Hi there,Can anyone please explain the idea behind ASA Global Weather, and what difference it makes in terms of accurate weather display during a flight?Does using Global Weather still mean the weather still changes during the flight to reflect the weather reported at stations?In what circumstances would I choose to use it and not to use it?Thanks.David :(

Hi,Global weather sets all weather stations to you current locations conditions.It is an attempt to control the wind shifts and weather transitions.It does not mean that your weather will not change as you fly, as it will.Thanks,

Hi,Global weather sets all weather stations to you current locations conditions.It is an attempt to control the wind shifts and weather transitions.It does not mean that your weather will not change as you fly, as it will.Thanks,

Jim, does this mean that the weather changes in line with that at your starting location wherever you fly? In other words, if you start with cloudy, wet weather which doesn't change, this is what you get even if you fly to somewhere clear and dry?Iain Smith

Hi,No, it doesn't mean that! It just means that all stations will have the conditions of your current location. As you move, the weather will still change. If older timers remember FS2002 was similar in this respect.Thanks,

Hi,No, it doesn't mean that! It just means that all stations will have the conditions of your current location. As you move, the weather will still change. If older timers remember FS2002 was similar in this respect.Thanks,

I asked because when I untick "lock to closest" and fly somewhere, the airport identifer for my departure point does not appear to change.Iain Smith

Hi,Lock to Closest always needs to be checked On. If not, ASA will not work properly.Thanks,

Thanks for your replies.I guess that means if you're at higher altitudes you won't see for example, in fine weather a bank of clouds from afar because the weather is the same everywhere. I can see this would be useful at lower altitudes though.

Hi,No, that is not true either! You will get smooth transitions.Thanks,

Question RE: GLOBAL WEATHER use...???How do I determine on long flights what the arriving airport active runway is on very long flights to pre-load an approch?If using "Global Weather" there's no way to tell, in advance, what the wind direction and speeds will be since they are bound to update as I get close to the arriving Airport?

Hi, You can use the FlightWatch feature of AS to read the current conditions. You can process a flight plan in ASA and see the conditions at your destination. Then you can look at a map of the airport and pretty much figure out the active. Please be aware that on long flights the conditions could change enough to cause a change in the runway, just as in real life. Thanks,