Wind Direction

[stubby2 1]

I've been using AV6 for about 2 weeks and enjoy the program. I've just started to scratch the surface of what appears to be a robust program with many features.I ran into an odd situation recently regarding wind direction. I used a template in weather configurator and applied it to all stations with wind direction of 000. My flight was KPVD Providence RI to KBOS Boston. I went into FS and hit shift z after the weather loaded and the wind showed a direction of 240 confirmed by ATIS. This pretty much remained the same all the way to Boston.I cleared all weather, refreshed, and made sure TAF processing was off, but still had the same problem.Given a magnetic variation of about 15 deg west the magnetic direction in FS was way off. I then created a template showing a wind direction of 001. When I went into FS on the runway at KPVD hit shift z the wind direction showed as 16, converting from AV true to FS magetic, the direction seemed correct. However, as I approached Boston, the wind direction changed to 241.Why would this happen ?Henry

[JSkorna 137]

Hi,Please post the METAR that you used in the Wx Configurator. Thanks!Hope this helps,Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/Active Sky V6 Development Team Active Sky V6 Proud SupporterHiFi Beta TeamRadar Contact Supporter: http://www.jdtllc.com/AirSource Member: http://www.air-source.us/FSEconomy Member:http://dot.kelder.net:8080/fseconomy/

[stubby2 1]

Jim,These are the two METAR strings I used for my flights.First flight:00010KT 10SM FEW020 BKN035 15/7 A2992Second flight:00120KT 10SM FEW020 BKN035 15/7 A2992These were strings that I edited.Henry

[JSkorna 137]

Hi Henry,In the first string I don't believe the direction can be 000. It should be 36010KT.I typed both strings in and sat at KBOS and both worked as they should. I went from the first to the second and the wind updated correctly. No, I didn't fly around though.Weather settings off and default settings in FSUIPC?It could be another ASv6 setting that is having an affect. Please post your ASv6.ini file. Hope this helps,Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/Active Sky V6 Development Team Active Sky V6 Proud SupporterHiFi Beta TeamRadar Contact Supporter: http://www.jdtllc.com/AirSource Member: http://www.air-source.us/FSEconomy Member:http://dot.kelder.net:8080/fseconomy/

[stubby2 1]

Hello again,I tried using a value of 360, but that did not help. Actually a wind direction setting of 000 is in one of the basic templates that came with the package.I did hit weather settings off and default settings. No change.Attached is the file you requested. Hopefully it's the right one.Henry

[JSkorna 137]

Hi Henry,Your settings look good. This is it for tonight, but with tomorrow being a Holiday I will get back to this on Wednesday. I hope you don't mind? I can get things to work, and I am not sure why you cannot. If you discover anything else, post it here.Thanks for your support!Hope this helps,Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/Active Sky V6 Development Team Active Sky V6 Proud SupporterHiFi Beta TeamRadar Contact Supporter: http://www.jdtllc.com/AirSource Member: http://www.air-source.us/FSEconomy Member:http://dot.kelder.net:8080/fseconomy/

[stubby2 1]

OK Jim,I will keep playing around with it. Enjoy your holiday.Henry

[Damian Clark 1,235]

Hi,Can you confirm you are talking about the surface winds only (below 3000ft) and not aloft winds? Aloft winds are separate from surface (METAR) and cannot be edited directly within the Wx Configurator interface unless you have "Extended Destination Winds Force" activated and are using the destination METAR (along with a flight plan loaded) to set the winds.As to editing aloft winds, this is explained in a recent thread (titled Constant Winds? I believe) that should be in the first or second page. Let us know if any of this provides the solution or answers you are looking for?Best,

[stubby2 1]

Hello,Your post answered at least a good part of my question. I went back and flew with the METAR string showing wind direction of 001. I took off and at about 3,000 ft the wind direction and speed changed. When I descended, the reading went back to expected values. My remaining problem is with wind direction of 000. On the ground when I hit shift z the wind direction is 262. I tried this with the Active Sky - Clear Skies template as well as my own. Henry

[Damian Clark 1,235]

Hi Henry,Could you please e-mail me damianc@hifisim.com? I believe I found the problem and have a fix for you to test.Best,