Greetings!I finally made the move from ActiveSky 6.5 to ASA. I must say I am impressed with the new product! However I have had a couple of problems that I'm hoping someone can shed some light on.I'm running FS9 on a WinXP (SP3) machine. I have ASA and the update installed (not the beta one, though). I've only completed a couple of flights since buying ASA a couple of days ago, but on both of them the same thing happens. I've been flying a Constellation in the altitude ranges of the surface to FL210. I'll be motoring along, when suddenly the visibility will go from a nice soft horizon to severe unlimited visibility with that ugly sharply defined horizon - this will happen at any altitude. This will last about 10 - 20 seconds, then the horizon/vis gradually and smoothly transistions back to where it was before. I never saw that in v6.5. Could the online updating of the weather be causing this? I never used that option in v6.5.On my first flight I was manuevering for approach at KLGA (in clouds) when suddenly my fps went from the upper 20's to 4! I had never had that happen before either. I think I might have fixed it by moving the slider that sets the number of cloud layers all the way to the right (max). I had had fps problems in clouds with v6.5, until I unchecked the "limit cloud layer" box in the options menu. Seems weird, but limiting the cloud layers had a negative impact on this machine.Other than having changed the above mentioned setting, all the other settings are the default the program comes with. I have the payware version of FSUIPC, and have that set according to the ASA manual.If anyone has any setting suggestions, please let me know.Cheers,Scott

Hi Scott,Some have reported this, but we cannot reproduce this visibility "flashing". I wish I could give you some settings to try. What is your Maximum upper visibility set at in ASA?With many cloud layers KLGA can be a heavy FPS location with a lot of AI and scenery in the area. Try different locations for that issue and see what happens.Thanks,

Hi!The maximum upper visibility is set to whatever the default ASA setting is. Scott

Hi,Move it to 59 and Save and Apply.Thanks,

Hi Jim,Thanks! I'll try that when I get home from work in an hour or so.Regards,Scott

Hi Jim,Unfortunately your suggestion didn't solve the problem. I'm flying now. The visibility problem I outlined in my original post happened 30mins into the flight and then again 4 mins later...(edit) and numerous times since then. No ryhme nor reason to it as it certainly isn't cyclical.Just to be I've sure that I've explained the problem correctly so that you and I are on the same page, the problem is not with the flashes I've seen. Yes they are a tad bit annoying but certainly something I can live with. The problem I'm having is the way suddenly the nice hazy horizon loses it's soft hazy look and becomes starkly defined in the blink of eye, along with the visibility losing whatever haze it has. It will stay that way for several seconds, then one can see the horizon start to gradually beome softer and softer and the visibility haze returns at the same time.Hope I'm not being too redundant in my explanation of the problem.Regards,Scott

Hi,I know what you mean but I haven't seen this in such a long time with ASA.Possible to post a screen shot of the four option screens?Thanks,

Hi Jim,I'll do that when I get home later tonight. Also today I was looking at the options screens and noticed on the Visibility tab the box next to "disable FS9 Haze layer" (or something like that) was checked. I unchecked it and did a quick couple of minutes flight in the stock C182 and things looked better...or so it seemed, considering I wasn't in the air very long. I get off from work in about 15 mins. I have a flight KDAY - KMDW booked in the L049A which I'll fly once I'm home and see if changing that setting makes any difference.Regards,Scott

Hi,Mine is checked On so that might not be it.Off to bed!

Hi Jim,No, unchecking that option box didn't help.Here's the screenshots you requested. Thanks for your help!Cheers,Scott...and the last screenshot:

I'm having the same issue with fs9 and asa also. I'll keep an eye on your thread to see if this can be solved. Thanksanthony

OK, where'd my screenshots go - they showed up when I previewed before posting last night. Oh well, trying again :( Here's the other two:

Hi,Please e-mail them to me: jim(AT)hifisim.comThanks,

Hi Jim,I'll send them after I get home from work a little after 0300Z.Wonder why I can't get them to show up in the forum?Yawn....slow night in dispatch.Scott

Answered one of your e-mails.Thanks,