Rolladen-Schneider LS4 Standard Class Glider
With a glide ratio of 40:1, this is a good performance easy-handling glider, suitable for cross-country flights but also intended as an introduction to cross-country soaring before flying the more complex AS33.
Updated to 1.2.3:
* Improved cockpit/instrument textures (credit Sim Soaring Club @Georg)
* Default local time clock added
* External sounds improved
* Nav gauge retains 'completed' message for multiplayer screenshot
Updated to 1.2.2:
* IMPORTANT: includes a bugfix for FPS issue with long grass.
* Add MSFS winch, aerotow in addition to built-in winch launch.
* improved cockpit cameras for up/left/right quickviews
* Elevator Trim AXIS fixing Asobo change in SU5
* change pilot model
* Improve aileron response
* Ballast lever control moved to "TOGGLE WATER BALLAST VALVE" control event
* vario sound improved steps between tones
Updated to 1.1.0:
* Adjustable adverse yaw implemented on radio frequency swap button (see pic)
* Liveries added, visible in multiplayer
* Ballast programming updated, visible in multiplayer
* Sound improvements for spoilers, gear, vario beep range, winch
* Strobe lights added on fin (no switch, default to on, use MSFS key to toggle if needed.)
* Spoilers drag/lift fine-tuned
* Minor bug-fixes
See intro video on YouTube.
The soaring instrument panel is fully-implemented, with the same capabilities as available in the AS33 but with an intentionally simpler set of instruments. These include TWO variometers providing Total-Energy climb rate, Netto air-mass movement rate, and Speed-to-Fly and a Nav instrument displaying distance, bearing and predicted arrival height to the current selected waypoint (from the MSFS Flight Plan) and also the arrival height at the waypoint after that one. The glider supports water ballast, which the pilot has to 'fill' while on the ground. For this aircraft a default of flying without the ballast is better for early-stage glider pilots so the difference when flying with ballast is more noticeable.
Winch launch: clicking the 'cable release' handle will initiate a winch launch without the requirement for any other add-ons.
Other features: those that have flown the AS33 will know the amount of effort we put into our MSFS gliders, and we are aiming for a similar standard with the LS4. The flight model is fairly accurate and the instruments and interaction with the controls will be familiar to any RL glider pilot.
CaseyRyback
CaptHaddock
- Should there be a direct vision panel on the canopy?
- The airbrakes feel too weak. Never flown an LS4 myself, but it's really hard to control the descent rate accurately when landing. They are much more effective on the gliders I've flown (K-13, Puchacz, Astir)
Eckiger
Pilot100
mle1111
beau travail
Phara
Is the winch release mapped to a different button than usual? it does not seem to work for me on this plane if I use my usual key bindings like the native one or the one for the AS33
ADCKillerman
VHEEE
Could it be possible to add handicap to the race calculations as more gliders will come eventually.
Small donation for your efforts so far , keep up the good work and stay enjoying it .
Bruchpilot9x
i can´t find a paintkit for this aircraft. Is it okay for you when i use one of the standard liveries as tamplate?
Miggle
Is there any way to disable the glider pilot model? I keep clipping inside his head when I reset to default view, and manipulating the camera only gets rid of the model when I'm basically at seat-level.
MADoloSimulations author
sure - click the red button on top of the stick. The glider will remember this each time you fly.
1 years ago
Rasmus432
I love all your Gilders! I've flown the LS4 myself, and I must say, yours totally holds up!
Also I'd like to ask if you have any updates on the JS3 as I am quite excited for its release
MADoloSimulations author
The JS3 has just been uploaded to this site... currently waiting for the site checks to complete but that should be quick.
1 years ago
Quassel89
Premium
Everything works great.
Great plane.
It is SU11 compatible.
thanks for that
Henkerhaus
You should update the aircraft.cfg file parameter ui_typerole to "Glider" so this aircraft will be identified and organized in the Hangar aircraft filters as a "Glider" instead of an "Other" aircraft type.
B21
sure - there'll be an update coming straight after I complete the AS33 update.
2 years ago
Snoopy7412
38group
Flys well but doesn't react as well to ridge soaring as your AS33ME.A wind direction indicator is sorely midded,perhaps you could include one in the next iteration....................................................