Warning! A Pirate!

[empeck]

This is my other project, almost completed. I hope it's about two weeks to release. This is Polish sailplane SZD-30 Pirat (Pirate in English ;) )

This project is a bit more advanced than it seems, some1 wrote a wonderful winch that works without any fake-engines. It is still a regular glider, it is possible to use a tow plane, but alternatively you can start a flight with a winch. It's almost ready, I have to finish textures, add few geometry details, animate pilots arm, and tune flight dynamics. Hope you like it :)

Freeware of course. Two weeks, be sure.

http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r362/empeck/Pirat/pirat_1.jpg

http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r362/empeck/Pirat/pirat_2.jpg

[Lionheart]

Nice looking glider Empeck. I really love the gauge work you have done on it.

:applause:

Bill

[papab]

Real nice looking....Empeck!:applause::applause:

I too like the look of the cockpit-guage work is outstanding!


Two weeks......I am already in line for this one
Rick

[papab]

Hey Empeck-
I clicked on the link to your site and found the English one

How is the Jenny for FSX SP2?

And do you have an English version of the Forum?
Rick

Check The Good Guys Catalogue (https://www.ladysavings.com/publix-weekly-ad/?good-guys/) and goldmark Catalogue (https://www.ladysavings.com/publix-weekly-ad/?goldmark/).

[wilycoyote4]

:applause: Yes, looking forward to it very much. :running: Sailplanes in FSX are splendid. :medals: An overlooked part of FSX, in my opinion, so thanks go to you. :icon29:

[ericts]

Nice! :applause:

[Roger]

Hey Empeck-
I clicked on the link to your site and found the English one

How is the Jenny for FSX SP2?

And do you have an English version of the Forum?
Rick

Been out for over a year! Just drop the mdl in your Fs9 Jenny and a bit of edit on the viewpoint:applause:

Glider's looking great. I'm getting more in to gliders now vet is working in FsX!:applause:

[BOOM]

WOW!!! Beautiful work!!:ernae:

[empeck]

Thanks guys :) I'm glad you like my plane.

Pirat has been exported from Poland to over twenty countries, I'd love to see few repaints after release ;)

Here are nice English sites about this little bird:

http://www.gliding-in-melbourne.org/pirat.htm
http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?PlaneID=350

And few photos on airliners.net:

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraftsearch=szd-30&airlinesearch=&placesearch=&countrysearch=&adv_remark=&photographersearch=&emailsearch=&regsearch=&cnsearch=&codesearch=&datesearch=&id=&yearsearch=&specialsearch=&specialsearch2=&sort_order=photo_id+desc&page_limit=15&thumbnails=&advanced_search=true&engine_version=6.0

[guzzi]

Great to see another sailplane for FSX. No chance of a SZD-56-2 Diana 2 I suppose? :icon_lol:

[empeck]

Diana is one of most beautiful Polish sailplanes. Not right now, I have too much other work, but who knows, maybe in the future...

[gajit]

Very good looking job there :applause:

[jetstreamsky]

Excellent, gliding in FSX is great and having detailed models for it really completes the experience.

[DaveKDEN]

NICE!:ernae:

[lucas81]

This baby is a blast. The VC (Empeck still hasn't shown you the overall detail) is incredible, equal to the panel quality. And thanks to Some1, the addon has a working glider winch, where you can set such parameters as speed or force. She is worth waiting and the relase should be pretty close.

[Nick C]

I've been running a few winch launches myself tonight, this looks like another worthwhile addition to the hangar. :applause::applause::applause:

[Scratch]

Dang that looks nice!!!!!

[EgoR64]

:ernae: Yep, I do enjoy a glider Ride Once in Awhile, Great Job !!

:icon29:

[Dexdoggy]

Fantastic! I will certainly be on the lookout for this! :applause::applause::applause:

[Flyboy208]

Wow, impressive! How's the Iskra project coming along? Mike :wavey:

[idancesafetydance]

This will be perfect for me!:ernae:

[CBris]

Peter Lürkens has released WinchX, which, along with CumulusX and SimProbe make for great gliding experiences-

Where? Here: http://www.luerkens.homepage.t-online.de/peter/

[empeck]

Thanks guys :)

Our winch is very similar to Peters one, but simpler. We did only winch simulation, without visuals. Our winch is available from 2d panel, and it's loaded as gauge, not external application.

