(Edit: I should have skimmed the postings. I now see one below about "haze." I'll be reading it, to see if I learn anything. For now, I'll leave the rest of the post as it was.)The past few days I've been flying in a constant haze. See the picture below, where I paste the ASV weather info over what I'm seeing out the cockpit window. It just doesn't look right to me.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/123748.jpgI know almost nothing about how to "tweak" ASV. Am I missing something simple?Basil

Hi,That is a good shot! You are flying right below the OVC layer. Now, if you were lower and you are in the haze, then you could go into your ASV options and turn Off Depict FS9 Haze Layer. Feel free to give that a try.Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Sales and Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_dev_team.jpg http://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_proud_supporter.jpg

Looks like a good representation of what you would see with 9SM visibility. Albeit your query brings up an interesting question of my own. The METAR reports ceilings in AGL. In various situations I have encountered the reported ceilings being accurate sometimes and sometimes not. Also what method is used for enroute weather depiction? Is it the area forecast? I hope so as this could duplicate accurate conditions in addition to relying on station based reporting. Maybe this will alleviate the harsh visibility transitions. Thanks. example:000FAUS41 KKCI 311745FA1W BOSC FA 311745SYNOPSIS AND VFR CLDS/WXSYNOPSIS VALID UNTIL 011200CLDS/WX VALID UNTIL 010600...OTLK VALID 010600-011200ME NH VT MA RI CT NY LO NJ PA OH LE WV MD DC DE VA AND CSTL WTRS.SEE AIRMET SIERRA FOR IFR CONDS AND MTN OBSCN.TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR CONDS.NON MSL HGTS DENOTED BY AGL OR CIG..SYNOPSIS...STNR FNT LOW 190S ACK-NRN NC CSTL WTRS-SC CSTL PLAIN.TROF NERN PA-WRN WV-NWRN GA. HIGH NERN ME. 12Z WRMFNT VT-LOW SCNTRL QB. CDFNT S CNTRL QB-XTRM SERN ON-NRN LWR MI. STNR FNT LOW220SE ACK-CNTRL NC CSTL WTRS-SC CSTL SXNS. HIGH SERN PA....HIRT....MEBKN060 TOP 120 W CSTL. SCT050 ELSW. 21Z OCNL BKN050 TOP 090 N HLFME. BECMG 0204 BKN100 TOP FL200 W CSTL. BKN050 ELSW. OTLK...VFRSHRA. 09Z MVFR CIG WRN/NW/NE..NH VTBKN050 TOP 090. TIL 22Z OCNL VIS 4SM -RADZ BR S 1/3 NH. BECMG0305 BKN035 BKN080 TOP FL200. VIS 3-5SM BR. 05Z WDLY SCT SHRA NHLF. OTLK...MVFR CIG..MA RI CTCAPE COD/CSTL RI...BKN010 TOP 020. VIS 3-5SM BR. BECMG 2021 SCT010 BKN CI. BECMG 0002 OVC010. VIS 3SM BR. OTLK...IFR CIG.RMNDR...BKN060 TOP 090. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. CB TOP FL450. BECMG 0305 BKN025 BKN050. WDLY SCT SHRA. OTLK...MVFR CIG..NY LOXTRM SE NY/LONG ISLAND...SCT025 SCT040. 20Z BKN040 TOP 090. WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA. CB TOP FL400. BECMG 0204 BKN025. OTLK...MVFR CIG.RMNDR SE NY...BKN050 TOP 090. WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL450. OTLK...MVFR CIG S HNK. MVFR BR N HNK.NE/N CNTRL NY...SCT050 BKN CI. 20Z SCT050 BKN150 TOP FL300. BECMG 0002 BKN120. OTLK...VFR SHRA.S CNTRL NY...SCT-BKN050 TOP 100. TIL 02Z WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL450. OTLK...VFR.W NY/LO...SCT060 BKN CI. 21Z SCT060 BKN150 TOP FL300. BECMG 0103 BKN120. OTLK...VFR..PAW...SCT050. 00Z SKC. OTLK...VFR.CNTRL/NE...BKN055 TOP 080. TIL 03Z WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL400. 05Z VIS 5SM BR. OTLK...MVFR BR.SE...SCT040 BKN CI. TIL 00Z OCNL BKN035 TOP 080 ISOL SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL400. OTLK...IFR BR..NJBKN040 TOP 100. OCNL BKN025 S HLF. 20Z WDLY SCT SHRA/ISOL TSRA.CB TOP FL400. BECMG 0103 SCT040 SCT100. BECMG 0506 VIS 3-5SM BR.OTLK...IFR CIG BR..OH LESKC OCNL SCT CI. BECMG 0002 SCT-BKN150 TOP FL300 NW QTR OH.OTLK...MVFR BR OH. VFR LE..WVSW/W/NW/W PNHDL...SCT060 OCNL SKC. BECMG 0406 VIS 3SM BR SW. OTLK...MVFR BR W PNHDL. IFR BR ELSW.SE/N MTNS/E PNHDL...SCT050-060. TIL 22Z OCNL BKN060 TOP 100. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL400. BECMG 0002 SKC OCNL SCT050. BECMG 0305 VIS 3-5SM BR. OTLK...IFR BR..MD DC DE VASW VA... W HLF...SCT060. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL400. BECMG 0002 SKC. OTLK..IFR BR. E HLF...BKN050 BKN080 TOP FL200. TIL 02Z WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL400. 04Z BKN080. VIS 3-5SM BR. OTLK...IFR BR.S CNTRL VA...BKN025 BKN080 TOP FL200. TIL 03Z WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL400. BECMG 0204 VIS 3-5SM BR. OTLK...IFR BR.SE VA...BKN030 BKN080 TOP FL250. SCT SHRA/WDLY SCT TSRA. CB TOP FL400. BECMG 0103 VIS 3-5SM BR. OTLK...MVFR CIG.NW VA...BKN020 BKN040 TOP FL200. 22Z SCT-BKN055. 02Z SCT030. VIS 3SM BR HZ. OTLK...IFR BR.MD PNHDL...SCT050-060. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL400. BECMG 0002 SKC. OTLK...IFR BR.RMNDR...BKN025 BKN120 TOP FL250. BECMG 2021 BKN035 BKN120. OCNL BKN025. BECMG 0103 SCT040 SCT120. BECMG 0406 OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR. OTLK...IFR CIG BR..CSTL WTRSN ACK...SCT070 W 70W. SKC OCNL SCT020 E 70W. OTLK...VFR.ACK-SIE...BKN010 TOP 020. VIS 3-5SM BR. BECMG 0406 SKC OCNL SCT010 E 70W. OTLK...IFR CIG W 70W. VFR E 70W.S SIE...SCT020 BKN060 TOP FL200. WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL400. OTLK...MVFR SHRA.....return to FA MAP

