Development Teaser: Glider Aerotow is coming soon to Aerofly FS!

Of course winch launching won't be the only method to get in the air with the gliders. We now also fully simulate glider aerotows using the DR400 as a tow plane to pull any of our gliders in Aerofly FS.

The tow aircraft is a fully simulated second aircraft with it's own simulated physics and is connected to the glider via rope with a simulated weak link. The tow-plane is flown automatically and either flies a traffic pattern, or tries to avoid terrain along the flight path to tow you towards a nearby ridge.

The fully simulated physics also allow you to influence the tow plane (actio = reactio). So if you are not flying behind the tow properly you can actually pull the tail of the towplane away with the forces on the rope which can lead to a crash, like in the real world.