Flyboy208 - you've confused me with some1 - Iskra is his baby, I'm making PZL-130 TC-I Orlik.

Here's screenshot with our winch gauge:

http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r362/empeck/Pirat/screenshot.jpg

[ROB]

Empeck, show the rest of the cockpit in hi-res. Current screenshots do bad bad job.

regards
ROB

[BananaBob]

Great work Empeck, been wanting to do some gliding and this will be perfect! :applause::applause::applause:

[Txmmy83]

empeck,
any news on your Orlik Project ?


BR
Tom

[CBris]

Thanks guys :)

Our winch is very similar to Peters one, but simpler. We did only winch simulation, without visuals. Our winch is available from 2d panel, and it's loaded as gauge, not external application.

Flyboy208 - you've confused me with some1 - Iskra is his baby, I'm making PZL-130 TC-I Orlik.

Here's screenshot with our winch gauge:



Ooops - didn't meant to tread on toes. I thought when "some1" was mentioned (someone) that the source for the winch launch software was not known.

Ne'er mind.

[JT8D-9A]

Indeed beautiful and impressive work :applause:

[some1]

Ooops - didn't meant to tread on toes. I thought when "some1" was mentioned (someone) that the source for the winch launch software was not known.


Who, me? :icon_lol:

:monkies:

I actually spent about 2 days on that winch tool, empeck spent several months on everything else in this glider. So he's the one you have to blame for all this beautiful graphics :)

[empeck]

Rob is right, I should post screenshots of VC in it's full glory ;) I love FSX tiled detail textures feature (used here on walls, chair, gauges panel and pockets). I can't give you higher resolution, I have 19" LCD only :)

http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r362/empeck/Pirat/th_vc_01.jpg (http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r362/empeck/Pirat/vc_01.jpg) http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r362/empeck/Pirat/th_vc_02.jpg (http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r362/empeck/Pirat/vc_02.jpg)

Txmmy83 - Orlik is on hold until I finish Pirat.

some1 is too shy, he's really great programmer. :ernae:

[Nick C]

That's looking fantastic.

I remember looking at the Cloud9 Phantom VC renders and wishing that they looked like that in the FS9. Now they do in FSX and it's another reason to love this sim and wish for it's support and longevity of life.

[robcap]

I can't give you higher resolution, I have 19" LCD only This is one ofthe cases where I want to pan a picture (see http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=20170):kilroy: (http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=20170)
Very nice.

R.

[Roger]

Check the fabric on the seat cover...you can see the weave:engel016:

[empeck]

Check the fabric on the seat cover...you can see the weave:engel016:

Bumpmapped :kilroy:

[Nick C]

A few additional VC shots. :applause::applause::applause:

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_01.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_02.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_03.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_04.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_05.jpg

[BananaBob]

Now those shots show me the goods Nick, WOW! Great modeling and texturing Empeck!!:isadizzy::applause::applause::applause:

[Flyboy208]

Brilliant! This is going to raise the bar for Gliders/sailplanes in FS. Superb work Empeck! Mike :ernae:

[wilycoyote4]

Bumpmapped :kilroy:
:medals: excellent :ernae: :running:

[stiz]

its amazeing how they managed to tile the interior like that in the factory ;) :icon_lol:

looks great :applause: :applause:

[Nick C]

Actually Stiz, in the UK that was more than likely sprayed on using a substance called Portaflek. Ugly stuff, but tough as old boots.

[empeck]

Thanks for the stunning screenshots Nick!

I'm glad you like my bird guys :ernae:

[stiz]

Actually Stiz, in the UK that was more than likely sprayed on using a substance called Portaflek. Ugly stuff, but tough as old boots.

hehe wasnt meaning it like that, empeck should know what i'm getting at .. at least i hope he does :icon_lol: :ernae:

[empeck]

Of course. They did it with small brush :173go1:

This is how tiled texture looks. It is just a cropped piece of photo I did :D

http://files.getdropbox.com/u/202612/FSX/Pirat/SZD30_int_detail1_T.jpg

Together with baked ambient occlusion it looks quite good I think.

