Reading through the Opus website I am confused about whether Winds aloft simulation is available. I know this was not available initially but looks like the Live Weather option has fixed that issue. Can someone please confirm? thanks.

Reading through the Opus website I am confused about whether Winds aloft simulation is available. I know this was not available initially but looks like the Live Weather option has fixed that issue. Can someone please confirm? thanks.

 

Opus simulates winds aloft but they bear no relation to real forecasted winds aloft. Stephen plans to incorporate downloads of real data that will change this and give users winds based on reality.

 

Check out the planned enhancements in his pinned post in the official support forum.

 

 

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OK, thanks for the clarification.

We initially had more realistic winds aloft but FSX threw a wobbly, so we have to work with what FSX will allow but actually but we are addressing that issue at the moment so hopefully the simulated winds aloft will improve. Next step is the GRIB data for winds aloft.

 

Cheers

Cheryl

Even though the winds currently aren't "real", are they able to be seen in the interface so we can enter them into your FMS/FMCs etc for fuel calculations and descent forecasting?

 

Winds and fuel planning are one of the only things holding me back from trying it at this stage.. and I don't mind if they don't match the real world, as long as we can get the data to type into the flightplan forecast and FMC.

 

Is that possible with the current version?

Hi Dan

 

It would currently only be possible on short flights since our weather extends to 300 miles but for anything longer we don't have the data available at the start of the flight. Other people just fill up with fuel at the moment, but we will be implementing the GRIB winds aloft in the not too distant future which should integrate with 3rd party flight planners using GRIB data.

 

Regards

Cheryl

 

Edit, it is now possible on longer flights using our upper target figures for direction and speed with the proviso that the targets we feed to FSX for direction come fully into force at 40,000 ft. Sometimes the target for direction may be reached or even exceeded at 26,000 ft in certain parts of the world.

Thanks Cheryl

 

Unfortunately I can't always fill up as I will usually hit maximum takeoff or landing weight in the MD-11 on long haul if I take too much fuel on cargo flights. Shorter flights would not be a problem though.

 

I'm considering running Opus for the short flights and AS for airliner but I don't have time at the moment to make changes. Maybe after my holiday I will have time for tweaking and testing this idea.

 

Anyway I look forward to buying when the winds aloft come.

 

If there is no initial integration with current planners I hope you can provide an average wind figure at cruise for a set FSX flight plan so we can calculate headwind/tailwind average. This is close enough really for fuel planners and FSBuild.

 

Thanks

Shouldn't be too long now for winds aloft.

 

Cheers

Cheryl

Unfortunately I can't always fill up as I will usually hit maximum takeoff or landing weight in the MD-11 on long haul if I take too much fuel on cargo flights. Shorter flights would not be a problem though.

 

Dan

 

I am currently using OpusFSX for the 737NGX and AS2012 for the MD-11. Doing coast to coast flights with max payload of pax in the NGX I can still add around 4-5000 lbs of extra fuel to take care of strange winds. I just finished a KMCO-KLAX flight with 14800 lbs of fuel when I landed. The winds were between 015-030 at 55-60 the whole flight as oppossed to being out of the west and northwest.

 

From the Far East or Europe to the U.S. the MD-11 can carry only about 55-60 percent of cargo capacity because of the amount of fuel that must be carried. The reserve fuel is almost as much as the NGX will carry in total. So for these flights I will only use AS2012. Both programs can be on the same computer. Just don't run them both at the same time.

 

Michael Cubine

Why does Opus require FSUIPC settings for wind changes and turbulence+variance disabled? Why would I fly in the storm and have no turbulence?

 

Another program does not need these disabled, yet there are no problems...what is the deal?

Why does Opus require FSUIPC settings for wind changes and turbulence+variance disabled?

 

Possibly because Opus handles these variables, pretty much the same effect you'd get with that other program (I don't have FSUIPC). Have you flown through a storm to see if you get turbulence?

 

Hook

We handle turbulence intelligently according to the weather conditions, aircraft engine settings and flap state etc and therefore do not want another program conflicting with our effects.

 

Cheryl

 

Hi

 

Enable them if you want, we are not telling you to do anything just advising you that you will better off with 'intelligent and coordinated' turbulence rather than just random motions. That's all, but do whatever you want. When we implement Bump Aircraft option, these effects will also be coordinated and intelligently controlled by the LWE, then you will have the full suite of options.

 

But just with DHM you have intelligently controlled and realistic camera shake motions that are not just random, they really match the meteorological conditions and your aircraft's relationship with them, with cloud layers, bases, tops, in gusty conditions, thermic regions etc.

 

In my opinion that's better than just enabling random shakes that are not tied into anything. But at the end of the day it is down to personal preference.

 

Regards

Stephen

No, it's fine, I was under impression that disabling them in FSUIPC generally disabled ALL turbulence.

Thanks Michael, it might be worth trying both at once.

 

Yep for NGX being passenger the load is not so high, and the routes are nice and short. Where the MD-11 costs the price of a small house to refuel.

 

Do you need to disable ActiveSky winds in FSBuild settings or clear the AS output file before building your NGX flight plans? Otherwise I think it will use the previous output from last run of AS?

 

I'm doing some DC-3 flights recreating Jean Battens England to NZ over time, I imagine Opus would be amazing at 10,000 ft across that journey.