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My name is Ignacy, I am 21 years old, I live in Poland and I am saving money for my ATPL. For now I earned around 20k€ and put everything into my flying training. Now, after completing ATPL theory I am saving for the remaining MEPL, IR and CPL, still around 20k€ more. Please if you like my work, I would be eternally grateful for helping me make my dreams come true by donating few cents:). On the right side there should be a PayPal or "Buy Me a Coffee" option. You can also read more about me at Buy Me A Coffee :)

SZD-30 PIRAT

Pirat is a Polish 15 meter class glider constructed of wood, which first flew in 1966, more than 800 were built. There are still around 200 airworthy Pirats just in Poland. It is usually a first single seater glider for many pilots. It has a very safe flight characteristics and a glide ratio of 31.

After many glue failures in the wooden joints, bulletin was issued which reduced the Vne to 195 km/h and aerobatic flights were prohibited, before Pirat was certified to perform full aerobatics.

Installation:

Download RAR file and move it to Community folder  (for steam \SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\MicrosoftFlightSimulator\Packages\Community) and unzip it there (unpack to "yanosik-pirat\" command). You should now have main folder "yanosik-pirat" inside community folder.

1)You must realese parking brake before take off ;)

2)If that is your first glider - to start winch start or aerotow you must make full left-right rudder move

That's a V1.0 released to public, I know the model is not great but I tried my best spending something between 400 to 500 hours on it learning everything from the basics as I had never knew anything about game asset creation... Of course I am not gonna leave the project without some issues being fixed.

The V1.0 comes with 11 skins from 5 countries, pick your favourite and take a fly! 

To do:

• add yaw string
• add pilot to cockpit
• add e-variometer as an hideable option
• add radio, feg. old style Becker
• some speed polar adjustments - DONE V1.1
• highlighted controls in cockpit flash
• add more sounds
• add option to swap instruments from metric to imperial 

Ignacy

Special Credits:

Madolo B21 - custom Vario code and help with creating Pirat  

EPPRGlider81 - speed polar adjustment!

Mariusz Szczepaniak - photos publicated here

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SZD-30 Pirat

Experience flying the SZD-30 Pirat, a classic Polish 15-meter class glider known for its safety and reliability. With a glide ratio of 31, this wooden glider is a favorite among pilots for its ease of use. The add-on includes 11 skins from 5 countries and ongoing updates to enhance your virtual soaring experience. Join Ignacy on his journey to fund his aviation dreams by trying out this V1.0 release.

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