SteveW

Yes, quite right, I should have thought of that. A little bit more on technique... There is a note in the FSX SDK that suggests an external program *will* be required to run FSX weather properly. I also found it is no good to just send a set of weather stations each a metar. A more complex system is required, there are possibly several ways to do it, IF takes one approach. Best regards; Steve

Yes I am the coder of IF, but this thread is about techniques. What I am saying is that the winds problem is nothing to do with FSUIPC, it is to do with how metars are implemented and you can check it out by running IF. Sorry for sounding over enthusiastic. Regards; Steve

You see, with “IF”; You don’t just get a giant anvil CB banging away on the horizon, they emerge, or dissipate, due to the conditions. You won’t see a different view as you move through cells, but you can still notice slight transitions between cells sometimes, but only very slight, and only sometimes. IF can use REX or any other textures. Route ETA and fuel computed for the weather forecast, even for any plan you drop onto IF. IF also introduces seamless thermal and deflected air currents to any weather engine. FSX weather works! All the best; Steve

There was one other question about network play: If you and your friend both use ideal Flight with the same settings, you each get exactly the same weather, as you are at exactly the same date and time. Same clouds in the same place, same winds, same turbulence, same temperature and so on. Best regards; Steve

I found there is definitely a "proper way" to succeed with winds in FSX, Microsoft have no worries; all aspects of FSX weather work extremely well, its all about how it’s done. You will not find the nasty transitions in Ideal Flight weather, even when ascending into a 100knt jetstream. Ideal Flight generates a global weather simulation, introduces its own weather station patterns, sets up proper merging routines, smooth’s wind transitions, and creates complex visibility. Realistic sky views are computed for cloudbase/temperature/dewpoint/time of day/time of year/location and so on. IF also has the most advanced auto flight planner with TOC/TOD, which also accepts any .PLN, a comprehensive briefing, and even in-flight functions like Goto Next Waypoint, but that’s another story… Best regards; Steve

You are right Pete, server seems to be on a slow down. I just got on, it should be OK now. Steve

Hi, Something new has popped up; Ideal Flight does a good job of winds aloft, overcomes the problems, and even creates jetstreams and routes to cruise them: http://codelegend.com/idealflight/ Regards; Steve