ATTENTION! This is a work-in-progress project. Please read carefully what is implemented, and what is planned. Overall it is a fully working aircraft with most glider-related simulator features used, but we can make it even better. If you are willing to get the FINAL product, please wait for further announcement for the v1.0 release. Free trial of the FS2020 Blanik will be available in FS24, but native conversion will be done months later once most of the planned work is complete.
Visuals:
Fully native MSFS model featuring 4K materials, all dimensions taken from real aircraft.
Accurate cockpit with realistic gauges and levers animation. Only the front seat is simulated, the back seat to be added soon.
You may notice a lack of wear and tear visual effects, which will be added later. But geometry is unlikely to be upgraded.
Instruments:
Accurate electrics and mechanics simulation. Two variometers available – Total Energy barometric vario and NETTO electronic. Navigation tablet provides Bing maps, glider trail with lift indication, aircraft information like airspeed, altitude, track length and task information (each cell can be clicked to select the value you need). Improvements are planned, so feel free to share your requirements and ideas.
Liveries:
20 historical liveries included into package. About 3000 units of Blanik were built so far, so we can only imagine how many livery it may have. 5-10 more liveries may be added in the future, but unlikely we will set a goal to cover every known gliding club.
Sounds:
All the sounds taken from real aircraft, as an attempt to make it authentic. Some volume adjustments and fixes can be applied later based on the community feedback, right now I am quite happy with the result.
Flight Dynamics:
All the dimensions and performance values are configured as accurately as possible compared to the real aircraft. A lot of adjustments were made to make it feel like a real one, however various aspects may not perfectly match the original – like polar curve little underperformed, aerobatics capabilities are questionable, stall spin not good as it should be. Flight model improvements are in the long range list and may take up to half year to be fully completed – next flight season started in May 2026 so I can make another comparison of the virtual and original Blaniks.
Soaring tasks:
To add some meaning to this aircraft (especially for console owners) soaring tasks to be added into the package. Due to the sim limitations, they are named “tutorial” and have some features disabled during the flight (like weather toolbar or 3rd party add-ons). We will add tasks of various locations to cover most/all realistic liveries one by one, so check the tasks list with each add-on update. You can find tasks under ACTIVITIES – CUSTOM CONTENT – TUTORIAL section.
Towplane:
Sadly, the default towplane still acts weird in MSFS2020 and sometimes does not work at all (too short runway is a common issue). We have added a custom Wilga towplane (codename -Blanik’s best friend-) which has some issues fixed – like unexpected stop during takeoff, low level flight, overspeed. Some issues, like low terrain awareness or flight plan disrespect, still exist and can’t be covered with simple aircraft script. This towplane is set as default, also it is available in the LAUNCH menu list before take off. Due to the sim issue, this towplane appears in the list of playable aircraft – please ignore its presence. Please notice we have no goal to provide “realistic” towplane, but a “working” towplane.
L-13 Flight Manual:
