i just want to jump in here real quick and say something....i just now experienced the timeout error, thought i would jump online to see if anyone else is experiencing it and here i am....its threads/forums like this that make me realize what a great group of "hobbyists" we have. great support for a great product from Damian, and heads up info from Peter. thanks to both of you...this is what its all about and why i spend so much time with FS.i now realize that i can work around the stubborn servers.chris

Chris,I just got winds with no timeouts.Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Support

yep...i did too....right after i posted! chris

Hello,With a private server, alternative sources can be used to update the wx database one aloft station at a time which is much less problematic. These single-station updates will be included in the master online live database which can be downloaded entirely by users (for offline mode) with little processing and download size requirements. This will provide less strain on the actual weather source servers and just be a much more efficient system. Timeout issues can be handled more intelligently from the server as well.Hope that helps!-Damian[table border=0" cellspacing="30" cellpadding="0][tr][td align = "left"]Damian ClarkHiFi Simulation SoftwareDeveloper of ActiveSkyThe next-generation weather environment simulation for FS2002!http://hifi.avsim.net/activesky[/td][td]http://hifi.avsim.net/activesky/images/wxrebeta.jpg][/td][/tr][/table://http://hifi.avsim.net/activesky/ima...][/tr][/table