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Schempp-Hirth Discus-2c

FAA approach category A Payware (Got Friends)

Target for the Schempp-Hirth Discus-2c

Up to 100fpm

Full marks for descent rate up to 100 fpm, and no note for a soft touchdown: a feather-light arrival is the right technique here.

Vref reference
52ktat 390 kg
Tail-strike limit
14°the category's
Ideal touchdown zone
50 to 200mpast the threshold
G-force
1.10Gfull marks, the category's curve

Single-seat sailplane from Germany's Schempp-Hirth that replaced the Discus, the Discus-2c launched in 2004 with an 18-meter span or 15-meter Standard Class tips.

Roundout scores this aircraft with the Glider / Sailplane category's curves and touchdown-zone window. The figures it uses are below.

How its touchdown is scored.

The score at each point of its curves. Between the points, scores fall in a straight line; the full method is in the scoring methodology.

Descent rate at touchdown (fpm)30 of the 100 points.
100≤ 100fpm
90≤ 156fpm
75≤ 239fpm
55≤ 350fpm
35≤ 461fpm
10≤ 600fpm
G-force at touchdown (g)20 of the 100 points.
100≤ 1.10g
90≤ 1.18g
75≤ 1.29g
55≤ 1.45g
35≤ 1.61g
10≤ 1.80g

No shared landings or board for this aircraft yet. Its figures appear once pilots with a public profile have shared 5 graded landings in it, and a board once at least 5 opted-in pilots have flown it 10 or more times each. See the boards there are.

For reference.

Aircraft data

Manufacturer
Schempp-Hirth
Model
Discus-2c
Variant
Discus-2c 18 m (and FES)
FAA approach category
A
MTOW
565 kg (1,246 lbs)
Vref in flight
Adjusted to the weight you land at
MSFS source
Payware (Got Friends)

Roundout recognizes it in a title that contains

  • Schempp-Hirth Discus-2c
  • Discus-2c

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Every landing in the Schempp-Hirth Discus-2c, graded against these numbers. Every update included, and tax or VAT in most countries.