[stiz]

have you changed it since nick recived his copy?? cos his doesnt tile all that well :)

Sorry for being a pain, i just cant stand textures where you can see the seams :monkies::ernae:

[empeck]

Nope. It's the same texture :) I'll se what I can do :engel016:

[Nick C]

A few more views from outside. I'm sure Mike would like me to stress that this is still a WIP. :wavey:

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http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_06.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_07.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_08.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_09.jpg

[empeck]

Nice screenshots Nick! :applause:

[hobofat]

Gorgeous sailplane! I might have to look into sailplane flying, with quality work like that! Lot of good extremely high quality freeware coming from Poland these days. Whatever is in the water over there, keep drinking it!

[Rojan]

That is incredible detail. It's hard to belive this is freeware. I wish I was that talented.

Thanks

Rhydian

[BananaBob]

Great shots Nickster!! I'm amazed at the quality and quantity of the aircraft lately, this work is top notch! :applause::applause::applause:

[Anneke]

How's the Pirate coming along? It's such a nicely made rendition!

[empeck]

I'm hunting bugs and polishing textures. :)

[Anneke]

So it's not going to take long before we can winch her to the sky?

[empeck]

I hope not. It's almost ready, I have to write the manual and make paintkit though.

[stiz]

well i never read the manual anyways so you can drop that, paint kits useless for me .... so can i have it now?? :icon_lol:

[empeck]

Good try :)

It's not finished yet. :engel016:

[SirBenn21]

Looking forward to this one! :jump:

The screenshots look great! :applause:

Ben

[Tweek]

Not a glider person myself (although going up in the real thing is quite an experience), but I may be tempted to give this one a try when it's done. The detailing is outstanding!

Also, I wish my sim looked as sharp and clear as Nick's. I've no idea how you've managed to get it to look that way, but I haven't seen FSX looking better than you've got it.

[smithcorp]

Wow! Looking forward to this!

[calypsos]

That is stunning, I love FSX for it's improved gliders and thermals. With all this payware out this week, here is actually something I will be able to afford:ernae:

[grunau_baby]

Very impressive the texturing (and modelling) work!!!!:ernae: Love to grag out the gliders out off my hangar once in a while, but this level of detail is the best I´ve seen so far on any glider for FSX. It even looks better than the upcomming glider from aerosoft (IMHO)!

Alex

[Nick C]

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Another small group of pictures for the interested parties.
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http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_10.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_11.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_12.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_13.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_14.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_15.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_16.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_17.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_18.jpg

http://www.screenshotartist.co.uk/images/simhangar/pirat/pirat_19.jpg
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[empeck]

Thanks Nick :)

[Nick C]

You're welcome, she's coming along in leaps and bounds. :applause:

[calypsos]

My goodness, that is brilliant. :medals:

I was just thinking Nick, is anything left of your FSX still made by Microsoft???:applause::applause:

[SirBenn21]

Just three questions.

1. Will the wings have a slight flex action?

2. Just noticed that the canopy tint looks quite dark. Is there going to be a clear version?

3. Is there going to be a yaw string?

Ben

[empeck]

1. I haven't implemented it, but it should be easy. I'll see what I can do.
2. From the inside, or outside?
3. I'll check if there are real Pirates with yaw string.

@calypsos, thanks :)

[bushpilot]

Masterful!!! I take my hat off :medals::applause::applause::applause:

[calypsos]

Empeck, I missed those seat textures, I am now even more impressed!!!!:ernae::ernae:


Will you fit her with Wolgang Piper's winch launch facility? I prefer winches (and have a reasonable amount of RW launches in my logbook, albeit a long time ago) to aero-tows.

With that amount of instruments, I think a 'string' would only be retro-fitted by the individual owner, if he was of the 'old school' of gliding.

I hope this aircraft will get more people into the gliding aspect of FSX, it really is one of the best improvements MS have made with the sim.

[some1]

Acutally it has its own simple winching tool, but of course you can use Wolfgang's winch too if you want.

[empeck]

Thanks guys. We have another nice feature in Pirat :)

Left variometer is not a simple gauge like in the default glider, but a total energy variometer.

[smithcorp]

Ah, i was just jumping in to ask that very question about the left vario with the MacCready ring - does it work in the sim - it seems to be pegged at zero in Nick's latest shots (great shots too Nick)?

I'm really looking forward to this glider and thanks for your efforts in making it as freeware - I'm sure I speak for others when I say I appreciate it very much.

I found there's two Pirats still flying it seems in Australia. I've never seen one in real life, but it's a pretty ship.

