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Kirby Kite
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Welcome to SOAR!!
An online community interested in virtual soaring in Microsoft Flight
Sim,
real life soaring,
and/or RC soaring!
Updated 24 February 2008
*added
new Stemme S10 Motorglider converted for FSX*
Get
your download on our FSX download page
Recent Updates
*added
new Stemme S-10 Motorglider to FS9 downloads*

FSX
screenshot by Don Hamilton
Ridge Lift in FSX without using CCS files
Sim Probe is the exciting new creation
of Ian Forster-Lewis which works in conjuction
with CumulusX. It creates
ridge lift "on the fly" so users no longer need to create
CCS files
or place thermals along ridges in order to simulate lift. We now have
the
freedom to soar along ridges anywhere in the world!! Great
job Ian !!
You can download your beta version on Ian's site, just click on the following link:
Sim
Probe
Remember
you will need to have CumulusX installed first!
See below for links to CumulusX
Screenshots taken in FSX using Sim
Probe ridge lift
Soaring the Ramparts in the Stemme S10

screenshot
by Don Hamilton

screenshot
by Don Hamilton
FSX now has Ridge Lift!!!
Peter "Funky" Lürkens has
created a program called CumulusX! which allows
ridge lift in FSX by
using the slope files created with Eric Cardin's CCS!!
(Note:
The CCS program itself will not work in FSX, but the slope files
that
it creates will work in FSX by using Cumulus X!)
This is a marvelous addition for
soaring enthusiasts and will definitely
make soaring in FSX a very enjoyable
experience!! Thank you Peter for
all your dedication and hard work!!
For more information please visit the following links:
SOAR Message Board for info and to download CumulusX!
Eric Cardin's site (CCS for FS9)
To download CCS slope files that
others have created please visit
Avsim
and search. Please type in the following phrase exactly:
CCS2004
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Screenshots taken in FSX using Cumulus X ridge lift
Approaching Vulcan Lanin

screenshot
by Don Hamilton
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Topped out on slope lift over Vulcan Lanin at 16, 700 ft

screenshot
by Don Hamilton
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