REX

[Supasid]

Hi guys. As a soaring/sailplane only simmer. (No Molly, I don't fly on a hot stove!) Can someone enlighten, me will REX and Orbx/prepar3D satisfy these metaralogical requirements FSX dosn't compare with Silent Wings....

[Ian Warren]

It wont do an exact model replica with weather dynamics , you being a Glider P , tried it with my bro , him being a Dangler Glider pilot

[AndrewJamez]

QUOTE (Supasid @ Aug 7 2012,3:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi guys. As a soaring/sailplane only simmer. (No Molly, I don't fly on a hot stove!) Can someone enlighten, me will REX and Orbx/prepar3D satisfy these metaralogical requirements FSX dosn't compare with Silent Wings....

Short answer - No. But there are other free ware plugins that are specifically designed for Glider operations and weather. There are 3 programmes to accomplish this.

1. Cumulus X - creates thermal lift in the wright weather conditions. You can switch on markers or clouds that indicate there location.

2. Sim probe - simulates ridge lift based on slope gradiant and wind speed/direction

3.Winch X - Simulates been hooked up to a ground based winch. Is very cool as the tow rope is animated and you get to see the slack being pulled out as the the winch is being set ready for launch.

All 3 programs are free and make for an unparalleled gliding experiance within FSX. You will find them in the links below.

http://www.luerkens.homepage.t-online.de/peter/

http://carrier.csi.cam.ac.uk/forsterlewis/.../dev/sim_probe/