Motor Gliders

[worn comet]

Now before you all freak out and think nuh uh, let me explain
a motor glider is a type of sailplane with a fixed built in engine, which can be turned on or off at any time
Now i'm not suggesting gliders and sailplanes be added to the game, as thats really too complicated, 3 people would use them and we all know what happened to glider guy.
Basically what i'm suggesting is that Motor gliders like the grob g109, Faulke etc are added, they would just act as normal functional aircraft, although when you turn the engine off they can actually glide, rather then just awkwardly fall out the sky like other aircraft ingame do.
Most motor gliders like the G109 have a glide ratio of about 28ish-1 feet (meaning for every foot of altitude lost in still air, they can glide 28 feet forward)

Pros:
Unique feature for these aircraft
Not much coding is needed to me done? (actually have no idea lol)
fun! - (idk, who can go the furthest? ) - community events and stuff idk
Longer range low licence aircraft (probably would fit into the single planes category, would help newbies make some extra income)
adds proper gliders/sailplanes to the game without having to add complicated lift mechanisms like thermals, ridge flying and wave flying

Cons:
Coding may have to be done
could end up just being a gimmick rather then an actual feature
aircraft would have to be modelled

[cedar forge]

should thay add gliding jobs

[worn comet]

they could do but idk what they would be like

[cedar forge]

and those heat pillars and stuff

[worn comet]

tour around xyz, but your paid for having the engine off instead of on during the task?

[stuck mist]

[worn comet]

positive feedback

[astral galleon]

some good job ideas here too https://trello.com/c/kA802U4T

Trello

Glider License and Mechanics

• Unlockable after Ultralights, maybe starting at Gaston or Lynwood Municipal.
• They would need a lower rate of descent compared to regular planes.
• Two launch options:
  • Aerotow - Comes with a higher launch cost; The player will be spawned at a high altitude (example 6000 ft)
  • Winch - Available in larger airfields (?), offers a c...

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Under Consideration

[worn comet]

i remember when gliding was first suggested i was thrilled because there would be so many good soaring locations on the aero map

as much as i would want soaring to be added to aeronautica i think the downsides would be it might just not be popular, or too complicated to add lift and sink mechanisms etc

[stuck mist]

romanian motor glider

[worn comet]

i also think the entire idea of gliding in aeronautica was sort of demolished by a certain community member

which has probably made not everyone want it added

[stuck mist]

there is more

[worn comet]

very nice! :0

[stuck mist]

alot of glider ,diffrent glider designations and motorized gliders

[worn comet]

cool!

[crude blade]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IS-3

is-3 real

[stuck mist]

no not that one

[crude blade]

i will go check all of those and see if i can find an original one

[stuck mist]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URMV-3_IS-3

[crude blade]

because something tells me 90% of those are cannibalised

[stuck mist]

or changed ??

they have diffrent cockpit styles

[stuck mist]

the problem it doesnt have blueprint

[worn comet]

:/

[peak mason]

wait what happened to the glider guy?

[solid junco]

Damn aren’t motorized gliders called airplanes

[worn comet]

He got comically bullied out the server by the looks of it

[worn comet]

and when you turn the airplanes engine off they become a treehouse?

with motor gliders you can become a treehouse just 10km away

[worn comet]

Job idea:
Practice field landing
Essentially it’s like the circuit practice job, although you have to train for an out landing, by flying a circuit for a random field chosen when you fly below 1700 feet, you must do a touch and go and takeoff again to complete the job

[torn plover]

so it’s a plane that can glide better

[worn comet]

yeahhh…

[obsidian schooner]

@lyric niche

[worn comet]

I'm trying to think of any other unique jobs, does anyone have ideas?

[stuck mist]

nope

[worn comet]

ah i have an idea

practice competition finish
a main part of finishing a gliding task in a sailplane is doing a good old fashion competion finish, where you basically just go balls to the wall, as fast as you can and quite low (usually under idk 150feet depends how risky your feeling), of course, you would usually recieve some sort of training before doing this so this is what this job would consist off.

• Takeoff and fly through a ring on the airports/airfields runway pointing on a random heading, you will do this 3 times, the marker you fly through will be about 50feet wide and 35feet tall, you must fly through the ring at a speed of atleast (idk lets say 120knots)

you are awarded extra wp and cash based on how fast you go and how low you go

[lyric niche]

Has endurance been mentioned?

You could also consider aerotow jobs for powered pilots

But that’d only really be if non self-launching gliders were added

[worn comet]

Oh yeah true

Some faulke’s have towing capability

[pearl void]

Wait what if you could get towed or you could tow others

That’d be epic

Aswel as tow jobs too

[torn plover]

or a winch launch could work

[worn comet]

there was a suggestion for gliders, soaring and launches although it got denied I think because it would be to hard to implement the soaring mechanics, although that was probably 2 years ago now so I might make a new post

[pearl void]

Ye