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Well, I'm happy someone explained the issue with better words. Anyway, since I fly off line, this isn't a big issue to me..but I remembered the old days in FS9 when everything was perfect. Today I have spent many hours trying different configurations to smooth the wind and I have seen some good improvement with new version. I have used 747 PMDG and Level D for testing, I could see wind struggling to stay smooth, very nervously I must say, but sufficiently to avoid stupid overpeeds :mrgreen: Shall be back with further tests. Regards Lorenzo EDIT LATER: I wanted to take a piece of footage of my last landing Pete, but I failed. Anyway with the latest release 4.222 I have found that from TO to say 8000 ft., due to the shifts, the airpeed tape jumps violently up and down very nervously. The direction of the gust doesn't change at all. Then, above 8000, the speed and direction seem to get calm and they are not swinging too much during the trip. The same applies for the descent (which is a bit of a problem for a landing). It also true that the test was effected in the "windiest" place in the world: Keflavik. The touchdown happened with a 240° wind at 32 Knt. The very but very strange thing in all of this is that I couldn't find any difference when "Wind smooth" option was "on" and when it was "off". Do I have to reload FSX anytime I check and un-check those options?

Wow Pete, this is what I call a "rush" reply. :oops: sorry I didn't realize that there was an update, but simply because the first link showed on the FSX thread sends you to your homepage where 4.20 is still the version available. But that's OK, I have just installed the new package, shall try tomorrow and report. Concerning barometric smoothing..well it was just to say that anytime I'm descending through 18000 ft. I always have to push the "B" key many times to get the most updated value, as it change constantly until touchdown. In FS9 it was easier I hit "B" and got the very same value I had once on the ground, but this ain't a major issue. Another personal remarks on you. All I can say is a big THANK YOU for what you are doing. I can't imagine how many hours of endless job you've been doing to help the sim community, and please...PLEASE don't say you're old..who is going to take care of us after you? :lol: God bless you Lorenzo

Hi Peter, I have installed FSX+SP1+SP2, ASX and FSUIPC. But I still get enormous wind shifts at all stage of flight. In the pictures below I have attached my settings of both programs so that you can have a look at them. I have tried any possible combinations of wind smoothing but with low success. The most worrying thing is that I've found FSUIPC rather ineffective notwithstanding the installation has been carried on according to your manual. Another thing I wanted to ask you is: is it still available the barometric pressure smooth utility? It was a feature of the version 3.xx but in the one I have 4.20 I can't find it. I hope you can help. Regards Lorenzo