Soar_UK.zip is a scenery archive for FS98 that generates
scattered thermals over a 50 nm course north from near
Pontefract about 12 miles southsoutheast of Leeds in North
Yorkshire. The thermals are marked by simulated cumulus
clouds. Only the thermals and clouds are added to your
existing scenery, so the files are quite small and should
not burden your system unnecessarily.
Files Included:
readme.txt this file
uksoar11.bgl scenery files that generate the
uksoar12.bgl thermals and clouds.
PW-5 Soaring in UK.STN a situation file that puts you
in a thermal about 12 nm SSE of
Leeds in West Yorkshire.
FILE_ID.DIZ a brief description of the archive
Soar_UK.gif a screenshot showing clouds
that mark the thermals
Installation:
Unzip the Soar_UK.zip file into a temporary folder.
Copy the uksoar11.bgl and uksoar12.bgl files into your
FS98 Scenery folder.
If you have the PW-5 sailplane installed, copy the STN
file into the FS98 Pilots folder. The STN file will
give you a flight starting in a thermal near the southern
end of the 50 nm course.
If you do not have the PW-5 installed, do not use the
STN file. Pick your choice of sailplanes and go to the
World menu of FS98 and pick "go to exact location". Put
in the coordinates N53 36.30 and W01 17.35. Put in an
altitude of about 5000 ft, an airspeed of 51 kts, and a
heading of 340. This will get you started.
Some Soaring Hints:
Be sure to set the time of day to early afternoon for the best soaring
conditions. By late afternoon you won't find good lift.
Look for lift below the cumulus clouds. The lift will be strong near
the center. Slow down in lift to just above the stall speed to maximize
your climb rate and circle to stay centered in the lift. If you do not
use autocoordination you need to be well coordinated in the turns to get
the best performance.
Cross Country Flying:
Fly from thermal to thermal to go cross country. Climb slowly in the
thermals to gain enough altitude to get to the next thermal. Speed up
between thermals. Remember to SLOW DOWN IN LIFT AND SPEED UP IN SINK.
There are enough thermals to easily fly the 50 nm course. The course
runs approximately north from the starting point given above.
Simulated cross country soaring can be made more exciting by using the
multiplayer mode and racing with a companion. It is fun to fly with
another glider in the same thermal.
Copyright and Distribution:
This scenery is released as Freeware.
Copyright (C) Edward J. Dumas Sr. As freeware you are permitted to
distribute this archive subject to the following conditions:
(1) The archive must be distributed without modification. Do not
distribute it with any files added, removed, or modified.
(2) Do not include any file from this archive in another archive
without prior permission of the author.
(3) No charge may be made for this archive other than a modest
charge to cover the actual cost of distribution. If a charge
is made it must be made clear that the archive is freeware and
the fee is to cover distribution costs.
(4) The author's rights and wishes concerning this archive must be
respected.
Acknowledgements:
This soaring scenery was suggested by Roger Culff who wanted to be
able to enjoy soaring near his home in Pontefract, West Yorkshire.
The scenery files were done using SCASM 1.7 by Manfred Moldenhauer
with necessary fine tuning of the files using Microsoft's MSDOS
program DEBUG. The Microsoft FS98 SDK was an essential reference
for manually adding thermals to the scenery file.
THE USUAL CATCH:
These files are provided as Freeware for your soaring fun. Every effort
has been made to make the software trouble-free and easy to use. It has
been fully tested. Use it at your own risk. The author accepts no
responsibility for any damage, real or imagined, to your system.
You may contact me by e-mail at edumas1@bellsouth.net.
My mail address is: Ed Dumas Sr
3220 Boomerang Lane
Knoxville, TN 37931
