I have searched the net and done the tuorials, but did not find a way to get the glider into the air with a tug plane or a winch.
The tutorial gives false information, because rudder movements do not trigger ANYTHING!
How can I launch the winch and/or the tug plane, please!
Thank you for your help
#msfs2024, glider
I also have difficulty triggering the tow or winch. But I think it may be because I have my joystick sensitivities set where they don’t reach max values. But you can at least go into slew mode and raise your altitude and start from there instead. Not the best solution but you can at least get in the air and start gliding.
It’s worth it because the glider flight model is pretty good and can be a very fun and relaxing experience when you get the hang of finding lift.
sure, slewing is a possibility, but the launch by tug or winch is part of the fun and is essential for the immersion…
Furthermore I do not agree that the flight model of gliders is pretty good, it is far too sensitive and the planes seem to have the weight of feather 
I started my pilot career many moons back in 1972 with a glider licence and if I want to “fly” a glider nowadays I use the excellent Condor simulation program, now in version 3 already.
For viewing the undoubtedly nice scenery in the MSFS (both versions) I would prefer to fly the drone camera, haha
In the aircraft configuration screen there is an option for launch method… you can choose there.
The rudder thing works. But you have to do just one full left full right and nothing else. Don’t wiggle. That has been pretty consistent for me.
It did not for me, I deleted and reinstalled and now it is working as it should. Do not know why this happened, but I can confirm that there is no bug in launching gliders, both methods work flawlessly.
I push my rudder pedals to their stops then return to center. Shortly after the tow plane takes off.
I did that too, but the wingman did never appear let alone that the tug or winch would launch.
After a complete reinstall, there is a wingman even directly after spawning the glider and he waves after I use the rudder, a few seconds later the plane is launched by either of the two methods.
In short: problem solved by reinstallation