Is there a (free!) way to disable wind while on the ground (specially during take off and after landing)? I am using more wind to get nice effects with EZdok but it has become almost impossible to keep the plane straight during take off...

fsuipc, not free, but so worth it

fsuipc, not free, but so worth it

28,56 euro is a bit :( too much just to get rid of the wind, really... :(

28,56 euro is a bit :( too much just to get rid of the wind, really... :(

If that's all one used it for, I would agree without hesitation!However, FSUIPC is just so chock FULL of truly outstanding "tweaks, fixes, and new features" that I consider it one of the best investments any simpilot could make.Just as I consider FS Panel Studio the single best investment anyone who's into panel/gauge development could possibly make!

If that's all one used it for, I would agree without hesitation!However, FSUIPC is just so chock FULL of truly outstanding "tweaks, fixes, and new features" that I consider it one of the best investments any simpilot could make.

I know FSUIPC has an almost holy status in FSX-land, but looking at the featurelist I can find NOTHING that would make the purchase worth it for me, I am sorry to say. :( Well, apart from the 'no-wind-on-the-ground-option', obviously. Which isn't on the featurelist btw... so please let me know what else I am missing! :(

Is there a (free!) way to disable wind while on the ground (specially during take off and after landing)? I am using more wind to get nice effects with EZdok but it has become almost impossible to keep the plane straight during take off...

Unfortunately "As real as it gets" means that you have to take off quite frequently with a cross wind component. USE YOUR RUDDER :( vololiberista

I know FSUIPC has an almost holy status in FSX-land, but looking at the featurelist I can find NOTHING that would make the purchase worth it for me, I am sorry to say. :( Well, apart from the 'no-wind-on-the-ground-option', obviously. Which isn't on the featurelist btw... so please let me know what else I am missing! :(

FSUIPC wind smoothing is a must have. FSX (and FS9) has a problem with sudden wind shifts causing the aircraft to overspeed or lose speed suddenly, sometimes even to the point of stalling. The Wind smoothing feature reduces this tendency considerably and makes the flight manageable. ASX/ASE does this with it's Direct wind control, but I find it causes Navigation tracking issues with payware aircraft like the PMDG 744, this doesn't happen with FSUIPC Wind smoothing.

Also if you own a throttle set FSUIPC makes it so easy to create a reverser zone. But if you only would use it for wind smoothing I still think it would be worth it. Wind shifts are horrible

A payware registered version of FSUIPC is useful for a number of things. To name a few: you can get far more realistic weather effects, including smoother wind vector transitions, more realistic turbulence, better icing effects, then you can also get better control inputs with more sophisticated interfacing for hardware, software interfacing is better too, for example, some software is only fully functional with a registered copy of FSUIPC, i.e. TSR Autobrake, so you get more realistic behaviour out of your aircraft when on the ground. Additionally, there are several fixes it makes to FS, such as prolonged battery life for your aircraft and improved synchronisation with your PCs realtime clock.That is by no means all FSUIPC can do, of course. Trust me, it really is worth buying it, and if 28 Euros sounds like a lot, think of it like this: It will make all your FS aircraft more realistic.Al

A payware registered version of FSUIPC is useful for a number of things. To name a few: you can get far more realistic weather effects, including smoother wind vector transitions, more realistic turbulence, better icing effects, then you can also get better control inputs with more sophisticated interfacing for hardware, software interfacing is better too, for example, some software is only fully functional with a registered copy of FSUIPC, i.e. TSR Autobrake, so you get more realistic behaviour out of your aircraft when on the ground. Additionally, there are several fixes it makes to FS, such as prolonged battery life for your aircraft and improved synchronisation with your PCs realtime clock.That is by no means all FSUIPC can do, of course. Trust me, it really is worth buying it, and if 28 Euros sounds like a lot, think of it like this: It will make all your FS aircraft more realistic.Al

I agree FSUIPC is the best lubricant for the FSX engine and every engine needs oil. :(

HelloWithout Fsuipc and Pete Dowson the Sim would not be where it is today.Once you have the registered version you will wonder how you got by without itEspecially if you want to program hardware , My setup simply would not work without Fsuipc.The mouse macro feature is genius in my opinion

Also, you can try setting a wind layer in FSX; mind you a minimum of 500ftMSL is req'd.And you'll get massive shear...without the aforementioned FSUIPC ;)World -> Weather -> User-Defined Weather -> Advanced Weather Settings -> Wind

A payware registered version of FSUIPC is useful for a number of things. To name a few: you can get far more realistic weather effects, including smoother wind vector transitions, more realistic turbulence, better icing effects, then you can also get better control inputs with more sophisticated interfacing for hardware, software interfacing is better too, for example, some software is only fully functional with a registered copy of FSUIPC, i.e. TSR Autobrake, so you get more realistic behaviour out of your aircraft when on the ground. Additionally, there are several fixes it makes to FS, such as prolonged battery life for your aircraft and improved synchronisation with your PCs realtime clock.That is by no means all FSUIPC can do, of course. Trust me, it really is worth buying it, and if 28 Euros sounds like a lot, think of it like this: It will make all your FS aircraft more realistic.Al

Any performance side effects, i.e. stuttering or reduced frames?

Didn't notice any when I started using it, and never have noticed any. That's not conclusive proof of course, but for me just the wind smoothing feature alone was enough of a bonus, since I use Air Hauler, and you get heavily penalised for overspeeding on flights in AH, which happened a lot in FS prior to me having the registered version address that problem. I used to have to fly airliners well below their real Mach cruise speed to get around that wind spike problem prior to having FSUIPC.So even if it did drop a couple of FPS, which I'm fairly sure it does not, I would still use it anyway.Al

Didn't notice any when I started using it, and never have noticed any. That's not conclusive proof of course, but for me just the wind smoothing feature alone was enough of a bonus, since I use Air Hauler, and you get heavily penalised for overspeeding on flights in AH, which happened a lot in FS prior to me having the registered version address that problem. I used to have to fly airliners well below their real Mach cruise speed to get around that wind spike problem prior to having FSUIPC.So even if it did drop a couple of FPS, which I'm fairly sure it does not, I would still use it anyway.Al

I didn't think it had any impact, at least I've never heard it mentioned. Gonna go register a copy myself and see what all the talk is about.