I'm running FSX/SP2. I'm leaving EGLL(England) and headed to OEPS(Saudi Arabia). It's 2:30 in the morning and should be pitch black. As Active Sky 2012 is downloading the weather the pitch black turns brighter, brighter and brighter until it looks like daytime, but when I use the F12(Satellite View) it shows the area and half the planet for that matter night time. As I climb through 1,000ft. in my plane it starts getting darker, darker and darker until it becomes dark again. I am using REX OD for textures but dont see how that would play into it. My usual method for start up is: start AS '12 and then after it downloads info go staraight to "start FSX" I'm not sure if it's fog related or what but very starange...any idea's?

Edited January 31, 201214 yr by crashbar

Hi,You may be starting FSX too soon!I usually load AS2012,let it fully load then use my flight plan to generate the weather.As i am using weather influenced textures I then have to wait 3/4 mins for these textures to be loaded into FSX .When this completes ,I make a note of departure weather details and any en route details which may be relevant.I then start FSX and I find that the correct weather textures are present.It does appear in your case that it is only when airborne that the weather textures catch up with you.Wait before starting FSX.Norman

I give it more than enough time to load. I sat on the tarmack for over 10 mins, took off and not until I reached around 1,000ft. that everything went dark again, and then when I decend back under 1,000ft. it gets brighter and brighter. So you can just keep going under and over 1,000ft. and it gets bright or dark. It's wierd because everything will be fine at UpperHeyford(EGUA), but then at EGLL the sky lights up. It also did this at Bagram AB at night also.

Edited January 31, 201214 yr by crashbar

Figured it out! Shade was apparently the program making this issue whenever their was fog. Still though when using ASX 2012 in foggy conditions It looks very unrealistic at low alltitude whith clouds popping and at night it looks even worse. I think FSX own Fog depiction is much better. I wouldn't reccomend this product until they fix it or turn off all Fog options.

Edited February 10, 201214 yr by crashbar