Hi,For enroute weather we use the stations along the route.Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Sales and Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_dev_team.jpg http://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_proud_supporter.jpg

What is the "FS9 haze layer" and why would I want it, or not?I think another thing that might have been going on, after reading the other thread, is the "suppression layer." It was set to 10000. I fly GA, and don't fly that high unless I have to. I've spent the past few days well below it, hopping from place to place. Does it mean what it sounds like, then, that in-sim weather was never being updated because I was never above 10000? Will this prevent updates once on the ground?Basil

Hi,Lower it to 4000. Updates will still take place on the ground!Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Sales and Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_dev_team.jpg http://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_proud_supporter.jpg

HiDo you see the benefits of using the area forcast? Is this in any way possible? The reason even someone with the proper settings is subject to harsh visibility changes is because of station based reporting. If KHPN is reporting 7sm visibility and KDXR is reporting 10SM the weather harshly changes despite the short distance or vice versa. Its very alarming to be decending from one of the flight levels with unlimited visibility to suddenly 15 miles out 5SM in haze. Can a haze layer be defined (i.e. OVC HZ 050) so that it will only extend up to a certain altitude like real life?

Hi,I understand what you are saying. It is a condition in FS04 that for 2 years now, nobody has been able to overcome. Not us, not Weather Maker, not FS Meteo, not default FS04 weather. Yes, you can draw haze at any altitude, but once you get above that level guess what will happen? If the vis. jumps from below 10 to 10 or more, that change is going to take place. Is it due to station based weather? I don't think so. We could fire up ASwxRE which forces global weather and the same thing is going to happen. Why? Because of the limitations of FS04.I know many of us can't wait for FS10 to see if MS fixes this!!Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Sales and Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_dev_team.jpg http://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_proud_supporter.jpg