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Rolladen-Schneider LS4

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  • 1.2.3
  • 3 months ago

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.

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Recent Changelog for 1.2.3

Improved textures
Improved external sounds (for multiplayer)
Local time clock on panel (useful in multiplayer)

9,986 Downloads 12 February 2022
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thank you

3 months ago

ADCKillerman

Thanks hugely for doing this for the gliding community , pushing what's possible and pushing the bar higher .
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 .

3 months ago

VHEEE

Hi,
i can´t find a paintkit for this aircraft. Is it okay for you when i use one of the standard liveries as tamplate?

4 months ago

Bruchpilot9x

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

8 months ago

Rasmus432

Everything works great.

Great plane.

It is SU11 compatible.

thanks for that

11 months ago

Quassel89

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.

1 years ago

Henkerhaus

Thanks for this wonderful glider that I also fly in real life. Yes I also feel the airbrakes are still to weak. If you pull them on any LS-type you go down like in an elevator and it's not recommended touching down with full flaps as that might easily result in a very hard landing. Yep, on all LS-types the brakes are integrated in the rudder pedals and usually don't do much at all, at least the standard brake by the manufacturer. However there are probably no 2 LS4 in this world being exactly the same and there might be some with a modification as a brake in the spoiler leaver is much easier to operate than the terrible heel-brake. If a decent wheel brake is installed you can easily tip the LS4 on its nose on landing.

BTW is this supposed to be an A or B-type? According to the fixed instrument panel it should be an A. I flew one lately. In this type the gear leaver in the up position blocks the spoiler. Nice feature because you can't forget to lower the gear before landing but on the other hand you can't use the airbrakes in normal flight (unless you lower the gear as well). Flight characteristics are not 100% to the point but good enough for a freeware.

I like the paintjob which is very common but I'd love to be able to change the registration. Definitely a wish for un update.

Also cool, that a winch launch is integrated even though the mostly constant angle is not realistic. However I guess we can wait until November until we hopefully get a good simulation by Asobo.

The views could be optimised. I use a coolie-hat for views and it hardly gives me a chance to see the trim or the water-ballast lever.

1 years ago

Snoopy7412

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....................................................

1 years ago

38group

I really LOVE your addon. I've just got some idears for improvements. One thing is that I would love to see my custom registration on the tail of the plane. The other thing is, that my trimm is mirrored, so it allways does the opposite. I have the same problem with the AS 33 Me. It would be awesome if you could change that. 😊

1 years ago

Mr1x

Nice glider! Well done guys!

1 years ago

Maverick333rd

Thanks for another great glider a joy to fly

1 years ago

Gromit64

...runtergeladen, eingestiegen, hochgezogen..... Superflug und vor allem glückliche Landung! Bin zwar absoluter Laien im Segeln, aber schon der erste Flug hat geklappt. Danke für die tolle Arbeit. Werde mir jetzt mal paar schöne Plätze suchen.

Glück auf aus Essen!

1 years ago

Skypilotessen

Very nice, easy to operate. All I need now is a rope for my tug plane! Can you make a rope, even just for cosmetic effect, that would be awesome. Here's the tug plane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9yIPugFKII

2 years ago

PaulHolmes

pedals (animation) do not work for everyone?(((

2 years ago

sin

For Freeware the glider is really good but If you fly the aircraft in RL your really feel the difference.

1. the Roll rate is way too slow

2. the speedbrakes are way more effective

3. the stall behauviour is completely different

4. due to the lese effective speedbrakes the aircraft floats too much in ground

5. the wheelbrake of the aircraft ist not integrated in the speedbrakes lever (it is integrated in the ruddder pedals)

2 years ago

Quatnum_Qck


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Excellent, very good effort, thankyou.

2 months ago

Pilot100

merci
beau travail

2 months ago

mle1111

Thanks for this great plane
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

3 months ago

Phara

thank you

3 months ago

ADCKillerman

Thanks hugely for doing this for the gliding community , pushing what's possible and pushing the bar higher .
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 .

3 months ago

VHEEE

Hi,
i can´t find a paintkit for this aircraft. Is it okay for you when i use one of the standard liveries as tamplate?

4 months ago

Bruchpilot9x

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.

6 months ago

sure - click the red button on top of the stick. The glider will remember this each time you fly.

6 months ago

MADoloSimulations

Miggle

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

8 months ago

The JS3 has just been uploaded to this site... currently waiting for the site checks to complete but that should be quick.

6 months ago

MADoloSimulations

Rasmus432

Everything works great.

Great plane.

It is SU11 compatible.

thanks for that

11 months ago

Quassel89

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.

1 years ago

sure - there'll be an update coming straight after I complete the AS33 update.

12 months ago

B21

Henkerhaus

Thanks for this wonderful glider that I also fly in real life. Yes I also feel the airbrakes are still to weak. If you pull them on any LS-type you go down like in an elevator and it's not recommended touching down with full flaps as that might easily result in a very hard landing. Yep, on all LS-types the brakes are integrated in the rudder pedals and usually don't do much at all, at least the standard brake by the manufacturer. However there are probably no 2 LS4 in this world being exactly the same and there might be some with a modification as a brake in the spoiler leaver is much easier to operate than the terrible heel-brake. If a decent wheel brake is installed you can easily tip the LS4 on its nose on landing.

BTW is this supposed to be an A or B-type? According to the fixed instrument panel it should be an A. I flew one lately. In this type the gear leaver in the up position blocks the spoiler. Nice feature because you can't forget to lower the gear before landing but on the other hand you can't use the airbrakes in normal flight (unless you lower the gear as well). Flight characteristics are not 100% to the point but good enough for a freeware.

I like the paintjob which is very common but I'd love to be able to change the registration. Definitely a wish for un update.

Also cool, that a winch launch is integrated even though the mostly constant angle is not realistic. However I guess we can wait until November until we hopefully get a good simulation by Asobo.

The views could be optimised. I use a coolie-hat for views and it hardly gives me a chance to see the trim or the water-ballast lever.

1 years ago

Snoopy7412

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....................................................

1 years ago

38group

I really LOVE your addon. I've just got some idears for improvements. One thing is that I would love to see my custom registration on the tail of the plane. The other thing is, that my trimm is mirrored, so it allways does the opposite. I have the same problem with the AS 33 Me. It would be awesome if you could change that. 😊

1 years ago

Mr1x

Nice glider! Well done guys!

1 years ago

Maverick333rd

Help me with settings please. None of the controls "control" what they are suppose to. Cable release, Ballast, Canopy. They light up, change from cursor into hand, but no action. Thank you.

1 years ago

you just need to 'click' each of those things (as they're all on or off, rather than sliding values). Maybe you were trying to 'drag' those cockpit objects.

1 years ago

B21

yksratnak


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  • Update - 1.2.3

    August 27, 2023
  • Update - 1.2.2

    December 22, 2022
  • Update - 1.1.0

    November 07, 2022
  • Initial File Release

    February 12, 2022
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