One final thing - that pilot sure looks surly to be flying such a nice ship. When I'm up in a glider you can't wipe the smile off my face!

smith

[Cerberus]

That looks really great, like the others I really like the looks of the panel.

[Cazzie]

I have my soaring music ready! :medals:

That is absolutely lovely.

Caz

[Oli-TUB]

That VC actually looks really really impressive! Funny thing that AS plans to release it's payware glider next week. But this one here looks just a nice.

[smithcorp]

3. I'll check if there are real Pirates with yaw string.

@calypsos, thanks :)

Yaw string on this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=347TWQ5wEnc

And other still shots show the yellow square it's stuck to.

cheers

smith

[SirBenn21]

1. I haven't implemented it, but it should be easy. I'll see what I can do.
2. From the inside, or outside?
3. I'll check if there are real Pirates with yaw string.

@calypsos, thanks :)

Thanks for answering. From the inside.

Carenado is one of the devs that have always seemed to have a darker tint, which has always spoilt it for me. It's like all the colors are washed out and dull.

Excellent screenies by the way. I can't wait for this one. I actually learnt to fly in a KA 7

9055

Thanks

Ben

[Killbilly]

Thanks for answering. From the inside.

It's like all the colors are washed out and dull.

Ben

I agree. This looks absolutely stunning, but in the screenshots from the VC, the glass does seem a bit dark. That may, of course, be realistic, but I fly gliders in FS for sightseeing as well as practice. When the canopy is too dark, it ruins the scenery. Since there is no painful solar glare in FS, I think the tinting could be backed off a bit. That's just my opinion, though, and this glider looks magnificent anyway. Thanks for sharing it with us! :icon29:

[guzzi]

The yaw string is the most important instrument on a glider - in 30 years of RL gliding/soaring I have yet to see a glider/sailplane without one! The actual instrument fit is fairly basic when compared to most modern sailplanes.
Great looking model though. I wish someone would start to model some of the latest 'real life' hotships i.e. Ventus 2, ASG-29, JS-1, LS-10, SZD-56-2, though, like Condor does.I know Aerosoft are doing the Discus -but this is a 25 year old design! (VINTAGE!)

[ryanbatc]

2. Just noticed that the canopy tint looks quite dark. Is there going to be a clear version?



I agree, I'm not a fan of highly tinted canopies. Would it be possible to have one with and one without?

[empeck]

Thanks guys :)

I'll try to add wingflex today, I'll make canopy glas more transparent too. I won't be able to add yaw string though. I have to finish her today/tomorrow. I have other work to do, unrelated to FSX. Maybe I'll make a patch later.

[SirBenn21]

Thanks guys :)

I'll try to add wingflex today, I'll make canopy glas more transparent too. I won't be able to add yaw string though. I have to finish her today/tomorrow. I have other work to do, unrelated to FSX. Maybe I'll make a patch later.

So that means we fly her later today or tomorrow some time!!!

:jump: :ernae: :jump:

Can't wait!

Ben

[calypsos]

I will keep my fingers crossed for some gliding at the weekend then, but do not try and rush this masterpiece just because of impatient people like me!

[Oli-TUB]

Any news on the wonderful glider? :kilroy:

[empeck]

Yes. I've got flu and I feel terrible :( That's bad news.

She is ready, but I have to pack all files together, and not possible from bed. Maybe tomorrow I'll feel better. Sorry guys.

[Roger]

Yes. I've got flu and I feel terrible :( That's bad news.

She is ready, but I have to pack all files together, and not possible from bed. Maybe tomorrow I'll feel better. Sorry guys.

empeck,
Your health is far more important. Just take care of yourself and keep your temperature down. Paracetamol and plenty of water for hydration.

[peter12213]

Get well soon mate, theres nothing worse than the way you feel with the Flu!!

[papab]

Yes. I've got flu and I feel terrible :( That's bad news.

She is ready, but I have to pack all files together, and not possible from bed. Maybe tomorrow I'll feel better. Sorry guys.


Make sure you stay hydrated-Drink plenty of liquids......

[SirBenn21]

Yip

Get well soon Empeck. :snowman:

Ben

[wilycoyote4]

Get well, your projects can, and must, wait for the proper time. Get your rest, :sleep::sleep: take care of the flu first.

[empeck]

Thanks guys :)

I feel better today.

[Oli-TUB]

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Hope you'll get well soon. Take a well earned rest.