Till today I'm not clear about how to apply offline weather saved by AES. For example downloading historical weather and saving it.Then, another day, I'm going to open the file by the open button. After doing that nothing happens. Neither the report screen refreshs with the new data loaded nor it's going to apply in fs9. Also tried the refresh button after opening saved offline weather.What I'm doing wrong? How to manage saved weather to be loaded into fs9 and showing it's data at the report screen of AES?Further on what role do the time setting options play when applying / downloading weather. Concerning that and the above mentioned I also read the user manual but to my opinion it's not sufficiently enough discribed. Also couldn't find adequat information at the support forum. Thanks for helping

Hi,When you use the Open button do you get a browser type window where you choose the METAR?After you select the METAR does the date and time match up on the Report screen to the METAR date and time?For downloading-saving the weather the time settings don't do anything becuase you are either saving the current file or a historical file that you are chosing.

Hi Jim,yes i get a browser type window after applying the open button and I also can choose the saved weather file. I already wrote it - nothing happens. At the report screen there's no spot showing date and time just last update time but if you mean the main screen (active date and time?) I've to tell you that also there nothing happens - it's just showing the current date and time even after I opened a saved offline weather file which should have another date and time stamp.If I downloaded historical weather the active date and time spot will update to the date and time I've chosen for download.

Hi,On the Report screen in the data portion of the METAR does the date and time of the METAR showw up correctly?

Hi Jim,I wrote it already. When opening saved offline weather - nothing happens. On the report portion screen date is not shown, just last update time which updates according to my last action (e.g. refresh, download etc). Date and time is just shown beyond main menue options and will just update to the date and time of downloaded historical weather, nothing happens here after opening saved offline weather.

Hi,So on the Report screen, near the bottom, under Textural Conditions, there is no METAR next to the METAR: with a station and date? So, is that time, the time of the METAR?

Hi Jim,ok I got it what you are talking about. Under Textural Conditions, there is a METAR text next to the METAR showing a station and date. Date is that format: e.g. 250450Z under METAR and 242300Z under TAF, right? So under METAR one might read date and time as follows: 25^th of April 5:00 GMT? Where could I pick the year? But how to read date and time information under TAF? Shouldn

Hi,The year is not part of the METAR string. However it is a part of the saved METAR file, the first number.TAFs are only generated every 12 hours, usually at 00Z and 12Z. In ASE TAFs are just for information only.On the Map screen is VOR/NBDs option On for you. In rare cases this can cause a crash, but we cannot duplicate this.Please post a screen shot of your Report screen with a historical file loaded.

Hi Jim,ok here's the screenshot. The date and time you see at the METAR is the stamp off last downloaded historical weather from the internet. For this session I tried to open saved historical weather from 2009-12-24_15Z.Wx and even got one more warning. You see:I nearly forgot that message. Sometimes it appears.

Hi,I downloaded that file and everything was good, the METAR, TAF, and the time and date at the top of the screen. Is your computer time, date and time zone set correctly on your Windows computer clock?Start ASE and have automatic downloads On. Then load a saved weather file and see if automatic downloads gets changed automaticall to Off.

Jim,did you read what I wrote a few posts ago? I don't want to tell again and again. One last time: I already told that when downloading historical weather the correct time stamp of chosen date and time will appear, just when opening a saved weather file nothing will happen.Yes for sure, my computer clock is set to the correct date and time and after enabling automatic downloads and trying to open a saved weather file automatic download option doesn't switch off.Thanks

Hi,A historical file is a saved file. Please attach a file that doesn't work for you to an e-mail and I'll try here. jim(AT)hifisim.com