting a successful download. Please re-download if you .zip is still giving you issues. Cheers! Thank you for your patience and sorry for the delay!
goggless
Guys I love you but do you have any idea how blue these balls are after seeing the freeware update changelog and waking up after a full night's sleep only to see that there's still no payware update? Pen-ink blue. Deep down in the ocean depths where light barely reaches midnight blue. Approaching darker shades of blurple by the minute.
Got Friends 2 month(s) ago
Haha! We are deeply sorry. I have been in contact with the owner of FlightSim.to in the past hour. Everything is uploaded and pending approval. He had to fix some critical server issues last night that unfortunately affected our Discus-2c Premium page. Everything is now finalized and the "Refresh, Refresh, Refresh" timer has started for everyone, including us.
Once again, I'm extremely sorry for the delay.
goggless 2 month(s) ago
Hehe no worries just uh, looking forward to that CFD, more so than this CBT 🤣
PepePeppino
Thank you for the beautiful glider. I have very much pleasure with it.Therefore, I bought then without hesitation (already knew the freeware version) the premium version.
Too bad that I do not manage to activate the pilot for the GoPro view, then I would also use the mode more often for videos.
Croniac
Exceptional!
Have been ridge soaring in the eastern Sierra for two hours in VR.. Totally lost track of time! Amazing experience..
I think MS does an ok job with ridge and upslope lift, but thermal lift seems pretty random.
Slapstick_ZA
Gorgeous product. Thank you so much. This is quickly becoming my favorite model.
dubnewt
Thanks to Got Friends for a superlative flying experience. This baby has all the bells and whistles, and in combination with the included weather presets, I have had a rollicking good time riding thermals around Reno NV, Pray MT, Palm Springs CA, and wherever there are mountains. The sensation this craft provides is really incomparable. This is by far the best sailplane experience I have had in flight simulator. One of the best add-ons ever. Nice work!!!
Got Friends 4 month(s) ago
We're thrilled you're having an awesome experience with the glider Dubnewt! I had a blast testing in hotter climates like CA and NV. One of the most fun flights I did was departing Catalina island and gliding over to LA just by hopping from under cloud to cloud. There is a good bit of water to cross without an engine so it makes for an exciting experience. Worth a try sometime if you havn't yet done so!
Cheers,
- Dev Mykrode
FanOfALF
What a great glider! Love it. Took a 2 hour flight today with the cross-country preset, the preset weather is much better after the update! The premium edition is worth every penny!
Got Friends 4 month(s) ago
Thanks for the kind words!!
ponny2oo2
i didnt get the Got Friends Glider Club Scenery?
Got Friends 4 month(s) ago
Its included with the aircraft. Please search for GTFD (ICAO)
sbczyz
I love this airplane. It's a blast to fly. Now learning the thermal logic and the various weather settings. Thank you!
Justin2007
Hi,
wie kann man die verschiedenen cockpits auswählen?
HenryLocher
Best Glider EVER!!
Would love to see the ArcusM soon!
Got Friends 4 month(s) ago
Only just learned about that one this week! It's that tandem seat one right? Had seen a video of it in a German glider field. Perhaps some day...! 😉
HenryLocher 3 month(s) ago
Yes, it's that one. I am used to fly one of these as my hobby, if you want, I could provide you some information about it 😉
Solinus
And again, this time around the Got Friends Airfield https://youtu.be/XupNVukP6p4
micha1163
Beautiful adaption, great flying experience, immersive and realistic performance. Bizarre: the magnetic compass turns the wrong way round and also has a reversed scale. when the plane turns left, the compass should remain north oriented with the needle moving to the right, but moves left as well. 😊 It's more irritating than you might think.
Got Friends 4 month(s) ago
If this wasn't fixed in 2.0.4 already I'll have Jonx take a look at it for the next round of updates! Not sure how we missed this one on release. Thanks for the feedback! For the time being, you could opt to hide the compass by hitting the compass circuit breaker (bottom center console).
micha1163 4 month(s) ago
Thanks for your reply. In fact it is NOT fixed in 2.0.4. 😊 BTW, I found another one: If you pause the actual flight, the simulation of certain flight parameters, speed for example, are not being paused. So, if the plane accelerated BEFORE pausing, it will continue accelerating when paused until it cracks.... this one is even stranger. 😉
Solinus
Thanks so much for the kind words! I used the sailplane this morning for my daily wake-up flight. Did a Showcase video sailing around the Rock of Gibraltar. Launch to Landing! Sailing and music only! It was an awesome flight!! https://youtu.be/n687VZG6e2o
Solinus
This thing is awesome! And so much fun! But darn you for giving me another plane to buy. It is already hard enough to pick a plane each time I fly! LOL
Did some soaring around the French Alps. Great spot for it! Well done on another one!! https://youtu.be/1Ve3aMvN-r8
Got Friends 5 month(s) ago
Solinus! Thank you soo much for the support brother! Everytime we make a release, the team are always eager for your clips and VR adventures!
Thank you so much for the kind words and sharing your experiences with the community!
golfbravo
First of all I am not a glider pilot in reality nor a pilot of anything.
I used to enjoy flying with FS2004 despite the lack of realism, but now with your Discus-2C it's completely crazy.
Of course Condor is there too but much more expensive and graphically behind MSFS.
Thank you very much for this beautiful bird.
I wish you good luck for the future.
vlad.lrc
Thanks to GotFriends team for this amazing product. Gives me another level of flying experience in the sim.
MapleCA
This is an amazing product with amazing people behind it where I had the opportunity to communicate with. The quality of the aircraft is top-notch. From the textures to sounds, they are all meticulously made to detail. And with future updates to come, there is a lot in stock. This aircraft is worth every penny IMO.
Got Friends 5 month(s) ago
Thank you soo much for the kind words Maple. All of our releases only shine as well as they do thanks to your amazing trailers!
teryn1
excellent, high value for the money, recommended, thank you.
Got Friends 5 month(s) ago
Thank you for the kind words! <3