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[RichardL]

Any ideas why I can not get accurate winds in pm ABGC navigation display?

I just flew a few 30 mile circuits around southwest Florida. Flew out of KRSW. I downloaded real weather from within FS2004. Showed winds as 181/46. However, pm ABGC navigation display would only show winds as 181/05.

I know FS can't model a hurricane, but I'm wondering why pm ABGC is not showing the same wind as FS2004.

I'm using FSUIPC 3.30 and I believe I have Winds page configured properly.

Richard

[Pete Dowson]

I just flew a few 30 mile circuits around southwest Florida. Flew out of KRSW. I downloaded real weather from within FS2004. Showed winds as 181/46. However, pm ABGC navigation display would only show winds as 181/05.

Where is FS2004 showing this 181/46 wind? In the Shift+Z display on screen? Try using WeatherSet2 to check weather.

When you download real weather you don't just get one set of weather, you get a set for every METAR station. I should think that a 30 mile circuit in Florida will take you through several different areas, so the weather you see will be interpolated each time from a number of stations.

I don't know this "ABGC " ND, but if it is written correctly and interfaces to FSUIPC to get its wind details, it should be showing the same as Shift+Z.

Regards,

Pete

[RichardL]

Hi Pete,

From inside FS2004, I selected the airport (KRSW), and then download real weather. Once the weather is downloaded it tells you the cloud conditions, wind speed, direction amd visibility. I didn't think to check the wind with Shift+Z.

ABGC is Project Magenta's Airbus Class Cockpit. Wind direction and speed is shown on the navigation display.

I'll recheck with WeatherSet2 and Shift+Z.

Thanks,

Richard

[RichardL]

Pete,

I just checked wind speed and direction at KMCO / Orlando).

ATIS: 097/41

WeatherSet2: 094/40

Shift+Z: 103/01

Airbus Navigation Display: 103/01

Any idea why FS is not displaying correct wind? This appears to be causing the ABGC problem.

Richard

[Pete Dowson]

I just checked wind speed and direction at KMCO / Orlando).

ATIS: 097/41

WeatherSet2: 094/40

Shift+Z: 103/01

Airbus Navigation Display: 103/01

Assuming you are on the ground at KMCO, then:

1. The direction is more or less correct. The difference between ATIS 097 (True) and WeatherSet's reading of 094 True will simply be that you are not positioned dead at the METAR station coordinates and are therefore seeing an interpolated value, influenced a little by another METAR station nearby.

2. Some of the difference between the 094 Tue and the Shift+Z 103 Magnetic is the Magnetic Variation at KMCO, which is 3 or 4 degrees I think. Not sure about the rest. The Shift+Z does give the Ambient Wind, at the aircraft, which doesn't have to be exactly whatever is predicted or measured at the Station, though it usually is pretty close. It might be worth just taking off and checking the wind off the surface.

3. The wind speed of 1 knot is coincidentally the exact speed set by FSUIPC if you've got TaxiWinds enabled, either manually or on automatic. If automatic, then this speed will change (slowly if you have wind smoothing on) to the correct speed when you take off.

Regards,

Pete

[RichardL]

Not sure what happened. I reset FSUIPC to defaults, then selected my preferences and wind is working correctly again.

Thanks for the help Pete,

Richard