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Scheibe SF-28 Tandem Falke
The SF-28 developed the earlier SF-25 concept with tandem rather than side-by-side seating. Egon Scheibe’s design first flew in May 1971, pairing powered touring capability with gliding flight.
VSKYLABS represents the SF-28A for X-Plane 12 with a modernised cockpit. Its documentation describes simplified NESIS-style digital avionics, rear-seat operation with limitations and optional AviTab integration.
Scheibe SF-28A; VSKYLABS handbook rev.001
Got Friends Discus-2c Unpowered · Got Friends · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The two simulator editions
Standard is unpowered, while Premium adds 22 kW electric in-flight assistance. Spring elevator trim, mid-wing airbrakes and retractable gear accompany the airframe. The manual documents FES power, temperature and folding-propeller behaviour.
PDF3/6/8/9/11/14; PDF6 table image reviewed
Got Friends Discus-2c Unpowered · Got Friends · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Later software compatibility
Got Friends' v2.1.5 notes describe MSFS 2024 forward-compatibility fixes and LX2.2.1 updates for both editions. That is a compatibility update to the existing products, separate from a native rebuild.
Discus v2.1.5 paragraph
Got Friends Discus-2c FES · Got Friends · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
The two simulator editions
Standard is unpowered, while Premium adds 22 kW electric in-flight assistance. Spring elevator trim, mid-wing airbrakes and retractable gear accompany the airframe. The manual documents FES power, temperature and folding-propeller behaviour.
PDF3/6/8/9/11/14; PDF6 table image reviewed
Got Friends Discus-2c FES · Got Friends · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Later software compatibility
Got Friends' v2.1.5 notes describe MSFS 2024 forward-compatibility fixes and LX2.2.1 updates for both editions. That is a compatibility update to the existing products, separate from a native rebuild.
Discus v2.1.5 paragraph
Schempp-Hirth Discus-2c
The Discus-2c family combines a sailplane airframe with optional Front Electric Sustainer equipment. Schempp-Hirth offers 15 m and 18 m span configurations and identifies a 22 kW FES motor from LZ Design.
Got Friends supplies an unpowered Standard edition and a Premium edition with electric in-flight assistance. The manual describes spring elevator trim, mid-wing airbrakes, retractable gear and custom FES power and temperature behaviour.
Schempp-Hirth Discus-2c
Schleicher AS 33
Schleicher's AS 33 sailplane family combines a small wing area with water ballast and 15- or 18-metre span configurations. The Es has a sustainer; the Me uses electric self-launching. The launch system differs between these models.
Schleicher AS 33
Schleicher ASK 21 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 12
Soaring instruments and launch methods
Laminar's desktop manual describes aerotow and winch launches for the ASK 21, the total-energy variometer and speedbrake use. The manual describes the instruments and launch options included in X-Plane.
XP12 desktop manual; XP11 counterpart separately archived · Flying Special Situations / Flying Gliders
Schleicher ASK 21 · Laminar Research · X-Plane 11
Soaring instruments and launch methods
Laminar's desktop manual describes aerotow and winch launches for the ASK 21, the total-energy variometer and speedbrake use. The manual describes the instruments and launch options included in X-Plane.
XP12 desktop manual; XP11 counterpart separately archived · Flying Special Situations / Flying Gliders
Schleicher ASK 21
The ASK 21 has a glass-fibre structure, long wings, a T-tail and tandem seats for an instructor and student. The design also supports cross-country and aerobatic instruction within its operating limits.
X-Plane documents aerotow and winch launching for its implementation, together with instruments including the total-energy variometer.
Aircraft / family
Gearing Up for My Glider Solo
Ryan Elliott · 9 May 2017
My long journey to finally going solo in a glider
3 February 2020; recollection of July 2018 first solo
