I bought AS6.5 for FS9 a few years ago, since then I have switched to a different weather engine and I'm using FSX (I not going to advertise in your forms of course) I use widefs for fsx, I still have AS6.5 on my machine, I recently started using it again, my intentions were just to use it for getting winds aloft data. I was not expecting it to connect to fsx and load the weather into it. Im not sure why or how this works but it is flawless. I have tested it 10 times, I'll start a flight in a certain location, clear all weather, start widefs, then start AS6.5, my location will appear in the AS6.5, then it loads the weather perfectly into fsx. So why is a product for fs9 working with a product for fsx? with an interface (widefs) that is for fsx???

I bought AS6.5 for FS9 a few years ago, since then I have switched to a different weather engine and I'm using FSX (I not going to advertise in your forms of course) I use widefs for fsx, I still have AS6.5 on my machine, I recently started using it again, my intentions were just to use it for getting winds aloft data. I was not expecting it to connect to fsx and load the weather into it. Im not sure why or how this works but it is flawless. I have tested it 10 times, I'll start a flight in a certain location, clear all weather, start widefs, then start AS6.5, my location will appear in the AS6.5, then it loads the weather perfectly into fsx. So why is a product for fs9 working with a product for fsx? with an interface (widefs) that is for fsx???

HelloAs you have found AS6.5 is compatible with both simsThe Active Sky Graphic and Active Radar parts are not FSX compatible but the Weather part works perfectlyI own ASA, AS6.5 and ASX but prefer to use AS6.5 for its relatively simple interface and ease of use.They got this version right thats for sure.From the purchase page at Hifi:ActiveSky v6.5 is recommended for use with Microsoft Flight Simulator 9 (2004 - A Century of Flight) but does include basic compatibility with FSX. For more information visit the product page

HelloAs you have found AS6.5 is compatible with both simsThe Active Sky Graphic and Active Radar parts are not FSX compatible but the Weather part works perfectlyI own ASA, AS6.5 and ASX but prefer to use AS6.5 for its relatively simple interface and ease of use.They got this version right thats for sure.From the purchase page at Hifi:ActiveSky v6.5 is recommended for use with Microsoft Flight Simulator 9 (2004 - A Century of Flight) but does include basic compatibility with FSX. For more information visit the product page

I had no idea it worked for fsx, Im using it with rex and its great, I really like the way it display's low visibility at an airport. All this time I had it sitting right there and never thought of using it, until the other day. It is great especially when flying the MD11 all the winds aloft data right there infront of you. So simple and basic, its great.

I had no idea it worked for fsx,

Yes I used to use ASv6.5 with FSX all the time. I am 99.9% sure that when FSX first came out, ASV6.5 was the latest version...so yes it worked and many people used it for a while until ASX came out.

I had no idea it worked for fsx, Im using it with rex and its great, I really like the way it display's low visibility at an airport. All this time I had it sitting right there and never thought of using it, until the other day. It is great especially when flying the MD11 all the winds aloft data right there infront of you. So simple and basic, its great.

So...are you guys saying that it AS 6.5 handles wind shifts and visibility, including transitions, better than either ASX or ASA in FSX? Are you also using FSUIPC? If so I will look into purchasing 6.5.

So...are you guys saying that it AS 6.5 handles wind shifts and visibility, including transitions, better than either ASX or ASA in FSX?

No!! At least not on my machine. ASv6.5 still had wind shifts on my machine. I don't recall vis being a problem. It's been a long time since I ran FSX + ASv6.5.

Are you also using FSUIPC?

No. For my setup only ASA with the latest service pack solved the wind shifts. I do not use FSUIPC to control winds at all anymore. I think I would get ASA before ASv6.5. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since ASv6.5 was the latest, in terms of our understanding of how FSX operates (with respect to the winds, SimConnect, etc.) and ASA seems to handle it a lot better.

No!! At least not on my machine. ASv6.5 still had wind shifts on my machine. I don't recall vis being a problem. It's been a long time since I ran FSX + ASv6.5.No. For my setup only ASA with the latest service pack solved the wind shifts. I do not use FSUIPC to control winds at all anymore. I think I would get ASA before ASv6.5. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since ASv6.5 was the latest, in terms of our understanding of how FSX operates (with respect to the winds, SimConnect, etc.) and ASA seems to handle it a lot better.

Very good, thanks again Rhett!